School Science Lessons
Ligands
2009-03-07
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Ligands
1,1-Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm)
1,10-Phenanthroline (phen), bidentate
1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe), bidentate
2,2'-Bipyridine (bipy), bidentate
2,2',5',2-Terpyridine (terpy), tridentate
2,2,2-crypt hexadentate (for alkali earth metal cations)
Acetonitrile (acetonitrilo) CH₃CN, monodentate
Acetonitrile (MeCN), monodentate
Acetylacetonate (Acac) CH₃-C(O)-CH-C(O)-CH₃, bidentate
Ammonia (NH₃), monodentate
Azide (azido) N-N₂-, monodentate
Benzene C₆H₆
Bromide (bromo) Br-, monodentate
Carbon monoxide (carbonyl, CO), monodentate
Chloride (chloro) Cl-, monodentate
Corroles (aromatic organic corrin ring as in vitamin B12) C₁₉H₂₂N₄, tetradentate
Crown ether, (18-crown-6) C₁₂H₂₄O₆ (for alkali earth metal cations)
Cyanide (cyano) CN-, monodentate
Cyclopentadienyl groups (Cp⁻). [C₅H₅]-
Diethylenetriamine (dien) C₄H₁₃N₃, tridentate
Dimethylglyoximate (dmgH-)
Ethylenediamine (en), bidentate
Ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), hexadentate
Ethylenediaminetriacetate, (ED3A), pentadentate
Fluoride ( fluorido) F-, monodentate
Glycinate, (Gly) amino acid, NH₂CH₂COOH, bidentate
Heme A, (cytochrome oxidase ligand complex) C₄₉H₅₆O₆N₄Fe, tetradentate
Hydroxide (hydroxo) O-H-, monodentate
Iodide (iodo) I-, monodentate
Isothiocyanate (isothiocyanato) N=C=S-, monodentate
Nitrate (nitroso) O-NO2-, monodentate
Nitrite (nitrito) O-N-O-, monodentate
Nitrite (nitro) N-O2-, monodentate
Nitrosyl (NO+) cationic
Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), C₆H₉NO₆, tetradentate
Oxalate (oxalato) [O-C(=O)-C(=O)-O]₂-, bidentate
Pyrazine (1,4-diazine) N₂C₄H₄
Pyridine (pyridino) C₅H₅N, monodentate
Scorpionate ligands, (Tp ligands), tris(pyrazolyl)hydroborates, tridentate
Sulfide (thio) S₂-, monodentate or bidentate
Sulfite, monodentate
Terpyridine C₁₅H₁₁N₃, tridentate
Thiocyanate (thiocyanato) S-CN-, monodentate
Thiocyanate, monodentate
Tri(o-tolyl)phosphine P(o-tolyl)₃, monodentate
Triazacyclononane (tacn) (C₂H₄)₃(NR)₃, tridentate
Tricyclohexylphosphine (C₆H₁₁), monodentate
Triethylenetetramine (trien), tetradentate
Trimethylphosphine (PMe₃), monodentate
Triphenylphosphine (PPh₃), monodentate
Tris(2-diphenylphosphineethyl) amine (np₃), tetradentate
Tris(2-aminoethyl)amine (tren) (NH₂CH₂CH₂)₃N, tetradentate
Tropylium C₇H₇+, cationic
Water (aqua) H-O-H, monodentate

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