Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
2S4 |
C2 |
2C'2 |
2σd |
Cartesian 3N |
39 |
-1 |
-5 |
-5 |
5 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
1 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
Vibration |
33 |
-1 |
-3 |
-3 |
5 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
B1 |
B2 |
E |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
4 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
28 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Vibration |
4 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
24 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
13
|
Number of internal coordinates |
33
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
4
|
Number of vibrational modes |
24
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
B1 |
B2 |
E |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
4 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
15 / 9 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
4 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
21 / 3 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
3 |
- - - - |
6 |
9 |
15 / 3 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
2S4 |
C2 |
2C'2 |
2σd |
linear |
33 |
-1 |
-3 |
-3 |
5 |
quadratic |
561 |
-1 |
21 |
21 |
29 |
cubic |
6.545 |
1 |
-55 |
-55 |
105 |
quartic |
58.905 |
9 |
225 |
225 |
385 |
quintic |
435.897 |
-9 |
-531 |
-531 |
1.141 |
sextic |
2.760.681 |
-9 |
1.653 |
1.653 |
3.325 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A1 |
A2 |
B1 |
B2 |
E |
linear |
4 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
quadratic |
85 |
60 |
71 |
75 |
135 |
cubic |
824 |
799 |
771 |
851 |
1.650 |
quartic |
7.546 |
7.241 |
7.349 |
7.429 |
14.670 |
quintic |
54.571 |
54.266 |
54.005 |
54.841 |
109.107 |
sextic |
346.534 |
344.045 |
344.876 |
345.712 |
689.757 |
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 D
2d
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(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E) |
..10. |
A1A1. | ..6. |
A2A2. | ..3. |
B1B1. | ..21. |
B2B2. | ..45. |
EE. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 85 / 5 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 10 |
Total: 85 / 5 / 15 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E) |
..20. |
A1A1A1. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 20 / 1 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E) |
..24. |
A1A2A2. | ..12. |
A1B1B1. | ..84. |
A1B2B2. | ..180. |
A1EE. | ..108. |
A2EE. | ..90. |
B1EE. | ..270. |
B2EE. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 768 / 7 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E) |
..36. |
A2B1B2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 36 / 1 / 10 |
Total: 824 / 9 / 35 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E) |
..35. |
A1A1A1A1. | ..15. |
A2A2A2A2. | ..5. |
B1B1B1B1. | ..126. |
B2B2B2B2. | ..1.530. |
EEEE. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 1.711 / 5 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E) |
..60. |
A1A1A2A2. | ..30. |
A1A1B1B1. | ..210. |
A1A1B2B2. | ..450. |
A1A1EE. | ..18. |
A2A2B1B1. | ..126. |
A2A2B2B2. | ..270. |
A2A2EE. | ..63. |
B1B1B2B2. | ..135. |
B1B1EE. | ..945. |
B2B2EE. |
Subtotal: 2.307 / 10 / 10 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E) |
..432. |
A1A2EE. | ..360. |
A1B1EE. | ..1.080. |
A1B2EE. | ..270. |
A2B1EE. | ..810. |
A2B2EE. | ..432. |
B1B2EE. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 3.384 / 6 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(E) |
..144. |
A1A2B1B2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 144 / 1 / 5 |
Total: 7.546 / 22 / 70 |
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