Poly vs Mono

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JohnVRobinson
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Poly vs Mono

Postby JohnVRobinson » Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:37 pm

What's an example of a polydentate and a monodentate?
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Re: Poly vs Mono

Postby 606012329 » Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:53 pm

One example we discussed in class was EDTA or ethylenediammine tetra acetate which is chelating complex that removes metals from solutions. It is a hexadentate ligand which means its a polydentate that has six donor atoms with electron pairs that can be used to bond to a central metal atom or ion.

A monodentate could be a chloride atom (written as chloro).
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