Reduction formula for point group C2
Characters for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
C2 |
Cartesian 3N |
24 |
-4 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
-1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
-1 |
Vibration |
18 |
-2 |
Decomposition into Irreducible representations
Motion |
A |
B |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
10 |
14 |
24 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Vibration |
8 |
10 |
18 |
Molecule Parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
8 |
Number of internal coordinates |
18 |
Number of independant internal coordinates |
8 |
Number of vibrational modes |
18 |
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A |
B |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
8 |
10 |
18 / 0 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
8 |
10 |
18 / 0 |
IR + Raman |
8 |
10 |
18 / 0 |
Characters of symmetric powers for vibration representation
Force field |
Tensor Order |
E |
C2 |
linear |
1 |
18 |
-2 |
quadratic |
2 |
171 |
11 |
cubic |
3 |
1.140 |
-20 |
quartic |
4 |
5.985 |
65 |
quintic |
5 |
26.334 |
-110 |
sextic |
6 |
100.947 |
275 |
Decomposition into Irreducible representations
Number of nonvanshing force constants
Force field |
Tensor Order |
A |
B |
linear |
1 |
8 |
10 |
quadratic |
2 |
91 |
80 |
cubic |
3 |
560 |
580 |
quartic |
4 |
3.025 |
2.960 |
quintic |
5 |
13.112 |
13.222 |
sextic |
6 |
50.611 |
50.336 |
Literature
- J.K.G. Watson, J. Mol. Spec. 41 229 (1972)
The Numbers of Structural Parameters and Potential Constants of Molecules
- X.F. Zhou, P. Pulay. J. Comp. Chem. 10 No. 7, 935-938 (1989)
Characters for Symmetric and Antisymmetric Higher Powers of Representations:
Application to the Number of Anharmonic Force Constants in Symmetrical Molecules
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