Naming ligands directly bounded to the metal [ENDORSED]
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Naming ligands directly bounded to the metal
Are there any unique names of ligands that are common? I felt like this wasn't elaborated on much during the lectures and I want to learn more :) For example how H2O becomes aqua when it's within the brackets in a coordination compound.
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Re: Naming ligands directly bounded to the metal
Hi! Some of the more common names for ligands that aren't just named after the compound are: ammine (NH3), carbonyl (CO), and nitrosyl (NO).
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Re: Naming ligands directly bounded to the metal
I think the chart on Dr.Lavelle's website has common ligands and their corresponding names.
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Re: Naming ligands directly bounded to the metal
This website (http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~edudev/ ... _comp.html) goes over naming coordination compounds, and has charts with common ligand names, prefixes, and metal names.
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Re: Naming ligands directly bounded to the metal [ENDORSED]
Great question.
Many of the names are common names if one goes back to the Latin or Greek root of the word.
Ligand: The etymology stems from ligare, which means 'to bind'.
Aqua: water
Chelate: From modern Latin chela "claw" of a crab or lobster (from Greek khēlē "claw, talon, pincers).
Have fun finding more. :-)
I should mention these in class.
Many of the names are common names if one goes back to the Latin or Greek root of the word.
Ligand: The etymology stems from ligare, which means 'to bind'.
Aqua: water
Chelate: From modern Latin chela "claw" of a crab or lobster (from Greek khēlē "claw, talon, pincers).
Have fun finding more. :-)
I should mention these in class.
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