Symmetry Operations
Example Molecules
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References and Links
Literature References
- Cotton F. A. Chemical Applications of Group Theory; 3rd ed; Wiley: New York, 1990.
- Kettle, S. F. A. Structure and Symmetry (Readable Group Theory for Chemists), 2nd ed.; John Wiley and Sons, 1995.
Symmetry Resources
- Character tables for chemically important point groups - an excellent resource that includes Javascript code to reduce reducible representations to their irreducible representations as well as give information about the symmetry of molecular vibrations.
- Symmetry & Point Groups - a set of visualizations and quizzes on symmetry and point groups in chemistry.
- Point Group Determination (Wellesley College) - An interactive flowchart for the determination of molecular point groups.
- The Point Group Tutorial (Emory University) - a multimedia program (using Macromedia's Authorware 4.0) designed to help students identify symmetry elements and assign point groups to molecules.
Jmol and Visualization Resources
- Jmol - the home page for the Jmol project. Jmol is a free, open source molecule viewer for students, educators, and researchers in chemistry and biochemistry. It is cross-platform, running on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux/Unix systems.