V point group

But since K is symmetric, [gy] vanishes in this point group (and, in fact, in all the uniaxial C v point groups). (Note the importance of similarity of orientation in reaching the correct conclusions in this example.)... 

Atom n dV Point group Occupation dn+V Point group Occupation LSD BLYP B3LYP Exp.2... 

There are four operations in the C v point group. The identity operation, E, leaves the molecule unchanged, so we can imagine that the corresponding matrix will be a 5 x 5 unit matrix. 

First, however, consider the symmetry properties of the central atom orbitals. Take the C v point group as an example. Its character table is presented in Table 6-1. The pz and dz2 atomic orbitals of the central atom belong to the totally symmetric irreducible representation Ah the d- y2 orbital belongs to B and dAJ to B2. The symmetry properties of the (px,Py) and (dxz, dyz) orbitals present a good opportunity... 

In the C v point group, — xiCs), which means that they are in the same... 

We now consider a second example, one where the result is more difficult to predict the three Ish orbitals in the NH3 molecule. These orbitals form a basis Fh = Ai 0 E (formula (6.7)). We shall proceed in the same way, taking the Ishi orbital as the generating function. The second fine of Table 6.3 shows how this orbital is transformed by tbe symmetry operation of the C v point group. We may use this result to construct Table 6.15, and hence find the linear combination that has Ai symmetry. 

For the function 4.2, therefore, its transformation or symmetry properties in the C2 point group are described by the characters in the top row of Table 4.1. For the C v point group there are only four different types of allowed wavefunctions or irreducible representations. Tliey are given the Mulliken labels a, 02, b, and ftj. The wavefunction of equation 4.2 therefore belongs to theai irreducible representa-... 

Figure 7.3 Nodal patterns and qualitative energies of MOs in linear and bent triatomic molecules according to Walsh [4]. The lowest three MOs, composed of 1s AOs on the constituent atoms (Fig. 7.2), participate little in the chemical bonding and are excluded. Horizontal coordinate is the bending angle 6. Orbital occupancies are shown for linear CO (0 = 180°) and for bent NO2 (0 = 134°). Irreducible representations are given for the MOs in and C v point groups at left and right, respectively.

Only those vibration types whose characters are contained in Xa( ) active in the Raman effect. Therefore, fundamental vibrations of type and E are allowed, and type A 2 are forbidden in the Raman spectrum of any molecule which belongs to the C v point group. 

Each such nonual mode can be assigned a synuuetry in the point group of the molecule. The wavefrmctions for non-degenerate modes have the following simple synuuetry properties the wavefrmctions with an odd vibrational quantum number v. have the same synuuetry as their nonual mode 2the ones with an even v. are totally symmetric. The synuuetry of the total vibrational wavefrmction (Q) is tlien the direct product of the synuuetries of its constituent nonual coordinate frmctions (p, (2,). In particular, the lowest vibrational state. 

V. The Nitrogen molecule is in the yz plane for all point groups except the Cs in which case it is placed in the xy plane. 

Figure 6 CBED patterns of aluminum oxynitride spinel along the [001] direction. Symmetries in the patterns contributed to the determination of the point group and space group (a) whole pattern showing 1st Laue zone ring and (b) 0th order Laue zone. Both patterns show a fourfold rotation axis and two mirror planes parallel to the axis. (Courtesy of V. P. Dravid)...

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