3: Ligand Substitution in Coordination Complexes Last updated Save as PDF Page ID189852 Contributed by Chris SchallerProfessor (Chemistry) at College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University 3.1: Introduction to Substitution3.2: Mechanistic Possibilities3.3: Associative Mechanism and Kinetics3.4: Dissociative Mechanism and Kinetics3.5: Activation Parameters3.6: Some Reasons for Differing Mechanisms3.7: The Trans Effect3.8: Solutions to Selected Problems