What are the conditions for the optical isomerism in coordination comp – InterviewSolution

1.	What are the conditions for the optical isomerism in coordination compounds?
Answer» Optical isomerism is exhibited by those coordination compounds which possess chirality. There should not be the presence of element of symmetry which makes the complex optically inactive. The mirror images of the complex molecule or ion must be non-superimposable with the molecule or ion. B

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