THE MATRIX ISOLATED FAR-INFRARED SPECTRA OF SOME STABLE AND UNSTABLE GERMANIUM HALIDES

Abstract

The infrared spectra of several germanium halides, and their associated dehydrogenated radicals, isolated in Ar matrices at $20^{\circ} K$ , have been investigated in the region between 500 and $75 cm^{-1}$. The spectra were recorded by use of a Digilab FTS-16 Far-Infrared Fourier Trans form Spectrometer. While the spectra of such species as $GeBr_{2}$ and $GeCl_{3}$ will be discussed at some length, the emphasis will be on the experimental details.