7th Edition 9C. 1
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7th Edition 9C. 1
On question 1a, the name of the coordination compound of [Fe(CN)6]4- is hexacyanoferrate (II) ion. How come the CN is denoted as cyano instead of cyanido in the name of the compound? Thanks!
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Re: 7th Edition 9C. 1
They're essentially the same thing. Cyano is just the older naming convention and cyanido is the newer name agreed on by the IUPAC. I think you can use either one and be correct since the book said the old names are still heavily in use.
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Re: 7th Edition 9C. 1
I think Lavelle taught us in class to use chloro, fluoro, etc so I think using cyano should be fine
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Re: 7th Edition 9C. 1
Ryan Danis 1K wrote:On question 1a, the name of the coordination compound of [Fe(CN)6]4- is hexacyanoferrate (II) ion. How come the CN is denoted as cyano instead of cyanido in the name of the compound? Thanks!
Lavelle said we add an -o for the anions when we name in class.
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