The ligands that have one lone pair for coordination and bear no charge and are known to be neutral, Some examples are mentioned below:

Symbol Name
(C6H5)3P Triphenylphosphine
C2H4 ethylene
NH2OH hydroxylamine
N2 dinitrogen
O2 dioxygen
C2H5N Pyridine (py)
CO carbonyl
C2H5N Ammine
NS Thionitrosyl



Submitted by :- Jamil Ahmed

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