| Ligand | Formula | Example | IUPAC name |
| water | H2O
[Cr(H2O)6]3+ |
aqua
eg hexaaquachromium(III) nitrate |
|
| halides | F-, Cl-, Br-, I- | fluoro, chloro, etc.
eg potassium tetrachloroferrate(III) |
|
| ammonia | NH3 | ammine
eg diamminesilver(I) nitrate |
|
| cyanide ion | CN- | cyano
eg potassium pentacyanonickelate(II) |
|
| pyridine | C5H5N | pyridine
eg hexapyridineruthenium(II) chloride |
|
| triphenylphosphine | P(C6H5)3 | triphenylphosphine
eg chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) |
|
| ethylenediamine | en
NH2-CH2-CH2-NH2 [Co(en)3]3+ |
1,2-diaminoethane
eg tris(1,2-diaminoethane)cobalt(III) iodide |
|
| phenanthroline | phen - C12H8N2 | 1,10-phenanthroline
eg tris(1,10-phenanthroline)nickel(II) nitrate |
|
| acetate ion | CH3COO- | ethanoate
eg diaquatetraethanoatodichromate(II) sulfate |
|
| oxalate ion | C2O42-
K3[Cr(ox)3] |
oxalato
eg potassium tris(oxalato)chromate(III) |
|
| acetylacetone | acac | 2,4-pentanedione
eg tris(2,4-pentanedionato)chromium(III) |
|
| 8-hydroxyquinoline | oxine | 8-hydroxyquinolinato
eg bis(8-hydroxyquinolinato)silver(I) ion |
|
| glycine | gly- | glycinato ion
eg cis-bis(glycinato)copper(II) |
|
| salen | salen | N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylideneiminate)
eg N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylideneiminato)cobalt(II) |
|
| porphin | TPP | tetraphenylporphin
eg tetraphenylporphiniron(II) complex?? |
|
| ethylenediamine
tetraacetic acid (H4EDTA) |
EDTA4- ion | EDTA4- (ethylenedinitrilo)tetraacetic acid
eg (ethylenedinitrilo)tetraacetatocobaltate(III) |
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