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A complex whose IUPAC name is not correctly written is :

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a

ComplexName
[CoCl2(H2O)4]Cl.2H2OTetraaquadichlorocobalt (III)chloride-2-water

b

ComplexName
Cr(C6H6)2Bis(η6 -benzene)chromium(0)

c

ComplexName
[Zn(NCS)4 ]2-Tetrathiocyanato-N-zincate (II) ion

d

ComplexName
Fe(σ - C5H5)2Bis(η5 -cyclopentadienyl)iron(0)

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The IUPAC name of the complex Fe(σ−C5​H5​)2​ is Bis(η1-cyclopentadienyl)iron(0) and not Bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)iron(0).
this is because the ligand is attached to metal through sigma bond only. Thus option 1 is incorrectly named.
The IUPAC name of the complex Cr(C6​H6​)2​ is Bis(η5-benzene)chromium(0). In this complex, the ligand is attached to metal ion through pi bonds.
Thus option 2 is correctly named.
The IUPAC name of the compound [CoCl​2(H2​O)4​]Cl.2H2​O is tetraaquadichlorocobalt(III)chloride-2-water.
The prefix tetra indicates four ligands and the prefix di indicates two ligands. The ligands are named in alphabetical order.
Thus option 3 is correctly named.
The IUPAC name of the complex [Zn(NCS)4​]2− is tetrathiocyanato-N-zincate(II)ion.
Here N represents the linkage through N atom of thiocyanato group.The prefix tetra indicates four ligands. For complex anion, the name of the zinc is written as zincate.
Thus option 4 is correctly named

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