THE SPECTRA AND STRUCTURE OF DICOBALTOCTACARBONYL
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Date
1954
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Ohio State University
Abstract
The infrared spectrum from $2.5\mu-15\mu$ and the visible and ultraviolet spectra from $2100A-7000A$ were obtained for dicobaltoctacarbonyl. The presence of a carbonyl frequency at $1858 cm^{-1}$ in the infrared spectrum and the peak at 2800A in the ultraviolet spectrum indicate the presence of bridged carbonyls in the molecule. Four feasible structures with bridging carbonyl groups were proposed and critically examined. It was concluded that the most probable structure was that of two trigonal bipyramids joined at an edge.
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Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, Florida State University