CHE 002C Isomers

Iron

Ferrate

Copper

Cuperate

Tin

Stannate

Silver

Argentate

Lead

Plumbate

Gold

Aurate

H2O (water)

Aqua (Neutral)

NH3

Ammine (Neutral)

CO

Carbonyl (Neutral)

CH3NH2

Methylamine (Neutral)

C5H5N

Pyradine (Neutral)

F-

Fluoro (Anion)

Cl-

Chloro (Anion)

I-

Iodo (Anion)

Br-

Bromo (Anion)

O(2-)

Oxo (Anion)

OH-

Hydroxo (Anion)

CN-

Cyano (Anion)

SO4(2-)

Sulfato (Anion)

S2O3(2-)

Thiosulfato (Anion)

NO2(-)

Nitroto-N- (Anion)

ONO-

Nitroto-O- (Anion)

SCN-

Thyiocyanato-S- (Anion)

NCS-

Thiocyanato-N- (Anion)

en

Ethylenediamine(2-), Bidentate

ox

Oxalate Ion (C2O4(2-)), Bidentate

acac

Acetylacetonate ion (2-), Bidentate

trans

same axis (across)

cis

different axis (together)

mer

meridian

fac

facial

Ionization Isomer

ligand and counter ion switch places (Structural)

Coordination isomer

ligands and counter ions are the same metal switches (Structural)

Linkage Isomer

different order of bonds (Structural)

Geometric Isomer

different points of an axis (Stereo)

Optical Isomer

mirror images of the same molecule (Stereo)