Question

name maximum examples of monodentate, bidentate, tridentate and hexadentate ligands and examples of negative ligands neutral ligands and positive ligands

Answer 1

Answer:

NEGATIVE LIGANDS

Nitrosyl (nitrosyl), NO− (double-bonded, bonds to metal in a bent configuration)

Cyanide (cyano), −CN.

Chloride (chloro), Cl−

Thiocyanate (thiocyanato), S−C≡N−

Isothiocyanate (isothiocyanato), N=C=S−

Superoxide (superoxo), O−2 (binds head-on)

Peroxide (peroxo), O2−2 (binds side-on)