Abstract
Infrared spectra (500–195 cm.–1) in di-isopropyl ether show bands due to the complex acids, HMX4, formed on solvent extraction of Ga3+, In3+, and Tl3+ from HCl and HBr solutions, confirming previous Raman deductions. The tetrahalogeno-ions have Td symmetry with the v3 frequencies: GaCl4 = 374; GaBr4 = 274; InCl4 = 333; InBr4 = 233; TlCl4 = 293; TlBr4 = 197 cm.–1. The same frequencies are found in crystalline tetramethylammonium salts of the bromo-ions and GaCl4 but the indium and thallium chloride complex salts have different spectra attributed to pentachloro-ions.
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