Determine the point groups of the following:
a. The cluster anion
Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 4578.)
b. The cluster anion
c. The “corner” and “square” structures: (Reference: W. H. Otto, M. H. Keefe, K. E. Splan, J. T. Hupp, C. K. Larive, Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 6172.)
d. The
lnorg. Chem., 2012, 51, 1562. This reference also has alternative depictions of this
structure.
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