Chelating complex

[Maria Roman 1A]

What does it mean to have a chelating complex?

[204750609]

A chelating complex is a compound that has a central atom attached to a ligand. It is a cyclic structure.

[Harmonie Ahuna-1C]

The textbook cites a chelate as a complex with more than 1 ligand forming a ring of atoms with the central metal atom. These must occur with polydentate ligands.

[Vienna Cimetta 1L]

Is there a minimum amount of ligands required in order to have this happen?

[jadam_1E]

The minimum number of ligands needed in order to form a chelating complex is 1, an important note: only polydentate ligands can form complexes.

[Chem_Mod]

Chelate is defined to be the ring of atoms that involve atoms of the ligand and the metal.

[sharonvivianv]

You also have to consider the geometry. You have to visually tell if the molecule will bend to make a chelating structure

[tmehrazar]

yes like if its a long string of atoms coming out of two sides of the central atom, you can imagine it would bend and make a chelate if a metal comes and connects each end