STANDARD Chemistry Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds MCQ Question
IUPAC name of [Pt(NH₃)₂Cl(NO₂)] is
platinum diaminechloronitrite chloronitro- N-ammineplatinum(II)
diamminechloronitrito- N-ammineplatinum(II)
diamminechloridonitrito- N-platinum(II)
diamminechloronitrito- N-platinate(II).
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Detailed Explanation
The IUPAC name is derived by naming the ligands in alphabetical order followed by the metal. The nitrito ligand is named as 'chloronitrito' and the ammine as 'diammine'. The oxidation state of platinum is II, hence the name diamminechloridonitrito- N-platinum(II).
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