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AIIMS 201925 May
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2019
Date
25 May
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Coordination Compounds

AIIMS 2019 · 25 May · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds

Which one of the following complexes shows optical isomerism?

Which one of the following complexes shows optical isomerism?Which one of the following complexes shows optical isomerism?

Options

  1. A[Co(NH3)3Cl3]\left[\mathrm{Co}\left(\mathrm{NH}_3\right)_3 \mathrm{Cl}_3\right]
  2. Bcis- [Co(en)2Cl2]Cl\left[\mathrm{Co}(e n)_2 \mathrm{Cl}_2\right] \mathrm{Cl}
  3. Ctrans- [Co(en)2Cl2]Cl\left[\mathrm{Co}(e n)_2 \mathrm{Cl}_2\right] \mathrm{Cl}
  4. D[Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl (en= ethylenediamine) \begin{aligned} & {\left[\mathrm{Co}\left(\mathrm{NH}_3\right)_4 \mathrm{Cl}_2\right] \mathrm{Cl}} \\ & \text{ (en= ethylenediamine) }\end{aligned}

Correct answer

B. cis- [Co(en)2Cl2]Cl\left[\mathrm{Co}(e n)_2 \mathrm{Cl}_2\right] \mathrm{Cl}

Step-by-step solution

\left[\mathrm{Co}\left(\mathrm{NH}_3\right)_3 \mathrm{Cl}_3\right] has two geometrical isomers but both are optically inactive due to plane of symmetry. cis- [Co(en)2Cl2]Cl\left[\mathrm{Co}(e n)_2 \mathrm{Cl}_2\right] \mathrm{Cl} is optically active. Which one of the following complexes shows optical isomerism?
Non -superimposable mirror images trans- [Co(en)2Cl2]Cl\left[\mathrm{Co}(e n)_2 \mathrm{Cl}_2\right] \mathrm{Cl} is optically inactive due to plane of symmetry. [Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl\left[\mathrm{Co}\left(\mathrm{NH}_3\right)_4 \mathrm{Cl}_2\right] \mathrm{Cl} has two geometrical isomers but both are optically inactive due to plane of symmetry.
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