Question
Which of the following is not an ambidentate ligand?
NEET
Chemistry
Coordination Compounds
2024
NEET 2024 (Re-NEET)
NEET Chemistry Question (2024) — Solution
Options
- A. C _2 O _4^ 2-
- B. SCN ^ -
- C. NO _2^ -
- D. CN ^ -
Answer
A. C _2 O _4^ 2-
Step-by-step solution
Ambidentate ligands are those ligands which have two different donor atoms and either of two donor atom is attached to the metal during complex formation. (1) COO ^ - M has only one donor site through ' O '. So, it is not ambidentate. (2) SCN M NCS M (Ambidentate)
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