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MHT CET · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds

IUPAC name of the complex BaCuCI4 is

  1. A Barium tetrachlorocuprate (II)
  2. B Tetrachlorobariumcuprate (III)
  3. C Barium tetrachlorocuprate (III)
  4. D Tetrachlorobarium copper (II)
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(A) Barium tetrachlorocuprate (II)

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IUPAC name of the complex BaCuCl4 is barium tetrachlorocuprate (II). While naming a complex, the cation is named first and ligands are named in an alphabetical order before the name of the central atom or ion.