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 48 0 -4 -4 0 16 4 4
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 42 2 -2 -2 0 16 4 4


Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion A1g B1g B2g B3g A1u B1u B2u B3u Total
Cartesian 3N 8 8 4 4 2 6 8 8 48
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 8 7 3 3 2 5 7 7 42



Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) 16
Number of internal coordinates 42
Number of independant internal coordinates 8
Number of vibrational modes 42


Force field analysis


Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator A1g B1g B2g B3g A1u B1u B2u B3u Total
Linear (IR) 8 7 3 3 2 5 7 7 19 / 23
Quadratic (Raman) 8 7 3 3 2 5 7 7 21 / 21
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 42 2 -2 -2 0 16 4 4
quadratic 903 23 23 23 21 149 29 29
cubic 13.244 44 -44 -44 0 1.024 96 96
quartic 148.995 275 275 275 231 5.735 415 415
quintic 1.370.754 506 -506 -506 0 27.568 1.196 1.196
sextic 10.737.573 2.277 2.277 2.277 1.771 117.483 3.979 3.979


Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field A1g B1g B2g B3g A1u B1u B2u B3u
linear 8 7 3 3 2 5 7 7
quadratic 150 124 94 94 93 96 126 126
cubic 1.802 1.776 1.522 1.522 1.498 1.568 1.778 1.778
quartic 19.577 19.232 17.902 17.902 17.878 17.948 19.278 19.278
quintic 175.026 174.681 167.835 167.835 167.536 168.387 174.727 174.727
sextic 1.358.952 1.355.824 1.327.448 1.327.448 1.327.149 1.328.000 1.356.376 1.356.376


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)
..36. A1gA1g...28. B1gB1g...6. B2gB2g...6. B3gB3g...3. A1uA1u...15. B1uB1u...28. B2uB2u...28. B3uB3u.
Subtotal: 150 / 8 / 8
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(B3u)
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 28
Total: 150 / 8 / 36


Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(B3u)
..120. A1gA1gA1g.
Subtotal: 120 / 1 / 8
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(B3u)
..224. A1gB1gB1g...48. A1gB2gB2g...48. A1gB3gB3g...24. A1gA1uA1u...120. A1gB1uB1u...224. A1gB2uB2u...224. A1gB3uB3u.
Subtotal: 912 / 7 / 56
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(B3u)
..63. B1gB2gB3g...70. B1gA1uB1u...343. B1gB2uB3u...42. B2gA1uB2u...105. B2gB1uB3u...42. B3gA1uB3u...105. B3gB1uB2u.
Subtotal: 770 / 7 / 56
Total: 1.802 / 15 / 120


Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(B3u)
..330. A1gA1gA1gA1g...210. B1gB1gB1gB1g...15. B2gB2gB2gB2g...15. B3gB3gB3gB3g...5. A1uA1uA1uA1u...70. B1uB1uB1uB1u...210. B2uB2uB2uB2u...210. B3uB3uB3uB3u.
Subtotal: 1.065 / 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)
..1.008. A1gA1gB1gB1g...216. A1gA1gB2gB2g...216. A1gA1gB3gB3g...108. A1gA1gA1uA1u...540. A1gA1gB1uB1u...1.008. A1gA1gB2uB2u...1.008. A1gA1gB3uB3u...168. B1gB1gB2gB2g...168. B1gB1gB3gB3g...84. B1gB1gA1uA1u.
..420. B1gB1gB1uB1u...784. B1gB1gB2uB2u...784. B1gB1gB3uB3u...36. B2gB2gB3gB3g...18. B2gB2gA1uA1u...90. B2gB2gB1uB1u...168. B2gB2gB2uB2u...168. B2gB2gB3uB3u...18. B3gB3gA1uA1u...90. B3gB3gB1uB1u.
..168. B3gB3gB2uB2u...168. B3gB3gB3uB3u...45. A1uA1uB1uB1u...84. A1uA1uB2uB2u...84. A1uA1uB3uB3u...420. B1uB1uB2uB2u...420. B1uB1uB3uB3u...784. B2uB2uB3uB3u.
Subtotal: 9.273 / 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)
..504. A1gB1gB2gB3g...560. A1gB1gA1uB1u...2.744. A1gB1gB2uB3u...336. A1gB2gA1uB2u...840. A1gB2gB1uB3u...336. A1gB3gA1uB3u...840. A1gB3gB1uB2u...294. B1gB2gA1uB3u...735. B1gB2gB1uB2u...294. B1gB3gA1uB2u.
..735. B1gB3gB1uB3u...90. B2gB3gA1uB1u...441. B2gB3gB2uB3u...490. A1uB1uB2uB3u.
Subtotal: 9.239 / 14 / 70
Total: 19.577 / 50 / 330


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