Isomerism in Coordination Complexes 

Isomers are defined as compounds having same molecular formula but different structures and hence different physical and/or chemical properties. Isomerism: The phenomenon of existence of isomers is called isomerism. The isomerism in coordination compounds can be divided into two main parts; structural isomerism and stereoisomerism. In structural isomerism, isomers have different connectivity of atoms or groups. While in stereo isomerism, stereoisomers have same connectivity of atoms or groups but different orientations. Structural isomerism is further subdivided into ionization isomerism, hydrate isomerism, linkage isomerism, coordination isomerism and coordination position isomerism. There are two subdivisions of stereo isomerism, geometrical isomerism and optical isomerism. In this video different types of isomerism shown by coordination compounds have been discussed in detail with appropriate examples.