Results for Point Group D2h



Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion E C2.(z) C2.(y) C2.(x) i σ.(xy) σ.(xy) σ.(xy)
Cartesian 3N 36 0 -2 -2 0 12 2 2
Translation (x,y,z) 3 -1 -1 -1 -3 1 1 1
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) 3 -1 -1 -1 3 -1 -1 -1
Vibration 30 2 0 0 0 12 2 2


Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion A1g B1g B2g B3g A1u B1u B2u B3u Total
Cartesian 3N 6 6 3 3 2 4 6 6 36
Translation (x,y,z) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
Vibration 6 5 2 2 2 3 5 5 30



Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) 12
Number of internal coordinates 30
Number of independant internal coordinates 6
Number of vibrational modes 30


Force field analysis


Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator A1g B1g B2g B3g A1u B1u B2u B3u Total
Linear (IR) 6 5 2 2 2 3 5 5 13 / 17
Quadratic (Raman) 6 5 2 2 2 3 5 5 15 / 15
IR + Raman - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0* / 2
* Parity Mutual Exclusion Principle


Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field E C2.(z) C2.(y) C2.(x) i σ.(xy) σ.(xy) σ.(xy)
linear 30 2 0 0 0 12 2 2
quadratic 465 17 15 15 15 87 17 17
cubic 4.960 32 0 0 0 472 32 32
quartic 40.920 152 120 120 120 2.112 152 152
quintic 278.256 272 0 0 0 8.184 272 272
sextic 1.623.160 952 680 680 680 28.336 952 952


Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field A1g B1g B2g B3g A1u B1u B2u B3u
linear 6 5 2 2 2 3 5 5
quadratic 81 65 47 47 47 48 65 65
cubic 691 675 557 557 557 573 675 675
quartic 5.481 5.345 4.847 4.847 4.847 4.863 5.345 5.345
quintic 35.907 35.771 33.725 33.725 33.725 33.861 35.771 35.771
sextic 207.049 206.233 199.319 199.319 199.319 199.455 206.233 206.233


Further Reading



Contributions to nonvanishing force field constants


pos(X) : Position of irreducible representation (irrep) X in character table of D2h

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(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(B3u)
..21. A1gA1g...15. B1gB1g...3. B2gB2g...3. B3gB3g...3. A1uA1u...6. B1uB1u...15. B2uB2u...15. B3uB3u.
Subtotal: 81 / 8 / 8
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(B3u)
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 28
Total: 81 / 8 / 36


Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(B3u)
..56. A1gA1gA1g.
Subtotal: 56 / 1 / 8
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(B3u)
..90. A1gB1gB1g...18. A1gB2gB2g...18. A1gB3gB3g...18. A1gA1uA1u...36. A1gB1uB1u...90. A1gB2uB2u...90. A1gB3uB3u.
Subtotal: 360 / 7 / 56
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(B3u)
..20. B1gB2gB3g...30. B1gA1uB1u...125. B1gB2uB3u...20. B2gA1uB2u...30. B2gB1uB3u...20. B3gA1uB3u...30. B3gB1uB2u.
Subtotal: 275 / 7 / 56
Total: 691 / 15 / 120


Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(B3u)
..126. A1gA1gA1gA1g...70. B1gB1gB1gB1g...5. B2gB2gB2gB2g...5. B3gB3gB3gB3g...5. A1uA1uA1uA1u...15. B1uB1uB1uB1u...70. B2uB2uB2uB2u...70. B3uB3uB3uB3u.
Subtotal: 366 / 8 / 8
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(B3u)
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 56
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(B3u)
..315. A1gA1gB1gB1g...63. A1gA1gB2gB2g...63. A1gA1gB3gB3g...63. A1gA1gA1uA1u...126. A1gA1gB1uB1u...315. A1gA1gB2uB2u...315. A1gA1gB3uB3u...45. B1gB1gB2gB2g...45. B1gB1gB3gB3g...45. B1gB1gA1uA1u.
..90. B1gB1gB1uB1u...225. B1gB1gB2uB2u...225. B1gB1gB3uB3u...9. B2gB2gB3gB3g...9. B2gB2gA1uA1u...18. B2gB2gB1uB1u...45. B2gB2gB2uB2u...45. B2gB2gB3uB3u...9. B3gB3gA1uA1u...18. B3gB3gB1uB1u.
..45. B3gB3gB2uB2u...45. B3gB3gB3uB3u...18. A1uA1uB1uB1u...45. A1uA1uB2uB2u...45. A1uA1uB3uB3u...90. B1uB1uB2uB2u...90. B1uB1uB3uB3u...225. B2uB2uB3uB3u.
Subtotal: 2.691 / 28 / 28
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(B3u)
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 168
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(B3u)
..120. A1gB1gB2gB3g...180. A1gB1gA1uB1u...750. A1gB1gB2uB3u...120. A1gB2gA1uB2u...180. A1gB2gB1uB3u...120. A1gB3gA1uB3u...180. A1gB3gB1uB2u...100. B1gB2gA1uB3u...150. B1gB2gB1uB2u...100. B1gB3gA1uB2u.
..150. B1gB3gB1uB3u...24. B2gB3gA1uB1u...100. B2gB3gB2uB3u...150. A1uB1uB2uB3u.
Subtotal: 2.424 / 14 / 70
Total: 5.481 / 50 / 330


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