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If two, three, four, or more atoms of the ligand are within bonding distance of the same metal atom, this is indicated by prefixing the name of the ligand with dihapto-, trihapto-, etc. (from the Greek for "fasten") or the symbol ${\eta }^2$-, ${\eta }^3$-, ${\eta }^4$-, etc. ($h^2$-, $h^3$-, $h^4$-, etc. are also used). Thus, the formula of dibenzene chromium is written $({\eta }^6-C_6{H}_6{)}_{2}Cr$.

Alkyl and aryl groups which form only $\sigma$ bonds to metal atoms are monohapto groups. It should be noted that there are some differences in meaning between hapto- and -dentate as applied to ligands; hapticity refers to the number of ligand atoms bonded to the same metal atom (irrespective of the number of electrons involved); denticity refers to the number of donor bonds formed by the ligand.