Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
2C4 |
C2 |
2C'2 |
2C''2 |
Cartesian 3N |
39 |
5 |
-5 |
-5 |
-1 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
1 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
1 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
Vibration |
33 |
3 |
-3 |
-3 |
1 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
B1 |
B2 |
E |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
4 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
28 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Vibration |
4 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
24 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
13
|
Number of internal coordinates |
33
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
4
|
Number of vibrational modes |
24
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
B1 |
B2 |
E |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
4 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
14 / 10 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
4 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
19 / 5 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
9 |
9 / 0 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
2C4 |
C2 |
2C'2 |
2C''2 |
linear |
33 |
3 |
-3 |
-3 |
1 |
quadratic |
561 |
3 |
21 |
21 |
17 |
cubic |
6.545 |
1 |
-55 |
-55 |
17 |
quartic |
58.905 |
9 |
225 |
225 |
153 |
quintic |
435.897 |
27 |
-531 |
-531 |
153 |
sextic |
2.760.681 |
27 |
1.653 |
1.653 |
969 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A1 |
A2 |
B1 |
B2 |
E |
linear |
4 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
quadratic |
83 |
64 |
73 |
71 |
135 |
cubic |
802 |
821 |
793 |
829 |
1.650 |
quartic |
7.488 |
7.299 |
7.407 |
7.371 |
14.670 |
quintic |
54.333 |
54.522 |
54.243 |
54.585 |
109.107 |
sextic |
345.954 |
344.643 |
345.456 |
345.114 |
689.757 |
Further Reading
- 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
- F. Varga, L. Nemes, J.K.G. Watson. J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 10 No. 7, 5043-5048 (1996)
The number of anharmonic potential constants of the fullerenes C60 and C70
Contributions to nonvanishing force field constants
pos(X) : Position of irreducible representation (irrep) X in character table of D
4
Subtotal: <Number of nonvanishing force constants in subsection> / <number of nonzero irrep combinations in subsection> / <number of irrep combinations in subsection>
Total: <Number of nonvanishing force constants in force field> / <number of nonzero irrep combinations in force field> / <number of irrep combinations in force field>
Contributions to nonvanishing quadratic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E) |
..10. |
A1A1. | ..15. |
A2A2. | ..3. |
B1B1. | ..10. |
B2B2. | ..45. |
EE. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 83 / 5 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 10 |
Total: 83 / 5 / 15 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E) |
..20. |
A1A1A1. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 20 / 1 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E) |
..60. |
A1A2A2. | ..12. |
A1B1B1. | ..40. |
A1B2B2. | ..180. |
A1EE. | ..180. |
A2EE. | ..90. |
B1EE. | ..180. |
B2EE. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 742 / 7 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E) |
..40. |
A2B1B2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 40 / 1 / 10 |
Total: 802 / 9 / 35 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E) |
..35. |
A1A1A1A1. | ..70. |
A2A2A2A2. | ..5. |
B1B1B1B1. | ..35. |
B2B2B2B2. | ..1.530. |
EEEE. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 1.675 / 5 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E) |
..150. |
A1A1A2A2. | ..30. |
A1A1B1B1. | ..100. |
A1A1B2B2. | ..450. |
A1A1EE. | ..45. |
A2A2B1B1. | ..150. |
A2A2B2B2. | ..675. |
A2A2EE. | ..30. |
B1B1B2B2. | ..135. |
B1B1EE. | ..450. |
B2B2EE. |
Subtotal: 2.215 / 10 / 10 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E) |
..720. |
A1A2EE. | ..360. |
A1B1EE. | ..720. |
A1B2EE. | ..450. |
A2B1EE. | ..900. |
A2B2EE. | ..288. |
B1B2EE. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 3.438 / 6 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(E) |
..160. |
A1A2B1B2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 160 / 1 / 5 |
Total: 7.488 / 22 / 70 |
Calculate contributions to
Last update November, 13th 2023 by A. Gelessus, Impressum, Datenschutzerklärung/DataPrivacyStatement