Define the following :
(a) Ambidentate ligands
(b) Spectro chemical series
(c) Heteroleptic complexes
(a) Ambidentate Ligand :
Ambidentate ligand is a unidentate ligand containing more than one coordinating atoms. Eg:
(b) Spectrochemical series :
Spectrochemical series is a list of ligands arranged in order of their field strength i.e in increasing order of their crystal field splitting energy.
(c) Heteroceptic complexes :
Heteroceptic complexes are those in which metal atom is linked to more than one type of ligand. Eg :