Molecular Symmetry; Contents; Preface; 1 Symmetry Elements and Operations; 2 More Symmetry Operations and Products of Operations; 3 The Point Groups Used with Molecules; 4 Point Group Representations, Matrices and Basis Sets; 5 Reducible and Irreducible Representations; 6 Applications in Vibrational Spectroscopy; 7 Symmetry in Chemical Bonding; Appendix 1 H2O Models for Identifying the Results of Symmetry Operation Products; Appendix 2 Assignment of Chiral Centre Handedness using Cahn-Ingold-Prelog Rules; Appendix 3 Model of a Tetrahedron and the Related Cube
Summary
Symmetry in Chemistry carefully introduces this subject by combining symmetry with spectroscopy in a clear and accessible manner. Beginning with an introduction to symmetry in nature and chemistry, the text goes on to examine point groups, vibrational spectra and the description of chemical bonding based on molecular orbital theory, with appendices on background mathematics and theoretical concepts. Each chapter introduces the subject gradually through simple examples and integrated set problems to enhance student understanding. This text fills a niche in the market combining the applications
