Single crystal polarized spectra in the near-infrared region: a local-mode analysis of the spectra of CsMnCl3•2X2O (X = H, D)

Abstract

Polarized near-infrared spectra of single crystals of CsMnCl3•2X2O (X = H, D) were recorded at 10 K. Those bands which could be assigned to O—H or O—D stretch overtones were analyzed using local-mode theory specifically adapted for systems having less than C2v symmetry. Both O—H oscillators form nearly linear hydrogen bonds to neighboring chloride ions at different distances. As a result, the local-mode harmonic frequency and anharmonicity parameters show characteristic shifts from their gas-phase values. The parameter values cover an unusually narrow range in this crystal, considering the spread in hydrogen-bond distances. Assignment of stretch overtone bands to specific oscillators in the crystal was made by using the polarization behavior expected of local modes in the oriented gas model. Several of the overtone bands show combinations with lattice modes or low-energy hydrogen-bond modes in unusual detail.