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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 - 5. Co-ordination chemistry

Octahedral complexes of copper \((II)\) undergo structural distortion (Jahn-Teller). Which one of the given copper \((II)\) complexes will show the maximum structural distortion? (en-ethylenediamine; \(H _{2} N - CH _{2}- CH _{2}- NH _{2}\) )

  1. A \([ Cu ( H _{2} O )_{6}] SO _{4}\)
  2. B \([ Cu ( en )( H _{2} O )_{4}] SO _{4}\)
  3. C cis- \([ Cu ( en )_{2} Cl _{2}]\)
  4. D trans- \([ Cu ( en )_{2} Cl _{2}]\)
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(A) \([ Cu ( H _{2} O )_{6}] SO _{4}\)

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There is unsymmetric filling of \(e_{g}\) subset of \(Cu ^{+2} \;ion\), while there is symmetrical distribution in \(t _{2 g }\) set, if the complex has same ligand there will be equal repulsion which leads to symmetrical bond length along \(t _{2 g }\) , but due to uneven…
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