The Infrared Spectra of Tetranitromethane
Abstract
Cooling curve investigations show that the transition between the two crystalline forms of tetranitromethane occurs at -99.8°C and its character suggests an order-disorder transformation. The infrared spectra of tetranitromethane were obtained at 25°C (vapor), 18°C (liquid), -40°C (solid I), -88°C (solid I), -104°C (solid II) and -126°C (solid II). The spectra of the vapor are best interpreted by a molecule with S4-4¯ symmetry whereas reported Raman spectra indicate D2d-4¯2m symmetry in the liquid. Satisfactory agreement between these and the x-ray diffraction data require molecules of both symmetries. A complete lack of selection rules was observed in the spectra throughout the solid range.
- Publication:
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Journal of Chemical Physics
- Pub Date:
- March 1953
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.1698921
- Bibcode:
- 1953JChPh..21..408L