Reduction formula for point group D3
Characters for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
2C3 (z) |
3C'2 |
Cartesian 3N |
18 |
0 |
0 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
Vibration |
12 |
0 |
2 |
Decomposition into Irreducible representations
Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
3 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Vibration |
3 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
Molecule Parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
6 |
Number of internal coordinates |
12 |
Number of independant internal coordinates |
3 |
Number of vibrational modes |
8 |
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 / 3 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
7 / 1 |
IR + Raman |
- |
- |
4 |
4 / 0 |
Characters of symmetric powers for vibration representation
Force field |
Tensor Order |
E |
2C3 (z) |
3C'2 |
linear |
1 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
quadratic |
2 |
78 |
0 |
8 |
cubic |
3 |
364 |
4 |
14 |
quartic |
4 |
1.365 |
0 |
35 |
quintic |
5 |
4.368 |
0 |
56 |
sextic |
6 |
12.376 |
10 |
112 |
Decomposition into Irreducible representations
Number of nonvanshing force constants
Force field |
Tensor Order |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
linear |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
quadratic |
2 |
17 |
9 |
26 |
cubic |
3 |
69 |
55 |
120 |
quartic |
4 |
245 |
210 |
455 |
quintic |
5 |
756 |
700 |
1.456 |
sextic |
6 |
2.122 |
2.010 |
4.122 |
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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