Name the following complex using IUPAC norms: [Co(en)(ONO)Cl]Cl.
Answer: Chloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)nitrito-O-cobalt(III) chloride.
Solution
Alphabetical ligand order: chlorido, ethane-1,2-diamine (bis), nitrito-O.
Charges: (−1) + 0 + (−1) + x = +1 ⇒ Co is +3.
Charges: (−1) + 0 + (−1) + x = +1 ⇒ Co is +3.
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