Consider the Following Octahedral Complex Structures,each Involving Ethylene Diamine and Two

question 62

Multiple Choice

Consider the following octahedral complex structures,each involving ethylene diamine and two different,unidentate ligands X and Y.
Which,if any,of the following pairs are optical isomers?

• A)1 and 2
• B)1 and 3
• C)1 and 4
• D)3 and 4
• E)None of these choices is correct.

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