DERIVATIVES OF MONOGERMANE: PART I. THE VIBRATION–ROTATION SPECTRA OF GERMYL FLUORIDE AND BROMIDE

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Abstract
The vibration–rotation infrared absorption spectra of germyl fluoride and bromide have been observed. All of the fundamentals in GeH3F were located, and the rotational structure of the E-type bands were resolved and analyzed. The low-frequency band, ν3(a1), in GeH3Br was not observed but an estimate of its position was made from the frequencies of the combination band ν3 + ν6 and of ν6. The rotational constant A″ and the Coriolis constants ζ4, ζ5, and ζ6 were calculated for both molecules, and agreement with microwave A″ values was satisfactory. Thermodynamic functions based upon a rigid-rotator, harmonic-oscillator model have been evaluated for germyl fluoride and bromide.