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Hexadentate ligand


A hexadentate ligand in coordination chemistry is a ligand that combines with a central metal atom with six bonds. One example of a hexadentate ligand that can form complexes with soft metal ions is TPEN. A commercially important hexadentate ligand is EDTA.

The denticity of hexadentate ligands is often denoted with the prefix κ6.


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