Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
C3 |
(C3)2 |
σh |
S3 |
(S3)5 |
Cartesian 3N |
93 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
-2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
Vibration |
87 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A' |
E'*
|
A'' |
E''*
|
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
17 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
62 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Vibration |
16 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
58 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
31
|
Number of internal coordinates |
87
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
16
|
Number of vibrational modes |
58
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A' |
E'*
|
A'' |
E''*
|
Total |
Linear (IR) |
16 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
29 / 29 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
16 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
45 / 13 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
16 |
- - - - |
- - - - |
16 / 0 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
C3 |
(C3)2 |
σh |
S3 |
(S3)5 |
linear |
87 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
quadratic |
3.828 |
0 |
0 |
84 |
0 |
0 |
cubic |
113.564 |
29 |
29 |
516 |
3 |
3 |
quartic |
2.555.190 |
0 |
0 |
3.030 |
0 |
0 |
quintic |
46.504.458 |
0 |
0 |
14.742 |
0 |
0 |
sextic |
713.068.356 |
435 |
435 |
68.068 |
19 |
19 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A' |
E'*
|
A'' |
E''*
|
linear |
16 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
quadratic |
652 |
652 |
624 |
624 |
cubic |
19.024 |
19.008 |
18.850 |
18.837 |
quartic |
426.370 |
426.370 |
425.360 |
425.360 |
quintic |
7.753.200 |
7.753.200 |
7.748.286 |
7.748.286 |
sextic |
118.856.222 |
118.855.995 |
118.833.520 |
118.833.312 |
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
3h
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(A') ≤ i ≤ pos(E'') |
..136. |
A'A'. | ..256. |
E'E'. | ..91. |
A''A''. | ..169. |
E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 652 / 4 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E'') |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 6 |
Total: 652 / 4 / 10 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ pos(E'') |
..816. |
A'A'A'. | ..1.632. |
E'E'E'. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 2.448 / 2 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E'') |
..4.096. |
A'E'E'. | ..1.456. |
A'A''A''. | ..2.704. |
A'E''E''. | ..2.912. |
E'E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 11.168 / 4 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E'') |
..5.408. |
E'A''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 5.408 / 1 / 4 |
Total: 19.024 / 7 / 20 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ pos(E'') |
..3.876. |
A'A'A'A'. | ..18.496. |
E'E'E'E'. | ..1.820. |
A''A''A''A''. | ..8.281. |
E''E''E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 32.473 / 4 / 4 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E'') |
..26.112. |
A'E'E'E'. | ..11.830. |
A''E''E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 37.942 / 2 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E'') |
..34.816. |
A'A'E'E'. | ..12.376. |
A'A'A''A''. | ..22.984. |
A'A'E''E''. | ..23.296. |
E'E'A''A''. | ..68.016. |
E'E'E''E''. | ..15.379. |
A''A''E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 176.867 / 6 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E'') |
..45.968. |
E'E'A''E''. | ..46.592. |
A'E'E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 92.560 / 2 / 12 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A') ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(E'') |
..86.528. |
A'E'A''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 86.528 / 1 / 1 |
Total: 426.370 / 15 / 35 |
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