Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
C3 |
(C3)2 |
σh |
S3 |
(S3)5 |
Cartesian 3N |
45 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
-2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
Vibration |
39 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A' |
E'*
|
A'' |
E''*
|
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
10 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
30 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Vibration |
9 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
26 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
15
|
Number of internal coordinates |
39
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
9
|
Number of vibrational modes |
26
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A' |
E'*
|
A'' |
E''*
|
Total |
Linear (IR) |
9 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
13 / 13 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
9 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
22 / 4 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
9 |
- - - - |
- - - - |
9 / 0 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
C3 |
(C3)2 |
σh |
S3 |
(S3)5 |
linear |
39 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
quadratic |
780 |
0 |
0 |
132 |
0 |
0 |
cubic |
10.660 |
13 |
13 |
860 |
5 |
5 |
quartic |
111.930 |
0 |
0 |
4.578 |
0 |
0 |
quintic |
962.598 |
0 |
0 |
20.958 |
0 |
0 |
sextic |
7.059.052 |
91 |
91 |
85.204 |
19 |
19 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A' |
E'*
|
A'' |
E''*
|
linear |
9 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
quadratic |
152 |
152 |
108 |
108 |
cubic |
1.926 |
1.917 |
1.636 |
1.632 |
quartic |
19.418 |
19.418 |
17.892 |
17.892 |
quintic |
163.926 |
163.926 |
156.940 |
156.940 |
sextic |
1.190.746 |
1.190.691 |
1.162.332 |
1.162.296 |
Further Reading
- 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
- F. Varga, L. Nemes, J.K.G. Watson. J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 10 No. 7, 5043-5048 (1996)
The number of anharmonic potential constants of the fullerenes C60 and C70
Contributions to nonvanishing force field constants
pos(X) : Position of irreducible representation (irrep) X in character table of C
3h
Subtotal: <Number of nonvanishing force constants in subsection> / <number of nonzero irrep combinations in subsection> / <number of irrep combinations in subsection>
Total: <Number of nonvanishing force constants in force field> / <number of nonzero irrep combinations in force field> / <number of irrep combinations in force field>
Contributions to nonvanishing quadratic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ pos(E'') |
..45. |
A'A'. | ..81. |
E'E'. | ..10. |
A''A''. | ..16. |
E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 152 / 4 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E'') |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 6 |
Total: 152 / 4 / 10 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ pos(E'') |
..165. |
A'A'A'. | ..330. |
E'E'E'. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 495 / 2 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E'') |
..729. |
A'E'E'. | ..90. |
A'A''A''. | ..144. |
A'E''E''. | ..180. |
E'E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 1.143 / 4 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E'') |
..288. |
E'A''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 288 / 1 / 4 |
Total: 1.926 / 7 / 20 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ pos(E'') |
..495. |
A'A'A'A'. | ..2.025. |
E'E'E'E'. | ..35. |
A''A''A''A''. | ..100. |
E''E''E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 2.655 / 4 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E'') |
..2.970. |
A'E'E'E'. | ..160. |
A''E''E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 3.130 / 2 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E'') |
..3.645. |
A'A'E'E'. | ..450. |
A'A'A''A''. | ..720. |
A'A'E''E''. | ..810. |
E'E'A''A''. | ..2.196. |
E'E'E''E''. | ..160. |
A''A''E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 7.981 / 6 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E'') |
..1.440. |
E'E'A''E''. | ..1.620. |
A'E'E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 3.060 / 2 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(E'') |
..2.592. |
A'E'A''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 2.592 / 1 / 1 |
Total: 19.418 / 15 / 35 |
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