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[Co(NH₃)₅Cl]²⁺ Chloropentaamminecobalt(III) (N atoms shown)

Octahedral, one Cl · point group C_4v · order 8

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Point group: C_4v — A C₄ rotation axis and 4 vertical mirror planes that contain it.
Order: 8
Operations: E, 2C₄, C₂, 2σᵥ, 2σd
Shape: Octahedral, one Cl
Atoms: 7 (Co, Cl, N × 5)

Symmetry elements of [Co(NH₃)₅Cl]²⁺

C₄ — along Cl–Co–N
σᵥ (xz) — contains the axis and two N
σᵥ (yz) — contains the axis and the other two N
σd (1) — contains the axis, between N atoms
σd (2) — contains the axis, between N atoms

Structure

Co–Cl 2.29 Å, Co–N 1.97 Å
Cl trans to one NH₃
The purple "purpureo" salt of Werner

Chloropentaamminecobalt(III) (N atoms shown) ([Co(NH3)5Cl]2+) — C4v symmetry elements — Chloropentaamminecobalt(III) (N atoms shown): symmetry elements of the C_4v point group

Other C_4v molecules

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