MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question
Identify a ligand having two donor atoms but uses a pair electrons of either donor atom to form coordinate bond
Answer: (D)
Solution
A ligand that has two different donor atoms but binds through only one of them at a time, using the lone pair of either atom, is called an ambidentate ligand. The nitrite ion, , can coordinate through nitrogen (nitro, ) or through oxygen (nitrito, ), giving linkage
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