Although the cis configuration is known for [Pt(en)Cl2], no trans form is known. (a) Explain why the

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Although the cis configuration is known for [Pt(en)Cl2], no trans form is known.
(a) Explain why the trans compound is not possible.
(b) Would NH2CH2CH2CH2CH2NH2 be more likely than en (NH2CH2CH2NH2) to form the trans compound? Explain.
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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