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CH₂Cl₂ Dichloromethane
Tetrahedral (two H, two Cl) · point group C2v · order 4
- Point group
- C2v — A C2 rotation axis and 2 vertical mirror planes that contain it.
- Order
- 4
- Operations
- E, C₂, σᵥ(xz), σᵥ′(yz)
- Shape
- Tetrahedral (two H, two Cl)
- Atoms
- 5 (C, Cl × 2, H × 2)
Symmetry elements of CH₂Cl₂
- C₂ — bisects both the Cl–C–Cl and the H–C–H angle
- σᵥ (xz) — contains C and both Cl atoms
- σᵥ′ (yz) — contains C and both H atoms
Structure
- C–Cl 1.772 Å, C–H 1.087 Å
- Cl–C–Cl 112.0°, H–C–H 112.0°
- No lone pair on C
