Abstract
Symmetry and (point) groups have been recognized as essential concepts for chemists and there have appeared several excellent textbooks on these topics.[1]–[6] In the light of these textbooks, we can obtain fundamental knowledge on symmetry and group theory. In this section, we revisit a minimum set of concepts concerning symmetry and groups by using an allene molecule (D 2d ) as an example.
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Fujita, S. (1991). Symmetry and Point Groups. In: Symmetry and Combinatorial Enumeration in Chemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76696-1_2
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