ambidentate
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ambidentate
Describing a ligand that can coordinate at two different sites. For example, the NO2 molecule can coordinate through the N atom (the nitro ligand) or through an O atom (the nitrido ligand). Complexes that differ only in the way the ligand coordinates display linkage isomerism.
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