“…In particular, first-row metal ions, such as Cr n+ , Mn n+ , Fe n+ , and Co n+ , adopt a variety of electronic structures, including high-spin, low-spin, and in some cases intermediate-spin states. [1] Furthermore, each spin state could have different electron configurations, as exemplified most explicitly in low-spin iron(III) porphyrins; they adopt either (d xy ) 2 [2] In octahedral complexes, strong-field ligands increase the magnitude of ligand field splitting (D o ) to the point that is larger than the electron pairing energy (PE). Consequently, they form low-spin complexes.…”