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Predicting Whether a Complex Has Optical Isomers

Does either \({cis}\text-\left[\mathrm{Co}(\mathrm{en})_{2} \mathrm{Cl}_{2}\right]^{+}\) or \(trans \text{-}\mathrm {[Co(en)_2Cl_2]^-}\) have optical isomers?

Which of the following complexes has optical isomers?

(a) Tetrahedral \({\left[\mathrm{CdBr}_{2} \mathrm{Cl}_{2}\right]^{2-}}\),

(b) Octahedral \({\left[\mathrm{CoCl}_{4}(\mathrm{en})\right]^{2-}}\),

(c) Octahedral \({\left[\mathrm{Co}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\right)_{4} \mathrm{Cl}_{2}\right]^{2+}}\),

(d) Tetrahedral \({\left[\mathrm{Co}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\right) \mathrm{BrClI}\right]^{-}}\).

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

cis-[Co(en)_{2}Cl_{2}]^+

trans-[Co(en)_{2}Cl_{2}]^-

[CdBr_{2}Cl_{2}]^{2-}

[CoCl_{4}(en)]^{2-}

[Co(NH_{3})_{4}Cl_{2}]^{2+}

[Co(NH_{3})BrClI]^-

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