Question
Chemistry Question on coordination compounds
The IUPAC name for the complex [Co(NO2)(NH3)5]Cl2 is:
A
nitrito-N-pentaminecobalt (III) chloride
B
nitrito-N-pentamminecobalt (II) chloride
C
pentammine nitrito-N-cobalt (II) chloride
D
pentaamine nitrito-N-cobalt (III) chloride
Answer
pentaamine nitrito-N-cobalt (III) chloride
Explanation
Solution
[Co(NO2)(NH3)5]Cl2 Pentaamine nitrito-N-cobalt (IH)chloride