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IUPAC name of [Pt(NH3)3(Br)(NO2)Cl]Cl is

  1. Triamminechlorobromonitroplatinum (IV) chloride
  2. Triamminebromonitrochloroplatinum (IV) chloride
  3. Triamminebromochloronitroplatinum (IV) chloride
  4. Triamminechlorobromonitroplatinum (IV) chloride

Correct answer: Triamminebromonitrochloroplatinum (IV) chloride

Solution

The ligands are named in alphabetical order: ammine (NH3), bromo (Br), chloro (Cl), and nitro (NO2). The oxidation state of platinum is +4, and the counter ion is chloride. Thus, the correct IUPAC name is Triamminebromonitrochloroplatinum (IV) chloride.

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