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10.1515 - ZNB 1972 0102
10.1515 - ZNB 1972 0102
Institut für Physikalische Chemie II, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 8520 Erlangen, Germany
Expressions are reviewed which may be used to determine 10 Dq and B from the spin-allowed
bands in the optical spectra of d 3 and d 7 electron systems within octahedral and tetrahedral sym
metry. Application to low-temperature single crystal spectra demonstrates that (i) the semi-empiri-
cal ligand field theory reproduces transition energies with sufficient accuracy; (ii) differences in
the values of 10 Dq and B observed with different fitting methods may be attributed to the in-
accuracy of experimental data; (iii) there are generally valid values of B35 and /? 33 for each com-
plex ion.
The semi-empirical ligand field theory provides those complex ions are considered where all three
means to completely determine the electronic d — d spin-allowed d — d bands are observed. Room tem-
spectra of transition metal ions of octahedral sym- perature solution and single crystal spectra of al-
metry in terms of three parameters: the octahedral most fifty complexes and impurity ions of the
splitting parameter 10 Dq ( = A) and the inter- transition metals were subject of the analysis. The
electronic repulsion parameters ( = Racah para- results 4 may be summarized as follows:
meters) B and C which are linear combinations of (i) The accuracy of B and 10 Dq depends on the
the C o n d o n - S h o r t l e y parameters F2 and 1.
method adopted to their calculation. Conse-
An analogous statement applies to tetrahedral sym- quently, certain methods may be selected which
metry and one or two additional parameters (e. g. provide the "best" possible fit to the experi-
Ds and Dt in tetragonal environment) are required mental data;
if the symmetry is lower than cubic. In general, the (ii) Given a specific method of calculation, an un-
numerical values of the parameters B and C, as systematic variation in the deviations between
determined from d — d spectra, are lower than the calculated and observed transition energies is
values in a free transition metal ion. This observa- often encountered. It was suggested that this
tion is well known as the nephelauxetic effect 2' 3. is due to insufficient accuracy of the experi-
In the first part of this study 4 , the author has re- mental room temperature (solution) data.
cently reviewed and tested methods which may be
In the present contribution, the same methods as
used to determine 10 Dq, B, and C from electronic
used previously 4 will be applied to single crystal
spectra. To focus the attention on the value of B,
spectra measured at cryogenic temperatures. It will
these methods were applied to the spin-allowed d — d
be demonstrated that results somewhat different
bands in high-spin d 2 , d 3 , d 7 , and d8 complexes of
from those of room temperature spectra are ob-
octahedral and tetrahedral microsymmetry. In the
tained.
expressions of the corresponding transition energies,
the parameter C does not occur 5 . In addition,
I. Ligand Field Theory of d3 and d7 Ions
10 Dq may always be fixed by a suitable choice of
in Cubic Fields
the calculation method. A convenient check on the
accuracy of the employed numerical procedure is The general treatment of ligand field theory is
provided by calculating the extra band energy, if adequately covered in several textbooks 7 - 9 to which
Requests for reprints should be sent to Doz. Dr. E. KÖNIG, * For the first part of this study refer to E. KÖNIG, Struct.
Institut für Phys. Chem. II der Universität Erlangen-Nürn- Bonding 9, 175 [1971].
berg, D-8520 Erlangen, Fahrstr. 17.
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E. K Ö N I G
reference is made here. With respect to the single (b) fitting the first and third band,
crystal data available at present, we will concentrate 10 Dq = 2 ?>! — j>3 + 15 B, (8)
primarily on the theory of d3 and d 7 ions in cubic
fields. The relevant energy expressions have been B = jo[-{2Vl~ ± ^~ + *»* + "1 >'3>,/!] ,
derived previously 4 . For convenience, we will
(c) fitting the second and third band,
briefly introduce those quantities and list explicitly
those expressions which will be needed in the sub- 10 Dq= I (2 v2 — v3) + 5 5 ,
sequent numerical calculations.
Thus in the octahedral d3 configuration three ß = 510 2) ±3{81r s 2 -16^(r2-ra)}''•].
spin-allowed transitions from the 4 A 2g ground state (9)
to the excited states 4 T 2 g , a 4 T l g , and b 4 T i g are
(d) fitting the difference between the first and
expected. Within the approximation considered
second band,
here, the energy of the lowest transition is always
determined as vx ( 4 A 2g —> 4 T 2g ) = 10 Dq. The ener- 10 Z)g = — J'i,
gies of the two higher transitions follow from B=(v2 + V3-3V1)/15. (10)
temperatures, each band thus consists of a progres- III. Results and Discussion
sion in one or more even vibrations superimposed
upon one quantum of the odd ("permitting") vibra- Results of the present analysis are compiled in
tion. The no-phonon ( 0 " —> 0') band is absent or Tables 1 to 3. For each compound, experimental
of very weak intensity 12 . Therefore, within reason- transition energies determined according to sec-
able approximation, the calculated vertical transition tion II are listed in line 1. Subsequent lines contain
energy should be associated with the maximum of the calculated transition energies, their deviation
the vibronic band determined, in principle, at 0 °K. from the corresponding experimental value, dv —
(ii) In non-centrosymmetric (e. g. tetrahedral) ''calc (in cm 1 and in percent), and the values
complexes, the d — d transitions become partly al- of the parameters B3- and ßS5 . In Table 2, values
lowed on account of mixing with odd-parity states of 10 Dq and of the deviation, (5(10Z)g), from the
of the central ion (e.g. p states 11 ). One observes, value of v2 — vt are listed in addition. Each line ap-
at low temperatures, a progression in the totally plies to a different method marked with reference
symmetric vibrational mode originating in the no- to section I.
