Point Group C
3v
C
3v
E
2C
3
3σ
v
A
1
1
1
1
A
2
1
1
-1
E
2
-1
0
Additional information
Number of symmetry elements
h = 6
Number of classes, irreps
n = 3
Abelian group
no
Optical Isomerism (Chirality)
no
Polar
yes
Parity
no
Reduce representation to irreducible representations
E
2C
3
3σ
v
Genrate representation from irreducible representations
A
1
A
2
E
Examples
Ammonia
Chloroform
Acetonitrile
Xenonhexafluoride
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Trioxane
Triquinacene
1-Azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
Sumanene
Direct products of irreducible representations
Binary products
⊙
A
1
A
2
E
A
1
A
1
A
2
A
2
A
1
E
E
E
A
1
⊕A
2
⊕E
Ternary Products
Quaternary Products
Symmetric powers [Γ
n
] of degenerate irreducible representations
Vibrational overtones
irrep
[Γ
2
]
[Γ
3
]
[Γ
4
]
[Γ
5
]
[Γ
6
]
E
A
1
⊕E
A
1
⊕A
2
⊕E
A
1
⊕2E
A
1
⊕A
2
⊕2E
2A
1
⊕A
2
⊕2E
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Spherical harmonics and Multipoles
Symmetric Powers of Γ
xyz
Spherical Harmonics Y
l
/ Multipole
Symmetric Power [Γ
l
(xyz)]
l
2l+1
Multipole
Symmetry
Rank
[Γ
l
(xyz)]
s (l=0)
1
Monopole
A
1
1
A
1
p (l=1)
3
Dipole
A
1
⊕E
3
A
1
⊕E
d (l=2)
5
Quadrupole
A
1
⊕2E
6
2A
1
⊕2E
f (l=3)
7
Octupole
2A
1
⊕A
2
⊕2E
10
3A
1
⊕A
2
⊕3E
g (l=4)
9
Hexadecapole
2A
1
⊕A
2
⊕3E
15
4A
1
⊕A
2
⊕5E
h (l=5)
11
Dotricontapole
2A
1
⊕A
2
⊕4E
21
5A
1
⊕2A
2
⊕7E
i (l=6)
13
Tetrahexacontapole
3A
1
⊕2A
2
⊕4E
28
7A
1
⊕3A
2
⊕9E
j (l=7)
15
Octacosahectapole
3A
1
⊕2A
2
⊕5E
36
8A
1
⊕4A
2
⊕12E
k (l=8)
17
256-pole
3A
1
⊕2A
2
⊕6E
45
10A
1
⊕5A
2
⊕15E
l (l=9)
19
512-pole
4A
1
⊕3A
2
⊕6E
55
12A
1
⊕7A
2
⊕18E
m (l=10)
21
1024-pole
4A
1
⊕3A
2
⊕7E
66
14A
1
⊕8A
2
⊕22E
n (l=11)
23
2048-pole
4A
1
⊕3A
2
⊕8E
78
16A
1
⊕10A
2
⊕26E
o (l=12)
25
4096-pole
5A
1
⊕4A
2
⊕8E
91
19A
1
⊕12A
2
⊕30E
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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, d
n
term splitting
Term symbols for electronic configurations d
n
d
n
Term Symbols
d
1
= d
9
2
D
d
2
= d
8
1
S,
1
D,
1
G,
3
P,
3
F
d
3
= d
7
2
P,
2
D (2),
2
F,
2
G,
2
H,
4
P,
4
F
d
4
= d
6
1
S (2),
1
D (2),
1
F,
1
G (2),
1
I,
3
P (2),
3
D,
3
F (2),
3
G,
3
H,
5
D
d
5
2
S,
2
P,
2
D (3),
2
F (2),
2
G (2),
2
H,
2
I,
4
P,
4
D,
4
F,
4
G,
6
S
Term splitting in point group C
3v
L
2L+1
Term Splitting
S (L=0)
1
A
1
P (L=1)
3
A
2
⊕E
D (L=2)
5
A
1
⊕2E
F (L=3)
7
A
1
⊕2A
2
⊕2E
G (L=4)
9
2A
1
⊕A
2
⊕3E
H (L=5)
11
A
1
⊕2A
2
⊕4E
I (L=6)
13
3A
1
⊕2A
2
⊕4E
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