| Actual Name (Symbol used) | Formula | Charge | Donor Atom(s) | Name given in the complex |
| Negative ligands
Cyanide ion Halide ion peroxide ion sulphide ion |
CN–
X(F– , Cl– ,Br– I–) O22- S2- |
-1
-1 -2 -2 |
C
X O S |
cyano or cyanide
fluoride/chloride/bromide/iodide peroxo sulphido |
| Positive ligands
Hydrazinium ion Nitrosonium ion Nitronium ion |
NH3+
NO+ NO2+ |
+1
+1 +1 |
N
N N |
hydrazinium
nitrosonium nitronium |
| Neutral ligands
Methylamine Ammonia Water |
CH2NH2
NH3 H2O |
Zero
Zero Zero |
N
N O |
methylamine
ammine aqua or aquo |
Submitted by :- Jamil Ahmed