Open the structure file for problem 3.40: this shows the structure of C2Cl6 in the preferred staggered conformation,
(a) Orientate the structure so you are looking along the C-C bond. You should be able to see six Cl atoms forming an apparent hexagon around two superimposed C atoms. Why is the principal axis a C3 axis and not a Cg axis?
(b) Explain why an 5$ axis is coincident with the C3 axis, (c) By referring to the appropriate character table in Appendix 3, confirm that C2Cl6 has Z)3d symmetry.
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