Question
Chemistry Question on coordination compounds
IUPAC name of [Pt(NH3)2Cl(NO2)] is
A
platinum diaminechloronitrite
B
chloronitrito-N-ammineplatinum (II)
C
diamminechloridonitrito-N-platinum(II)
D
diamminechloronitrito-N-platinate (II).
Answer
diamminechloridonitrito-N-platinum(II)
Explanation
Solution
Pt(NH3)2Cl(NO2)] m−2=0 m=+2 (NH3)2⇒ Diammine Cl⇒ Chlorido. NO2⇒ Nitrito-N. So, IUPAC NAME: diamminechloridonitrito-N-platinum(II)