The Raman Spectrum and Full Vibrational Assignment of Ethylenediamne Dihydrochloride

A full vibrational analysis was recently made for the H³N⁺CH₂CH₂N⁺H₃ ion, on the basis of infrared measurements, and a partial vibrational assignment proposed¹. The observed fundamentals were interpreted In terms of a C_2h, symmetry for the ion. There are thirty-six fundamentals (r - lla_g + 8A_u + 7B_g + 10B_u; A_g and B_g Raman-active only; A_u and B_u infrared-active only). In addition to the eighteen infrared-active vibrations, a number of bands was observed which were assigned as formally forbidden Raman-active modes, excited by strong hydrogen bonding causing departure from the exact site symmetry of the species.