VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA OF THE $LiClO_{4}$ MONOMER, GLASS, LIQUID AND CRYSTAL

Abstract

Volatilization of $LiClO_{4}$ permits the vapor deposition of the glass phase as well as matrix isolation of monomeric $LiClO_{4}$. The strong distortion of the tetrahedral $ClO_{4}$ anion in the 1:1 association with lithium can be viewed as a limiting case and, thus, is informative regarding cation-anion interactions in other media, such as molten salt systems. The monomer and glass spectra will be contrasted with data for the melt and crystal phases.