When forming complex ions with vaious transition elements and ligands like NH3, Cl- and SCN-, OH-, i noticed something peculiar.
When i added a ligand solution and glucose to a transition element, it acted differently to when it was mixed with just the ligand. I'm not sure as to why this would be, can any one help?
2007-08-20 02:00:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
when i added glucose, it was said that it would help if i heated the solution. Could this have increased the ability of the glucose in some way?
2007-08-20 02:16:23 · update #1
The reason is that glucose has the potential to act as a ligand, thereby either displacing or altering the original ligand to transition metal ratio.
In other words, what you had created a new compound altogether by adding in glucose.
2007-08-20 02:13:10 · answer #1 · answered by Bananaman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glucose has a lot of centers which can tag onto the metal ion.
2007-08-20 02:11:15 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