polydentate
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polydentate
how do u differentiate between a ligand that has two binding site but can only bind one at a time and one that can bond two at the same time?
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Re: polydentate
it all depends on the structure of each molecule. like some have multiple potential bonding sites, but the sites aren’t far enough apart that 2 could bind, and some have 2 bonding sites that are far enough apart that it could bind to 2 molecules at the same time.
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Re: polydentate
erica thompson 4I wrote:it all depends on the structure of each molecule. like some have multiple potential bonding sites, but the sites aren’t far enough apart that 2 could bind, and some have 2 bonding sites that are far enough apart that it could bind to 2 molecules at the same time.
I kind of figured it out, you're describing ambidentate molecules. Thanks!
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Re: polydentate
erica thompson 4I wrote:it all depends on the structure of each molecule. like some have multiple potential bonding sites, but the sites aren’t far enough apart that 2 could bind, and some have 2 bonding sites that are far enough apart that it could bind to 2 molecules at the same time.
A molecule that can bind both at the same time would be considered a polydentate.
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