Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
8C3 |
3C2 |
6S4 |
6σd |
Cartesian 3N |
39 |
0 |
-5 |
-1 |
5 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
-1 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
-1 |
Vibration |
33 |
0 |
-3 |
-1 |
5 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
15 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Vibration |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
13
|
Number of internal coordinates |
33
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
2
|
Number of vibrational modes |
13
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
6 / 7 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
10 / 3 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
0 |
- - - - |
3 |
6 |
6 / 3 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
8C3 |
3C2 |
6S4 |
6σd |
linear |
33 |
0 |
-3 |
-1 |
5 |
quadratic |
561 |
0 |
21 |
-1 |
29 |
cubic |
6.545 |
11 |
-55 |
1 |
105 |
quartic |
58.905 |
0 |
225 |
9 |
385 |
quintic |
435.897 |
0 |
-531 |
-9 |
1.141 |
sextic |
2.760.681 |
66 |
1.653 |
-9 |
3.325 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
linear |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
quadratic |
33 |
19 |
52 |
60 |
75 |
cubic |
296 |
243 |
528 |
799 |
851 |
quartic |
2.581 |
2.384 |
4.965 |
7.241 |
7.429 |
quintic |
18.379 |
17.813 |
36.192 |
54.266 |
54.841 |
sextic |
116.086 |
114.428 |
230.448 |
344.045 |
345.712 |
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
d
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(T2) |
..3. |
A1A1. | ..3. |
EE. | ..6. |
T1T1. | ..21. |
T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 33 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 10 |
Total: 33 / 4 / 15 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(T2) |
..4. |
A1A1A1. | ..4. |
EEE. | ..1. |
T1T1T1. | ..56. |
T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 65 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..36. |
T1T1T2. | ..6. |
A1EE. | ..12. |
A1T1T1. | ..42. |
A1T2T2. | ..12. |
ET1T1. | ..42. |
ET2T2. | ..45. |
T1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 195 / 7 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(T2) |
..36. |
ET1T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 36 / 1 / 10 |
Total: 296 / 12 / 35 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(T2) |
..5. |
A1A1A1A1. | ..6. |
EEEE. | ..36. |
T1T1T1T1. | ..357. |
T2T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 404 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..108. |
T1T1T1T2. | ..8. |
A1EEE. | ..2. |
A1T1T1T1. | ..112. |
A1T2T2T2. | ..16. |
ET1T1T1. | ..140. |
ET2T2T2. | ..378. |
T1T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 764 / 7 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..9. |
A1A1EE. | ..18. |
A1A1T1T1. | ..63. |
A1A1T2T2. | ..36. |
EET1T1. | ..126. |
EET2T2. | ..423. |
T1T1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 675 / 6 / 10 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(T2) |
..72. |
EET1T2. | ..72. |
A1T1T1T2. | ..108. |
ET1T1T2. | ..24. |
A1ET1T1. | ..84. |
A1ET2T2. | ..90. |
A1T1T2T2. | ..216. |
ET1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 666 / 7 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(T2) |
..72. |
A1ET1T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 72 / 1 / 5 |
Total: 2.581 / 25 / 70 |
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