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- Figure 13.27 shows the structure of the molecule porphine. Figure 13.27 The structure of porphine. Determine the symmetry elements present in the molecule, and its point group. Does the point group change if an Fe2+ ion is substituted for the two hydrogen atoms in the center of the porphine ring?arrow_forwardConstruct the symmetry-adapted linear combination molecular orbitals for hydrogen sulfide, H2S.arrow_forwardDetermine which single symmetry operation of the following point groups is equivalent to the given combination of multiple symmetry operations. a In C2v, C2v=? b In C2h, iC2=? c In D6h, C6h=? d In D2d, C2C2=? e In Oh, iS4=?arrow_forward
- The CH3Cl molecule belongs to the point group C3v. List the symmetry elements of the group and locate them in a drawing of the molecule.arrow_forwardConsider the character table given below for the point group D3h, which includes molecules like cyclopropane and BF3. Suppose has been already determined a reducible representation for the collective motions of one such molecule, Γ(3N). What combination of irreps should we remove from it to account for translations & rotations, thereby yielding the purely vibrational representation, Γvib?arrow_forwardPlease explain Point group symmetry for a molecule with hexagonal symmetry such as bilateral symmetry and its rotations/radial symmetry.arrow_forward
- For the point group D3h, confirm that the irreducible representation E′ is orthogonal (in the sense defined by eqn 10B.7) to the irreducible representations A′1, A′2 , and E″.arrow_forwardÅ L. Y → X 5 3 Consider the trimethylenecyclopropane molecule (point group D3h). Each carbon atom has a pz orbital to contribute to the pi- MOs of the molecule. Take these 6 pz orbitais as a basis set and answer the following questions: A) How do they divide into subsets of symmetry - equivalent orbitals? B) What representations are spanned by each subset? C) What are the 6 normalizedarrow_forwardUsing its x, y, and z coordinates, construct the 15 x 15 matrix that describes the application of the S4 symmetry operation to square planar [PtCl 4]2- What is the character of this matrix?arrow_forward
- PCl3 belong to C3V point group ? (b) Write down the totally symmetric representation of the point group of PCl3. (c) What is a symmetry-adapted linear combination of atomic orbitals? (d) Construct a linear-combination of 3s(Cl) atomic orbitals, ?1, such that ?1 belongs to the totally symmetric representation of the point group of PCl3. (e) Construct a linear-combination of 3p(Cl) atomic orbitals, ?2, such that ?2 belongs to the totally symmetric representation of the point group of PCl3.arrow_forwardThe C3 point group has symmetry elements E, C3, σv, σ and ov" - True False the number of classes in this point group is 5.arrow_forwarddetermine:(i) the point group to which thiophene (C 4 H 4 S) belongs;(ii) the number of internal degrees of freedom for thiophene;(iii) the irreducible representation for thiophene;(iv) the number of IR active C-H stretching modes for thiophene;(v) the number of Raman active C-H stretching modes for thiophene.arrow_forward
- Physical ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781133958437Author:Ball, David W. (david Warren), BAER, TomasPublisher:Wadsworth Cengage Learning,