Reduction formula for point group C3v
Characters for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
2C3 (z) |
3v |
Cartesian 3N |
36 |
0 |
0 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
Vibration |
30 |
0 |
0 |
Decomposition into Irreducible representations
Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
6 |
6 |
12 |
24 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Vibration |
5 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
Molecule Parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
12 |
Number of internal coordinates |
30 |
Number of independant internal coordinates |
5 |
Number of vibrational modes |
20 |
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
5 |
5 |
10 |
15 / 5 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
5 |
5 |
10 |
15 / 5 |
IR + Raman |
5 |
5 |
10 |
15 / 5 |
Characters of symmetric powers for vibration representation
Force field |
Tensor Order |
E |
2C3 (z) |
3v |
linear |
1 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
quadratic |
2 |
465 |
0 |
15 |
cubic |
3 |
4.960 |
10 |
0 |
quartic |
4 |
40.920 |
0 |
120 |
quintic |
5 |
278.256 |
0 |
0 |
sextic |
6 |
1.623.160 |
55 |
680 |
Decomposition into Irreducible representations
Number of nonvanshing force constants
Force field |
Tensor Order |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
linear |
1 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
quadratic |
2 |
85 |
70 |
155 |
cubic |
3 |
830 |
830 |
1.650 |
quartic |
4 |
6.880 |
6.760 |
13.640 |
quintic |
5 |
46.376 |
46.376 |
92.752 |
sextic |
6 |
270.885 |
270.205 |
541.035 |
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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