Point Group C11h



ε=exp(2πi/11)
C11h E C11 (C11)2 (C11)3 (C11)4 (C11)5 (C11)6 (C11)7 (C11)8 (C11)9 (C11)10 σh S11 (S11)13 (S11)3 (S11)15 (S11)5 (S11)17 (S11)7 (S11)19 (S11)9 (S11)21
A' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
E'1* 1
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Additional information

Number of symmetry elements h = 22
Number of classes, irreps n = 22
Number of real-valued irreducible representations n = 12
Abelian group yes
Optical Isomerism (Chirality) no
Polar no
Parity no


Reduce representation to irreducible representations


E C11 (C11)2 (C11)3 (C11)4 (C11)5 (C11)6 (C11)7 (C11)8 (C11)9 (C11)10 σh S11 (S11)13 (S11)3 (S11)15 (S11)5 (S11)17 (S11)7 (S11)19 (S11)9 (S11)21



Genrate representation from irreducible representations


A' E'1* E'2* E'3* E'4* E'5* A'' E''1* E''2* E''3* E''4* E''5*




Direct products of irreducible representations


Binary products
A' E'1* E'2* E'3* E'4* E'5* A'' E''1* E''2* E''3* E''4* E''5*
A' A'
E'1* E'12A'⊕E'2
E'2* E'2E'1⊕E'32A'⊕E'4
E'3* E'3E'2⊕E'4E'1⊕E'52A'⊕E'5
E'4* E'4E'3⊕E'5E'2⊕E'5E'1⊕E'42A'⊕E'3
E'5* E'5E'4⊕E'5E'3⊕E'4E'2⊕E'3E'1⊕E'22A'⊕E'1
A'' A''E''1E''2E''3E''4E''5A'
E''1* E''12A''⊕E''2E''1⊕E''3E''2⊕E''4E''3⊕E''5E''4⊕E''5E'12A'⊕E'2
E''2* E''2E''1⊕E''32A''⊕E''4E''1⊕E''5E''2⊕E''5E''3⊕E''4E'2E'1⊕E'32A'⊕E'4
E''3* E''3E''2⊕E''4E''1⊕E''52A''⊕E''5E''1⊕E''4E''2⊕E''3E'3E'2⊕E'4E'1⊕E'52A'⊕E'5
E''4* E''4E''3⊕E''5E''2⊕E''5E''1⊕E''42A''⊕E''3E''1⊕E''2E'4E'3⊕E'5E'2⊕E'5E'1⊕E'42A'⊕E'3
E''5* E''5E''4⊕E''5E''3⊕E''4E''2⊕E''3E''1⊕E''22A''⊕E''1E'5E'4⊕E'5E'3⊕E'4E'2⊕E'3E'1⊕E'22A'⊕E'1

Ternary Products
Quaternary Products



Symmetric powers [Γn] of degenerate irreducible representations
Vibrational overtones


irrep 2] 3] 4] 5] 6]
E'1* A'⊕E'2E'1⊕E'3A'⊕E'2⊕E'4E'1⊕E'3⊕E'5A'⊕E'2⊕E'4⊕E'5More
E'2* A'⊕E'4E'2⊕E'5A'⊕E'3⊕E'4E'1⊕E'2⊕E'5A'⊕E'1⊕E'3⊕E'4More
E'3* A'⊕E'5E'2⊕E'3A'⊕E'1⊕E'5E'2⊕E'3⊕E'4A'⊕E'1⊕E'4⊕E'5More
E'4* A'⊕E'3E'1⊕E'4A'⊕E'3⊕E'5E'1⊕E'2⊕E'4A'⊕E'2⊕E'3⊕E'5More
E'5* A'⊕E'1E'4⊕E'5A'⊕E'1⊕E'2E'3⊕E'4⊕E'5A'⊕E'1⊕E'2⊕E'3More
E''1* A'⊕E'2E''1⊕E''3A'⊕E'2⊕E'4E''1⊕E''3⊕E''5A'⊕E'2⊕E'4⊕E'5More
E''2* A'⊕E'4E''2⊕E''5A'⊕E'3⊕E'4E''1⊕E''2⊕E''5A'⊕E'1⊕E'3⊕E'4More
E''3* A'⊕E'5E''2⊕E''3A'⊕E'1⊕E'5E''2⊕E''3⊕E''4A'⊕E'1⊕E'4⊕E'5More
E''4* A'⊕E'3E''1⊕E''4A'⊕E'3⊕E'5E''1⊕E''2⊕E''4A'⊕E'2⊕E'3⊕E'5More
E''5* A'⊕E'1E''4⊕E''5A'⊕E'1⊕E'2E''3⊕E''4⊕E''5A'⊕E'1⊕E'2⊕E'3More



