Linked from

The 29 pages that link to Ligand, each with the reason it gives.

• Coordination complexNarrower topic: Ligands are the surrounding species bound to the complex’s central atom.

• ChelationNarrower topic: Chelating molecules are ligands with multiple atoms able to coordinate the same metal.

• Crystal field theoryRelated: Ligands create the surrounding electrostatic field that lifts d-orbital degeneracy.

• Coordination chemistryBroader topic: Ligands bind the central species and help determine its charge, shape, and reactivity.

• Lewis baseBroader topic: A ligand often functions as a Lewis base at its metal-binding site.

• CyanideNarrower topic: Cyanide’s bonding to metals is understood through its role as a ligand.

• Cross-coupling reactionRelated: Ligands tune metal reactivity, selectivity, and the stability of cross-coupling intermediates.

• Coordination geometryNarrower topic: Ligands occupy the positions arranged around the central atom.

• Hypervalent moleculeRelated: The number and identity of ligands help determine bonding and geometry in hypervalent species.

• Octahedral molecular geometryNarrower topic: The six surrounding groups in many octahedral complexes are ligands.

• 18-electron ruleNarrower topic: Ligand donor electrons add to the metal’s count and determine whether the rule is met.

• Manganese(II)Related: Water and biological molecules bind Mn²⁺ through ligand donor atoms.

• Metal carbonylNarrower topic: CO acts as a ligand by donating a lone pair to the metal.

• Square planar molecular geometryNarrower topic: Ligand identity and bonding strength influence whether a four-coordinate complex becomes square planar.

• Alfred WernerRelated: Ligands occupy positions around metal centers in the compounds Werner studied.

• Potassium ferricyanideNarrower topic: Each cyanide ion acts as a ligand around the iron center.

• Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acidNarrower topic: EDTA acts as a ligand by donating electron pairs from its nitrogen and oxygen atoms.

• PhosphineNarrower topic: Phosphines coordinate through their lone pair and serve as tunable metal-binding ligands.

• SubstituentCompared with: Ligands coordinate to central atoms, whereas substituents occupy positions within a parent molecular structure.

• FerricyanideNarrower topic: Cyanide acts as the donor ligand coordinating iron in ferricyanide.

• Potassium manganateNarrower topic: The four oxygen atoms coordinate manganese in the manganate ion.

• Electron countingRelated: Ligand identity and charge determine its electron contribution to a complex.

• Iron(III) citrateNarrower topic: Citrate functions as the ligand surrounding ferric centers.

• Complexometric indicatorRelated: The indicator acts as a ligand when its donor atoms bind the analyte metal.

• Coordination sphereRelated: Ligands directly bonded to the central metal are included in the sphere.

• Henry TaubeBroader topic: Ligand structure became a key clue in Taube’s comparisons of electron-transfer rates.

• Lewis acids and basesRelated: Ligands act as Lewis bases when they bind metal centers.

• Platinum groupRelated: Ligands tune the reactivity of platinum-group metals in homogeneous catalysts and compounds.

• Sodium calcium edetateNarrower topic: EDTA acts as a multidentate ligand that binds lead.