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Isomerism in Coordination Complexes

The document contains a tutorial for CH1101, Module 2, focusing on isomerism in coordination complexes, including examples and their respective isomer types. It also includes questions on distinguishing between specific complexes and identifying chiral octahedral complexes. The answers provide detailed structures and classifications for various coordination compounds.

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Isomerism in Coordination Complexes

The document contains a tutorial for CH1101, Module 2, focusing on isomerism in coordination complexes, including examples and their respective isomer types. It also includes questions on distinguishing between specific complexes and identifying chiral octahedral complexes. The answers provide detailed structures and classifications for various coordination compounds.

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Tutorial 2 (CH1101, Module 2)

Question 1. Draw the isomers of the following complexes and name the isomerism.
(i) tetraammineaquachlorocobalt(III) chloride;
(ii) pentaammineaquacobalt(III) nitrate;
(iii) tetraamminechloronitritocobalt(III) chloride;
(iv) tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) hexacyanochromate(III);
(v) tetraammineplatinum(III) hexachloroplatinate(III);
(vi) pentaamminenitritocobalt(III) chloride
Answer: (i) [Co(NH3)4(H2O)Cl]Cl2 and [Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl∙H2O – Hydrate isomer
(ii) [Co(NH3)5(H2O)](NO3)3 and [Co(NH3)5(NO3)](NO3)2∙H2O – Hydrate isomer
(iii) [Co(NH3)4(NO2)Cl]Cl and [Co(NH3)4Cl2]NO2 – Ionization isomer
(iv) [Co(en)3][Cr(CN)6] and [Cr(en)3][Co(CN)6] – Coordination isomer
(v) [Pt(NH3)4][PtCl6] and [PtCl2(NH3)4][PtCl4] – Coordination isomer
(vi) [Co(NO2)(NH3)5]Cl2 and [Co(ONO)(NH3)5]Cl2 – Linkage isomer

Question 2. What chemical tests would you use to distinguish between:


(i) [Co(NH3)Br]SO4 and [Co(NH3)5SO4]Br,
(ii) [CrCl2(H2O)4]Cl.H2O and [CrCl(H2O)5]Cl2?
Answer:

Question 3. Draw the possible isomers of the complexes (i) [PtCl2(PMe3)2]; (ii) [PtBr2(py)2]; (iii) [SnF4(Me)2]2- ;
(iv) [CoCl3F3]
Answer:
(i) (ii) (iii)
Tutorial 2 (CH1101, Module 2)
(iv)

Question 4. Which of the following octahedral complexes are chiral: cis-[CoCl2(en)2]+, [Cr(ox)3]3-, trans-
[PtCl2(en)2]2+, [Ni(phen)3]2+, [RuBr4(phen)]- ?
Answer: cis-[CoCl2(en)2]+ ; [Cr(ox)3]3-; [Ni(phen)3]2+ ; [RuBr4(phen)]- [Explain by drawing structure]

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