Chelation
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Chelation
I'm having trouble understanding what chelation is. What is chelation and how exactly does it play a role in coordination compounds?
Re: Chelation
Chelating is a specific shape polydentate complexes can form, in which two bonding sites are positioned in order to be able to form a ring. It's common in nature, and I think some chelating molecules (EDTA) can be used to purify water because they can bond cations tightly.
Re: Chelation
It is different from polydentate because it forms a ring structure due to the fact that two parts of the ligand bind to one central atom
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Re: Chelation
Though it is different from what polydentate means, essentially if a ligand is polydentate then it can form a ring with the metal cation and thus also be considered a chelating ligand.
Hope that helps!
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Re: Chelation
Chelation is when a polydentate ligand forms a ring around its central atom. All polydentate ligands are said to be chelating.
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