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Given below are two statements:
Statement-I: $[Fe(ox)_3]^{3-}$ is chiral.
Statement-II: trans-$[Cr(H_2O)_2(ox)_2]^-$ is chiral.
(Given: $oxH_2$ = HOOC-COOH)
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Detailed Solution
S-I: $[Fe(ox)_3]^{3-}$ is of the type $[M(AA)_3]$, has no plane of symmetry and is optically active, so it is chiral - correct. S-II: trans-$[Cr(H_2O)_2(ox)_2]^-$ has a plane of symmetry (the two ox ligands in one plane, water molecules trans), so it is not optically active, i.e. not chiral - incorrect.