Asked by Davepee

What is the ligand name of the acetylacetonate?
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The ligand name of acetylacetonate is **acenaphthene**. The chemical formula for acetylacetonate is often written as **acac**, and it is derived from acetylacetone (also known as 2,4-pentanedione). When it acts as a ligand in coordination compounds, it typically coordinates to a metal ion through its two oxygen atoms, forming a bidentate complex. The systematic name for the ligand is therefore **2,4-pentanedionato**.