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CH₃Cl Chloromethane

Tetrahedral (three H, one 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 (three H, one Cl)
Atoms: 5 (C, H × 3, Cl)

Symmetry elements of CH₃Cl

C₃ — through C, perpendicular to the H₃ plane
σᵥ (1) — contains the C₃ axis and one C–H bond
σᵥ (2) — contains the C₃ axis and one C–H bond
σᵥ (3) — contains the C₃ axis and one C–H bond

Structure

C–H 1.090 Å, C–Cl 1.785 Å
H–C–H 110.8°
No lone pair on C

Chloromethane (CH3Cl) — C3v symmetry elements — Chloromethane: 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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