Spherical harmonics and Multipoles
Symmetric Powers of Γxyz


Spherical Harmonics Yl / Multipole Symmetric Power [Γl(xyz)]
l 2l+1 Multipole Symmetry Rank l(xyz)]
s (l=0) 1 Monopole A' 1 A'
p (l=1) 3 Dipole E'1⊕A'' 3 E'1⊕A''
d (l=2) 5 Quadrupole A'⊕E'2⊕E''1 6 2A'⊕E'2⊕E''1
f (l=3) 7 Octupole E'1⊕E'3⊕A''⊕E''2 10 2E'1⊕E'3⊕2A''⊕E''2
g (l=4) 9 Hexadecapole A'⊕E'2⊕E'4⊕E''1⊕E''3 15 3A'⊕2E'2⊕E'4⊕2E''1⊕E''3
h (l=5) 11 Dotricontapole E'1⊕E'3⊕E'5⊕A''⊕E''2⊕E''4 21 3E'1⊕2E'3⊕E'5⊕3A''⊕2E''2⊕E''4
i (l=6) 13 Tetrahexacontapole A'⊕E'2⊕E'4⊕E'5⊕E''1⊕E''3⊕E''5 28 4A'⊕3E'2⊕2E'4⊕E'5⊕3E''1⊕2E''3⊕E''5
j (l=7) 15 Octacosahectapole E'1⊕E'3⊕E'4⊕E'5⊕A''⊕E''2⊕E''4⊕E''5 36 4E'1⊕3E'3⊕E'4⊕2E'5⊕4A''⊕3E''2⊕2E''4⊕E''5
k (l=8) 17 256-pole A'⊕E'2⊕E'3⊕E'4⊕E'5⊕E''1⊕E''3⊕E''4⊕E''5 45 5A'⊕4E'2⊕E'3⊕3E'4⊕2E'5⊕4E''1⊕3E''3⊕E''4⊕2E''5
l (l=9) 19 512-pole E'1⊕E'2⊕E'3⊕E'4⊕E'5⊕A''⊕E''2⊕E''3⊕E''4⊕E''5 55 5E'1⊕E'2⊕4E'3⊕2E'4⊕3E'5⊕5A''⊕4E''2⊕E''3⊕3E''4⊕2E''5
m (l=10) 21 1024-pole A'⊕E'1⊕E'2⊕E'3⊕E'4⊕E'5⊕E''1⊕E''2⊕E''3⊕E''4⊕E''5 66 6A'⊕E'1⊕5E'2⊕2E'3⊕4E'4⊕3E'5⊕5E''1⊕E''2⊕4E''3⊕2E''4⊕3E''5
n (l=11) 23 2048-pole 2A'⊕E'1⊕E'2⊕E'3⊕E'4⊕E'5⊕A''⊕E''1⊕E''2⊕E''3⊕E''4⊕E''5 78 2A'⊕6E'1⊕2E'2⊕5E'3⊕3E'4⊕4E'5⊕6A''⊕E''1⊕5E''2⊕2E''3⊕4E''4⊕3E''5
o (l=12) 25 4096-pole A'⊕2E'1⊕E'2⊕E'3⊕E'4⊕E'5⊕2A''⊕E''1⊕E''2⊕E''3⊕E''4⊕E''5 91 7A'⊕3E'1⊕6E'2⊕3E'3⊕5E'4⊕4E'5⊕2A''⊕6E''1⊕2E''2⊕5E''3⊕3E''4⊕4E''5
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First nonvanshing multipole: Quadrupole

Further Reading

  • A. Gelessus, W. Thiel, W. Weber. J. Chem. Educ. 72 505 (1995)
    Multipoles and symmetry




Ligand Field, dn term splitting


Term symbols for electronic configurations dn
dn Term Symbols
d1 = d9 2D
d2 = d8 1S, 1D, 1G, 3P, 3F
d3 = d7 2P, 2D (2), 2F, 2G, 2H, 4P, 4F
d4 = d6 1S (2), 1D (2), 1F, 1G (2), 1I, 3P (2), 3D, 3F (2), 3G, 3H, 5D
d5 2S, 2P, 2D (3), 2F (2), 2G (2), 2H, 2I, 4P, 4D, 4F, 4G, 6S


Term splitting in point group C11h
L 2L+1 Term Splitting
S (L=0) 1 A'
P (L=1) 3 A'⊕E''1
D (L=2) 5 A'⊕E'2⊕E''1
F (L=3) 7 A'⊕E'2⊕E''1⊕E''3
G (L=4) 9 A'⊕E'2⊕E'4⊕E''1⊕E''3
H (L=5) 11 A'⊕E'2⊕E'4⊕E''1⊕E''3⊕E''5
I (L=6) 13 A'⊕E'2⊕E'4⊕E'5⊕E''1⊕E''3⊕E''5


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