cyano v. cyanido
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cyano v. cyanido
When would you use the -o ending versus the -ido ending when naming ligands? In the practice problems I saw both of them in different examples in the case of the cyanide molecule and cannot tell when to use one or the other.
Re: cyano v. cyanido
Both are valid, cyanido is in correspondence with new IUPAC naming conventions. Textbook uses this new convention, but in lecture Dr. Lavelle has used the old system. I guess whichever you choose to use, stay consistent with it.
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Re: cyano v. cyanido
cyano and cynanido essentially mean the same thing; I believe Lavelle accepts both on his tests, but uses the cyano. For more information refer to the Coordination Compounds pdf on his Chem 14A website.
Re: cyano v. cyanido
Both terms will be accepted on the final as they are simply different naming conventions as previously mentioned. Cyanido being the newer convention.
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Re: cyano v. cyanido
With respect to that specific example it doesn't matter whether you use cyano or cyanido.
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