A consequence of Crystal Field Theory is that the distribution of electrons in the d orbitals can lead to stabilisation for some electron configurations.It is a simple matter to calculate this stabilisation since all that is needed is the electron configuration.
For an octahedral complex, an electron in the more stable t2gsubset is treated as contributing-2/5?whereas an electron in the higher energy egsubset contributes to a destabilisation of+3/5?.
The final answer is then expressed as a multiple of the crystal field splitting parameter ? (Delta).
Based on this, the Crystal Field Stabilisation Energies for d0to d10configurations can then be used to calculate the Octahedral Site Preference Energies, which is defined as:OSPE = CFSE (oct) - CFSE (tet)
Note:the conversion between ?octand ?tetused for these calculations is:?tet= ?oct* 4/9
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