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C₆H₄Br₂ (para) p-Dibromobenzene

Planar · point group D2h · order 8

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Point group
D2h — A C2 principal axis, 2 perpendicular C2 axes and a horizontal mirror plane; these also give 2 vertical planes and a centre of inversion.
Order
8
Operations
E, C₂(z), C₂(y), C₂(x), i, σ(xy), σ(xz), σ(yz)
Shape
Planar
Atoms
12 (C × 6, Br × 2, H × 4)

Symmetry elements of C₆H₄Br₂ (para)

  • C₂ (z) — in the molecular plane
  • C₂ (y) — perpendicular to the molecular plane
  • C₂ (x) — in the molecular plane
  • i — centre of inversion
  • σ (xy) — perpendicular to the molecule
  • σ (xz) — the plane of the molecule
  • σ (yz) — perpendicular to the molecule

Structure

  • C–Br 1.90 Å
  • Br atoms para
  • No dipole moment
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p-Dibromobenzene: symmetry elements of the D2h point group

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