Which of the following ligands will not show chelation? | CHEMISTRY - DEFINITION OF SOME IMPORTANT TERMS PERTAINING TO COORDINATION COMPOUNDS | SolveeIt | Solveeit

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Question

Which of the following ligands will not show chelation?

A

EDTA

B

DMG

C

Ethene – 1, 2

D

$SCN^{-}$

Answer

$SCN^{-}$

Explanation

Solution

$SCN^{-}$ is a monodenate ligand hence cannot show chelation.