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There are three ways to use this page:

1. If you're just learning symmetries, you can look through the point group, the molecule, and finally the symmetry elements, to learn what each point group can look like in practice in MacSpartan.
2. If you want practice using the flowchart on the symmetry page, look at the molecule and the symmetry elements and try to guess the point group before you look it up. Note: the author of this page could be wrong! If you think so, email her a list of what molecule you think has the wrong point group and what you think it should be, and a very convincing explanation why.
3. If you're confident and want to do the whole thing, go straight from the molecule to the flowchart to determine the point group, then check your results. Same caveat applies.

Acenaphthene	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Acenaphthene
Acetyleneurea	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Acetyleneurea
Adamantane	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Adamantane
Ammonia	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Ammonia
Apholate	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Apholate
Butadiene	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Butadiene
Butane	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Butane
Calycanthine	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Calycanthine
Congressane	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Congressane
Cubane	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Cubane
Cyamelide	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Cyamelide
Ethylene	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Ethylene
Hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane
Methenamine	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Methenamine
Mirex	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Mirex
Octafluorocyclobutane	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Octafluorocyclobutane
Phenyl	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Phenyl
Piperazine	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Piperazine
Symclosene	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Symclosene
Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine
Thioacetaldehyde	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Thioacetaldehyde
Triethylenediamine	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Triethylenediamine
Triptycene	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Triptycene
Twistane	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Twistane
Water	Molecule	Symmetry Elements	Point Group	About Water