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Question
A complex of the type \[\ce{[M(AA)2X2]^{n+}}\] is known to be optically active. What does this indicate about the structure of the complex? Give one example of such complex.
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Solution
An optically active \[\ce{[M(AA)2X2]^{n+}}\] indicates civ-octahedral structure e.g. \[\ce{cis-[Pt(en)2Cl2]^{2+}}\] or \[\ce{cis-[Cr(en)2Cl2]^+}\]
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