Hexachlorocuprate(II) Anion: Vibration Spectra and Structure

For the complexes (CH₈N₄)₂[CuCl₆], (C₂H₉N₅)₂[CuCl₆] · 2H₂O, and (CH₈N₄O)₄[CuCl₆]Cl₄, where (CH₈N₄)²⁺, (C₂H₉N₅)²⁺, and (CH₈N₄O)²⁺ are the aminoguanidinium, biguanidium, and carbohydrazidium cations, respectively, IR and Raman spectra were taken and analyzed in the region of Cu—Cl vibrations. Polarization measurements of the Raman spectra of (CH₈N₄O)₄[CuCl₆]Cl₄ single crystals were performed with the purpose of assigning the vibrations to symmetry types. Vibration spectra were calculated for the hexachlorocuprate ion in the given series of compounds, and the spectra of the examined complexes were compared with spectra of the previously known compounds incorporating the hexachlorocuprate(II) ion.