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Optical isomerism occurs in chiral complexes. [Co(en)3]3+ (octahedral, with 3 bidentate en ligands) lacks a plane of symmetry, forming non-superimposable mirror images (d and l).
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 5: Coordination Compounds > Topic: Isomerism - Optical Isomerism and Linkage Ionisation Solvate
[Co(en)2(H₂O)Cl]2+ (octahedral) with 2 bidentate en, 1 H₂O, and 1 Cl− forms a chiral complex without symmetry.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 5: Coordination Compounds > Topic: Isomerism - Optical Isomerism and Linkage Ionisation Solvate
[Fe(en)2Cl₂]+ (octahedral) with 2 bidentate en and 2 Cl− can form a cis isomer that is chiral, lacking symmetry.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 5: Coordination Compounds > Topic: Isomerism - Optical Isomerism and Linkage Ionisation Solvate
[Co(en)2Cl₂]+ (octahedral) can form a trans isomer (symmetric) and a cis isomer (chiral, non-superimposable), showing optical isomerism.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 5: Coordination Compounds > Topic: Isomerism - Optical Isomerism and Linkage Ionisation Solvate
[Cr(en)2(H₂O)2]3+ cis isomer is chiral.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 5: Coordination Compounds > Topic: Isomerism - Optical Isomerism and Linkage Ionisation Solvate
[Co(en)3]3+ (octahedral) with 3 bidentate en ligands lacks symmetry, forming non-superimposable mirror images (enantiomers).
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 5: Coordination Compounds > Topic: Isomerism - Geometrical Isomerism in Coordination Compounds
