Organic Chemistry Common Ions

From Appendix 1 of Coppola's Organic Chemistry Book B (pg. 918)

NH₄⁺

Ammonium

H₃O⁺

Hydronium

R₃O⁺

Oxonium— generic term for any cation formed with Oxygen, a positive charge, and three bonds

NO₂⁺

Nitronium

Fe (II) / Fe²⁺

Ferrous

Fe (III) / Fe³⁺

Ferric

Cr (II) / Cr²⁺

Chromous

Cr (III) / Cr³⁺

Chromic

Cr (VI) / Cr⁶⁺

Chromium-6

Cu (II) / Cu²⁺

Cupric

Cu (I) / Cu⁺

Cuprous

Sn (II) / Sn²⁺

Stannous

Sn (IV) / Sn⁴⁺

Stannic

CO₃^2-

Carbonate

HCO₃^-

Bicarbonate / Hydrogen carbonate

SO₄^2-

Sulfate

NO₂^-

Nitrite

SO₃^2-

Sulfite

HSO₄^-

Bisulfate / Hydrogen sulfate

NO₃^-

Nitrate

PO₄^3-

Phosphate (called Orthophosphate when only one phosphate is present/single phosphate unit)

HPO₄^2-

Hydrogen phosphate

H₂PO₄^-

Dihydrogen phosphate

P₂O₇^4-

Diphosphate

P₃O₁₀^5-

Triphosphate

ClO^-

Hypochlorite

ClO₂^-

Chlorite

ClO₃^-

Chlorate

ClO₄^-

Perchlorate

CrO₄^2-

Chromate

Cr₂O₇^2-

Dichromate

N₃^-

Azide

CN^-

Cyanide

HO^- / OH^-

Hydroxide

HS^-

Hydrosulfide / Bisulfide

OCN^-

Cyanate

SCN^-

Thiocyanate