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H. Exercises:
5. What is the Symmetry of The [Fe(TRENCAM)]3- Ion?
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The [FeTRENCAM]3- Ion is yet another tris chelate with a slightly different structure than we have seen before. More Information
The three chelate rings are capped with a tris(aminoethane)amine molecular subunit creating a single hexadenate ligand that wraps around the Fe(III) metal center.
1. Determine the symmetry operations for this ion and assign it to a point group.
2. Is this ion chiral? If so, is this a Λ or a Δ Isomer? If it is not chiral, give an explanation based on symmetry arguments.
Move the molecule with your mouse to look for various elements of symmetry
The following buttons might help you determine if you have C3 or C2 symmetry
Test for a C3:
Test for a C2:
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