Molecular examples for point groups Molecular examples for point groups Symmetry Home Crystal classes Unit cells Piezo/Pyroelectric classes Operations Dipole transitions Direct products Correlation tables Isomorphism Periodicity Stereographs 3D objects Molecules (non-java) Molecules (interactive) Links Live 3D References E-mail me Jon Goss AIMPRO Shown here are examples of molecules that possess some of the more common point group symmetries. The images can be animated by pointing at them. CH2Cl2F2: Ci H2O2: C2 H2O: C2v NH3: C3v SF5Cl: C4v HCN: C∞v CH2ClF: C1h C16H10: C2h B(OH)3: C3h C3H4: D2d C2H6: D3d S8: D4d Fe(C5H5)2: D5d Cr(C6H6)2: D6d C2H4: D2h C2H6: D3h [PdCl4]2-: D4h Fe(C5H5)2: D5h C6H6: D6h H2: D∞h C60Br24: Th CH4: Td SF6: Oh C60: Ih Colour code Hydrogen (H) Boron (B) Carbon (C) Nitrogen (N) Fluorine (F) Oxygen (O) Sulphur (S) Chlorine (Cl) Chromium (Cr) Iron (Fe) Bromine (Br) Palladium (Pd) Revised: © University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
