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C₄H₆ (s-trans) 1,3-Butadiene, s-trans
Planar zig-zag · point group C2h · order 4
- Point group
- C2h — A C2 rotation axis and a horizontal mirror plane perpendicular to it, which together give a centre of inversion.
- Order
- 4
- Operations
- E, C₂, i, σh
- Shape
- Planar zig-zag
- Atoms
- 10 (C × 4, H × 6)
Symmetry elements of C₄H₆ (s-trans)
- C₂ — perpendicular to the plane, through the midpoint of the central C–C bond
- i — centre of inversion
- σh — the plane of the molecule
Structure
- C=C 1.34 Å, C–C 1.47 Å
- C=C–C 124°
- The stable planar conformation
