The IUPAC name of Na_3[Co(NO_2)_6] is

MHT CET Chemistry question

The IUPAC name of is

(A)Sodium cobaltinitrite
(B)Sodium hexanitritocobaltate (III)Correct
(C)Sodium hexanitrocobalt (III)
(D)Hexanitrosodium cobaltate (III)

Answer: (B)

Solution

In IUPAC naming the cation (sodium) is named first, then the ligand prefix hexanitrito, and an anionic complex takes the '-ate' ending on the metal with

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