THE VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA AND STRUCTURE OF $(CF_{3}){_{4}}AS_{2}$

Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University; Department of Chemistry, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteThe infrared spectrum in the gas phase from $4000 cm^{-1}$ to $200 cm^{-1}$ and the Raman spectrum in the liquid phase of the $(CF_{3}){_{4}}As_{2}$ molecule will be reported and discussed. Of the six possible configurations of the $C_{4}As_{2}$ skeleton of the molecule, a $C_{2h}$ symmetry model appears most consistent with the observed peaks; the skeletal frequencies have been assigned on the basis of this structure