SPINNING-CELL FT-RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY - APPLICATION TO CRYSTALLINE OCTACARBONYLDICOBALT(0), CO2(CO)8

The complete Raman spectrum of crystalline octacarbonyldicobalt(0), Co 2(CO)8, has been successfully obtained for the first time by using a F ourier transform instrument together with a spinning sample cell to av oid decomposition of Co2(CO)8 upon exposure to the near-IR laser radia tion used to excite the spectrum. Previously, only limited regions of the Raman spectrum could be obtained with visible laser excitation bec ause of extensive sample burning. The new FT-Raman results, combined w ith the related IR data from the literature, provide a better descript ion of the vibrational properties of this important binary metal carbo nyl complex.