- metal–
ligand bond
order can
range from one to three.
Ligands are
viewed as
Lewis bases,
although rare
cases are
known to
involve Lewis acidic "
ligands". Metals...
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response produced.
Selective ligands have a
tendency to bind to very
limited kinds of receptor,
whereas non-selective
ligands bind to
several types of receptors...
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compounds can
serve as
bridging ligands, so the term is
usually restricted to
small ligands such as
pseudohalides or to
ligands that are
specifically designed...
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called ligands.
Ligands are
classified as L or X (or a
combination thereof),
depending on how many
electrons they
provide for the bond
between ligand and...
- of two
electrons by each of six σ-donor
ligands to the d-orbitals on the metal. In
octahedral complexes,
ligands approach along the x-, y- and z-axes, so...
- (Triphenylphosphine) < CN− < CO Weak
field ligands: H2O, F−, Cl−, OH−
Strong field ligands: CO, CN−, NH3, PPh3
Ligands arranged on the left end of this spectrochemical...
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refers exclusively to
ligands where the
coordinating atoms are contiguous. In
these cases the η ('eta')
notation is used.
Bridging ligands use the μ ('mu')...
- to
transition metals as σ-acceptor
ligands was
recognized as
early as in the 1970s, but the so-called Z-type
ligands remained curiosities until the early...
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spectator ligand is a
ligand that does not parti****te in
chemical reactions of the complex. Instead,
spectator ligands (vs "actor
ligands")
occupy coordination...
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coordinate bonds between a
polydentate (multiple bonded)
ligand and a
single central metal atom.
These ligands are
called chelants, chelators,
chelating agents...
