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Question

Which of the following is a tridentate ligand?
  1. (COO)22
  2. dien
  3. NO2
  4. EDTA4

A
dien
B
NO2
C
EDTA4
D
(COO)22
Solution
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Dien (Diethylenetriamine) has following structure
H2NCH2CH2NHCH2CH2NH2.
The number of donor atoms is three hence it is a tridentate ligand. Each nitrogen atom is a donor atom.
EDTA4 is a hexadentate ligand. (COO)22 is a bidentate ligand. NO2 is a monodentate ligand.

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