Point Group C30



C30 E 2C30 2C15 2C10 2(C15)2 2C6 2C5 2(C30)7 2(C15)4 2(C10)3 2C3 2(C30)11 2(C5)2 2(C30)13 2(C15)7 C2
A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
B 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1
E1* 2 1.9563 1.8271 1.6180 1.3383 1 0.6180 0.2091 -0.2091 -0.6180 -1 -1.3383 -1.6180 -1.8271 -1.9563 -2
E2* 2 1.8271 1.3383 0.6180 -0.2091 -1 -1.6180 -1.9563 -1.9563 -1.6180 -1 -0.2091 0.6180 1.3383 1.8271 2
E3* 2 1.6180 0.6180 -0.6180 -1.6180 -2 -1.6180 -0.6180 0.6180 1.6180 2 1.6180 0.6180 -0.6180 -1.6180 -2
E4* 2 1.3383 -0.2091 -1.6180 -1.9563 -1 0.6180 1.8271 1.8271 0.6180 -1 -1.9563 -1.6180 -0.2091 1.3383 2
E5* 2 1 -1 -2 -1 1 2 1 -1 -2 -1 1 2 1 -1 -2
E6* 2 0.6180 -1.6180 -1.6180 0.6180 2 0.6180 -1.6180 -1.6180 0.6180 2 0.6180 -1.6180 -1.6180 0.6180 2
E7* 2 0.2091 -1.9563 -0.6180 1.8271 1 -1.6180 -1.3383 1.3383 1.6180 -1 -1.8271 0.6180 1.9563 -0.2091 -2
E8* 2 -0.2091 -1.9563 0.6180 1.8271 -1 -1.6180 1.3383 1.3383 -1.6180 -1 1.8271 0.6180 -1.9563 -0.2091 2
E9* 2 -0.6180 -1.6180 1.6180 0.6180 -2 0.6180 1.6180 -1.6180 -0.6180 2 -0.6180 -1.6180 1.6180 0.6180 -2
E10* 2 -1 -1 2 -1 -1 2 -1 -1 2 -1 -1 2 -1 -1 2
E11* 2 -1.3383 -0.2091 1.6180 -1.9563 1 0.6180 -1.8271 1.8271 -0.6180 -1 1.9563 -1.6180 0.2091 1.3383 -2
E12* 2 -1.6180 0.6180 0.6180 -1.6180 2 -1.6180 0.6180 0.6180 -1.6180 2 -1.6180 0.6180 0.6180 -1.6180 2
E13* 2 -1.8271 1.3383 -0.6180 -0.2091 1 -1.6180 1.9563 -1.9563 1.6180 -1 0.2091 0.6180 -1.3383 1.8271 -2
E14* 2 -1.9563 1.8271 -1.6180 1.3383 -1 0.6180 -0.2091 -0.2091 0.6180 -1 1.3383 -1.6180 1.8271 -1.9563 2
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Additional information

Number of symmetry elements h = 30
Number of classes, irreps n = 30
Number of real-valued irreducible representations n = 16
Abelian group yes
Optical Isomerism (Chirality) yes
Polar yes
Parity no


