The infrared and Raman spectra of alkylzinc halides and related compounds
Abstract
Infrared and Raman spectra have been measured for dimethylzinc and diethylzinc in various ethers, and for ethylzinc iodide in diethyl ether. Infrared spectra are also reported for mixtures of dimethylzinc and diethylzinc with zinc chloride, bromide, and iodide in tetrahydrofuran. It is concluded that for all the alkylzinc halide systems the Schlenk equilibrium lies predominantly on the side RZnX. The infrared spectra of a number of solid alkylzinc adducts have been measured, and the trends in the zinc–carbon stretching frequencies are briefly discussed.