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CHCl₃ Chloroform

Tetrahedral (one H, three Cl) · point group C_3v · order 6

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Point group: C_3v — A C₃ rotation axis and 3 vertical mirror planes that contain it.
Order: 6
Operations: E, 2C₃, 3σᵥ
Shape: Tetrahedral (one H, three Cl)
Atoms: 5 (C, Cl × 3, H)

Symmetry elements of CHCl₃

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 1.758 Å, C–H 1.100 Å
Cl–C–Cl 111.3°
No lone pair on C

Chloroform (CHCl3) — C3v symmetry elements — Chloroform: symmetry elements of the C_3v point group

Other C_3v molecules

NH₃Ammonia AsH₃Arsine BrO₃⁻Bromate ion ClO₃⁻Chlorate ion IO₃⁻Iodate ion NCl₃Nitrogen trichloride NF₃Nitrogen trifluoride PH₃Phosphine PCl₃Phosphorus trichloride PF₃Phosphorus trifluoride SO₃²⁻Sulfite ion XeO₃Xenon trioxide

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