A Raman spectroscopic study of dimanganese and dirhenium decacarbonyls
Abstract
New Raman data for solutions, powders, and oriented single crystals are reported which allow a consistent assignment of the vibrational spectra of the title compounds. The four Raman-active ν(CO) modes for Mn2(CO)10 are at 2116(a1), 2024(e2), 1997(a1), and 1981(e3) cm–1. Low-frequency spectra of considerably improved quality are also presented. All of the a1 bands have been located for Re2(CO)10 and all but one for Mn2(CO)10 for solutions.