Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
C2 |
i |
σh |
Cartesian 3N |
90 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
-1 |
-3 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
-1 |
3 |
-1 |
Vibration |
84 |
2 |
0 |
30 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
Ag |
Bg |
Au |
Bu |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
30 |
15 |
15 |
30 |
90 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Vibration |
29 |
13 |
14 |
28 |
84 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
30
|
Number of internal coordinates |
84
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
29
|
Number of vibrational modes |
84
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
Ag |
Bg |
Au |
Bu |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
29 |
13 |
14 |
28 |
42 / 42 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
29 |
13 |
14 |
28 |
42 / 42 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
- - - - |
0* / 0 |
* Parity Mutual Exclusion Principle
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
C2 |
i |
σh |
linear |
84 |
2 |
0 |
30 |
quadratic |
3.570 |
44 |
42 |
492 |
cubic |
102.340 |
86 |
0 |
5.770 |
quartic |
2.225.895 |
989 |
903 |
53.853 |
quintic |
39.175.752 |
1.892 |
0 |
423.516 |
sextic |
581.106.988 |
15.136 |
13.244 |
2.907.424 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
Ag |
Bg |
Au |
Bu |
linear |
29 |
13 |
14 |
28 |
quadratic |
1.037 |
769 |
770 |
994 |
cubic |
27.049 |
24.121 |
24.164 |
27.006 |
quartic |
570.410 |
542.989 |
543.032 |
569.464 |
quintic |
9.900.290 |
9.687.586 |
9.688.532 |
9.899.344 |
sextic |
146.010.698 |
144.549.418 |
144.550.364 |
145.996.508 |
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 C
2h
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(Bu) |
..435. |
AgAg. | ..91. |
BgBg. | ..105. |
AuAu. | ..406. |
BuBu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 1.037 / 4 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Bu) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 6 |
Total: 1.037 / 4 / 10 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ pos(Bu) |
..4.495. |
AgAgAg. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 4.495 / 1 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Bu) |
..2.639. |
AgBgBg. | ..3.045. |
AgAuAu. | ..11.774. |
AgBuBu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 17.458 / 3 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(Bu) |
..5.096. |
BgAuBu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 5.096 / 1 / 4 |
Total: 27.049 / 5 / 20 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ pos(Bu) |
..35.960. |
AgAgAgAg. | ..1.820. |
BgBgBgBg. | ..2.380. |
AuAuAuAu. | ..31.465. |
BuBuBuBu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 71.625 / 4 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Bu) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(Bu) |
..39.585. |
AgAgBgBg. | ..45.675. |
AgAgAuAu. | ..176.610. |
AgAgBuBu. | ..9.555. |
BgBgAuAu. | ..36.946. |
BgBgBuBu. | ..42.630. |
AuAuBuBu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 351.001 / 6 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(Bu) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(Ag) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(Bu) |
..147.784. |
AgBgAuBu. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 147.784 / 1 / 1 |
Total: 570.410 / 11 / 35 |
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