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trans-[PtCl₂(NH₃)₂] trans-Platin (N atoms shown)

Square 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
Square planar
Atoms
5 (Pt, Cl × 2, N × 2)

Symmetry elements of trans-[PtCl₂(NH₃)₂]

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

Structure

  • Pt–Cl 2.30 Å, Pt–N 2.05 Å
  • Cl–Pt–Cl 180°, N–Pt–N 180°
  • The inactive isomer of cisplatin
trans-Platin (N atoms shown) (trans-[PtCl2(NH3)2]) — D2h symmetry elements
trans-Platin (N atoms shown): symmetry elements of the D2h point group

Other D2h molecules

N₂O₄Dinitrogen tetroxideC₂H₄Ethylene (ethene)C₂O₄²⁻Oxalate ionC₂F₄TetrafluoroethyleneC₂H₂N₄1,2,4,5-TetrazineAl₂Cl₆Aluminium chloride dimerB₂H₆DiboraneI₂Cl₆Iodine trichloride dimerC₄H₄N₂PyrazineC₆H₄O₂p-BenzoquinoneC₆H₄Br₂ (para)p-DibromobenzeneC₆H₄Cl₂ (para)p-Dichlorobenzene

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