In order to quantify the contribution of mainly, but not only, diimine ligands to the electronic properties of the corresponding complexes, two novel indices, namely modified electronic parameters (ModEP) and electrophilicity, ω, are introduced and discussed in this report. First, we introduce the concept of ModEP, a novel scale relating to the electronic properties of diimine ligands. Mainly on the basis of wellcharacterized M(diimine)(dithiolato) complexes (M = Pt, Pd, or Ni), we derive the contribution of the diimine ligand to the reduction potentials of the complexes, and incorporating its contribution to the main charge-transfer band of the UV/Vis spectra, we obtain our ModEP values. The applicability of the introduced scale to several other classes of diimine compounds (W, Re, and Ru) is then tested. The performance of our scale in predicting the values of the reduction potentials and the position of the charge-transfer bands is very satisfactory. With this approach, some interesting aspects of ligand