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HOCl Hypochlorous acid

Bent · point group Cs · order 2

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Point group
Cs — A single mirror plane and nothing else.
Order
2
Operations
E, σ
Shape
Bent
Atoms
3 (O, Cl, H)

Symmetry elements of HOCl

  • σ — the plane of the molecule

Structure

  • O–Cl 1.69 Å, O–H 0.97 Å
  • H–O–Cl 103°
  • Two lone pairs on O
Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) — Cs symmetry elements
Hypochlorous acid: symmetry elements of the Cs point group

Other Cs molecules

NOClNitrosyl chlorideNH₂ClChloramineHNO₂ (trans)Nitrous acid, transSOCl₂Thionyl chlorideHCOOHFormic acidCH₂=CBrCl1-Bromo-1-chloroetheneCH₃OHMethanolCH₂=CHClVinyl chlorideCH₃CHOAcetaldehyde

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