Tetracoordinate

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Tetracoordinate in coordination chemistry generally refers to four ligands or atomic attachments to a single metal centre. Tetracoordinate species can form tetrahedral, square planar or pyramidal geometries. This is usually dictated by lone electron pairs on the metal centre.