“…Such ligands (ethane or 1,3-propanediamine- N , N ′-diacetate- N , N ′-di-3-propionate ions ({[eddadp] 4– or [pddadp] 4– , respectively}) relieve in-plane strain, thus allowing the complexes to attain bite angles closer to the octahedral ideal with apparently less strain in the M–L bonds. With respect to the carboxylate donors, the three possible isomers are shown in Figure , where the nomenclature trans(O 5 ) and trans(O 6 ) refers to axial acetato and propionate groups, respectively. , The six-membered carboxylate rings of ethylenediamine- N , N ′-diacetato- N , N ′-dipropionato ion ([eddadp] 4– ) serve better for the formation of less-strained G rings favoring the trans(O 5 ) isomer of [M(eddadp)] n − complexes when M = Co III , , Cr III , , and Rh III or Ni II . ,, …”