Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds

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Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as IUPAC Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds, Order of Naming of ions, Naming of Coordination Sphere, Naming of the Ligands, Abbreviations of Common Ligands, Order of Naming of Ligands, etc.

Important Questions on 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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Write the IUPAC name of the following compound: K3FeCN6

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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 term which is used to indicate the anionic Fe as the central metal atom in a coordination compound is

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In the coordination compound NH4AuCl4, the term used to represent metal Au in IUPAC name of the compound is _____. (gold / aurate / aurum)

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In the coordination compound NH42CuCl4, the term used to represent metal Cu in IUPAC name of the compound is _____

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In the coordination compound FeF64-, the term used to represent metal Fe in IUPAC name of the compound is _____

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In the coordination compound NaAgCN2, the term used to represent metal Ag in IUPAC name of the compound is _____