Nomenclature of

Coordination Complexes
1. Name the following complex ions / coordination
compounds.
1a. [Ni(NH3)6]2+ 1i. [Pt(en)2]2+
1b. [AlF6]3- 1j. [Co(NH3)4(NO2)Cl]+
1c. [Cu(CN)4]3- 1k. [Co(NH3)5Br]SO4
1d. [Cr(NH3)3Br3] 1l. [Co(NH3)5SO4]Br
1e. [Fe(ox)3]3- 1m. [Cr(NH3)6][Co(CN)6]
1f. [Ag(NH3)2]+ 1n. Na3[Co(NO2)6]
1g. [Fe(H2O)6]3+ 1o. [Co(en)3]Cl3
1h. [CuCl4]2-

2. Write formulas for the following:

a. dicyanoargentate (I) ion
b. tetrachlorodiamminenickelate (II) ion
c. hexachloroplatinate (IV) ion
d. sodium tetrachlorocuprate (II)
e. potassium hexacyanoferrate (II)
f. bis(ethylenediamine) copper (II) ion
g. tetraaquadihydroxoaluminum (III) chloride
h. amminechlorobis(ethylenediamine) chromium (III)
sulfate
i. tetraaminediaquachromium (II) sulfate
j. sodium hexafluoroaluminate (III)
k. potassium tetrachanonickelate (II)
l. dichlorobis(ethylenediamine) chloride
3. Name the following:
a. [Au(CN)2]- f. [Cr(NH3)4(OH)2]Br
b. [Zn(NH3)4]I2 g. K3[Co(NO2)6]
c. [Co(NH3)2(NO2)4]- h. [Fe(H2O)2(en)2]2+
d. [Cr(H2O)(en)2OH]+ i. [Pt(en)2Cl2]SO4
e. [Pt(en)(ONO)Cl] j. [Ni(CN)4I]3-

4. Write formulas for the following:

a. tetraamminenickel (II) perchlorate
b. chlorobis(ethylenediamine)thiocyanatocobalt (III)
tetrachlorocadmate (II)
c. bis(ethylenediamine) sulfatoiron (II)
d. pentaammineazidocobalt (III) sulfate
e. sodium hexanitritocobaltate (III)
 Nomenclature Answers
1. a. hexaamminenickel (II) ion
b. hexafluoroaluminate (III) ion
c. tetracyanocuprate (I) ion
d. triamminetribromochromium (III)
e. tris(oxalato) ferrate (III) ion
f. diamminesilver (I) ion
g. hexaaquairon (III) ion
h. tetrachlorocuprate (II) ion
i. bis(ethylenediamine) platinum (II)
j. tetraamminechloronitrocobalt (III) ion
k. pentaamminebromocobalt (III) sulfate
l. pentaamminesulfatocobalt (III) bromide
m. hexaamminechromium (III) heaxacyanocobaltate (III)
n. sodium hexanitrocobaltate (III)
o. tris(ethylenediamine) cobalt (III) chloride

g. [Al(H2O)4(OH)2]Cl
2. a. [Ag(CN)2]- h. [Cr(en)2(NH3)Cl]SO4
b. [Ni(NH3)2Cl4]2- i. [Cr(H2O)2(NH3)4]SO4
c. [PtCl6]2- j. Na3[AlF6]
d. Na2[CuCl4] k. K2[Ni(CN)4]
e. K4[Fe(CN)6] l. [Co(en)2Cl2]Cl
f. [Cu(en)2]2+
3. a. dicyanoaurate (I) ion
b. tetraamminezinc (II) iodide
c. diamminetetranitrocobaltate (III) ion
d. aquabis(ethylenediamine) hydroxochromium (II)
ion
e. chloro(ethylenediamine)nitritoplatinum (II)
f. tetraamminedihydroxochromium (III) bromide
g. potassium hexanitrocobaltate (III)
h. diaquabis(ethylenediamine) iron (II) ion
i. dichlorobis(ethylenediamine) platinum (IV) sulfate
j. tetracyaniodonickelate (II) ion

4. a. [Ni(NH3)4](ClO4)2
b. [CoCl(en)2(SCN)]2[CdCl4]
c. [Fe(en)2SO4]
d. [Co(NH3)5N3]SO4
e. Na3[Co(ONO)6]