What is meant by a kelate compound?
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Apr 24, 2018
I think you mean
Explanation:
A chelate features in coordination chemistry when the ONE ligand has TWO (or more) donors that bind to a metal centre... An example of a chelating ligand is ethylenediammine:
And since the ligand has TWO donors constrained by the ethylene backbone, the second donor is likely to coordinate also to give a 5-membered ring containing the metal. The word
Chelation is a feature of coordination chemistry. Typical chelating ligands, are diamines,