Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
2C5 |
2(C5)2 |
5C'2 |
Cartesian 3N |
63 |
1.618 |
-0.618 |
-1 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
1.618 |
-0.618 |
-1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
1.618 |
-0.618 |
-1 |
Vibration |
57 |
-1.618 |
0.618 |
1 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
E1 |
E2 |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
6 |
7 |
13 |
12 |
38 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Vibration |
6 |
5 |
11 |
12 |
34 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
21
|
Number of internal coordinates |
57
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
6
|
Number of vibrational modes |
34
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
E1 |
E2 |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
6 |
5 |
11 |
12 |
16 / 18 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
6 |
5 |
11 |
12 |
29 / 5 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
- - - - |
11 |
- - - - |
11 / 0 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
2C5 |
2(C5)2 |
5C'2 |
linear |
57 |
-1.618 |
0.618 |
1 |
quadratic |
1.653 |
1.618 |
-0.618 |
29 |
cubic |
32.509 |
-1.000 |
-1.000 |
29 |
quartic |
487.635 |
-0.000 |
0.000 |
435 |
quintic |
5.949.147 |
12.000 |
12.000 |
435 |
sextic |
61.474.519 |
-19.416 |
7.416 |
4.495 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A1 |
A2 |
E1 |
E2 |
linear |
6 |
5 |
11 |
12 |
quadratic |
180 |
151 |
331 |
330 |
cubic |
3.265 |
3.236 |
6.502 |
6.502 |
quartic |
48.981 |
48.546 |
97.527 |
97.527 |
quintic |
595.137 |
594.702 |
1.189.827 |
1.189.827 |
sextic |
6.149.697 |
6.145.202 |
12.294.899 |
12.294.911 |
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
5
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(E2) |
..21. |
A1A1. | ..15. |
A2A2. | ..66. |
E1E1. | ..78. |
E2E2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 180 / 4 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 6 |
Total: 180 / 4 / 10 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E2) |
..56. |
A1A1A1. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 56 / 1 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E2) |
..792. |
E1E1E2. | ..90. |
A1A2A2. | ..396. |
A1E1E1. | ..468. |
A1E2E2. | ..275. |
A2E1E1. | ..330. |
A2E2E2. | ..858. |
E1E2E2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 3.209 / 7 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 4 |
Total: 3.265 / 8 / 20 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E2) |
..126. |
A1A1A1A1. | ..70. |
A2A2A2A2. | ..2.211. |
E1E1E1E1. | ..3.081. |
E2E2E2E2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 5.488 / 4 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E2) |
..3.432. |
E1E1E1E2. | ..4.004. |
E1E2E2E2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 7.436 / 2 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E2) |
..315. |
A1A1A2A2. | ..1.386. |
A1A1E1E1. | ..1.638. |
A1A1E2E2. | ..990. |
A2A2E1E1. | ..1.170. |
A2A2E2E2. | ..8.778. |
E1E1E2E2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 14.277 / 6 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E2) |
..4.752. |
A1E1E1E2. | ..3.960. |
A2E1E1E2. | ..1.650. |
A1A2E1E1. | ..1.980. |
A1A2E2E2. | ..5.148. |
A1E1E2E2. | ..4.290. |
A2E1E2E2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 21.780 / 6 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(E2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 1 |
Total: 48.981 / 18 / 35 |
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