Simple Treatment of the Symmetry Labels for the d-d States of Octahedral Complexes

Derek W. Smith
University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
J. Chem. Educ., 1996, 73 (6), p 504
DOI: 10.1021/ed073p504
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 1996
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Abstract

The derivation of the symmetry labels for d-d states of cubic (octahedral and tetrahedral) complexes of d block elements is not readily accessible to students having an elementary knowledge of group theory. This paper shows how the d-d states of octahedral d^n complexes (in the point group O) can be worked out by descent in symmetry to D2, using the relevant character tables and multiplication tables for their irreducible representations.

A letter from Derek W. Smith in our April 2000 issue addresses the above.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Inorganic Chemistry

Keywords (Subject):

Crystal Field / Ligand Field Theory
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