Symmetry Pages

Molecular examples for point groups

Symmetry Pages

Shown here are examples of molecules that possess some of the more common point group symmetries. The images can be animated by pointing at them.

CH2Cl2F2
CH2Cl2F2:
Ci
  H2O2
  H2O2:
C2
  H2O NH3 SF5Cl   HCN
  H2O:
C2v 		NH3:
C3v 		SF5Cl:
C4v 		  HCN:
C∞v
CH2ClF Dibenzpentalene B(CO)3
CH2ClF:
C1h 		C16H10:
C2h 		B(OH)3:
C3h
  C3H4 C2H6 S8 Fe(C5H5)2 Cr(C6H6)2  
  C3H4:
D2d 		C2H6:
D3d 		S8:
D4d 		Fe(C5H5)2:
D5d 		Cr(C6H6)2:
D6d 		 
  C2H4 C2H6 PdCl4 Fe(C5H5)2 C6H6 H2
  C2H4:
D2h 		C2H6:
D3h 		[PdCl4]2-:
D4h 		Fe(C5H5)2:
D5h 		C6H6:
D6h 		H2:
D∞h
  C60Br24 CH4 SF4 CH4  
  C60Br24:
Th 		CH4:
Td 		SF6:
Oh 		C60:
Ih 		 

Colour code
Hydrogen Boron Carbon Nitrogen Fluorine Oxygen Sulphur Chlorine Chromium Iron Bromine Palladium
Hydrogen
(H) 		Boron
(B) 		Carbon
(C) 		Nitrogen
(N) 		Fluorine
(F) 		Oxygen
(O) 		Sulphur
(S) 		Chlorine
(Cl) 		Chromium
(Cr) 		Iron
(Fe) 		Bromine
(Br) 		Palladium
(Pd)

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