Q73 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2011
Paper: CSIR-NET June 2011 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Coordination Chemistry · Topic: Coordination Chemistry – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
The number of possible isomers for $\left[\mathrm{Ru}(\mathrm{bpy})_{2} \mathrm{Cl}_{2}\right]$ is ( $\mathrm{bpy}=2,2$ '- bipyridine) 
d-cis-form
d-cis-form(a)2
(b)3
(c)4
(d)5
Answer
Answer: B ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
trans plus Δ/Λ cis — three isomers (b).
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