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 54 0 0 -2 0 18 2 0
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 48 2 2 0 0 18 2 0


Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion A1g B1g B2g B3g A1u B1u B2u B3u Total
Cartesian 3N 9 9 5 4 4 5 9 9 54
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 9 8 4 3 4 4 8 8 48



Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) 18
Number of internal coordinates 48
Number of independant internal coordinates 9
Number of vibrational modes 48


Force field analysis


Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator A1g B1g B2g B3g A1u B1u B2u B3u Total
Linear (IR) 9 8 4 3 4 4 8 8 20 / 28
Quadratic (Raman) 9 8 4 3 4 4 8 8 24 / 24
IR + Raman - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0* / 4
* 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 48 2 2 0 0 18 2 0
quadratic 1.176 26 26 24 24 186 26 24
cubic 19.600 50 50 0 0 1.410 50 0
quartic 249.900 350 350 300 300 8.670 350 300
quintic 2.598.960 650 650 0 0 45.594 650 0
sextic 22.957.480 3.250 3.250 2.600 2.600 211.922 3.250 2.600


Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field A1g B1g B2g B3g A1u B1u B2u B3u
linear 9 8 4 3 4 4 8 8
quadratic 189 164 124 123 124 124 164 164
cubic 2.645 2.620 2.280 2.255 2.280 2.280 2.620 2.620
quartic 32.565 32.240 30.160 30.135 30.160 30.160 32.240 32.240
quintic 330.813 330.488 319.252 318.927 319.252 319.252 330.488 330.488
sextic 2.898.369 2.895.444 2.843.276 2.842.951 2.843.276 2.843.276 2.895.444 2.895.444


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)
..45. A1gA1g...36. B1gB1g...10. B2gB2g...6. B3gB3g...10. A1uA1u...10. B1uB1u...36. B2uB2u...36. B3uB3u.
Subtotal: 189 / 8 / 8
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(B3u)
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 28
Total: 189 / 8 / 36


Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(B3u)
..165. A1gA1gA1g.
Subtotal: 165 / 1 / 8
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(B3u)
..324. A1gB1gB1g...90. A1gB2gB2g...54. A1gB3gB3g...90. A1gA1uA1u...90. A1gB1uB1u...324. A1gB2uB2u...324. A1gB3uB3u.
Subtotal: 1.296 / 7 / 56
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(B3u)
..96. B1gB2gB3g...128. B1gA1uB1u...512. B1gB2uB3u...128. B2gA1uB2u...128. B2gB1uB3u...96. B3gA1uB3u...96. B3gB1uB2u.
Subtotal: 1.184 / 7 / 56
Total: 2.645 / 15 / 120


Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1g) ≤ i ≤ pos(B3u)
..495. A1gA1gA1gA1g...330. B1gB1gB1gB1g...35. B2gB2gB2gB2g...15. B3gB3gB3gB3g...35. A1uA1uA1uA1u...35. B1uB1uB1uB1u...330. B2uB2uB2uB2u...330. B3uB3uB3uB3u.
Subtotal: 1.605 / 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)
..1.620. A1gA1gB1gB1g...450. A1gA1gB2gB2g...270. A1gA1gB3gB3g...450. A1gA1gA1uA1u...450. A1gA1gB1uB1u...1.620. A1gA1gB2uB2u...1.620. A1gA1gB3uB3u...360. B1gB1gB2gB2g...216. B1gB1gB3gB3g...360. B1gB1gA1uA1u.
..360. B1gB1gB1uB1u...1.296. B1gB1gB2uB2u...1.296. B1gB1gB3uB3u...60. B2gB2gB3gB3g...100. B2gB2gA1uA1u...100. B2gB2gB1uB1u...360. B2gB2gB2uB2u...360. B2gB2gB3uB3u...60. B3gB3gA1uA1u...60. B3gB3gB1uB1u.
..216. B3gB3gB2uB2u...216. B3gB3gB3uB3u...100. A1uA1uB1uB1u...360. A1uA1uB2uB2u...360. A1uA1uB3uB3u...360. B1uB1uB2uB2u...360. B1uB1uB3uB3u...1.296. B2uB2uB3uB3u.
Subtotal: 14.736 / 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)
..864. A1gB1gB2gB3g...1.152. A1gB1gA1uB1u...4.608. A1gB1gB2uB3u...1.152. A1gB2gA1uB2u...1.152. A1gB2gB1uB3u...864. A1gB3gA1uB3u...864. A1gB3gB1uB2u...1.024. B1gB2gA1uB3u...1.024. B1gB2gB1uB2u...768. B1gB3gA1uB2u.
..768. B1gB3gB1uB3u...192. B2gB3gA1uB1u...768. B2gB3gB2uB3u...1.024. A1uB1uB2uB3u.
Subtotal: 16.224 / 14 / 70
Total: 32.565 / 50 / 330


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