Determining molecular structure, coordination geometry, and molecular symmetry using a continuous symmetry operation measure software.

ABSTRACT: Chemists have a strong language describing and defining idealized polyhedra P and symmetry point groups G, but no efficient measure to correlate these to real molecular structures Q. The Continuous Symmetry operation Measure changes this by providing automated symmetry determination and a yardstick for quantifying deviations from symmetry. Symmetry and structure have been ascribed through experience, but this approach is error-prone and provides no measure that can correlate molecular structure to molecular properties. The Continuous Symmetry operation Measure tool solves this issue as it can quantify the symmetry of any structure that can be described as a list of points in space. Here, we compare the Continuous Symmetry Measure, the Continuous Shape Measure, and the Continuous Symmetry o

SUBMITTER: Nielsen VRM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12706060 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature