MONODENTATE LIGANDS:

S. Symbol Name Charge Denticity

No.
1. F- Fluoro/fluorido -1 1
2. Cl- Chloro/chlorido -1 1
3. Br- Bromo/bromido -1 1
4. I- Iodo/iodide -1 1
5. OH- Hydroxo/hydroxido -1 1
6. N-3 Nitrido -3 1
7. N3-1 Azido -1 1
8. NH2- Amido -1 1
9. NH-2 Imido -2 1
10. H- Hydrido -1 1
11. O-2 Oxo/oxido -2 1
12. O2-2 Peroxo/peroxide -2 1
13. O2- Superoxo/superoxido -1 1
14. O2 Dioxygen 0 1
15. S-2 Sulphido -2 1
16. CN- Cyano/cyanido (AMBIDENTATE) -1 1
17. NC- Isocyano/isocyanido (AMBIDENTATE) -1 1
18. NO2- Nitro/nitrito – N (AMBIDENTATE) -1 1
19. ONO- Nitrito/ nitrito – O (AMBIDENTATE) -1 1
20. SCN- Thiocyanato/thiocyanato – S (AMBIDENTATE) -1 1
21. NCS- Isothiocyanato/ thiocyanato – N (AMBIDENTATE) -1 1
22. SO4-2 Sulphato (FLEXIDENTATE) -2 1 or 2
23. CO3-2 Carbonato (FLEXIDENTATE) -2 1 or 2
24. NO3- Nitrato (FLEXIDENTATE) -1 1 or 2
25. CH3COO- Acetato (FLEXIDENTATE) -1 1 or 2
26. S2O3-2 Thiosulphato (FLEXIDENTATE) -2 1 or 2
27. NH3 Ammine 0 1
28. CH3NH2 Methylamine 0 1
29. PH3 Phosphine 0 1
30. P(Ph)3 or Triphenylphosphine 0 1
PPh3
31. P(CH3)3 Trimethylphosphine 0 1
32. PR3 Trialkylphosphine or triarylphosphine 0 1
33. H2O Aqua 0 1
34. NH2-NH2 hydrazine 0 1
or N2H4
35. N2H5+ Hydrazinium +1 1
36. CO Carbonyl 0 1
37. CS Thiocarbonyl 0 1
38. N2 Dinitrogen 0 1
39. NO Nitrosyl 0 1
40. NO+ Nitrosylium or nitrosonium +1 1
41. NO2+ Nitronium +1 1
42. O2+ Oxygenium +1 1
BIDENTATE

POLYDENTATE