CO3 2- [ENDORSED]
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Ruiyu Li 3I
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CO3 2-
Why CO3 2- can be either a monodentate and bidentate? It has 2 O with negative formal charges, so I think it can only be a bidentate.
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Re: CO3 2- [ENDORSED]
It has only one atom (C) between the atoms with lone pairs (O atoms), and therefore may not be able to form two bonds (one with each O atom) to the same large cation.
If the cation is small enough then the carbonate anion can be bidentate.
I did not cover the cation role in class as that is more detail suitable for an inorganic chemistry class.
Students are not expected to know when a ligand like the carbonate anion will be mono or bidentate.
If the cation is small enough then the carbonate anion can be bidentate.
I did not cover the cation role in class as that is more detail suitable for an inorganic chemistry class.
Students are not expected to know when a ligand like the carbonate anion will be mono or bidentate.
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Ruiyu Li 3I
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Re: CO3 2-
Chem_Mod wrote:It has only one atom (C) between the atoms with lone pairs (O atoms), and therefore may not be able to form two bonds (one with each O atom) to the same large cation.
If the cation is small enough then the carbonate anion can be bidentate.
I did not cover the cation role in class as that is more detail suitable for an inorganic chemistry class.
Students are not expected to know when a ligand like the carbonate anion will be mono or bidentate.
okay, thanks!
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