Write the IUPAC name for the coordination compound: $[Cr(NH_3)_3(H_2O)_3]Cl_3$ |
triamminetriaquachromium (III) chloride triaquatriamminechromium (III) chloride tris(amminetriaqua) chromium (III) chloride triammine-tris(aqua) chromium (III) chloride |
triamminetriaquachromium (III) chloride |
The correct answer is Option (1) → triamminetriaquachromium (III) chloride 1. Ligands: ''ammine'' $(NH_3)$ and ''aqua'' $(H_2O)$. Both are neutral. 2. Count & Alphabetize: 3 ammine, 3 aqua. ''ammine'' comes before ''aqua''. ⇒ triammine, triaqua. 3. Metal: Chromium (Cr). 4. Oxidation State: $\text{NH}_3(0)+\text{H}_2\text{O}(0)+\text{Cr}(x)=+3$ (due to $\text{3Cl}^{-}$ counterions) ⇒ x=+3 (Chromium(III)). 5. Counter-ion: Chloride. Final Name: triammine-triaqua-chromium(III) chloride. |