Which of the following is a negatively charged bidentate ligand ?

Question

Which of the following is a negatively charged bidentate ligand ? (A) Dimethyl glyoximato (B) Cyano (C) Ethylene diamine (D) Acetato

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Bidentate ligands have two coordinating sites. The structure of the given ligands are as <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/fe1706b722c3a42761f6230a7bf8be96-.png" /> en and dmg both are bidentate ligands but only dmg is negatively charged, so it is the correct answer.

Q. Which of the following is a negatively charged bidentate ligand ?

Dimethyl glyoximato

Cyano

Ethylene diamine

Acetato

Bidentate ligands have two coordinating sites. The structure of the given ligands are as

en and dmg both are bidentate ligands but only $d m g$ is negatively charged, so it is the correct answer.

Q. Which of the following is a negatively charged bidentate ligand ?

Dimethyl glyoximato

Cyano

Ethylene diamine

Acetato

Bidentate ligands have two coordinating sites. The structure of the given ligands are as en and dmg both are bidentate ligands but only dmg is negatively charged, so it is the correct answer.

Bidentate ligands have two coordinating sites. The structure of the given ligands are as

en and dmg both are bidentate ligands but only $d m g$ is negatively charged, so it is the correct answer.