Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
2C3 |
3C'2 |
σh |
2S3 |
3σv |
Cartesian 3N |
18 |
0 |
-2 |
4 |
-2 |
4 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
-2 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
-1 |
2 |
-1 |
Vibration |
12 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-2 |
4 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A'1 |
A'2 |
E' |
A''1 |
A''2 |
E'' |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Vibration |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
6
|
Number of internal coordinates |
12
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
2
|
Number of vibrational modes |
8
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A'1 |
A'2 |
E' |
A''1 |
A''2 |
E'' |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 / 3 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 / 2 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
0 |
3 |
0 |
- - - - |
- - - - |
3 / 0 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
2C3 |
3C'2 |
σh |
2S3 |
3σv |
linear |
12 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-2 |
4 |
quadratic |
78 |
0 |
6 |
14 |
2 |
14 |
cubic |
364 |
4 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
36 |
quartic |
1.365 |
0 |
21 |
85 |
-2 |
85 |
quintic |
4.368 |
0 |
0 |
176 |
2 |
176 |
sextic |
12.376 |
10 |
56 |
344 |
2 |
344 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A'1 |
A'2 |
E' |
A''1 |
A''2 |
E'' |
linear |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
quadratic |
13 |
3 |
15 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
cubic |
43 |
25 |
66 |
19 |
37 |
54 |
quartic |
147 |
94 |
242 |
91 |
123 |
213 |
quintic |
423 |
335 |
757 |
305 |
393 |
699 |
sextic |
1.162 |
962 |
2.118 |
932 |
1.076 |
2.004 |
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 D
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'1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E'') |
..3. |
A'1A'1. | ..6. |
E'E'. | ..3. |
A''2A''2. | ..1. |
E''E''. | | |
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Subtotal: 13 / 4 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E'') |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 15 |
Total: 13 / 4 / 21 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E'') |
..4. |
A'1A'1A'1. | ..10. |
E'E'E'. | | |
| |
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| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 14 / 2 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E'') |
..12. |
A'1E'E'. | ..6. |
A'1A''2A''2. | ..2. |
A'1E''E''. | ..3. |
E'E''E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 23 / 4 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E'') |
..6. |
E'A''2E''. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
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Subtotal: 6 / 1 / 20 |
Total: 43 / 7 / 56 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ pos(E'') |
..5. |
A'1A'1A'1A'1. | ..21. |
E'E'E'E'. | ..5. |
A''2A''2A''2A''2. | ..1. |
E''E''E''E''. | | |
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| |
Subtotal: 32 / 4 / 6 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E'') |
..20. |
A'1E'E'E'. | ..2. |
A''2E''E''E''. | | |
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Subtotal: 22 / 2 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(E'') |
..18. |
A'1A'1E'E'. | ..9. |
A'1A'1A''2A''2. | ..3. |
A'1A'1E''E''. | ..18. |
E'E'A''2A''2. | ..12. |
E'E'E''E''. | ..3. |
A''2A''2E''E''. | | |
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Subtotal: 63 / 6 / 15 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(E'') |
..12. |
E'E'A''2E''. | ..6. |
A'1E'E''E''. | | |
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Subtotal: 18 / 2 / 60 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A'1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(E'') |
..12. |
A'1E'A''2E''. | | |
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Subtotal: 12 / 1 / 15 |
Total: 147 / 15 / 126 |
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