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Which one of the following is a tridentate ligand

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a
tn
b
dien
c
trien
d
EDTA−4

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Correct option is B

H2N¯−CH2−CH2−NH¯−CH2−CH2−NH2¯ is diethylene triamine, a tridentate ligand (dien). H2N-CH23-NH2 is trimethylenediaminetn a bidentate ligand.H2N¯−CH2−CH2−NH¯−CH2−CH2−NH¯-CH2-CH2-NH2¯  is triethelyne tetraamine, a tetradentate ligand (trien)EDTA is a hexadentate ligand.


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