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Write the IUPAC name of the complex [Cr(NH3)4Cl2]+. What type of isomerism does it exhibit?

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The IUPAC name of the complex [Cr(NH3)4Cl2]+ is Tetraamminedichlorochromium(III) ion.


This complex exhibits geometrical isomerism. [Cr(NH3)4Cl2]+ is a [MA4B2] type of complex, in which the two chloride ligands may be oriented cis and trans to each other.

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