Reduce representation to irreducible representations


E 2C30 2C15 2C10 2(C15)2 2C6 2C5 2(C30)7 2(C15)4 2(C10)3 2C3 2(C30)11 2(C5)2 2(C30)13 2(C15)7 C2



Genrate representation from irreducible representations


A B E1* E2* E3* E4* E5* E6* E7* E8* E9* E10* E11* E12* E13* E14*



Direct products of irreducible representations


Binary products
⊙ A B E1* E2* E3* E4* E5* E6* E7* E8* E9* E10* E11* E12* E13* E14*
A A
B BA
E1* E1E142A⊕E2
E2* E2E13E1⊕E32A⊕E4
E3* E3E12E2⊕E4E1⊕E52A⊕E6
E4* E4E11E3⊕E5E2⊕E6E1⊕E72A⊕E8
E5* E5E10E4⊕E6E3⊕E7E2⊕E8E1⊕E92A⊕E10
E6* E6E9E5⊕E7E4⊕E8E3⊕E9E2⊕E10E1⊕E112A⊕E12
E7* E7E8E6⊕E8E5⊕E9E4⊕E10E3⊕E11E2⊕E12E1⊕E132A⊕E14
E8* E8E7E7⊕E9E6⊕E10E5⊕E11E4⊕E12E3⊕E13E2⊕E142B⊕E12A⊕E14
E9* E9E6E8⊕E10E7⊕E11E6⊕E12E5⊕E13E4⊕E142B⊕E3E2⊕E14E1⊕E132A⊕E12
E10* E10E5E9⊕E11E8⊕E12E7⊕E13E6⊕E142B⊕E5E4⊕E14E3⊕E13E2⊕E12E1⊕E112A⊕E10
E11* E11E4E10⊕E12E9⊕E13E8⊕E142B⊕E7E6⊕E14E5⊕E13E4⊕E12E3⊕E11E2⊕E10E1⊕E92A⊕E8
E12* E12E3E11⊕E13E10⊕E142B⊕E9E8⊕E14E7⊕E13E6⊕E12E5⊕E11E4⊕E10E3⊕E9E2⊕E8E1⊕E72A⊕E6
E13* E13E2E12⊕E142B⊕E11E10⊕E14E9⊕E13E8⊕E12E7⊕E11E6⊕E10E5⊕E9E4⊕E8E3⊕E7E2⊕E6E1⊕E52A⊕E4
E14* E14E12B⊕E13E12⊕E14E11⊕E13E10⊕E12E9⊕E11E8⊕E10E7⊕E9E6⊕E8E5⊕E7E4⊕E6E3⊕E5E2⊕E4E1⊕E32A⊕E2

Ternary Products
Quaternary Products


Symmetric powers [Γn] of degenerate irreducible representations
Vibrational overtones


irrep [Γ2] [Γ3] [Γ4] [Γ5] [Γ6]
E1* A⊕E2E1⊕E3A⊕E2⊕E4E1⊕E3⊕E5A⊕E2⊕E4⊕E6More
E2* A⊕E4E2⊕E6A⊕E4⊕E8E2⊕E6⊕E10A⊕E4⊕E8⊕E12More
E3* A⊕E6E3⊕E9A⊕E6⊕E122B⊕E3⊕E9A⊕E6⊕2E12More
E4* A⊕E8E4⊕E12A⊕E8⊕E14E4⊕E10⊕E12A⊕E6⊕E8⊕E14More
E5* A⊕E102B⊕E5A⊕2E102B⊕2E53A⊕2E10More
E6* A⊕E12E6⊕E12A⊕E6⊕E122A⊕E6⊕E12A⊕2E6⊕E12More
E7* A⊕E14E7⊕E9A⊕E2⊕E14E5⊕E7⊕E9A⊕E2⊕E12⊕E14More
E8* A⊕E14E6⊕E8A⊕E2⊕E14E6⊕E8⊕E10A⊕E2⊕E12⊕E14More
E9* A⊕E12E3⊕E9A⊕E6⊕E122B⊕E3⊕E9A⊕2E6⊕E12More
E10* A⊕E102A⊕E10A⊕2E102A⊕2E103A⊕2E10More
E11* A⊕E8E3⊕E11A⊕E8⊕E14E3⊕E5⊕E11A⊕E6⊕E8⊕E14More
E12* A⊕E6E6⊕E12A⊕E6⊕E122A⊕E6⊕E12A⊕E6⊕2E12More
E13* A⊕E4E9⊕E13A⊕E4⊕E8E5⊕E9⊕E13A⊕E4⊕E8⊕E12More
E14* A⊕E2E12⊕E14A⊕E2⊕E4E10⊕E12⊕E14A⊕E2⊕E4⊕E6More


