Characters of representations for molecular motions
Motion |
E |
8C3 |
3C2 |
6S4 |
6σd |
Cartesian 3N |
42 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
6 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
-1 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
3 |
0 |
-1 |
1 |
-1 |
Vibration |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Motion |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
Total |
Cartesian 3N |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
17 |
Translation (x,y,z) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Rotation (Rx,Ry,Rz) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Vibration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
Molecular parameter
Number of Atoms (N) |
14
|
Number of internal coordinates |
36
|
Number of independant internal coordinates |
3
|
Number of vibrational modes |
15
|
Force field analysis
Allowed / forbidden vibronational transitions
Operator |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
Total |
Linear (IR) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
6 / 9 |
Quadratic (Raman) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
12 / 3 |
IR + Raman |
- - - - |
0 |
- - - - |
3 |
6 |
6 / 3 |
Characters of force fields
(Symmetric powers of vibration representation)
Force field |
E |
8C3 |
3C2 |
6S4 |
6σd |
linear |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
quadratic |
666 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
36 |
cubic |
8.436 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
146 |
quartic |
82.251 |
0 |
171 |
9 |
561 |
quintic |
658.008 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.812 |
sextic |
4.496.388 |
78 |
1.140 |
0 |
5.552 |
Decomposition to irreducible representations
Column with number of nonvanshing force constants highlighted
Force field |
A1 |
A2 |
E |
T1 |
T2 |
linear |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
quadratic |
39 |
21 |
60 |
72 |
90 |
cubic |
392 |
319 |
699 |
1.018 |
1.091 |
quartic |
3.591 |
3.306 |
6.897 |
10.122 |
10.398 |
quintic |
27.870 |
26.964 |
54.834 |
81.798 |
82.704 |
sextic |
188.906 |
186.130 |
374.958 |
560.518 |
563.294 |
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 T
d
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(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(T2) |
..6. |
A1A1. | ..6. |
EE. | ..6. |
T1T1. | ..21. |
T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 39 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
Subtotal: 0 / 0 / 10 |
Total: 39 / 4 / 15 |
Contributions to nonvanishing cubic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(T2) |
..10. |
A1A1A1. | ..10. |
EEE. | ..1. |
T1T1T1. | ..56. |
T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 77 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j) (i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..36. |
T1T1T2. | ..18. |
A1EE. | ..18. |
A1T1T1. | ..63. |
A1T2T2. | ..18. |
ET1T1. | ..63. |
ET2T2. | ..45. |
T1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 261 / 7 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(T2) |
..54. |
ET1T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 54 / 1 / 10 |
Total: 392 / 12 / 35 |
Contributions to nonvanishing quartic force field constants
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,i) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ pos(T2) |
..15. |
A1A1A1A1. | ..21. |
EEEE. | ..36. |
T1T1T1T1. | ..357. |
T2T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 429 / 4 / 5 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,i,j) (i,j,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..108. |
T1T1T1T2. | ..30. |
A1EEE. | ..3. |
A1T1T1T1. | ..168. |
A1T2T2T2. | ..24. |
ET1T1T1. | ..210. |
ET2T2T2. | ..378. |
T1T2T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 921 / 7 / 20 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,j) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ pos(T2) |
..36. |
A1A1EE. | ..36. |
A1A1T1T1. | ..126. |
A1A1T2T2. | ..72. |
EET1T1. | ..252. |
EET2T2. | ..423. |
T1T1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 945 / 6 / 10 |
Irrep combinations (i,i,j,k) (i,j,j,k) (i,j,k,k) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ pos(T2) |
..162. |
EET1T2. | ..108. |
A1T1T1T2. | ..162. |
ET1T1T2. | ..54. |
A1ET1T1. | ..189. |
A1ET2T2. | ..135. |
A1T1T2T2. | ..324. |
ET1T2T2. | | |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 1.134 / 7 / 30 |
Irrep combinations (i,j,k,l) with indices: pos(A1) ≤ i ≤ j ≤ k ≤ l ≤ pos(T2) |
..162. |
A1ET1T2. | | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
Subtotal: 162 / 1 / 5 |
Total: 3.591 / 25 / 70 |
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