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H. Exercises:
1. What is the symmetry of this isomer of Ir(acac)3 ?


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This is one of the Isomers of the tris(acetonylacetonate)iridium(III) molecule. Reference
1. Determine the symmetry operations for the molecule and assign it to a point group.
2. Is this molecule chiral? If so, is this a &Lambda or a &Delta Isomer? If it is not chiral, give an explanation based on symmetry arguments.

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