RING PUCKERING VIBRATION OF DIBORANE AND THE SKELETAL BENDING MODE OF CARBON SUBOXIDE
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1973
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Ohio State University
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The Raman spectra of $ ^{10}B_{2}H_{6}, ^{11}B_{2}H_{6}$ and $B_{2}D_{6}$ have been recorded for these molecules in the gaseous state. The $0 \rightarrow 2, 1\rightarrow 3$ and $2 \rightarrow 4$ ring puckering transitions of diborane have been observed. The least squares fit of these data yields a ring puckering potential function of $$V(X) = 6.50 \times 10^{5}X^{4} + 7.30 \times 10^{4}X^{2}$$. The observed fine structure on the Raman band resulting from the overtone of the $ C_{3}O_{2}$ skeletal bending mode,$ \nu_{7}$, has been interpreted in terms of a two-parameter, two-dimensional potential function. Conclusions concerning the linearity of this molecule will be presented.
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Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, University of South Carolina Columbia