A ligand is an ion or small molecule that binds to a metal atom (in chemistry) or to a biomolecule (in biochemistry) to form a complex ... have been staples as ligands in homogeneous asymmetric ...

Over the last decade, cysteine thiolate ligands have been shown to be critical ... few if any of these ions are thought to be 'free' or readily accessible in terms of their thermodynamic ...

As the solution fills the mold, the ion-bearing ligands begin to self-assemble into more complex, three-dimensional structures. As the liquid part of the solution evaporates, these structures ...

The study looked into how the form of zinc sulfide nanocrystals affected the ligands’ ability ... to the central metal atom ...