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Ethylenediamine ligand chelating to a metal with two bonds Cu 2+ complexes with nonchelating methylamine (left) and chelating ethylenediamine (right) ligands. The chelate effect is the greater affinity of chelating ligands for a metal ion than that of similar nonchelating (monodentate) ligands for the same metal.
Ligands that bind via more than one atom are often termed chelating. A ligand that binds through two sites is classified as bidentate, and three sites as tridentate. The "bite angle" refers to the angle between the two bonds of a bidentate chelate. Chelating ligands are commonly formed by linking donor groups via organic linkers.
In coordination chemistry, the bite angle is the angle on a central atom between two bonds to a bidentate ligand. This ligand–metal–ligand geometric parameter is used to classify chelating ligands, including those in organometallic complexes.
An example of chelating nitrite is [Cu(bipy) 2 (O 2 N)]NO 3 – "bipy" is the bidentate ligand 2,2′-bipyridyl. This bonding mode is sometimes described as κ 2O,O-NO 2. Focusing on electron-counting in monometallic complexes, O-bonded, N-bonded are viewed as 1-electron pseudohalides ("X-ligand").
An example of a μ 2 bridging ligand, represented with the red letter "L". In coordination chemistry, a bridging ligand is a ligand that connects two or more atoms, usually metal ions. [1]
In chemistry, a transition metal ether complex is a coordination complex consisting of a transition metal bonded to one or more ether ligand. The inventory of complexes is extensive. [2] Common ether ligands are diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran. Common chelating ether ligands include the glymes, dimethoxyethane (dme) and diglyme, and the crown ...
In chemistry, a transition metal pincer complex is a type of coordination complex with a pincer ligand. Pincer ligands are chelating agents that binds tightly to three adjacent coplanar sites in a meridional configuration. [1] [2] The inflexibility of the pincer-metal interaction confers high thermal stability to the resulting complexes.
Three coordination modes for 2-aminocarboxylates and related ligands. Most commonly, amino acids coordinate to metal ions as N,O bidentate ligands, utilizing the amino group and the carboxylate. They are "L-X" ligands. A five-membered chelate ring is formed. The chelate ring is only slightly ruffled at the sp 3-hybridized carbon and nitrogen ...