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H₂S₂ Hydrogen disulfide

Open book (skew), like H₂O₂ · 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
Open book (skew), like H₂O₂
Atoms
4 (S × 2, H × 2)

Symmetry elements of H₂S₂

  • C₂ — through the midpoint of S–S, bisecting the dihedral angle

Structure

  • S–S 2.055 Å, S–H 1.34 Å
  • Dihedral 90.6°
  • One C₂ axis and nothing else
Hydrogen disulfide (H2S2) — C2 symmetry elements
Hydrogen disulfide: symmetry elements of the C2 point group

Other C2 molecules

H₂O₂Hydrogen peroxideN₂H₄Hydrazine (gauche)ClCH₂CH₂Cl (gauche)1,2-Dichloroethane, gauche

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