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TD 2
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Exercise 1
1. Determine the symmetry elements and assign the point group of (a) NH2Cl, (b) CO32–, (c)
SiF4, (d) HCN, (e) SiFClBrI, (f) BF4–.
2. Determine the point group of SnF4, SeF4, and BrF4–.
3. Consider a molecule IF3O2 (with I as the central atom). How many isomers are possible?
Which is likely to have the lowest energy? Assign point group designations to each
isomer.
4. Determine the point group for the following molecules: a) NH3; b) SF6; c) CCl4; d)
H2C=CH2; e) H2C=CF2.
5. Find the point groups for the following species: SO42–, SO3, PCl5, PCl3, and SiF62–.
6. Find the point group for the following molecules or ions: a) sulfur hexafluoride; b) fac–
tribromo trichloro ferrate(II) ion; c) tetra ammine copper(II) ion (ignore H atoms); d)
decacarbonyldimanganese(0); e) chlorotris (triphenylphosphine) rhodium(I).
7. Find the point group for the following species; a) mer–triamminetrichlorocobalt(III); b)
tetracarbonylnickel(0); c) ferrocene.
Correction
Use VSEPR to find the structure and then assign the point group and identify the symmetry
elements.
(a) NH2Cl
Point group = Cs
Symmetry elements: E, σ
Point group = Td
(d) HCN
Point group = C1
Symmetry elements: E
Point group = Td
Use VSEPR to find the structure and then assign the point group.
SnF4
Point group = Td
SeF4
3. Consider a molecule IF3O2 (with I as the central atom). How many isomers are possible? Which is likely to have the
lowest energy? Assign point group designations to each isomer.
The electron distribution is based on 5 sites, so a trigonal bipyramidal distribution is used. This leads to 3 different
isomers (both O axial, both O equatorial, and 1 O axial and 1 O equatorial), as shown below with the appropriate
point group.
The C2v structure is most likely the lowest energy because this minimizes the number of 90° repulsions between the
I=O double bonds and the I-F single bonds.
4. Determine the point group for the following molecules: a) NH3; b) SF6; c) CCl4; d) H2C=CH2; e) H2C=CF2.
a) NH3
C3v
b) SF6
Oh
c) CCl4
Td
d) H2C=CH2
D2h
e) H2C=CF2
C2v
5. Find the point groups for the following species: SO42–, SO3, PCl5, PCl3, and SiF62–.
First, determine the structure of each species using VSEPR, then assign the point group.
6. Find the point group for the following molecules or ions: a) sulfur hexafluoride; b) fac–tribromotrichloroferrate(II)
ion; c) tetraamminecopper(II) ion (ignore H atoms); d) decacarbonyldimanganese(0); e)
chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I).
First, determine the structure using either the name or VSEPR, then the point group can be established.
a) sulfur hexafluoride
b) fac–tribromotrichloroferrate(II) ion
The name indicates that the structure is
d) decacarbonyldimanganese(0)
e) chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I)
7. Find the point group for the following species; a) mer–triamminetrichlorocobalt(III); b) tetracarbonylnickel(0); c)
ferrocene.
a) mer–triamminetrichlorocobalt(III)
c) ferrocene