Ligands Flashcards
1
Q
Monodentate/Unidentate ligands
A
Ligands which have one lone pair of electrons
2
Q
Bidentate ligans
A
Ligands which have 2 lone pairs of electrons
3
Q
Multidentate ligans
A
Ligands which have more than 1 coordinate bond
4
Q
Shape
A
dependent by the size and coordination number (number of coordinate bonds)
5
Q
Small ligands
A
- H2O, NH3
- can fit 6 around a central metal ion
- Octahedral shape
- 90 bond angles
6
Q
Larger ligands
A
- Cl-
- can only fit 4
7
Q
Tetrahedral
A
- 4 ligands
- 109.5 bond angle
8
Q
Cisplatin
A
Pt[(NH₃)₂(Cl)₂]₍ₐq₎
- cancer drugs
- square planar
- 90 bond angle
