Studies on metal hydroxy compounds. IV. Infrared spectra of cadmium derivatives Cd(OH)2, CdOHCl, and CdOHF
Infrared spectra of hexagonal Cd(OH)2, CdOHCl, and CdOHF, along with deuterated analogues CdODCl and CdODF, in the range 2.5–16 μ are reported for the first time. The effects of substituting a halogen for an OH group in Cd(OH)2 are (i) shift of OH stretching vibration to a lower frequency and (ii) appearance of strong absorption bands in the region 8–16 μ. All the observed bands in the deuterated analogues are displaced to lower frequencies with νH/νd ratios between 1.35–1.37. The spectra of CdOHCl and CdOHF show a high correlation with their zinc analogues and although both spectra appear consistent with a simple molecule of Cs or C1 symmetry, an alternate interpretation is given in terms of OH lattice vibrations.