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Chemistry
IUPAC name of [Co(NH3)5NO2]Cl2
Q. IUPAC name of
[
C
o
(
N
H
3
)
5
N
O
2
]
C
l
2
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Coordination Compounds
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A
Pentamminenitrocobalt (III) chloride
B
Pentaminenitrosocobalt (III) chloride
C
Pentaminenitrocobalt (II) chloride
D
None of these
Solution:
In the compounds
[
C
o
(
N
H
3
)
5
N
O
2
]
C
l
2
, the oxidation state of cobalt is
+
3
and here
5
N
H
3
ligands, a
N
O
2
ligand are attached to the central atom. Therefore its name is pentaamminenitrocobalt (III) chloride.