Monodentate ligands, transition metal mono

The study of the molecular structure of thiocyanato complexes is interesting in view of the variety of coordinated forms and the occurrence of bridging structures. The ability of the thiocyanate ion to form complexes with d and f transition elements in a mono (M-NCS, M-SCN) or bidentate (M-NCS-M) coordination has been extensively investigated. In the majority of reported cases however, the NCS group is coordinated to the metal as a monodentate ligand. 

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