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NAMING COMPLEXES
III
• neutral ligands have their usual names, with the exception
of:
NH3 - ammine
NH3 - ammine
H2O - aqua
CO - carbonyl
Order
of listing.
• Ligands are
named in alphabetical order
N.B. this does not include the prefixes.
eg. [Co(H2O)2(CO)3Br]Br diaquabromotricarbonylcobalt(II) bromide
