Chemistry - Carbonyl compounds Question with Solution | TestHub

The following rules are used while naming coordination compounds:

(i)The cation is named first both in positively and negatively charged coordination entities.

(ii) The ligands are named in an alphabetical order before the name of the central atom/ion.

(iii) Names of the anionic ligands ends in-o.

(iv) Prefixes mono, di, tri, etc. are used to indicate the number of ligands.

(v) Oxidation state of the metal is indicated by Roman numeral. The correct name is potassium hexacyanoferrate (II).