The correct IUPAC name of is: (en = ethane-1,2-diamine)

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The correct IUPAC name of  is: (en = ethane-1,2-diamine)

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Strategy:
 When a ligand's name contains a numerical prefix (like ethane-1,2-diamine), use the prefixes bis, tris, tetrakis to denote the number of such ligands.

Step 1: Analyze 
Ligands:
-  (2): dichlorido
- en (2): bis(ethane-1,2-diamine)
Alphabetical order: chlorido vs ethane.

Step 2: Oxidation State
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Step 3: Name
Dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)cobalt(III) chloride.

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