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The document discusses mathematical groups and symmetry operations in inorganic chemistry. It defines key concepts such as: - Operators that form a mathematical group must satisfy properties of closure, identity, inverses, and associativity. - The symmetry operations C3, σv and their products generate a group of six elements called a cyclic group. - Conjugacy classes are sets of group elements that are related by similarity transformations. The example group has three classes: E, (C3, C32), and (σv, σv’, σv’’).

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The document discusses mathematical groups and symmetry operations in inorganic chemistry. It defines key concepts such as: - Operators that form a mathematical group must satisfy properties of closure, identity, inverses, and associativity. - The symmetry operations C3, σv and their products generate a group of six elements called a cyclic group. - Conjugacy classes are sets of group elements that are related by similarity transformations. The example group has three classes: E, (C3, C32), and (σv, σv’, σv’’).

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5.04 Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II


Fall 2008

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5.04, Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II Prof. Daniel G. Nocera Lecture 2: Operator Properties and Mathematical Groups The inverse of A (defined as (A)1) is B if A B = E For each of the five symmetry operations: (E)1 = E ()1 = (i)1 = i (E)1 E = E E = E ()1 = = E (i)1 i = i i = E

(Cnm)1 Cnm = Cnnm Cnm = Cnn = E (Cnm)1 = Cnnm e.g. (C52)1 = C53 since C52 C53 = E (Snm)1 = Snnm (n even) (Snm)1 = Sn2nm (n odd) (Snm)1 Snm = Snnm Snm = Snn = Cnn hn = E (Snm)1 Snm =Sn2nm Snm = Sn2n = Cn2n h2n = E

Two operators commute when A B = B A Example: Do C4(z) and (xz) commute? C4(z) (xz)(x1, y1, z1)

C4(z)(x1, y1, z1)

z1 does not change with d

C4(z)(xz) = d

5.04, Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II Prof. Daniel G. Nocera

Lecture 2 Page 1 of 6

or analyzing with matrix representations,

0 0

0 1 0

1

0

1 0

0 0
1 0 0

0
1 0
=

1 0 0 1
0 0 1
0 0 1





C 4 (z) xz = d Now applying the operations in the inverse order, (xz) C4(z)(x1, y1, z1)

(xz)(y1, x1, z1)

(xz)C4(z) = d

or analyzing with matrix representations, 0 0


1

0 1 0


1 0 0
=
0
1 0
0 1
0

0 0 1

xz C 4 (z) = C4(z)(xz) = d (xz)C4(z) = d 0 1 0

1 0 0
0 0 1

so C4(z) does not commute with (xz)


Lecture 2 Page 2 of 6

5.04, Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II Prof. Daniel G. Nocera

A collection of operations are a mathematical group when the following conditions are met:
closure: all binary products must be members of the group identity: a group must contain the identity operator inverse: every operator must have an inverse associativity: associative law of multiplication must hold

(A B) C = A (B C) (note: commutation not required groups in which all operators do commute are called Abelian) Consider the operators C3 and v. These do not constitute a group because identity criterion is not satisfied. Do E, C3, v form a group? To address this question, a stereographic projection (featuring critical operators) will be used:

So how about closure?


C3 C3 = C32 (so C32 needs to be included as part of the group)

C3 v = ?

C3 v = v

Thus E, C3 and v are not closed and consequently these operators do not form a
group. Is the addition of C32 and v sufficient to define a group? In other terms,
are there any other operators that are generated by C3 and v?
the proper rotation axis, C3:

5.04, Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II Prof. Daniel G. Nocera Lecture 2 Page 3 of 6

C3
C3 C3 = C32
C3 C3 C3 = C32 C3 = C3 C32 = E
C3 C3 C3 C3 = E C3 = C3
etc.
C3 is the generator of E, C3 and C32 for the plane of reflection, v v
v v = E
v v v = E v = v
etc. So we obtain no new information here. But there is more information to be gained upon considering C3 and v. Have already seen that C3 v = v how about v C3? note: these three operators form a group

C3 v = v

Will discover that no new operators may be generated. Moreover one finds

E1 C3 E C3
1

inverses

(C )
C3

2 1 3

v 1
v


v



v

The above group is closed, i.e. it contains the identity operator and meets inverse
and associativity conditions. Thus the above set of operators constitutes a
mathematical group (note that the group is not Abelian).
Some definitions:

5.04, Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II Prof. Daniel G. Nocera Lecture 2 Page 4 of 6

Operators C3 and v are called generators for the group since every element of the group can be expressed as a product of these operators (and their inverses). The order of the group, designated h, is the number of elements. In the above example, h = 6. Groups defined by a single generator are called cyclic groups. Example: C3 E, C3, C32 As mentioned above, E, C3, and C32 meet the conditions of a group; they form a cyclic group. Moreover these three operators are a subgroup of E, C3, C32, v, v,v. The order of a subgroup must be a divisor of the order of its parent group. (Example hsubgroup = 3, hgroup = 6 a divisor of 2.) A similarity transformation is defined as: -1 A = B where B is designated the similarity transform of A by x and A and B are conjugates of each other. A complete set of operators that are conjugates to one another is called a class of the group. Lets determine the classes of the group defined by E, C3, C32, v, v,v the analysis is facilitated by the construction of a multiplication table

may construct easily using stereographic projections

E1 C3 E = E C3 E = C3 C31 C3 C3 = C32 C3 C3 = E C3 = C3 (C32)1 C3 C32 = C3 C3 C32 = C3 E = C3 v1 C3 v = v C3 v = v v = C32 (v)1 C3 v = v C3 v = v v = C32 (v)1 C3 v = v C3 v = v v = C32 C3 and C32 from a class

5.04, Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II Prof. Daniel G. Nocera

Lecture 2 Page 5 of 6

Performing a similar analysis on v will reveal that v, v and v form a class and E is in a class by itself. Thus there are three classes: E, (C3, C32), (v, v, v) Additional properties of transforms and classes are: no operator occurs in more than one class order of all classes must be integral factors of the groups order in an Abelian group, each operator is in a class by itself.

5.04, Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II Prof. Daniel G. Nocera

Lecture 2 Page 6 of 6

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