The IUPAC name of compound Na_3[Co(ONO)_6] will be _____

MHT CET Chemistry question

The IUPAC name of compound will be

(A)Hexanitrito-O cobalt (III) sodium
(B)Sodium cobalt nitrite
(C)Sodium hexanitrocobaltate (III)
(D)Sodium hexanitrito-O cobaltate (III)Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

The cation is named first (sodium), the ligand ONO is nitrito-O (six of them: hexa) and the anionic complex takes "cobaltate" with Co(III): sodium hexanitrito-O

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