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Molecular vibrations
1 2
V kx x R Re
2
dV 1 d 2 V 2 1 d 2 V 2
V x V 0 x 2 x ... 2 x
dx 0 2 dx
0
2 dx
0
2 d2 1 2
kx E
2meff dx 2 2
m1m2
where meff = effective (or reduced) mass: meff
m1 m2
1 k
E n n with: and: n = 0, 1, 2, …
2 meff
Selection rules
E n 1 E n k m eff
hc hc 2c
V hcDe 1 e
a (R R e ) 2
1/ 2
meff 2
with a
2hcDe
2
1 1
E n n n x e
2 2
a 2
with x e
2m eff 4D e
xe = anharmonicity constant.
2 3
1 1 1
E n n n x e n y e ...
2 2 2
D 0 E1/ 2 E 3 / 2 ...
E n 1/ 2
n
P J B1 B0 J B1 B0 J 2
Hence: Q J B1 B0 J J 1
R J B1 B0 J 1 B1 B0 J 12
O J i 2B 4BJ
Hence: Q J i
S J i 6B 4BJ
Normal modes
Examples:
1 = symmetric stretch
3 = antisymmetric stretch
2 (2x) = bending modes
1 1 k q mq
E n (q) n q n hc q with
2 2 2c