Questions tagged [symmetry]
The description of the symmetry present in molecules. Molecular symmetry is useful for explaining or predicting of a molecule's chemical properties.
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How many stereoisomers are present in octahedral complexes of type MA3B2C?
Does $\ce{MA3B2C}$ type have optical isomerism or just geometric isomerism? I was told that it has three isomers, two cis and one trans. Are the two cis isomers optically active?
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are the exact and kohn-sham electron densities totally symmetric?
For any molecule with open or closed shells considering the electronic state to be the ground state:
Is the exact electron density totally symmetric?
is the Kohn-Sham electron density totally ...
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Point group specific definition
Does the term only refer to molecules that have the same symmetry elements or exactly the same symmetry operations. Online I see that its the same symmetry operation however my professor's slides show ...
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How to define axes if all rotation axes pass through the same number of atoms?
I was wondering how one can define the axes for a molecule with several equal axes of rotation, all of which pass through the same atom. I know that the $z$-axis is usually defined as the principal ...
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Symmetries and degeneracies of the s,p, and d orbitals
Consider the molecular AB_8 (complex with central atom A and 8 B ligands (coordination number 8), for which I determined the point group D_4d) and determine the symmetries and degeneracies of the s, p,...
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Are centre of symmetry(COS) and alternate axis of symmetry(AAOS) dependent on each other?
COS=Centre of symmetery
AAOS=Alternate axis of symmetry
Lets suppose a molecule has a COS. Does it need to have AAOS?
What about the converse? If a molecule has AAOS does it necessarily have a COS?
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no positive $+$ or $-$ or negative label for $\pi$ orbitals
I want to ask a question about the symmetry for $\pi$ orbitals.
We were learning today about the deduction of an MO diagram for a typical $\ce{M-M}$ system with $\ce{D_{\infty h}}$ and I was ...
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Mirror planes of symmetry in bicyclo[2.2.2]octane?
One of the questions in my book has answer given as one mirror plane of symmetry perpendicular to the 3-fold rotation axis, but I think it has 3 more, each parallel to the 3-fold rotation axis as I ...
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Optical rotation and chirality
I had the same question as in Molecular chirality and optical rotation
In the answer, it says that there can't be such a mirror position where the effect of one molecule be cancelled by other. But I'm ...
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Relation between molecule symmetry and crystal symmetry
How much is crystal symmetry dependent on molecule symmetry?
Can one make any kind of inferences on the symmetry of the molecule looking at the symmetry of its crystal or the other way around?
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What is cn axis of symmetry [closed]
While reading about axis of symmentry and I'm not able to comprehend what does C infinite or rather n signify in a molecule
I know axis of symmetry is the axis along which rotation of molecule ...
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Why can s and p orbitals of one atom form hybrid orbitals but the overlaping of s & p orbitals of two different atoms don't form a molecular orbital?
So my question is in the title : Why can s and p orbitals of one atom form hybrid orbitals but the overlapping of one s orbital and one p orbital (perpendicular to the bond axis) of two different ...
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How does the anti isomer below have a plane of symmetry? The R group and the H end up in opposite sides if you divide in half [closed]
If we add substituents R to this structure, we can have two diastereoisomers with the two R groups on the same side (syn) of the flat ring or on opposite (anti) sides. Although the plane of the paper ...
