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Write the definitions of the following : (i) Racemic mixture (ii) Chiral compound Or What are ambident nucleophiles ? Give an example. |
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Answer» (i) Racemic mixture : A mixture of equal amounts of two enantiomers which are non-superimposable mirror images of each other is called racemic mixture. (ii) Chiral compound : Compounds which are non-superimposable on their mirror images are called chiral compound. Ambidentate ligand : Unidentate ligands containing more than one coordinating atoms are called ambidentate ligands. Example : `CN^(-)` having Carbon and Nitrogen coordinating sites. |
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