IUPAC Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds

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IUPAC Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, IUPAC Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds, Order of Naming of ions, Rules for Writing Formulas of Coordination Entities & Formulas and IUPAC names of Coordination Compounds etc.

Important Questions on IUPAC Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds

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 The IUPAC name of the complex ion Co(en)2Cl(ONO)+ is

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IUPAC name for the complex   [Co( NO 2 ) ( NH 3 ) 5 ]  Cl 2 is

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The IUPAC name of the compound   K 4 [Fe ( CN ) 6 ]  is

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Which one is the cationic ligand?

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Which abbreviation is used for the common ligand '-en'?

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Which of the following compound acts as an organic neutral ligand.

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How are the central metal atom/ions named in the given complexes.
NiCO4 and AgS2O323-

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In which year, IUPAC draft recommends that anionic ligands will end with '-ido' so that chloro would become chlorido.

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Given the list of ligands and their corresponding names, choose the pair that disagree.

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The formula of the coordination complex hexaammineplatinum IV tetrachloroplatinate II is: 

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The IUPAC name of the coordination complex K2[OsCl5N)] is

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Hexammine platinum (IV) tetrachloroplatinate (II) is :

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The IUPAC name of the coordination compound K3FeCN6 is:

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 The formula of the complex, copper (II) hexacyanoferrate (II) is:

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The IUPAC name of [Pt(en)2Cl2]2+ complex ion is:

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In the coordination compound Na2FeCN5NO, the ligand NO+ is represented as which of the following names?

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In the coordination compound K4FeCN6, the central metal atom is named as _____

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The central metal atom in the complex PtNH35ClB3 is named as _____

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The central metal atom in the complex CrNH33H2O3Cl3 is named as _____.

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In the compound Na2NiCl4, the term which is used to represent the number of chloride atoms is?