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Name of the ligand ‘oxalate’ in the IUPAC version changes to

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a

Oxalite

b

 Oxalide

c

 Oxalito 

d

  Oxalato
 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Oxalate ion is a bidentate ligand. It is an anion. While naming anions in coordination compounds, a suffix 'o' is added replacing 'e'.  

In the IUPAC form, "oxalate" becomes "oxalato." 

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