JEE Main20198 Apr 2019Morning ShiftChemistryCoordination CompoundsActual
The following ligand is:
Options
- Atridentate
- Bhex dentate
- Cbidentate
- Dtetradentate
Correct answer
D. tetradentate
Step-by-step solution
The number of lone pairs that can be used by ligands is a measure of its denticity. In the given compound, both oxygen atoms and both nitrogen atoms are used as ligands and have lone pairs. Hence denticity is tetradentate.