This document discusses coordination chemistry and coordination compounds. It defines coordination chemistry as the study of compounds formed between metals and ligands. Coordinate covalent bonds are observed in these complexes. Coordination compounds can exist as either double salts, which fully ionize in polar solvents, or complex compounds, which partially ionize. Ligands are classified as monodentate, bidentate, or polydentate based on the number of donor atoms bonding to the central metal atom. Common examples of various types of ligands are provided.