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The IUPAC name of [Pt(NH3)2Cl(NH2CH3)]Cl is:

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Question

The IUPAC name of [Pt(NH3)2Cl(NH2CH3)]Cl[\mathrm{Pt(NH_3)_2Cl(NH_2CH_3)}]\mathrm{Cl} is:

Options
  1. a

    Diamminechlorido(methanamine)platinum(II) chloride

  2. b

    Diammine(methanamine)chloridoplatinum(II) chloride

  3. c

    Diamminechlorido(aminomethane)platinum(II) chloride

  4. d

    Bisammine(methanamine)chloridoplatinum(II) chloride

Correct Answera

Diamminechlorido(methanamine)platinum(II) chloride

Detailed Solution

🧠 Three Ligands, Three Letters: A, C, M

Cation-naming questions are alphabetical-ordering puzzles. Strip multipliers, sort ligand names by first letter, then re-attach multipliers and metal block.

For [Pt(NH3)2Cl(NH2CH3)]+[\mathrm{Pt(NH_3)_2Cl(NH_2CH_3)}]^+:

  • NH3\mathrm{NH_3}ammine
  • Cl\mathrm{Cl^-}chlorido
  • NH2CH3\mathrm{NH_2CH_3}methanamine

Alphabetical: a → c → m. So: ammine, chlorido, methanamine — in that order.

🗺️ Wire Up the Full Name

Multipliers.

  • 2 × ammine → "diammine".
  • 1 × chlorido → "chlorido".
  • 1 × methanamine → "(methanamine)" (composite ligand, parentheses for clarity).

Oxidation state of Pt. x+2(0)+(1)+0=+1x=+2x + 2(0) + (-1) + 0 = +1 \Rightarrow x = +2. So Pt(II).

Counter-ion. Outer Cl\mathrm{Cl^-} → chloride (named after the complex cation, separated by a space).

Stitch: diamminechlorido(methanamine)platinum(II) chloride.

The "Multiplier-Free Sort"

Always sort ligands by the alphabetised stem, ignoring di/tri/tetra prefixes. "Diammine" and "ammine" both alphabetise under 'a'. This rule is what places "diammine" before "chlorido" here even though 'd' > 'c' — the 'di' is invisible to the sort.

⚠️ "Bisammine" Is Always Wrong

Option (4) writes "bisammine". Bis- is reserved for complex ligand names (those containing prefixes themselves, like "bis(ethylenediamine)"). Ammonia is a simple ligand — always "diammine", never "bisammine".

Answer: (1) diamminechlorido(methanamine)platinum(II) chloride\boxed{\text{Answer: (1) diamminechlorido(methanamine)platinum(II) chloride}}

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