bidentate
adjective
bi·den·tate
| \ (ˌ)bī-ˈden-ˌtāt\
Definition of bidentate
1
: having two teeth or two processes suggestive of teeth
2
chemistry
: attached to the central atom in a coordination complex by two bonds
—used of ligands and chelating groups
Space A is a grid containing all the catalyst structures—e.g., if the catalyst in question is a bidentate transition-metal complex, Space A will contain all of the combinations of transition-metal atoms and bidentate ligands, with each point representing a different catalyst.— Ana G. Maldonado et al., Chemical Engineering Progress, June 2009
— compare monodentate, polydentate, tridentate
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