CHEM 360 Handouts

Categories of Ligand

 

Ions

F-	fluoro	O2-	oxo
Cl-	chloro	N3-	nitrido
Br-	bromo	H-	hydrido
I-	iodo	S2-	sulfido (sulphido)

 

 

 

 

 

Groups

OH-	hydroxo
H2O	aquo
NH3	ammino
NH2	amido

 

 

 

 

 

Ionic groups

[CO3]2-	carbonato	[NO3]-	nitrato
[SO4]2-	sulphato	[NO2]-	nitro
[SO3]2-	sulphito	[PO4]3-	phosphato