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Symmetry Determinations by Vibrational Spectroscopy

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Abstract

Vibrational spectroscopy has often been used to determine the symmetry of molecules. However, a confident determination of the molecular symmetry necessitates a study of both the infrared and Raman spectra, and earlier determinations by one technique alone have led, in some cases, to incorrect conclusions. Additionally, vibrational data obtained by one technique for one physical phase (eg. infrared data of the gas) have frequently been compared with vibrational data taken by another technique for a different phase (eg. Raman data of the liquid). Also it should be pointed out that the low frequency skeletal stretching and bending motions are usually the most sensitive for symmetry determinations, but this region of the spectrum was frequently inaccessible for many of the early spectroscopic studies. These facts have lowered confidence in the vibrational spectroscopic technique for the determination of molecular symmetries. However when molecules have a symmetry center, the results are usually quite definitive.

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Durig, J.R., Johnston, S.A. (1980). Symmetry Determinations by Vibrational Spectroscopy. In: Durig, J.R. (eds) Analytical Applications of FT-IR to Molecular and Biological Systems. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 57. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9070-8_25

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