Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
C3 |
(C3)2 |
i |
(S6)5 |
S6 |
Cartesian 3N |
39 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Vibration |
33 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
Ag |
Eg*
|
Au |
Eu*
|
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
26 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Vibration |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
22 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
13
|
Number of internal coordinates |
33
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
5
|
Number of vibrational modes |
22
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
Ag |
Eg*
|
Au |
Eu*
|
Total |
Linear (IR) |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
12 / 10 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
10 / 12 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
0* / 0 |
* Parity Mutual Exclusion Principle
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
C3 |
(C3)2 |
i |
(S6)5 |
S6 |
linear |
33 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
quadratic |
561 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
cubic |
6.545 |
11 |
11 |
-55 |
-1 |
-1 |
quartic |
58.905 |
0 |
0 |
225 |
0 |
0 |
quintic |
435.897 |
0 |
0 |
-531 |
0 |
0 |
sextic |
2.760.681 |
66 |
66 |
1.653 |
6 |
6 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
Ag |
Eg*
|
Au |
Eu*
|
linear |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
quadratic |
97 |
97 |
90 |
90 |
cubic |
1.085 |
1.080 |
1.104 |
1.098 |
quartic |
9.855 |
9.855 |
9.780 |
9.780 |
quintic |
72.561 |
72.561 |
72.738 |
72.738 |
sextic |
460.413 |
460.377 |
459.858 |
459.828 |
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 S
6
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(Ag) ≤ i ≤ pos(Eu) |
..15. |
AgAg. | ..25. |
EgEg. | ..21. |
AuAu. | ..36. |
EuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 97 / 4 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Eu) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 6 |
Total: 97 / 4 / 10 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ pos(Eu) |
..35. |
AgAgAg. | ..70. |
EgEgEg. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 105 / 2 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Eu) |
..125. |
AgEgEg. | ..105. |
AgAuAu. | ..180. |
AgEuEu. | ..210. |
EgEuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 620 / 4 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(Eu) |
..360. |
EgAuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 360 / 1 / 4 |
Total: 1.085 / 7 / 20 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ pos(Eu) |
..70. |
AgAgAgAg. | ..225. |
EgEgEgEg. | ..126. |
AuAuAuAu. | ..441. |
EuEuEuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 862 / 4 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Eu) |
..350. |
AgEgEgEg. | ..672. |
AuEuEuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 1.022 / 2 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Eu) |
..375. |
AgAgEgEg. | ..315. |
AgAgAuAu. | ..540. |
AgAgEuEu. | ..525. |
EgEgAuAu. | ..1.530. |
EgEgEuEu. | ..756. |
AuAuEuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 4.041 / 6 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(Eu) |
..1.080. |
EgEgAuEu. | ..1.050. |
AgEgEuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 2.130 / 2 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(Eu) |
..1.800. |
AgEgAuEu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 1.800 / 1 / 1 |
Total: 9.855 / 15 / 35 |
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