Coordination Compounds Ques 5
5. Which of the following will give a pair of enantiomorphs?
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(a) $[Cr(NH_3)_6][Co(CN)_6]$
(b) $[Co(en)_2 Cl_2] Cl$
(c) $[Pt(NH_3)_4][PtCl_6]$
(d) $[Co(NH_3)_4 Cl_2] NO_2$. $(en=NH_2 CH_2 CH_2 NH_2)$
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Solution:
- (b) Non superimposable mirror images are called optical isomers and may be described as ‘chiral’. They are also called enantiomers and rotate plane polarised light in opposite directions.
Cl[W]1(Cl)(Cl)NCCN1 ClC1(Cl)N2CCN(C2)C1(Cl)Cl
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