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N₂H₄ Hydrazine (gauche)

Gauche · point group C2 · order 2

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Point group
C2 — One C2 rotation axis and no mirror plane or centre of inversion. Molecules in this group are chiral.
Order
2
Operations
E, C₂
Shape
Gauche
Atoms
6 (N × 2, H × 4)

Symmetry elements of N₂H₄

  • C₂ — through the midpoint of the N–N bond

Structure

  • N–N 1.45 Å, N–H 1.02 Å
  • H–N–N 112°
  • One lone pair on each N; they stay gauche to each other
Hydrazine (gauche) (N2H4) — C2 symmetry elements
Hydrazine (gauche): symmetry elements of the C2 point group

Other C2 molecules

H₂S₂Hydrogen disulfideH₂O₂Hydrogen peroxideClCH₂CH₂Cl (gauche)1,2-Dichloroethane, gauche

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