Class Summary 10/20/04

CHM 688 Mid-Term Examination

Monday, 10/25/04 IN CLASS

10/20 POINT GROUPS

Handouts in class Point Group Tables (Character Tables)

Flow Chart for Determining Point Groups

Note, everyone got these and they’re readily available in many sources.

Contact IAN if you really need any other copies.

Using Symmetry to Get Molecular Orbitals

Assignment of Symmetry labels to MO’s

USEFUL LINKS

http://www.reciprocalnet.org/edumodules/symmetry/mainpage.html

A useful set of pages illustrating symmetry elements and point groups (a little slow…)

http://www.science.siu.edu/chemistry/tyrrell/group_theory/sym1.html

A straight-forward (text) description of symmetry elements and point groups

http://newton.ex.ac.uk/research/semiconductors/theory/people/goss/symmetry/index.html

A site that is EXTREMELY complete. Way beyond the scope of CHM 668. This site also has point group tables online.

http://www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/~gelessus/group.html

Point group tables site

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