Question

The ligands in anti-cancer drug cisplatin are

• A. $N{H}_3$ and Cl
• B. $N{H}_{3}and{H}_{2}O$
• C. Cl and $H_{2}O$
• D. NO and Cl

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$N{H}_3$ and Cl

cis− diamminedicloroplatinum(II) (cisplatin) is a widely used anticancer drug. Ligands in cisplatin are $N{H}_3$ and Cl.

Cisplatin is a diamminedichloroplatinum compound in which the two ammine ligands and two chloro ligands are oriented in a cis planar configuration around the central platinum ion.

$$Pt(N{H}_3{)}_{2}C{l}_2$$