“…In the four-coordinate complexes [Co(tmed)(NO) 2 ] + and [Zn(tmed)Cl 2 ], Δ H ⧧ 187 K = 8.8 kcal mol –1 . Of particular relevance to the subject matter of this Article, the inversion barrier in the eight-coordinate complex Pr(fod-d 9 ) 3 (tmed), where fod- d 9 is 6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyloctane-3,5-dionate- d 9 , is Δ G ⧧ 235 K = 10.1 kcal mol –1 . , …”