Inorganic Chem Ligands

Acetylacetonato

Ammine

NH₃

Aqua

H₂O

Bromo

Br-

Carbonato

CO₃^2-

2,2 Bipyridine

bpy

Carbonyl

CO

Chloro

Cl-

Cyanido

CN-

Diethylenetriamine

NH(CH₂CH₂NH₂)₂, dien

Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane

dppe

Bis(diphenylphosphino)

dppm

Cyclopentadienyl

C₅H₅-

Ethylenediamine

NH₂CH₂CH₂NH₂, en

Ethylenediaminetetraacetato

edta4-

Fluorido

F-

Glycinato

NH₂CH₂CO₂-, gly-

Hydrido

H-

Hydroxido

OH-

Iodido

I-

Nitrato

NO₃-

Nitro

NO_²-

Nitrito

NO₂-

Oxido

O₂-

Oxalato

ox₂-

Pyridine

py

Sulfido

S₂-

Tetraazacyclotetradecane

Isothiocyanato

NCS-

Thiocyanato

SCN-

Thiolato

RS-

Triaminotriethylamine

N(CH₂CH₂NH₂)₃, tren

Tricyclohexylphosphine

P(C₆H₁₁)3, PCy₃

Trimethylphosphine

P(CH₃)₃, PMe₃

Triphenylphosphine

P(C₆H₅)₃, PPh₃

Carbonyl

CO

Phosphine

PR₃

Hydride

H-

Chloride

Cl-

Dihydrogen

H₂

η¹- alkyl, -alkenyl, -alkynyl, and -aryl groups

R-

η²- alkene

CH₂=CH₂

η²- alkyne

RC≡CR

Dinitrogen

N₂

Butadiene

CH₂=CH-CH=CH₂

Benzene

C₆H₆

η³- allyl

CH₂CHCH₂-

η⁵- cyclopentadienyl

C₅H₅-