Why is [Pt(py) 4 ][PtCl 4 ] calledtetrakis(pyridine)platinum(II) tetrachloroplatinate(II) and nottetrapyridineplatinum(II) tetrachloroplatinate(II)? I thought you use tetrakis
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Why is [Pt(py)4][PtCl4] calledtetrakis(pyridine)platinum(II) tetrachloroplatinate(II) and nottetrapyridineplatinum(II) tetrachloroplatinate(II)?
I thought you use tetrakis for ligands that contain numericalprefixes. I don't understand how pyridine contain numericalprefixes.
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