Q85 · CSIR NET Chemistry, December 2017

Paper: CSIR NET December 2017 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Inorganic Spectroscopy · Topic: Magnetic Measurements · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

In the ${}^{31}\mathrm{P}\{{}^{1}\mathrm{H}\}$ NMR spectrum of a diamagnetic complex mer-$\mathrm{[M(PR_3)_3Cl_3]}$ (M=transition metal, I=0) expected number of resonance(s) is
(a)Three
(b)One
(c)Two
(d)Six
Answer
Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
mer-[M(PR₃)₃Cl₃]: two equivalent trans P and one unique P — two resonances (doublet and triplet) (c).

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