Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
4C3 |
4(C3)2 |
3C2 |
i |
4(S6)5 |
4S6 |
3σh |
Cartesian 3N |
156 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
Vibration |
150 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
Ag |
Eg*
|
Tg |
Au |
Eu*
|
Tu |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
7 |
7 |
19 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
65 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Vibration |
7 |
7 |
18 |
6 |
6 |
19 |
63 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
52
|
Number of internal coordinates |
150
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
7
|
Number of vibrational modes |
63
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
Ag |
Eg*
|
Tg |
Au |
Eu*
|
Tu |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
7 |
7 |
18 |
6 |
6 |
19 |
19 / 44 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
7 |
7 |
18 |
6 |
6 |
19 |
32 / 31 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
6 |
6 |
- - - - |
0* / 12 |
* Parity Mutual Exclusion Principle
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
4C3 |
4(C3)2 |
3C2 |
i |
4(S6)5 |
4S6 |
3σh |
linear |
150 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
quadratic |
11.325 |
0 |
0 |
77 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
83 |
cubic |
573.800 |
50 |
50 |
152 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
312 |
quartic |
21.947.850 |
0 |
0 |
3.002 |
2.850 |
0 |
0 |
3.466 |
quintic |
675.993.780 |
0 |
0 |
5.852 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12.320 |
sextic |
17.463.172.650 |
1.275 |
1.275 |
79.002 |
73.150 |
25 |
25 |
97.174 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
Ag |
Eg*
|
Tg |
Au |
Eu*
|
Tu |
linear |
7 |
7 |
18 |
6 |
6 |
19 |
quadratic |
495 |
495 |
1.405 |
468 |
468 |
1.407 |
cubic |
23.983 |
23.958 |
71.667 |
23.905 |
23.880 |
71.745 |
quartic |
915.421 |
915.421 |
2.743.029 |
914.317 |
914.317 |
2.743.183 |
quintic |
28.168.679 |
28.168.679 |
84.496.951 |
28.165.599 |
28.165.599 |
84.500.031 |
sextic |
727.657.697 |
727.657.047 |
2.182.883.703 |
727.627.291 |
727.626.666 |
2.182.889.709 |
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 T
h
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(Tu) |
..28. |
AgAg. | ..49. |
EgEg. | ..171. |
TgTg. | ..21. |
AuAu. | ..36. |
EuEu. | ..190. |
TuTu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 495 / 6 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Tu) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 15 |
Total: 495 / 6 / 21 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ pos(Tu) |
..84. |
AgAgAg. | ..168. |
EgEgEg. | ..1.956. |
TgTgTg. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 2.208 / 3 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Tu) |
..343. |
AgEgEg. | ..1.197. |
AgTgTg. | ..147. |
AgAuAu. | ..252. |
AgEuEu. | ..1.330. |
AgTuTu. | ..2.394. |
EgTgTg. | ..294. |
EgEuEu. | ..2.660. |
EgTuTu. | ..6.498. |
TgTuTu. | | |
Subtotal: 15.115 / 9 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(Tu) |
..504. |
EgAuEu. | ..2.052. |
TgAuTu. | ..4.104. |
TgEuTu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 6.660 / 3 / 20 |
Total: 23.983 / 15 / 56 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ pos(Tu) |
..210. |
AgAgAgAg. | ..784. |
EgEgEgEg. | ..35.226. |
TgTgTgTg. | ..126. |
AuAuAuAu. | ..441. |
EuEuEuEu. | ..43.415. |
TuTuTuTu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 80.202 / 6 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Tu) |
..1.176. |
AgEgEgEg. | ..13.692. |
AgTgTgTg. | ..27.132. |
EgTgTgTg. | ..672. |
AuEuEuEu. | ..13.794. |
AuTuTuTu. | ..27.360. |
EuTuTuTu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 83.826 / 6 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Tu) |
..1.372. |
AgAgEgEg. | ..4.788. |
AgAgTgTg. | ..588. |
AgAgAuAu. | ..1.008. |
AgAgEuEu. | ..5.320. |
AgAgTuTu. | ..17.955. |
EgEgTgTg. | ..1.029. |
EgEgAuAu. | ..2.940. |
EgEgEuEu. | ..19.950. |
EgEgTuTu. | ..3.591. |
TgTgAuAu. |
..13.338. |
TgTgEuEu. | ..214.434. |
TgTgTuTu. | ..756. |
AuAuEuEu. | ..3.990. |
AuAuTuTu. | ..14.820. |
EuEuTuTu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 305.879 / 15 / 15 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(Tu) |
..2.016. |
EgEgAuEu. | ..12.312. |
TgTgAuEu. | ..36.936. |
TgTgAuTu. | ..73.872. |
TgTgEuTu. | ..16.758. |
AgEgTgTg. | ..2.058. |
AgEgEuEu. | ..18.620. |
AgEgTuTu. | ..45.486. |
AgTgTuTu. | ..90.972. |
EgTgTuTu. | ..13.680. |
AuEuTuTu. |
Subtotal: 312.710 / 10 / 60 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(Tu) |
..3.528. |
AgEgAuEu. | ..14.364. |
AgTgAuTu. | ..28.728. |
AgTgEuTu. | ..28.728. |
EgTgAuTu. | ..57.456. |
EgTgEuTu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 132.804 / 5 / 15 |
Total: 915.421 / 42 / 126 |
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