As per IUPAC nomenclature, the name of the complex [Co(H_2O)_4(NH_3)_2]Cl_3 is

JEE Advanced Chemistry question

As per IUPAC nomenclature, the name of the complex is

(A)Tetraaquadiaminecobalt (III) chloride
(B)Tetraaquadiamminecobalt (III) chloride
(C)Diaminetetraquacobalt (III) chloride
(D)Diamminetetraaquacobalt (III) chlorideCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Ligands are cited in alphabetical order in IUPAC coordination nomenclature: "ammine" (for coordinated ) comes before "aqua" (for coordinated ) alphabetically. The coordinated nitrogen ligand here is , which must be named "ammine" (not "amine", which refers to an organic functional group, not a

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