The most stable compound, among the following, is:
When a di- or polydentate ligand uses its two or more donor atoms simultaneously to bind a single metal ion, it forms a chelate complex. Such complexes, called chelate complexes, tend to be more stable than similar complexes containing only unidentate ligands . This extra stability is known as the chelating effect. Among the given options, only contains a chelating ligand, ethylenediamine (), which is a didentate ligand . The other complexes contain only unidentate ligands (, , , ) . Therefore, is the most stable compound.
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