Homoleptic

In inorganic chemistry, a homoleptic chemical compound is a metal compound with all ligands identical. The term uses a homo prefix to indicate that something is the same for all.

Some compounds with names that suggest that they are homoleptic are in fact heteroleptic, because they have ligands in them which are not featured in the name. For instance dialkyl magnesium complexes which are found in the equilibrium which exists in a solution of a Grignard reagent in an ether, have two ether ligands attached to each magnesium centre.