Raman Spectra of MoF6, TcF6, ReF6, UF6, SF6, SeF6, and TeF6 in the Vapor State

Abstract

Raman spectra of MoF6, TcF6, ReF6, UF6, SF6, SeF6, and TeF6 have been observed for the gaseous state using laser excitation. Some assignments of fundamental frequencies have had to be revised from previously accepted values. The overtone 2ν6 was observed for all these gaseous hexafluorides and several other overtones were observed for some of the molecules. Considerable broadening of the eg and f2g fundamentals was observed for TcF6 and for ReF6. This broadening is attributed to dynamic Jahn–Teller coupling. The best currently available measured values of fundamental frequencies for all 15 hexafluoride molecules of known Oh symmetry are tabulated.