The IUPAC name of the complex [ CrCl_2(H_2O)_4 ] NO_3 is __________

MHT CET Chemistry question

The IUPAC name of the complex is

(A)Dichloro tetraaqua chromium (III) nitrate
(B)Tetraaqua dichloride chromium (III) nitrateCorrect
(C)Chromium tetraaqua dichloro nitrate
(D)Dichloro tetraaqua chromium nitrate

Answer: (B)

Solution

Ligands are cited alphabetically (aqua before chlorido) and the metal oxidation state is (), so the name is tetraaquadichloridochromium(III) nitrate; (a)

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