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According to IUPAC nomenclature, sodium nitroprusside is named as:

A

Sodium nitro ferricyanide

B

Sodium nitro ferrocyanide

C

Sodium pentacyanidonitrosyl ferrate(II)

D

Sodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate(III)

Step-by-Step Solution

The chemical formula of sodium nitroprusside is Na2[Fe(CN)5NO]Na_2[Fe(CN)_5NO]. In this complex, the NO ligand is present as the nitrosonium ion (NO+NO^+), and CNCN is the cyanide ion (CNCN^-). Let the oxidation state of Fe be xx. Charge on the coordination sphere [Fe(CN)5NO]2[Fe(CN)_5NO]^{2-} is 2-2. So, x+5(1)+(+1)=2    x4=2    x=+2x + 5(-1) + (+1) = -2 \implies x - 4 = -2 \implies x = +2. Therefore, the central iron atom is in the +2+2 oxidation state. According to IUPAC nomenclature rules, ligands are named in alphabetical order: five cyanido ligands ('pentacyanido') and one nitrosyl ligand ('nitrosyl'). The anionic complex ends with the suffix '-ate', making the central metal 'ferrate(II)'. Thus, the complete IUPAC name is Sodium pentacyanidonitrosyl ferrate(II).

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