Which molecule/ion among the following cannot act as a ligand in complex compounds?

Which molecule/ion among the following cannot act as a ligand in complex compounds?
  1. CN-
  2. CH4
  3. CO
  4. Br-

Solution

For a molecule to act as a ligand, it should contain lone pair or negative charge. CH4 does not have either a lone pair or π -electron pair it cannot act as ligand.

Asked in: JEE Main 2015 (10 Apr Online)

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