Chloride ion- Chloro
Monodentate Ligands
Water- Aqua
Monodentate Ligands
oxalate ion (ox).
Bidentate ligands
Hydroxide-Hydroxo
Monodentate Ligands
Ammonia-Amine
Monodentate Ligands
range in the number of atoms used to bond to a central metal atom or ion.
Polydentate ligands
n example of a polydentate ligand
EDTA
EDTA what kind of ligand
hexadentate ligand
EDTA, a hexadentate ligand, is an example of a polydentate ligand that has
six donor atoms
EDTA, a hexadentate ligand, is an example of a polydentate ligand that has six donor atoms with
electron pairs
EDTA, a hexadentate ligand, is an example of a polydentate ligand that has six donor atoms with electron pairs that can be used to bond to a
central metal atom or ion
A special type of complex containing two or more donor groups may combine with a metal bond form
CHELATES
CHELATES maybe
ionic or of primary covalent type
A special type of complex containing two or more donor groups may combine with a metal bond form, maybe ionic or of primary covalent type, whereas others are
coordinate covalent links.
places stringent steric requirements on both metal and ligands.
Chelation
Many essential (blank) are chelates
biological chemicals
Chelates play important roles in
oxygen transport and in photosynthesis
oxygen transport
hemoglobin
photosynthesis
chlorophyll
Furthermore, many(blank) (enzymes) are chelates
biological catalyst