def _virtual_molecule(self, mol, ilabels, eq_atoms):
        """
        Create a virtual molecule by unique atoms, the centriods of the
        equivalent atoms

        Args:
            mol: The molecule. OpenBabel OBMol object
            ilables: inchi label map
            eq_atoms: equivalent atom labels
            farthest_group_idx: The equivalent atom group index in which
                there is the farthest atom to the centroid

        Return:
            The virtual molecule
        """
        vmol = ob.OBMol()

        non_unique_atoms = set([a for g in eq_atoms for a in g])
        all_atoms = set(range(1, len(ilabels) + 1))
        unique_atom_labels = sorted(all_atoms - non_unique_atoms)

        #try to align molecules using unique atoms
        for i in unique_atom_labels:
            orig_idx = ilabels[i-1]
            oa1 = mol.GetAtom(orig_idx)
            a1 = vmol.NewAtom()
            a1.SetAtomicNum(oa1.GetAtomicNum())
            a1.SetVector(oa1.GetVector())

        #try to align using centroids of the equivalent atoms
        if vmol.NumAtoms() < 3:
            for symm in eq_atoms:
                c1x, c1y, c1z = self._group_centroid(mol, ilabels, symm)
                min_distance = float("inf")
                for i in range(1, vmol.NumAtoms()+1):
                    va = vmol.GetAtom(i)
                    distance = math.sqrt((c1x - va.x())**2 + (c1y - va.y())**2
                                         + (c1z - va.z())**2)
                    if distance < min_distance:
                        min_distance = distance
                if min_distance > 0.2:
                    a1 = vmol.NewAtom()
                    a1.SetAtomicNum(9)
                    a1.SetVector(c1x, c1y, c1z)

        return vmol
Create a virtual molecule by unique atoms, the centriods of the
        equivalent atoms

        Args:
            mol: The molecule. OpenBabel OBMol object
            ilables: inchi label map
            eq_atoms: equivalent atom labels
            farthest_group_idx: The equivalent atom group index in which
                there is the farthest atom to the centroid

        Return:
            The virtual molecule