Question
Which one of the following has largest number of isomers?
A.
$${\left[ {Ir{{\left( {P{R_3}} \right)}_2}H\left( {CO} \right)} \right]^{2 + }}$$
B.
$${\left[ {Co{{\left( {N{H_3}} \right)}_5}Cl} \right]^{2 + }}$$
C.
$${\left[ {Ru{{\left( {N{H_3}} \right)}_4}C{l_2}} \right]^ + }$$
D.
$${\left[ {Co{{\left( {en} \right)}_2}C{l_2}} \right]^ + }\,\left( {{\text{R = alkyl}}\,{\text{group,}}\,{\text{en = ethylenediamine}}} \right)$$
Answer :
$${\left[ {Co{{\left( {en} \right)}_2}C{l_2}} \right]^ + }\,\left( {{\text{R = alkyl}}\,{\text{group,}}\,{\text{en = ethylenediamine}}} \right)$$
Solution :
Isomers
$$\mathop {{{\left[ {Ru{{\left( {N{H_3}} \right)}_4}C{l_2}} \right]}^ + }}\limits_{{\text{cis}}\,\,{\text{and}}\,{\text{trans}}} ,\mathop {{{\left[ {Co{{\left( {N{H_3}} \right)}_5}Cl} \right]}^{2 + }}}\limits_{{\text{none}}} ,$$
$$\mathop {{{\left[ {Ir{{\left( {P{R_3}} \right)}_2}H\left( {CO} \right)} \right]}^{2 + }}}\limits_{{\text{cis}}\,\,{\text{and}}\,{\text{trans}}} ,$$ $$\mathop {{{\left[ {Co{{\left( {en} \right)}_2}C{l_2}} \right]}^ + }}\limits_{{\text{cis}}\,\,{\text{and}}\,{\text{trans and}}\,{\text{optical}}\,{\text{isomers}}} $$