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Coordination Compounds

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Which of the following coordination compounds would exhibit optical isomerism?

  • Pentamminentirocobalt (III) iodide

  • Tris-(ethylenediamine) cobalt (III) bromide

  • Trans-dicyanobis (ethylenediamine)

  • Diamminedinitroplatinum (II)

Solution

B.

Tris-(ethylenediamine) cobalt (III) bromide

Tris-(ethylene diamine) Cobalt (III) bromide, i.e. [Co(en)3]Br3 exhibits optical isomerism.

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Write the IUPAC names of the following coordination compounds:
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(v) K2[PdCl4]
(vi) [Pt(NH3)2Cl(NH2CH3)]Cl.

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(i)    K[Cr(H2O)2(C2O4)2],                      (ii) [Co(en)3Cl3,
(iii) [Co(NH3)5(NO2)]|NO3]2,                 (iv) [Pt(NH3)(H2O)Cl2]

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