Chelate Stability

[Blake Ballew 1H]

Are multidentate ligands more stable than unidentate ligands? If so would it be more probable to form multidentate ligands for stability or unidentate ligands for how easy they are to create?

[Lucy Wang 2J]

i think multidentate ligands are more stable because they have more bonds so its more difficult to break but I'm not sure how easy it is to form multidentate ligands versus unidentate ligands

[Farah Abumeri 3F]

I would agree that a multidentate would be more stable than an unidentate. I think it depends on the central atom if it's more energetically stable for there to be more bonds or one bond. Correct me if I am wrong..

[Sedge Greenlee]

Hello! Polydentate ligands are more stable than monodentate ligands binding to TMs as others have said because of the increased number of bonds. This is why polydentate can filter water as it displaces the monodentate of H2O which is less stable.