Answer the following about the coordination compound.
Write the IUPAC name of $[\text{Co}(\text{en})_2\text{Cl}_2]^+$ ion and draw the structures of its geometrical isomers.
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AI| IUPAC name | dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)cobalt(III) ion |
| Isomerism | geometrical: 2, optical: yes |
Worked out by the server: 2 geometrical isomer(s): trans, cis; optical isomers: yes
IUPAC name: dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)cobalt(III) ion.
It shows two geometrical isomers: cis (the two Cl on adjacent positions, which is also optically active) and trans (the two Cl on opposite positions).