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COMEDK · Chemistry · 24. Coordination Compounds

Choose the coordination compound which does not exhibit Optical activity.

  1. A \(\left[\mathrm{Co}(\mathrm{en})_3\right]^{3+}\)
  2. B cis \(-\left[\mathrm{CoCl}_2(\mathrm{en})_2\right]^{+}\)
  3. C cis \(-\left[\mathrm{PtCl}_2(\mathrm{en})_2\right]^{2+}\)
  4. D trans \(-\left[\mathrm{CoCl}_2(\mathrm{en})_2\right]^{+}\)
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(D) trans \(-\left[\mathrm{CoCl}_2(\mathrm{en})_2\right]^{+}\)

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Optical activity in coordination compounds requires the absence of a plane of symmetry and a center of inversion. The complex \(\left[\mathrm{Co}(\mathrm{en})_3\right]^{3+}\) is a tris-chelated octahedral complex which lacks both a plane of symmetry and a center of inversion,…
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