Index with abbreviations of functional-group ligand names

Subject: Coordination Chemistry - Group Ligands
Maintained by Axel Drefahl • www.axeleratio.com

The following index contains abbreviated names of functional-group ligands in alphabetical order. Some abbreviations are formula-name hybrids.
By locating an abbreviation in the index, a full name for the associated ligand is given. Selected ligands are linked to a page showing its structure and listing examples of complexes that contain the ligand.

i-Bu iso-butyl
i-Pr iso-propyl
m-Tol m-tolyl
o-Tol o-tolyl
p-Tol p-tolyl
sec-Bu secondary butyl
t-Bu tertiary butyl
Ac acetyl
Bu butyl
C5H4Me methylcyclopentadienyl
C5Me5 pentamethylcyclopentadienyl
Cp cyclopentadienyl
Cy cyclohexyl
De decyl
Et ethyl
Hp heptyl
Hx hexyl
Me methyl
Ms methanesulfonyl
Nn nonyl
Np neopentyl
Oc octyl
Pe pentyl
Ph phenyl
PhCH2 benzyl
PhCO benzoyl
Pr propyl
Sia siamyl: 1,2-dimethylpropyl
Tf trifluoromethanesulfonyl
Ts tosyl: p-toluenesulfonyl

Generated from Axeleratio's Ligand Database on May 3, 2009
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