Molecular SymmetryISBN: 978-0-470-85348-1
Paperback
440 pages
March 2009
Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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Molecular Symmetry lays out the formal language used in the area using illustrative examples of particular molecules throughout. It then applies the ideas of symmetry to describe molecular structure, bonding in molecules and consider the implications in spectroscopy.Topics covered include:
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Symmetry elements
- Symmetry operations and products of operations
- Point groups used with molecules
- Point group representations, matrices and basis sets
- Reducible and irreducible representations
- Applications in vibrational spectroscopy
- Symmetry in chemical bonding
Molecular Symmetry is designed to introduce the subject by combining symmetry with spectroscopy in a clear and accessible manner. Each chapter ends with a summary of learning points, a selection of self-test questions, and suggestions for further reading. A set of appendices includes templates for paper models which will help students understand symmetry groups.
Molecular Symmetry is a must-have introduction to this fundamental topic for students of chemistry, and will also find a place on the bookshelves of postgraduates and researchers looking for a broad and modern introduction to the subject