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polydentate
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 1:15 pm
by Clara Cho 2K
what does it mean to be polydentate?
Re: polydentate
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 1:30 pm
by LNgo 1G
This is when there are more than one central atoms that ligands bind too, a good example would be triphosphate where the oxygen atoms are the ligands and the phosphate atoms are the central atoms.
Re: polydentate
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:20 pm
by Hannah Romano 4D
A polydentate molecule can bind to a central metal atom at more than just one ligand bonding cite as a result of a specific shape that allows it to.
Re: polydentate
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:24 pm
by anjali41
A polydentate ligand is simply a ligand that can attach at several binding sites