Question

[Cr(NH₃)₅ CO₃] Cl is a coordination compound. 

i) Name the central metal ion of the above compound.

ii) What is its IUPAC name? 

iii) Name the ligands present in the above compound. 

iv) Whether the ligands present in the above compound are ambdentate ligands? 

Why? 

Write the ionisation isomer of the above compound.

Answer 1

i) Chromium (Cr) 

ii) Pentamminecarbonatoch romium(lll) chlorid

iii) Ammonia, Carbonate ion 

iv) No. Both ammonia and carbonate ion are not ambidentate ligands because they have only one donor site to bind with the metal.

v) [Cr(NH₃)₅ Cl] 

CO₃  Pentamminechloridochromium (lll) carbonate