List the symmetry elements of the following molecules and name the point groups to which they belong: (a) staggered CH3CH3, (b) chair and boat cyclohexane, (c) B2H6, (d) [Co(en)3]3+, where en is 1,2-diaminoethane (ignore its detailed structure), (e) crown-shaped S8. Which of these molecules can be (i) polar, (ii) chiral?

List the symmetry elements of the following molecules and name the point groups to which they belong: (a) staggered CH3CH3, (b) chair and boat cyclohexane, (c) B2H6, (d) [Co(en)3]3+, where en is 1,2-diaminoethane (ignore its detailed structure), (e) crown-shaped S8. Which of these molecules can be (i) polar, (ii) chiral?

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Chapter14: Rotational And Vibrational Spectroscopy

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Problem 14.76E

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