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Q.As per IUPAC guidelines, the name of the complex [Co(en)₂(ONO)Cl]Cl is
(a) chlorobisethylenediaminenitritocobalt(III) chloride
(b) chloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)nitrito-O-cobaltate(III) chloride
(c) chloridobis(ethane-1,2-diammine)nitrito-O-cobalt(II) chloride
(d) chloridobis(ethane-1,2-diammine)nitrito-κ-O-cobalt(III) chloride
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Step 1. [Co(en)₂(ONO)Cl]Cl has a Cl⁻ counter ion outside, so the complex cation [Co(en)₂(ONO)Cl] carries charge +1.
Step 2. Ligands: 2 en (neutral, bidentate, 'ethane-1,2-diamine'), 1 ONO⁻ (anionic, oxygen-bound nitrite = 'nitrito-κO'), 1 Cl⁻ (anionic, 'chlorido').
Step 3. Charge balance: x + 2(0) + (-1) + (-1) = +1, so x = +3, written (III).
Step 4. Alphabetise ligand names ignoring multiplying prefixes: 'chlorido' (c) comes before 'ethane-1,2-diamine' (e), which comes before 'nitrito' (n) -- giving the order chlorido, bis(ethane-1,2-diamine), nitrito-κO. …
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