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Ligand vs Monodentate - What's the difference?

ligand | monodentate |

As a noun ligand

is ligand.

As an adjective monodentate is

(chemistry) describing a ligand that has only a single bond with the central atom.

ligand

English

(wikipedia ligand)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.

    • Derived terms

    * monodentate ligand * bidentate ligand * multidentate ligand * bridging ligand * backbonding ligand * ligand field theory

    See also

    * coordination compound

    Anagrams

    *

    monodentate

    English

    (wikipedia monodentate)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chemistry) Describing a ligand that has only a single bond with the central atom

    • Synonyms

    * unidentate