ligands

[Guzman_1J]

What kind of atoms are ligands? From the lecture in class, what I understood is that ligands are attached to a central atom, but is the name given because they're a different type of atom or something?

[Michelle Shin 4B]

Ligands are electron pair donors that have at least one lone pair.

[Cynthia Rodas 4H]

Ligands are Lewise bases (electron donors) that are attracted to the central atom since it is a Lewis acid and transition metal. So the ligand can be either an ion or compound.

[Brian Tangsombatvisit 1C]

A ligand is an ion or molecule that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex, and the nature of the bonding with the metal ion can range from covalent to ionic.

Ligands can be neutral or anions. Some examples of neutral ligands are H20, NH3, NO, and CO. Some anion ligands are any of the halogens, OH-, and CN-.

[605208780]

Ligands are ions or neutral molecules that bond to a central metal atom or ion. Ligands act as Lewis bases (electron pair donors), and the central atom acts as a Lewis acid (electron pair acceptor).

[Annie Ye]

Ligands are electron pair donors and they are Lewis bases. They donate electrons to the Lewis acid.

[Jiapeng Han 1C]

Ligand is a species that have one or more lone pairs of electrons available to donate to a central metal ion, forming coordinate bonds.

[Gicelle Rubin 1E]

They're electron pair donors!