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The denticity of the ligand present in the Fehling's reagent is .
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Correct answer: 4
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Identify the ligand in Fehling's reagent
Fehling's reagent is prepared by mixing:
- Fehling A: aqueous
- Fehling B: alkaline sodium potassium tartrate solution
Therefore, the ligand present in Fehling's reagent is tartrate ion.
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Write the structure-related coordination sites of tartrate
Tartrate ion is derived from tartaric acid:
In alkaline medium, it exists as tartrate ion with deprotonated carboxylate groups. The possible donor atoms are:
- two oxygen atoms from the two groups
- two oxygen atoms from the two hydroxyl groups
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Count the donor atoms
So tartrate can coordinate through a total of: donor atoms.
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Denticity
Hence, tartrate acts as a tetradentate ligand in Fehling's reagent.
Therefore, the denticity is:
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Comparison with stored answer
Stored correct answer =
Our derived answer also =
So, the derived answer agrees with the stored correct answer.
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