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The thiocyanate ion can coordinate to a metal through which atoms?
ACarbon or nitrogen
BSulphur or carbon
COxygen or sulphur
DSulphur or nitrogen
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Sulphur or nitrogen
SCN- can bind via sulphur (M-SCN) or nitrogen (M-NCS), which makes it ambidentate.
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