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ligand
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ligand /li·gand/ (li´gand) (lig´and) an organic molecule that donates the necessary electrons to form coordinate covalent bonds with metallic ions. Also, an ion or molecule that reacts to form a complex with another molecule.
li·gand (lgnd, lgnd)
n.
An ion, a molecule, or a molecular group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.

ligand
[lig′ənd, lī′gənd]
Etymology: L, ligare, to bind
1 a molecule, ion, or group bound to the central metal atom of a chemical compound, such as the oxygen molecule in oxyhemoglobin, which is bound to the central iron atom.
2 an organic molecule attached to a specific site on a cell surface or to a tracer element. The binding is reversible in a competitive binding assay. It may be the analyte or a cross-reactant. Examples include vitamin B12, a ligand with intrinsic factor as the binding protein, and various antigens, which are ligands with antibody-binding proteins.

ligand [li´gand, lig´and]
an organic molecule that donates the necessary electrons to form coordinate covalent bonds with metallic ions. Also, an ion or molecule that reacts to form a complex with another molecule.

ligand
(līgnd),
n 1. a molecule, ion, or group bound to the central atom of a chemical compound, such as the oxygen molecule in hemoglobin, which is bound to the central iron atom.
2. an organic molecule attached to a specific site on a surface or to a tracer element.

ligand
an organic molecule that donates the necessary electrons to form coordinate covalent bonds with metallic ions. Also, an ion or part of a molecule that specifically binds to form a complex with another molecule.


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In most of the complexes studied the Cis- configuration Fig(2), as bidentate ligand bonding both through the thion / thiol sulphur atom and the hydrazinic nitrogen atom.
Bidentate ligands such as 2,4- and 2,5-pyridine dicarboxylic acids have been studied and shown promising results with both Ni(II) and Co(II) salts.
2]) with the bidentate ligand 1,4-bis(3-pyridyl)-2,3-diaza-1,3-butadiene (L2) in a methylene chloride/ethanol solvent mixture.
 
 
 
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