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IS THIOCYANO FLEXIDENTATE LIGAND OR NOT? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER?

IS THIOCYANO  FLEXIDENTATE LIGAND OR NOT?
 EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER?
 

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3 Answers

Arun
25750 Points
6 years ago
Thiocyano is an ambidentate ligand........Ambidentate ligands are monodentate ligands (Monodentate ligands have only one atom capable of binding to a central metal atom or ion) that have can bind in two possible places. For example, the nitrate ion NO2-can bind to the central metal atom/ion at either the nitrogen atom or one of the oxygen atoms. The thiocyanate ion, SCN-can bind to the central metal at either the sulfur or the nitrogen.
Deepak
14 Points
3 years ago
No, thiocyano is not a flexidentate ligand because a flexidentate ligand can change its denticity according to the central metal .
The ligand which can show more than one denticity.
For example: EDTA , it can show 6,5,4,3.. denticities; means it can be hexadentate, pentadentate and so on.
Deepak
14 Points
3 years ago
No, thiocyano is not a flexidentate ligand because a flexidentate ligand can change its denticity according to the central metal .
The flexidentate ligand can show more than one type of denticity.
For example: EDTA , it can show denticities like hexadentate, pentadentate and so on.

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