MolSynapsequestion bank
MolSynapse / Question bank / Coordination Compounds / Terminology, ligands and denticity, EAN
JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3cc043

Assume is square planar and each nitrite ligand can bind through N or through O. The total number of distinct isomers (geometrical and linkage) of the neutral complex is

  1. A6
  2. B2
  3. C8
  4. D4

Answer: A

Both nitrite ligands N-bound gives cis and trans (2). Both O-bound gives cis and trans (2). One N-bound and one O-bound again gives cis and trans arrangements of the two groups (2), because the two different nitrite forms can still lie adjacent or opposite. Total .
Practice Coordination Compounds More on Terminology, ligands and denticity, EAN

More questions on Terminology, ligands and denticity, EAN