Memorization

[Andrea_Torres]

Can anyone recommend me some strategies for memorizing the names of the ligands?

[Connor Ho 1B]

For the most part, as long as you know the original name of the compound, the ligand is usually named by replacing the suffix with -ato or -o. ex. carbonate becomes carbonato, oxalate becomes oxalato, hydroxide becomes hydroxo.

There are only a few special ones, ex. en, edta, and isothiocyanto that are just straight up memorization.

[Tahlia Mullins]

I like to think of it this way as well, and when you practice naming coordination compounds, it becomes more and more familiar.

[Leslie Almaraz 4G]

There are some that come out a lot and are very common. those should be easier to memorize.

[Oduwole 1E]

The more you use them, the more familiar you become with them.