Spherical harmonics and Multipoles
Symmetric Powers of Γxyz


Spherical Harmonics Yl / Multipole Symmetric Power [Γl(xyz)]
l 2l+1 Multipole Symmetry Rank [Γl(xyz)]
s (l=0) 1 Monopole A 1 A
p (l=1) 3 Dipole A⊕E1 3 A⊕E1
d (l=2) 5 Quadrupole A⊕E1⊕E2 6 2A⊕E1⊕E2
f (l=3) 7 Octupole A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3 10 2A⊕2E1⊕E2⊕E3
g (l=4) 9 Hexadecapole A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4 15 3A⊕2E1⊕2E2⊕E3⊕E4
h (l=5) 11 Dotricontapole A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4⊕E5 21 3A⊕3E1⊕2E2⊕2E3⊕E4⊕E5
i (l=6) 13 Tetrahexacontapole A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4⊕E5⊕E6 28 4A⊕3E1⊕3E2⊕2E3⊕2E4⊕E5⊕E6
j (l=7) 15 Octacosahectapole A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4⊕E5⊕E6⊕E7 36 4A⊕4E1⊕3E2⊕3E3⊕2E4⊕2E5⊕E6⊕E7
k (l=8) 17 256-pole A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4⊕E5⊕E6⊕E7⊕E8 45 5A⊕4E1⊕4E2⊕3E3⊕3E4⊕2E5⊕2E6⊕E7⊕E8
l (l=9) 19 512-pole A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4⊕E5⊕E6⊕E7⊕E8⊕E9 55 5A⊕5E1⊕4E2⊕4E3⊕3E4⊕3E5⊕2E6⊕2E7⊕E8⊕E9
m (l=10) 21 1024-pole A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4⊕E5⊕E6⊕E7⊕E8⊕E9⊕E10 66 6A⊕5E1⊕5E2⊕4E3⊕4E4⊕3E5⊕3E6⊕2E7⊕2E8⊕E9⊕E10
n (l=11) 23 2048-pole A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4⊕E5⊕E6⊕E7⊕E8⊕E9⊕E10⊕E11 78 6A⊕6E1⊕5E2⊕5E3⊕4E4⊕4E5⊕3E6⊕3E7⊕2E8⊕2E9⊕E10⊕E11
o (l=12) 25 4096-pole A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4⊕E5⊕E6⊕E7⊕E8⊕E9⊕E10⊕E11⊕E12 91 7A⊕6E1⊕6E2⊕5E3⊕5E4⊕4E5⊕4E6⊕3E7⊕3E8⊕2E9⊕2E10⊕E11⊕E12
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First nonvanshing multipole: Dipole

Further Reading

  • A. Gelessus, W. Thiel, W. Weber. J. Chem. Educ. 72 505 (1995)
     Multipoles and symmetry



Ligand Field, dn term splitting


Term symbols for electronic configurations dn
dn Term Symbols
d1 = d9 2D
d2 = d8 1S, 1D, 1G, 3P, 3F
d3 = d7 2P, 2D (2), 2F, 2G, 2H, 4P, 4F
d4 = d6 1S (2), 1D (2), 1F, 1G (2), 1I, 3P (2), 3D, 3F (2), 3G, 3H, 5D
d5 2S, 2P, 2D (3), 2F (2), 2G (2), 2H, 2I, 4P, 4D, 4F, 4G, 6S


Term splitting in point group C30
L 2L+1 Term Splitting
S (L=0) 1 A
P (L=1) 3 A⊕E1
D (L=2) 5 A⊕E1⊕E2
F (L=3) 7 A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3
G (L=4) 9 A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4
H (L=5) 11 A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4⊕E5
I (L=6) 13 A⊕E1⊕E2⊕E3⊕E4⊕E5⊕E6

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