Character Tables for Common Symmetry Groups - The Cnv
Groups
| C2v | E | C2 | σv(xz) | σv(yz) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | z | x2, y2, z2 |
| A2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | Rz | xy |
| B1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | x, Ry | xz |
| B2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | y, Rx | yz |
| C3v | E | 2C3 | 3σv | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | z | x2 + y2, z2 |
| A2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | Rz | |
| E | 2 | -1 | 0 | (x, y)(Rx, Ry) | (x2 - y2, xy)(xz, yz) |
| C4v | E | 2C4 | C2 | 2σv | 2σd | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | z | x2 + y2, z2 |
| A2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | Rz | |
| B1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | x2 - y2 | |
| B2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | xy | |
| E | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | (x, y)(Rx, Ry) | (xz, yz) |
| C5v | E | 2C/5 | 2C52 | 5σv | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | z | x2 + y2, z2 |
| A2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | Rz | |
| E1 | 2 | 2cos72° | 2cos144° | 0 | (x, y)(Rx, Ry) | (xz, yz |
| E2 | 2 | 2cos144° | 2cos72° | 0 | (x2 - y2, xy) |
| C6v | E | 2C/6 | 2C3 | C2 | 3σv | 3σd | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | z | x2 + y2, z2 |
| A2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | Rz | |
| B1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | ||
| B2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | ||
| E1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | (x, y)(Rx, Ry) | (xz, yz) |
| E2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | (x2 - y2, xy) |
Reference: F.A. Cotton, "Chemical Applications of Group Theory," 3rd ed., Wiley-Interscience, NY, 1990.