Carbon Tetrachloride (CCl4)

Symmetric tetrahedral molecule; nonpolar despite polar C–Cl bonds (vectors cancel). Teaching note: figures illustrate qualitative electronic structure; quantitative benchmarking should use larger bases, dispersion, and experimental structures.

Geometry
Tetrahedral
Polarity
Nonpolar
Bond angle
109.5°
Hybridisation
sp3
VSEPR
AX4
Bonds
4 C–Cl σ bonds
Molecular orbitals
32 valence electrons; 4 equivalent C–Cl σ bonds.
SMILES
C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl

Electron density: spin-paired GPAW (PBE) on an isolated gas-phase geometry; molecular orbitals: restricted mean-field RHF with sto-3g in PySCF unless noted.

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