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C2v point group
A C2 rotation axis and 2 vertical mirror planes that contain it.
- Family
- Pyramidal (Cₙᵥ)
- Order
- 4
- Operations
- E, C₂, σᵥ(xz), σᵥ′(yz)
- Molecules in the lab
- 43
C2v molecules
| Molecule | Shape | Atoms | 3D model |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClO₂Chlorine dioxide | Bent (V-shaped) | 3 | Open in 3D → |
| ClO₂⁻Chlorite ion | Bent (V-shaped) | 3 | Open in 3D → |
| H₂SHydrogen sulfide | Bent (V-shaped) | 3 | Open in 3D → |
| NO₂⁻Nitrite ion | Bent (V-shaped) | 3 | Open in 3D → |
| NO₂Nitrogen dioxide | Bent (V-shaped) | 3 | Open in 3D → |
| OF₂Oxygen difluoride | Bent (V-shaped) | 3 | Open in 3D → |
| O₃Ozone | Bent (V-shaped) | 3 | Open in 3D → |
| SF₂Sulfur difluoride | Bent (V-shaped) | 3 | Open in 3D → |
| SO₂Sulfur dioxide | Bent (V-shaped) | 3 | Open in 3D → |
| H₂OWater | Bent (V-shaped) | 3 | Open in 3D → |
| XeO₂Xenon dioxide (as an isolated molecule) | Bent (V-shaped) | 3 | Open in 3D → |
| BrF₃Bromine trifluoride | T-shaped | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| COF₂Carbonyl fluoride | Trigonal planar | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| ClF₃Chlorine trifluoride | T-shaped | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| N₂F₂ (cis)cis-Difluorodiazene | Planar, cis | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| CH₂OFormaldehyde (methanal) | Trigonal planar | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| HCO₂⁻Formate ion | Planar (H on the C₂ axis) | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| COCl₂Phosgene | Trigonal planar | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| CSCl₂Thiophosgene | Trigonal planar | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| cis-[PtCl₂(NH₃)₂]Cisplatin (N atoms shown) | Square planar | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| CH₂Cl₂Dichloromethane | Tetrahedral (two H, two Cl) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| CH₂=C=OKetene | Planar | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| SF₄Sulfur tetrafluoride | See-saw | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| SO₂Cl₂Sulfuryl chloride | Tetrahedral (two O, two Cl) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| SO₂F₂Sulfuryl fluoride | Tetrahedral (two O, two F) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| XeO₂F₂Xenon dioxydifluoride | See-saw | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| C₂H₂Cl₂ (1,1)1,1-Dichloroethene | Planar | 6 | Open in 3D → |
| C₂H₂F₂ (1,1)1,1-Difluoroethene | Planar | 6 | Open in 3D → |
| C₂H₂Cl₂ (cis)cis-1,2-Dichloroethene | Planar, cis | 6 | Open in 3D → |
| C₂H₂F₂ (cis)cis-1,2-Difluoroethene | Planar, cis | 6 | Open in 3D → |
| mer-[OsCl₃F₃]²⁻mer-Trichlorotrifluoroosmate(IV) | Octahedral, meridional | 7 | Open in 3D → |
| CO(NH₂)₂Urea (planar) | Planar | 8 | Open in 3D → |
| C₄H₄OFuran | Planar five-membered ring | 9 | Open in 3D → |
| C₄H₄SThiophene | Planar five-membered ring | 9 | Open in 3D → |
| (CH₃)₂COAcetone (propanone) | Trigonal planar at C=O | 10 | Open in 3D → |
| C₄H₄N₂ (1,3)Pyrimidine | Planar six-membered ring | 10 | Open in 3D → |
| C₄H₅NPyrrole | Planar five-membered ring | 10 | Open in 3D → |
| cis-[OsCl₂(CO)₄]cis-Dichlorotetracarbonylosmium(II) | Octahedral, two Cl cis | 11 | Open in 3D → |
| C₅H₆Cyclopentadiene | Envelope-flat ring with one CH₂ | 11 | Open in 3D → |
| C₅H₅NPyridine | Planar six-membered ring | 11 | Open in 3D → |
| C₆H₄Br₂ (ortho)o-Dibromobenzene | Planar | 12 | Open in 3D → |
| C₆H₄Cl₂ (ortho)o-Dichlorobenzene | Planar | 12 | Open in 3D → |
| C₆H₅NO₂Nitrobenzene | Planar | 14 | Open in 3D → |