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- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: C
- Identify coordination number and geometry for each complex
To have a trans-isomer, the complex must have a geometry where two identical ligands can be placed opposite to each other.
- In square planar complexes: cis/trans is possible.
- In octahedral complexes: cis/trans is possible in suitable cases.
- In tetrahedral complexes: trans-isomerism is not possible.
- Also, chelating ligands may force adjacent positions, affecting possibility of trans arrangement.
- Check each option
Option A:
- is bidentate, so occupies coordination sites.
- is also bidentate, occupying coordination sites.
- Total coordination number , so geometry is octahedral.
Now all three ligands are bidentate. Such a complex is of the type in octahedral geometry.
A bidentate ligand must occupy adjacent (cis) positions. Hence the two donor atoms of must be adjacent, and similarly for each .
In this arrangement, a usual cis/trans description does not arise. Instead, such complexes generally show optical isomerism (), not trans-isomerism.
So, Option A cannot have a trans-isomer.
Option B:
- Pt in such complexes is typically square planar with coordination number .
- is bidentate and occupies two adjacent positions in a square plane.
- The remaining two positions are occupied by the two ligands.
Since must bind adjacent positions, the two chlorides are forced to occupy the remaining two adjacent positions as well.
Thus only the cis arrangement is possible; trans is not possible.
So, Option B cannot have a trans-isomer.
Option C:
- Here there are two ligands and two ligands.
- Total coordination number , so geometry is octahedral.
This is of the form in octahedral geometry.
For such complexes, the two identical monodentate ligands () can be:
- adjacent cis
- opposite trans
Therefore, trans-isomerism is possible.
So, Option C can have a trans-isomer.
Option D:
- Zn(II) with coordination number commonly forms tetrahedral complexes.
- In tetrahedral geometry, cis/trans isomerism does not exist.
So, Option D cannot have a trans-isomer.
- Conclusion
Only Option C can show trans-isomerism.
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