bidentate ligand

noun

A Lewis base that can donate two pairs of electrons to a central metal atom.

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Meanings

nounbidentate ligand (plural bidentate ligands)

plural bidentate ligands

  1. chemistryA Lewis base that can donate two pairs of electrons to a central metal atom.
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