Fourier transform Raman spectra of deeply coloured inorganic species. I–The permanganate ion

Abstract

Abstract The literature contains only very poor Raman spectra on several deeply coloured ions. In this paper, new spectra of high quality are given for the permanganate ion, obtained using Fourier transform Raman techniques and nearinfrared excitation. Several other tetraoxo compounds have also been studied by these techniques as a comparison.