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COMEDK2022ChemistryCoordination Compounds

The complex which does not show optical isomerism is

Options

  1. Acis - [ Co ( en )₂ Cl ₂ ] Cl
  2. Bcis - [ CiCl ₂( ox )₂ ]³⁻
  3. Ccis - [ CoCl ( en )₂ ( NH ₃ ) ]²⁺
  4. Dcis - [ Co ( NH ₃ )₄ Cl ₂ ]⁺

Correct answer

D. cis - [ Co ( NH ₃ )₄ Cl ₂ ]⁺

Step-by-step solution

Optical isomerism in coordination complexes requires the absence of a plane of symmetry or a center of inversion. Option (1): cis- [Co(en)₂Cl₂]⁺ has no plane of symmetry and is optically active. Option (2): cis- [CrCl₂(ox)₂]³⁻ has no plane of symmetry and is optically active. Option (3): cis- [CoCl(en)₂(NH₃)]²⁺ has no plane of symmetry and is optically active. Option (4): cis- [Co(NH₃)₄Cl₂]⁺ possesses a plane of symmetry (the plane containing the four NH₃ ligands and the Co center, or the plane bisecting the Cl-Co-

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