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mer-[OsCl₃F₃]²⁻ mer-Trichlorotrifluoroosmate(IV)

Octahedral, meridional · point group C2v · order 4

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Point group
C2v — A C2 rotation axis and 2 vertical mirror planes that contain it.
Order
4
Operations
E, C₂, σᵥ, σᵥ′
Shape
Octahedral, meridional
Atoms
7 (Os, Cl × 3, F × 3)

Symmetry elements of mer-[OsCl₃F₃]²⁻

  • C₂ — along the Cl–Os–F line that lies in the mirror planes
  • σᵥ (xy) — the plane of the three Cl and one F
  • σᵥ′ (yz) — the plane of the three F and one Cl

Structure

  • Os–Cl 2.35 Å, Os–F 1.95 Å
  • Three Cl in one plane through Os (a meridian)
  • mer = meridional
mer-Trichlorotrifluoroosmate(IV) (mer-[OsCl3F3]2-) — C2v symmetry elements
mer-Trichlorotrifluoroosmate(IV): symmetry elements of the C2v point group

Other C2v molecules

ClO₂Chlorine dioxideClO₂⁻Chlorite ionH₂SHydrogen sulfideNO₂⁻Nitrite ionNO₂Nitrogen dioxideOF₂Oxygen difluorideO₃OzoneSF₂Sulfur difluorideSO₂Sulfur dioxideH₂OWaterXeO₂Xenon dioxide (as an isolated molecule)BrF₃Bromine trifluoride

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