Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
For the given set of ethylenediamine complexes, the chiral and achiral complexes are to be identified.
Concept Introduction:
Coordination compounds: The compounds having coordination covalent bonds which form when metal ions react with polar molecules or anions.
Chirality:
Objects having non-superimposable mirror image relationship that is, it does not contain plane of symmetry are referred as chiral.
Symmetry operation (Plane of symmetry):
It is an operation that gives an object looking the same after it has been carried out.
(b)
Interpretation:
The enantiomer for chiral complex should be identified.
(c)
Interpretation:
From the given set of complexes if any of chiral complexes are enantiomers of one another should be identified.
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