Question
What are ligands? What are their types? Give one example of each type.
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Answer
Ligands : The neutral molecules or negatively charged anions (or rarely positive ions) which are bonded by coordinate bonds to the central metal atom or metal ion in a coordination compound are called ligands or donor groups. For example in $\left[ Cu ( CN )_4\right]^{2-}$, four $CN ^{-}$ions are ligands coordinated to central metal ion $Cu ^{2+}$. Ligands can be classified on the basis of number of electron donor atoms in the ligand i.e. denticity.(1) Monodentate or unidentate ligand : A ligand molecule or an ion which has only one donor atom with a lone pair of electrons forming only one coordinate bond with metal atom or ion in the complex is called monodentate or unidentate ligand. For example $NH _3, Cl ^{-}, OH ^{-}, H _2 O$, etc.
(2) Polydentate or multidentate ligand : A ligand molecule or an ion which has two or more donor atoms with the lone pairs of electrons forming two or more coordinate bonds with the central metal atom or ion in the complex is called polydentate or multidentate ligand. For example, ethylene diamine, $H _2 N-\left( CH _2\right)_2- NH _2$.
According to the number of donor atoms they are classified as follows :
(4) Bridging ligand: A monodentate ligand having more than one lone pairs of electrons, hence can attach to two or more metal atoms or ions and hence acts as a bridge between different metal atoms is called bridging ligand. For example: $OH ^{-}, F ^{-}, SO _4{ }^{-2}$, etc.
(2) Polydentate or multidentate ligand : A ligand molecule or an ion which has two or more donor atoms with the lone pairs of electrons forming two or more coordinate bonds with the central metal atom or ion in the complex is called polydentate or multidentate ligand. For example, ethylene diamine, $H _2 N-\left( CH _2\right)_2- NH _2$.
According to the number of donor atoms they are classified as follows :
- Bidentate ligand : This ligand has two donor atoms in the molecule or ion. For example, ethylenediamine, $H _2 N$ $-\left( CH _2\right)_2- NH _2$.
- Tridentate ligand : This ligand molecule has three donor atoms or three sites of attachment.
E.g. Diethelene triamine, H$H _2 N- CH _2- CH _2- NH - CH _2- CH _2- NH _2$. This has three N donor atoms. - Tetradentate (or quadridentate) ligand : This ligand molecule has four donor atoms.
Eg. Triethylene tetraamine which has four N donor atoms. - Hexdentate ligand : This ligand molecule has six donor atoms. E.g. Ethylenediamine tetracetato.
(4) Bridging ligand: A monodentate ligand having more than one lone pairs of electrons, hence can attach to two or more metal atoms or ions and hence acts as a bridge between different metal atoms is called bridging ligand. For example: $OH ^{-}, F ^{-}, SO _4{ }^{-2}$, etc.
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