we ~~ [Cu(NHs)4]* Tetraamminecopper(Il) ion Note that the names of negative ligands end in the letter -0. Metal complexes are named by placing the name of the ligand before the name of the metal atom to which it is attached. The first part of the name of this complex, tetraammine gives the number and the name of the ligand present. The oxidation state of copper is +2. Thus this complex is called tetraamminecopper(|) ion. CN ae oT — SN ——- HN, _— a i SS! a ™., oe ™,. N a —S [Fe(CN)6]>~ [CrClz(NHs)4]* Hexacyanoferrate(IIl) ion TetraamminedichlorochromiumiIl) ion This is a negative complex ion. The name of the ligand is cyano. There are six cyano ligands present. The oxidation state of iron is +3. The name of a negative complex ends in -ate. Hence the name of this complex is, hexacvanoferrateitll) ion, This is a mixed-ligand complex ion. The names of the ligands are chloro and ammine. The oxidation state of, chromium is +3, The names of the ligands are arranged in alphabetical order. Thus the name of this complex is tetraamminedichlorochromium(Ill) ion.a oN AT [oocttenlt Dichlorobis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(Im) ion ‘The names of the ligands are ethylenediamine and chloro. The oxidation state of cobalt is +3. For ethylenediamine, the prefix ‘bis’ fs used as ‘¢f' appears in the name of the ligand. Thus the name of the complex is dichlorobis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(ill) ion. a Rules for naming complex ions 1. The name of the ligand is written before the name of the metal. =\| pO 2. The prefixes mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa-, and so on are used to indicate the number of ligands. The prefixes bis-, tris-, and tetrakis- are used when the name of the ligand has di-, tri-, and so on. 3. The names of neutral ligands have no special endings. 4. The names of negative ligands end in the letter -o. 5. The names of the ligands are arranged in alphabetical order. 6. The oxidation state of the metal is indicated by a Roman numeral in parentheses after the name of the metal. 7. The names of negative complex ions end in -ate. ol yt Lifer ate NCL OLA | Lat 2nmine ot _tystoxe nicke: ay[CrCl(H20)s]** penta aqua J chioro chromium eres) eta = oe Oooo [CuBr.(en)2] Lidi_ bromo FR bis ethylenediamine Ji] copper_ J (|