KVPY2018ChemistryCoordination Compounds
The complex that can exhibit linkage isomerism is
Options
- ACo NH 3 5 H 2 O Cl 3
- BCo NH 3 5 NO 2 Cl 2
- CCo NH 3 5 NO 3 NO 3 2
- DCo NH 3 5 Cl SO 4
Correct answer
B. Co NH 3 5 NO 2 Cl 2
Step-by-step solution
Linkage isomerism arises in a coordination compound containing ambidentate ligand. Among the given ligands only, NO 2 is an ambidentate ligand as it can be bonded from both N or O -atom to metal atom. Thus, Co NH 3 5 NO 2 Cl 2 show linkage isomerism.