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Which of these ligands is ambidentate — capable of binding through either of two different donor atoms?

ANH₃
BSCN⁻
CCl⁻
DH₂O
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. SCN⁻
1. Ambidentate ligands have two different donor atoms but bind through only one at a time. 2. SCN⁻ can bind via sulphur (thiocyanato-S) or via nitrogen (isothiocyanato-N). 3. NO₂⁻ is the other classic ambidentate example (nitro-N or nitrito-O). 4. NH₃, H₂O and Cl⁻ each have only one donor atom, so they are unidentate. _Source: syllabus Chemistry, Unit 5 "Coordination Compounds", §5.2(c)_
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