The correct order of ligands in the spectrochemical series is

The correct order of ligands in the spectrochemical series is
  1. $\mathrm{Cl}^{-}>$en $>\mathrm{CN}^{-}>\mathrm{NCS}^{-}$
  2. $\mathrm{CN}^{-}>$en $>\mathrm{NCS}^{-}>\mathrm{Cl}^{-}$
  3. $\mathrm{NCS}^{-}>\mathrm{CN}^{-}>\mathrm{Cl}^{-}>$en
  4. en $>\mathrm{CN}^{-}>\mathrm{Cl}^{-}>\mathrm{NCS}^{-}$

Solution

Correct order is : $\mathrm{CN}^{-}>$en $>\mathrm{NCS}^{-}>\mathrm{Cl}^{-}$

Asked in: JEE Main 2012 (19 May Online)

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