Symmetry Lab › C2 › 1,2-Dichloroethane, gauche
ClCH₂CH₂Cl (gauche) 1,2-Dichloroethane, gauche
Staggered, Cl–C–C–Cl 60° · point group C2 · order 2
- Point group
- C2 — One C2 rotation axis and no mirror plane or centre of inversion. Molecules in this group are chiral.
- Order
- 2
- Operations
- E, C₂
- Shape
- Staggered, Cl–C–C–Cl 60°
- Atoms
- 8 (C × 2, Cl × 2, H × 4)
Symmetry elements of ClCH₂CH₂Cl (gauche)
- C₂ — through the midpoint of C–C, bisecting the Cl–C–C–Cl angle
Structure
- C–C 1.53 Å, C–Cl 1.79 Å
- Cl–C–C–Cl dihedral 60°
- The anti conformer (dihedral 180°) is C2h
