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ChemistryCoordination ChemistryIUPAC namingMedium2 minQB
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Correct IUPAC name of given complex is:

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Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

The correct IUPAC name for the complex is Triamminenitrito-O-platinum(II) nitrate.

Here is the breakdown of the name:

 

Ligands: There are three ammine () groups and one nitrito group bonded through Oxygen (), hence Triamminenitrito-O.

 

Central Metal: The metal is platinum, and its oxidation state is +II (calculated as ).

 

Counter Ion: The anion outside the coordination sphere is nitrate ().

 

Final Name: Combining these alphabetically (ammine before nitrito) gives Triamminenitrito-O-platinum(II) nitrate (Option C).

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