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Offline abhi001234

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Coordination chemistry
« on: December 17, 2012, 09:14:01 PM »
I had a simple doubt about IUPAC system of nonenclature for coordination compounds.
We use prefixes like bis- , tris- , tetrakis-
for polydentate chilating ligands.
So why dont we use these prefixes for the bidentate ligand oxalato when we use these prefixes for all other bi,tri,tetradentate chelating ligands??

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Re: Coordination chemistry
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2012, 07:02:48 AM »
It is used for larger units,

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tetrakis-

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