Reduction formula for point group C3v
Characters for molecular motions
| Motion |
E |
2C3 (z) |
3 v |
| Cartesian 3N |
12 |
0 |
4 |
| Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Rotation (Rx,Ry)* |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
| Vibration |
7 |
1 |
3 |
* Linear molecule
Decomposition into Irreducible representations
| Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
Total |
| Cartesian 3N |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
| Translation (x,y,z) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Rotation (Rx,Ry)* |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Vibration |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
* Linear molecule
Molecule Parameter
| Number of Atoms (N) |
4 |
| Number of internal coordinates |
7 |
| Number of independant internal coordinates |
3 |
| Number of vibrational modes |
5 |
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
| Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
Total |
| Linear (IR) |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 / 0 |
| Quadratic (Raman) |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 / 0 |
| IR + Raman |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 / 0 |
Characters of symmetric powers for vibration representation
| Force field |
Tensor
Order |
E |
2C3 (z) |
3v |
| linear |
1 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
| quadratic |
2 |
28 |
1 |
8 |
| cubic |
3 |
84 |
3 |
16 |
| quartic |
4 |
210 |
3 |
30 |
| quintic |
5 |
462 |
3 |
50 |
| sextic |
6 |
924 |
6 |
80 |
Decomposition into Irreducible representations
Number of nonvanshing force constants
| Force field |
Tensor
Order |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
| linear |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| quadratic |
2 |
9 |
1 |
9 |
| cubic |
3 |
23 |
7 |
27 |
| quartic |
4 |
51 |
21 |
69 |
| quintic |
5 |
103 |
53 |
153 |
| sextic |
6 |
196 |
116 |
306 |
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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