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POF₃ Phosphoryl fluoride

Tetrahedral (three-fold) · point group C3v · order 6

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Point group
C3v — A C3 rotation axis and 3 vertical mirror planes that contain it.
Order
6
Operations
E, 2C₃, 3σᵥ
Shape
Tetrahedral (three-fold)
Atoms
5 (P, F × 3, O)

Symmetry elements of POF₃

  • C₃ — through P, perpendicular to the F₃ plane
  • σᵥ (1) — contains the C₃ axis and one P–F bond
  • σᵥ (2) — contains the C₃ axis and one P–F bond
  • σᵥ (3) — contains the C₃ axis and one P–F bond

Structure

  • P–F 1.524 Å, P=O 1.436 Å
  • F–P–F 101.3°
  • No lone pair on P
Phosphoryl fluoride (POF3) — C3v symmetry elements
Phosphoryl fluoride: symmetry elements of the C3v point group

Other C3v molecules

NH₃AmmoniaAsH₃ArsineBrO₃⁻Bromate ionClO₃⁻Chlorate ionIO₃⁻Iodate ionNCl₃Nitrogen trichlorideNF₃Nitrogen trifluoridePH₃PhosphinePCl₃Phosphorus trichloridePF₃Phosphorus trifluorideSO₃²⁻Sulfite ionXeO₃Xenon trioxide

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