Abstract
The infrared absorption of pentaphenylphosphorane in the 230-4000 cm-1 region was measured. Three bands in the 650-710 cm-1 region are considered to be due to fundamental PC stretching vibrations. These (in cyclohexane solution) are 655·8, 701·6 and 707·6 cm-1. Three such vibrations are expected with a simple square pyramidal structure (point group C4v), while a trigonal bipyramidal structure (point group D3h) would require only two infra-red active PC stretching modes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1289-1293 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Spectrochimica Acta |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1964 |
Externally published | Yes |