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Despite having two nitrogen atoms with lone pairs, hydrazine () acts exclusively as which type of liCoordination Compounds Chemistry Question

Question

Despite having two nitrogen atoms with lone pairs, hydrazine ($H_2N-NH_2$) acts exclusively as which type of ligand?

Answer: A

💡 Solution & Explanation

Hydrazine ($H_2N-NH_2$) has two adjacent nitrogen donor atoms. If it were to act as a bidentate ligand, it would form a highly strained three-membered chelate ring with the metal, which is sterically unstable. Therefore, it donates only one lone pair to a single metal center, acting exclusively as a monodentate ligand.

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