Draw structures for the five possible geometric isomers of Cu(H₂NCH₂CO₂)₂(H₂O)₂. Are any of these species chiral? (See the structure of the ligand in Study Question 78.)

Data given in Question 78

The glycinate ion, H₂NCH₂CO₂⁻, formed by deprotonation of the amino acid glycine, can function as a bidentate ligand, coordinating to a metal through the nitrogen of the amino group and one of the oxygen atoms.

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Glycinate ion, a bidentate ligand H :O: b H-C-C-O: -6- H₂N: Site of bonding to transition metal ion