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CHFClBr Bromochlorofluoromethane

Tetrahedral (four different groups) · point group C1 · order 1

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Point group
C1 — No symmetry element other than the identity. A C1 molecule is chiral.
Order
1
Operations
E
Shape
Tetrahedral (four different groups)
Atoms
5 (C, H, F, Cl, Br)

Structure

  • C–H 1.09, C–F 1.35, C–Cl 1.77, C–Br 1.93 Å
  • Roughly tetrahedral angles
  • A chiral molecule: the mirror image cannot be superimposed
Bromochlorofluoromethane (CHFClBr) — C1 symmetry elements
Bromochlorofluoromethane: symmetry elements of the C1 point group

Other C1 molecules

SOClBrThionyl bromide chlorideCH₃CHBrCl1-Bromo-1-chloroethane

Open in the 3D lab →  ·  All C1 molecules  ·  All point groups