Stable Chelating Ligands

[JohnVRobinson]

What advantage does chelating ligands formation provide them opposed to other structures?

[Taneesh Kondapally 2C]

Because of the multiple points of bond formation, this causes a stronger bond for the metal to the chelating ligands. Thus, the more bonds that are formed between a metal and its chelating ligand, the more stable it is, and the more strength it has.

[905994971]

Chelating ligands can bind to metal ions in two places. Because it's forming two bonds, chelating ligands bind more strongly to the metal ions than a ligand that is only able to bind to one site on the metal atom.