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What is negative ligands ?give two examples |
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Nitrosyl (nitrosyl), NO− (double-bonded, bonds to metal in a bent CONFIGURATION) Cyanide (cyano), −CN. Chloride (chloro), Cl− Thiocyanate (thiocyanato), S−C≡N The ions or molecules which surround a metal ion or metal atom are called LIGANDS. They are attached to CENTRAL metal atom or central metal ion by co-ordinate bond. The negative ligands whose names END with 'ide' have this suffix REPLACED by 'O'. Example:: The negative ligands whose names end with ‘ide’ have this suffix replaced by ‘O’. Ex. Cl– (chloro) , CN– (cyano), Br– (bromo) , O— (oxo), OH– (hydroxo) |
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