Question 25.3: Naming Coordination Compounds Name the following compound: [...
Naming Coordination Compounds
Name the following compound: [Cr(H_2O)_5Cl]Cl_2.
| Naming Coordination Compounds | |
| Identify the cation and anion and first name the simple ion (i.e., not the complex one). | [Cr(H_2O)_5Cl]^{2+} is a complex cation.
Cl^- is chloride. |
| Give each ligand a name and list them in alphabetical order. | H_2O is aqua.
Cl^- is chloro. |
| Name the metal ion. | Cr^{3+} is chromium(III). |
| Name the complex ion by adding prefixes to indicate the number of each ligand followed by the name of each ligand followed by the name of the metal ion. | [Cr(H_2O)_5Cl]^{2+} is pentaaquachlorochromium(III). |
| Name the compound by writing the name of the cation before the anion. The only space is between ion names. | [Cr(H_2O)_5Cl]Cl_2 is pentaaquachlorochromium(III) chloride. |
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