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Find the no of optically active isomers of the compound [Co(en)2Cl2], where en is ethylene diamine

Find the no of optically active isomers of the compound [Co(en)2Cl2], where en is ethylene diamine

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Rajat
213 Points
5 years ago
Total no of geometric isomer of Co
Rajat
213 Points
5 years ago
it passes to geometrical isomers the trans isomer has the Cl groups opposite to each other and is optically inactive where as the cis isomer is optically active.
Thus number of Total isomer = 3
Number of optically active isomers equal to 2×1 = 2

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