Naming rules

[kiara chan]

I know that when the coordination sphere has a negative charge, I would end the transition metal with an "ate", but if it has a neutral or positive charge, do I need to add anything or do I leave the transition metal as is?
For example: [NiFBr(NH3)4]
would the answer be tetraamminebromofluoronickle(II) or tetraamminebromofluoronickl___(II)
Thank you!

[WendyN_L2]

You're correct the only rule when naming the transition metal is adding -ate if the overall charge of the coordination sphere is negative, if it is neutral or positive you do not need to change the name. Hope that helps

[Ruben Adamov 1E]

If the complex is neutral or positive a suffix is not needed, so you can just write the normal name for that transitional metal.

[Joelle Tran 1K]

When it is a cation or neutral, you do not need to add -ate to the name. You only add -ate when the overall charge of the compound is negative.

[butteredbread]

if the compound has no charge or a positive charge you don't have to add anything at the end of the metal!

[Alessandra Marotta 3L]

Yes, if the coordination sphere is neutral or positive, you don't need to add any suffix to the metal. You only need to add -ate if the coordination sphere charge is negative.

[Gavin Trent 2F]

You only need to add -ate if the overall charge of the complex is negative. Neutral and positive make no difference.

[QUEP 2F]

Hi!

You are correct—you only need to add the -ate suffix if the overall charge of the coordination sphere is negative. If it is neutral or positive, there is no need to change the name.

[Shreya Arcot 3K]

No suffix is needed when the coordination sphere has a neutral or positive charge.

[Rio Gagnon 1G]

If the transition metal is positive or neutral, no change in the ending is necessary.

[205819952]

When the coordination sphere contains a neutral or positive charge, no suffix is required.

[Benjamin Nguyen 1J]

If the coordination compound is neutral or positive, you can just name it regularly.

[Jack Amos 2I]

I'm not sure if it's typically implied, but whenever the textbook names a coordination complex with a positive or negative charge, it indicates that it is an ion by adding "ion" after the name of the complex. For example:

= hexacyanoferrate(II) "ion"