Universität Wien

270063 VO Symmetry in Chemistry (2025W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 27 - Chemie
Moodle
Mo 15.12. 13:00-15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42

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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 06.10. 13:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Monday 13.10. 13:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Monday 20.10. 13:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Monday 27.10. 13:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Monday 03.11. 13:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Monday 10.11. 13:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Monday 17.11. 13:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Monday 24.11. 13:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Monday 01.12. 13:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Monday 12.01. 13:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Monday 19.01. 13:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Monday 26.01. 13:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum 4 Institut Physikalische Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Language of the course:
English

Aim:
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, etc

Methods:
In-presence lectures.
The classes will be organized primarily through Moodle.
The visit of the accompanying course 270073 UE is recommended.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam at the end of the course.

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")

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

CH-TPA-02

Last modified: Fr 03.10.2025 09:27