The d-Orbital Energy Levels in Crystal Fields of Different Symmetries (in terms of Dqo)
| CN | Structure | dx2-y2 | dz2 | dxy | dxz | dyz |
| 2 | lineara | -6.28 | 10.28 | -6.28 | 1.14 | 1.14 |
| 3 | trigonalb | 5.46 | -3.21 | 5.46 | -3.86 | -3.86 |
| 4 | tetrahedral | -2.67 | -2.67 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.78 |
| 4 | square planarb | 12.28 | -4.28 | 2.28 | -5.14 | -5.14 |
| 5 | trigonal bipyramidc | 0.82 | 7.07 | -0.82 | -2.72 | -2.72 |
| 5 | square pyramidc | 9.14 | 0.86 | -0.86 | -4.57 | -4.57 |
| 6 | octahedron | 6.00 | 6.00 | -4.00 | -4.00 | -4.00 |
aBonds lie along the z axis.
bBonds lie in the xy plane
cPyramid base in the xy plane
From "Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry," by M. Clyde Day, Jr. and Joel Selbin, Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York, NY (1962_ p. 292.