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SOClBr Thionyl bromide chloride

Trigonal pyramidal, three different ligands · point group C1 · order 1

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Point group
C1 — No symmetry element other than the identity. A C1 molecule is chiral.
Order
1
Operations
E
Shape
Trigonal pyramidal, three different ligands
Atoms
4 (S, O, Cl, Br)

Structure

  • S=O 1.43 Å, S–Cl 2.07 Å, S–Br 2.24 Å
  • One lone pair on S
  • Replace one Cl of SOCl₂ by Br and the last mirror plane is gone
Thionyl bromide chloride (SOClBr) — C1 symmetry elements
Thionyl bromide chloride: symmetry elements of the C1 point group

Other C1 molecules

CHFClBrBromochlorofluoromethaneCH₃CHBrCl1-Bromo-1-chloroethane

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