-ate in naming
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Re: -ate in naming
You don't add -ate when naming. When anions end with -ate, you change the ending from -ate to -ato to name the complex (sulfate->sulfato).
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Re: -ate in naming
If it's a coordination compound that overall is neutral, but the complex is negative you add -ate to the end. More specifically, you replace the ending of the metal name with -ate.
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Re: -ate in naming
After naming the ligands, name the central metal. If the complex ion is an anion, the name of the transition metal ends with the suffix "-ate." If the complex ion is a cation, the metal is named same as the element.
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Re: -ate in naming
Thank you so much I thought it was only based on the overall charge of the compound !
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Re: -ate in naming
You give the central transition metal an -ate ending when it is the anion of the coordination compound.
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Re: -ate in naming
For example [Ni(CN)5]3- has a negative overall charge so you would add -ate to the end of nickel.
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