Reduction formula for point group D2d
Characters for molecular motions
| Motion |
E |
2S4 |
C2 (z) |
2C'2 |
2 d |
| Cartesian 3N |
12 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
| Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
1 |
| Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
1 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
| Vibration |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Decomposition into Irreducible representations
| Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
B1 |
B2 |
E |
Total |
| Cartesian 3N |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
| Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Vibration |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Molecule Parameter
| Number of Atoms (N) |
4 |
| Number of internal coordinates |
6 |
| Number of independant internal coordinates |
1 |
| Number of vibrational modes |
5 |
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
| Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
B1 |
B2 |
E |
Total |
| Linear (IR) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 / 3 |
| Quadratic (Raman) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 / 1 |
| IR + Raman |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 / 1 |
Characters of symmetric powers for vibration representation
| Force field |
Tensor
Order |
E |
2S4 |
C2 (z) |
2C'2 |
2d |
| linear |
1 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| quadratic |
2 |
21 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| cubic |
3 |
56 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| quartic |
4 |
126 |
2 |
14 |
6 |
6 |
| quintic |
5 |
252 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
| sextic |
6 |
462 |
2 |
30 |
10 |
10 |
Decomposition into Irreducible representations
Number of nonvanshing force constants
| Force field |
Tensor
Order |
A1 |
A2 |
B1 |
B2 |
E |
| linear |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| quadratic |
2 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| cubic |
3 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
| quartic |
4 |
21 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
28 |
| quintic |
5 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
58 |
| sextic |
6 |
67 |
57 |
61 |
61 |
108 |
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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