The IUPAC name of the complex P t N H 3 2 C l N H 2 C H 3 C l is

The IUPAC name of the complex PtNH32ClNH2CH3Cl is
  1. Diamminechlorido (methanamine) platinum II chloride
  2. Diammine(methanamine)chlorido platinum II chloride
  3. Diamminechlorido (aminomethane) platinum II chloride
  4. Bisammine (methanamine) chlorido platinum II chloride

Solution

NH 3  is neutral ligand, its IUPAC name is ammine

Cl  is negative ligand, its IUPAC name is chlrido

NH 2 CH 3  is neutral ligand, its IUPAC name is methanamine

Oxidation state of platinum x+2×0+1 1 +1 0 =1

x=2
Naming of ligand should be done in the alphabetically order.

The IUPAC name of the complex is Diamminechlorido (methanamine) platinum II chloride

Asked in: JEE Main 2020 (07 Jan Shift 1)

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