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dentates

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:37 pm
by Jorge Gomez3F
How are you able to tell when a molecule is a mono,bi,tri etc -dentate?

Re: dentates

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 6:25 pm
by David Minasyan 1C
I look at the lone pairs on the atoms to see if it can bind to other atoms and then determine if its a mono, bi, tri,...poly-dentate.

Re: dentates

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:18 pm
by Irma Ramos 2I
In order to find if ligand is bi-, tri-, etc dentate, do we need to draw out the Lewis structures or is there an easier way to do this??

Re: dentates

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:20 pm
by Zane Mills 1E
If you know the formal charges by heart then you should know the lone pairs needed to form the complex thus you should be able to determine the prefix necessary. The lewis structures just help with visualization of potential dentate formation for chelating complexes.