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C3v point group
A C3 rotation axis and 3 vertical mirror planes that contain it.
- Family
- Pyramidal (Cₙᵥ)
- Order
- 6
- Operations
- E, 2C₃, 3σᵥ
- Molecules in the lab
- 30
C3v molecules
| Molecule | Shape | Atoms | 3D model |
|---|---|---|---|
| NH₃Ammonia | Trigonal pyramidal | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| AsH₃Arsine | Trigonal pyramidal | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| BrO₃⁻Bromate ion | Trigonal pyramidal | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| ClO₃⁻Chlorate ion | Trigonal pyramidal | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| IO₃⁻Iodate ion | Trigonal pyramidal | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| NCl₃Nitrogen trichloride | Trigonal pyramidal | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| NF₃Nitrogen trifluoride | Trigonal pyramidal | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| PH₃Phosphine | Trigonal pyramidal | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| PCl₃Phosphorus trichloride | Trigonal pyramidal | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| PF₃Phosphorus trifluoride | Trigonal pyramidal | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| SO₃²⁻Sulfite ion | Trigonal pyramidal | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| XeO₃Xenon trioxide | Trigonal pyramidal | 4 | Open in 3D → |
| CH₃CCl₃1,1,1-Trichloroethane | CCl₃ group on a methyl | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| CHBr₃Bromoform | Tetrahedral (one H, three Br) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| CH₃BrBromomethane | Tetrahedral (three H, one Br) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| CF₃BrBromotrifluoromethane | Tetrahedral (three F, one Br) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| CHCl₃Chloroform | Tetrahedral (one H, three Cl) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| CH₃ClChloromethane | Tetrahedral (three H, one Cl) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| SiH₃ClChlorosilane | Tetrahedral (three H, one Cl) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| CF₃ClChlorotrifluoromethane | Tetrahedral (three F, one Cl) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| CHF₃Fluoroform | Tetrahedral (one H, three F) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| CH₃FFluoromethane | Tetrahedral (three H, one F) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| POCl₃Phosphoryl chloride | Tetrahedral (three-fold) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| POF₃Phosphoryl fluoride | Tetrahedral (three-fold) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| PSCl₃Thiophosphoryl chloride | Tetrahedral (three-fold) | 5 | Open in 3D → |
| CH₃CNAcetonitrile | Methyl group + linear C≡N | 6 | Open in 3D → |
| fac-[OsCl₃F₃]²⁻fac-Trichlorotrifluoroosmate(IV) | Octahedral, facial | 7 | Open in 3D → |
| CH₃C≡CHPropyne | Methyl group + linear C≡C–H | 7 | Open in 3D → |
| H₃N–BH₃Ammonia borane | Staggered, like ethane but with a dative bond | 8 | Open in 3D → |
| CF₃SO₃⁻Triflate ion | Staggered CF₃ and SO₃ groups | 8 | Open in 3D → |