Ligand bonding 9C.5

[Sophia B 3G]

What is needed for a ligand to bond? When trying to solve 9C.5, I keep getting stuck not knowing what I should be looking for to see if the ligand is polydentate.

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It must be acting as a lewis base meaning that it can donate a pair of nonbonding electrons

[MattDixon3A]

A ligand essentially needs to have electron base pairs to donate in order to bind with a central atom, thus creating a coordination complex. To determine if a ligand is polydentate, which is a ligand capable of attaching itself to multiple (more than 2) bonding sites, you must look for multiple donor atoms in the ligand. I hope this helps!

[Sophia B 3G]

It must be acting as a lewis base meaning that it can donate a pair of nonbonding electrons

Thank you!

[Sophia B 3G]

A ligand essentially needs to have electron base pairs to donate in order to bind with a central atom, thus creating a coordination complex. To determine if a ligand is polydentate, which is a ligand capable of attaching itself to multiple (more than 2) bonding sites, you must look for multiple donor atoms in the ligand. I hope this helps!

Thank you so much!

[Gavin Trent 2F]

The ligand must have a pair of nonbonding electrons to donate, meaning it acts as a lewis base.

[Sophia B 3G]

The ligand must have a pair of nonbonding electrons to donate, meaning it acts as a lewis base.

Thank you!