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Ch04 1 SymmetryIntro
Ch04 1 SymmetryIntro
C4
XD
2
C4 = C 2 XC M XA
XB
3 -1
C4 C4 = C 4
XC
4
XB M XD C4 = E
XA
C4
XB
XA M XC
XD
C4
XA
XD M XB
XC
The C2' and C2" axes of a planar MX4 molecule.
C 2'
C 2" C 2"
X
X M X C2'
X
General Relationships for Cn
Cnn = E
Cnn/2 = C2 (n even)
Cnn–1 = Cn–1
-r r
X X
M
h X X
v v
X X X X
M M
X X X X
d
d
X X X X
M M
X X X X
Inversion, i
XA XB
XD XF XC XE
i
M M
XE XC XF XD
XB XA
H H
C
H H
C
H H
XD
XC M XA
XB
C4
XC
XB M XD S4
XA
h
XC
XB M XD
XA
S4
XC
C2 XB M XD
XA
3
S4 S4
XB
XA M XC
XD
S4
XA
XD M XB
XC
-1
S4 S4
XD
XC M XA
XB
C2, S4
X
X
M C2, S4
C2, S4 X
X
L S1 = σ
L S2 = i
(x,y,z)
(-x,-y,z)
C 2 + h
(-x,-y, -z)
(x,y,z)
(-x,-y, -z)
General Relations of Improper Axes
T If n is even, Snn = E