Paper: CSIR-NET June 2021 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Coordination Chemistry · Topic: Molecular Orbital Ligand Field · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
Consider an octahedral complex $\mathrm{Ma_2b_2cd}$, where $\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c}$, and d are monodentate ligands. The number of enantiomeric pairs for the complex is
(a)one
(b)two
(c)three
(d)four
Answer
Answer: B ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Ma₂b₂cd has six geometrical isomers, two of which are chiral — two enantiomeric pairs (b).