question

define the following terms with a suitable example of each:

(a) polydentate ligand

(b) homoleptic complex

                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) when more than one donor atoms are present in a ligand, the ligand is said to be polydentate. e.g.

(b) the complexes in which a metal is bound to only one kind of donor groups are known as homoleptic complexes

e.g