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270028 VO+UE Symmetry in Chemistry (2021W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 01.09.2021 08:00 to Su 26.09.2021 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 26.09.2021 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes
First meeting:
Tuesday, 5.10.2021, 13:00-16:00
PC Pool of the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Währinger Straße 17, room 203/204.
Please note the 3G requirements.
The first meeting will be held on Zoom if too many students are registered for the course.
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The final grade will be composed of one written exam (40%), three exercise protocols (15% each), and class participation (15%).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
100-87.5 Grade 1 "Sehr gut" ("excellent")
87.0-75.0 Grade 2 "Gut" ("good")
74.5-62.5 Grade 3 "Befriedigend" ("satisfactory")
62.0-50.0 Grade 4 "Genügend" ("sufficient")
49.5-0.0 Grade 5 "Nicht genügend" ("failed")
87.0-75.0 Grade 2 "Gut" ("good")
74.5-62.5 Grade 3 "Befriedigend" ("satisfactory")
62.0-50.0 Grade 4 "Genügend" ("sufficient")
49.5-0.0 Grade 5 "Nicht genügend" ("failed")
Examination topics
Reading list
Association in the course directory
TC-4
Last modified: We 15.09.2021 09:09
Learn how to identify and understand the symmetry of molecules, and how symmetry can be used to deduce physical and chemical properties of molecules. Applications include molecular orbital theory, electronic structure, vibrational and UV/Vis spectroscopy, and reactivity.Content:
1. Symmetry elements and symmetry operations
- Operations and elements
- Product of operations
2. Group theory
- Groups, subgroups and classes
- Multiplication tables
3. Symmetry point groups
- Classification, identify the point group of a molecule
4. Representations of groups
- Mathematical background: matrices
- Reducible and irreducible representations
- Non-degenerate and degenerate representations
- The Great Orthogonality theorem and its consequences
- Character tables, nomenclature
5. Applications in Chemistry
- Symmetry in the Schrödinger equation
- Symmetry in the Molecular Orbital theory
- Symmetry in spectroscopy
- Other applications: chemical reactions, ligand field theory, etcMethods:
In-presence/virtual lectures and class exercises.
The classes will be organized primarily through Moodle.