Transition Metal Complex Ligands

Vocabulary flashcards covering the names, formulas, charge states, and classifications of common transition metal complex ligands.

Monodentate ligand

A ligand that binds to a metal center using only one donor atom.

Polydentate ligand

A ligand that binds to a metal center using multiple donor atoms.

Ambidentate ligand

A ligand (such as $NO_2^-$ and $SCN^-$) that can coordinate through different atoms, where the specific name indicates which atom bonds to the metal.

Aqua

$$H_2O$$

Ammine

$$NH_3$$

Carbonyl

$$CO$$

Methylamine

$$CH<em>3NH</em>2$$

Nitrosyl

$$NO$$

Pyridine

$$C<em>5H</em>5N$$

Fluoro

$$F^-$$

Chloro

$$Cl^-$$

Bromo

$$Br^-$$

Iodo

$$I^-$$

Oxo

$$O^{2-}$$

Hydroxo

$$OH^-$$

Cyano

$$CN^-$$

Sulfato

$$SO_4^{2-}$$

Thiosulfato

$$S<em>2O</em>3^{2-}$$

Nitrito-N (nitro)

$$NO_2^-$$

Nitrito-O (nitrito)

$$ONO^-$$

Thiocyanato-S (thiocyanato)

$$SCN^-$$

Thiocyanato-N (isothiocyanato)

$$NCS^-$$

Ethylenediamine (en)

$$NH<em>2CH</em>2CH<em>2NH</em>2$$

Oxalato (ox)

$$C<em>2O</em>4^{2-}$$

Ethylenediaminetetraacetato (EDTA)

$$C<em>{10}H</em>{12}N<em>2O</em>8^{4-}$$

Diethylenetriamine (dien)

$$(NH<em>2CH</em>2CH<em>2)</em>2NH$$