Ligands and polydentate

[KiaraTenorio_14B]

What is the easiest method to determine if a ligand is a polydentate? Are there characteristics of a compound that signify this?

[Leah Wildmann 1F]

I think the easiest way to determine if a ligand is a polydentate is to see how many atoms with lone pairs there are. If there are multiple, then it might be a polydentate. I think it also has something to do with the orientations of these atoms, but I'm not sure.

[Kayley Steele 3D]

Any ligand that bonds to a central metal ion by more than one donor atom is a polydentate ligand. The easiest way is to draw the Lewis structure and see how many bonds it could form.

[chemoyku dis 1B]

Hi!

A polydentate ligand has more than 2 lewis base sites, such as multiple lone pairs on different atoms. For example, EDTA has six atoms that can bind with electron pairs that can be used to bond to a central metal atom or ion.

I hope this helps.

[Brooklyn Burgess 3L]

what are examples of common ligands?

[Albert 1I]

A ligand is a polydentate if it can form multiple bonds with other than the transition metal (in other words donate more than one electron pair).

[cnyland]

It will more likely by polydentate if there are multiple atoms with lone pairs that are correctly spaced so it could bond in more than one location!

[Andrew_Ramirez]

Most ligands will not be and will not often be an issue. Common polydentate ligands will have names that are easily identifiable such as edta, but others can be determined if the lewis structure has multiple lone pairs in the correct angle so that both after able to attach.