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The compound also known as cis-platin, is used in chemotherapy. It also demonstrates how…
The compound $[\text{PtCl}_2(\text{NH}_3)_2]$ also known as cis-platin, is used in chemotherapy. It also demonstrates how coordination geometry impacts medical science.
(a) Write its IUPAC name and the type of isomerism it exhibits.
(b) What is the geometry of the compound?
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Official answer key| IUPAC name | diamminedichloridoplatinum(II) |
| Formula | [PtCl2(NH3)2] |
| Shape | square planar |
| Isomerism | geometrical: 2, optical: no |
(a) IUPAC name: diamminedichloridoplatinum(II). It shows geometrical isomerism (cis and trans forms).
(b) Geometry: square planar.
From ISC 2027 Specimen Chemistry Paper 1, question 20(i).
Check your working with the Coordination complex analyser: hybridisation, shape, magnetic moment, CFSE, isomers and the IUPAC name of a complex.