Chemical applications of group theory: verschil tussen versies
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===Exam 20th January=== | |||
The exam is open book. You can take the book by prof. Ceulemans and the printed pages of the exercise sessions. | |||
====Question 1 (6/20)==== | |||
# Give the point groups of 4 molecules. | |||
# Construct the multiplication table of a D2h molecule. | |||
====Question 2 (9/20)==== | |||
# Give the point group of allene. | |||
# Construct the matrix representation for this point group looking at the 4 hydrogens. | |||
# Perform a normal coordinate analysis. Give the irreps of the rotational, translational and vibrational displacements. | |||
# Imagine a fully planar allene. Perform a normal coordinate analysis. | |||
# Are these visible in the IR spectrum? If so, are they distinguishable? | |||
====Question 3 (5/20)==== | |||
# Give the point group of C8F8, (synthesized in 2022 for the first time) | |||
# Give the term symbols of the excitations HOMO --> LUMO and HOMO --> LUMO+1. The HOMO is a fully occupied t2u orbital and the LUMO and LUMO+1 are a1g and t1u respectively. | |||
# Are these visible in the UV/VIS spectrum? | |||
===Exam 26th August 2022=== | ===Exam 26th August 2022=== | ||
Versie van 20 jan 2023 18:34
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Given by professor Thomas Jagau in 2021-2022.
Examenvragen
Exam 20th January
The exam is open book. You can take the book by prof. Ceulemans and the printed pages of the exercise sessions.
Question 1 (6/20)
- Give the point groups of 4 molecules.
- Construct the multiplication table of a D2h molecule.
Question 2 (9/20)
- Give the point group of allene.
- Construct the matrix representation for this point group looking at the 4 hydrogens.
- Perform a normal coordinate analysis. Give the irreps of the rotational, translational and vibrational displacements.
- Imagine a fully planar allene. Perform a normal coordinate analysis.
- Are these visible in the IR spectrum? If so, are they distinguishable?
Question 3 (5/20)
- Give the point group of C8F8, (synthesized in 2022 for the first time)
- Give the term symbols of the excitations HOMO --> LUMO and HOMO --> LUMO+1. The HOMO is a fully occupied t2u orbital and the LUMO and LUMO+1 are a1g and t1u respectively.
- Are these visible in the UV/VIS spectrum?
Exam 26th August 2022
The exam is open book. You can take the book by prof. Ceulemans and the printed pages of the exercise sessions.
Question 1 (4/20)
Given are the following equations:
- i*i=j*j=k*k=-e
- i*j*k=-e
- Is the group abelian. Explain your reasoning.
- Is the group cyclic. Explain your reasoning.
Question 2 (10/20)
Given is the molecule C4H2N2 (trans)
- What is the point group of this molecule?
- Do a full coordinate analyis. Give the irreps of the rotational, translational and vibrational displacements.
- What irreps will be visible in the IR spectrum?
- There are 10 pi-electrons. Give the irreps of the orbitals involved. (Unsure about this question, but it did involve the pi-system)
- The ground state evolves according to the totally symmetric irrep. What excitations would vibrationally couple with the ground state?
Question 3 (6/20)
ML6 with Oh point group and 8 d-electrons. (Similar to Q4 exercise session 5)
- Identify d-electron configuration of lowest energy state.
- Give the term symbols of the ground state. Start from the character table and work out the necessary direct products. No need to take spin into account.
- If we excite 1 electron give the term symbols. Take into account spin.
- What excitations would be optically visible.