Symmetry Lab › C3v › 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
CH₃CCl₃ 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
CCl₃ group on a methyl · point group C3v · order 6
- Point group
- C3v — A C3 rotation axis and 3 vertical mirror planes that contain it.
- Order
- 6
- Operations
- E, 2C₃, 3σᵥ
- Shape
- CCl₃ group on a methyl
- Atoms
- 5 (C × 2, Cl × 3)
Symmetry elements of CH₃CCl₃
- C₃ — through C, perpendicular to the Cl₃ plane
- σᵥ (1) — contains the C₃ axis and one C–Cl bond
- σᵥ (2) — contains the C₃ axis and one C–Cl bond
- σᵥ (3) — contains the C₃ axis and one C–Cl bond
Structure
- C–Cl 1.77 Å, C–C 1.54 Å
- Cl–C–Cl 110°
- Methyl hydrogens left out
