Formula and Names of Some Ligands
H2O aqua NH3 ammine
CO carbonyl NO nitrosyl
OH- hydroxo O2- oxo
F- fluoro Cl- chloro
Br- bromo I- iodo
-CN- cyano -NC- isocyano
-NCS- isothiocyanato -SCN- thiocyanato
SO42- sulfato NO3- nitrato
-NO2- nitro -ONO- nitrito
CO32- carbonato
H2NCH2CH2NH2 ethylenediamine
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