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N₂H₂ (trans) trans-Diimide (diazene)
Planar, trans · point group C2h · order 4
- Point group
- C2h — A C2 rotation axis and a horizontal mirror plane perpendicular to it, which together give a centre of inversion.
- Order
- 4
- Operations
- E, C₂, i, σh
- Shape
- Planar, trans
- Atoms
- 4 (N × 2, H × 2)
Symmetry elements of N₂H₂ (trans)
- C₂ — perpendicular to the plane, through the midpoint of N=N
- i — centre of inversion
- σh — the plane of the molecule
Structure
- N=N 1.25 Å, N–H 1.03 Å
- H–N=N 106°
- One lone pair on each N