phonon (0"—>-0') band. Normally, the highest In the octahedral d3 configuration, the only well
intensity would be expected in one of the higher evidenced low-temperature single crystal spectrum
vibrational sub-bands 0 " - > n / e v e i l . However, in where the 4 A 2g —> b 4 Ti g transition has been unequi-
the example studied at present 13 ' 14 , the most pro- vocally assigned is that of VC12 1 6 ' 1 7 . If the quasi-
minent band is associated with the no-phonon molecular model is assumed type (i) behaviour
transition. This situation is encountered if ground is expected. No fine structure has been observed in
and excited state potential minima occur at the same the 4 A 2g —> 4 T 2g and 4 A 2g a 4 Ti g bands, and thus
internuclear distances12. It has been suggested 13 , the band maxima listed in Table 1 are associated
therefore, that the geometry of the Co2® ion in the with the vertical transition energies. In the 4 A 2 g - >
relevant excited states is not greatly different from b 4 T l g band where a vibrational progression in a
that in the ground state. Here it may be more ap- mode of ~ 234 c m - 1 is encountered, the first pro-
propriate to approximate the calculated vertical minent vibrational component (viz. 22,244 c m - 1 )
transition energy by the average of the energies of seems to well approximate the centroid of the band
the no-phonon bands in the most intense spin-orbit (viz. Fig. 1 of 1. c . 1 8 ) . The parameter values calcu-
components determined again, in principle, at 0 °K. lated by KIM et al. 1 6 are incorrect, since applying
If the temperature is increased, in both cases eq (1) the fit was based on the estimated energy of
higher vibrational levels of the electronic ground the no-phonon transition. No suitable data on the
state become successively populated and the cor- d 3 configuration in tetrahedral environment are
responding band in the electronic spectrum is pro- known.
gressively shifted to lower energy 15 . The magnitude Recently, low temperature single crystal spectra
of the shift is dependent on the distribution of the of RbCoCl 3 and of the Co2® ion in several chloride
vibrational levels in the electronic ground state and lattices became available 19 . The a 4 Ti g ground state
on the intensity of the resulting hot bands and will of the octahedral d 7 configuration is split by spin-
differ from compound to compound. Therefore, in orbit interaction into the -T 6 , r 8 a , .T8b and .T7
general, spectra measured at higher than cryogenic levels in the order of increasing energy 20 . Since
temperatures cannot compare favorably with theory. and are K r a m e r s doublets, the a 4 Ti g term
Table 1. Observed and Calculated Transition Energies of Octahedral Vanadium(II) (B^*® = 766 c m - 1 ) .
4 E. KÖNIG
Table 2. Observed and Calculated Transition Energies of Octahedral Cobalt (II) in Chloride Lattices at 5 °K
Co 2 ®
(ßfree = 9 7 1 c m - ) .
Table 3. Observed and Calculated Transition Energies of Tetrahedral Cobalt (II) in Oxidic Lattices ( # f r e e — 971 cm *).
has been effectively stabilized against the action estimated. It should be observed that, due to its low
of the J a h n - T e l l e r effect. Thus, assuming type intensity ("two-electron jump"), a high experimen-
(i) conditions, the experimental energies included tal uncertainty should be assumed for the
in Table 2 were obtained directly from the reported a 4 T l g (t|g e 2 ) 4 A 2g ( 4 e 4 ) band.
spectra. If a vibrational structure was observed (viz. In the single crystal spectra of tetrahedrally co-
the a 4 T l g - > 4 T 2 g band in CsMgCl3 : Co2® and in ordinated Co 2 0 ions, type (ii) conditions are pre-
LiCl : Co 2 ®), the centroid of the vibronic band was valent and the experimental energies are determined
THE N E P H E L A U X E T I C EFFECT 5
accordingly. Thus, in ZnO: C o 2 0 , it is the energies taken into account, the results of octahedral Co2®
of the highest intensity (no-phonon) vibrational ions are similar to those discussed above.
bands which are listed in Table 3, since individual
vibrational components at higher energies are con- IV. Summary and Conclusions
siderably weaker in intensity14. In ZnAl 2 0 4 : Co 2 ®,
the transition energies employed in Table 3 are We have reviewed expressions which were derived
mean values of the most intense no-phonon bands in previously, on the basis of the semi-empirical ligand
each of the electronic transitions13. It should be field theory, to determine 10 Dq and B from the
kept in mind that, due to the complicated structure spin-allowed bands of d3 and d7 electron systems of
of the bands, the totality of the weak vibrational octahedral and tetrahedral stereochemistry. These
transitions may still contribute a significant fraction equations were applied to low-temperature single
to the overall transition energy 21 . crystal spectra of suitable compounds and the extra
Inspection of the results which have been col- band energy was calculated.
lected in Tables 1, 2, and 3 reveals considerable Provided the spectral data employed are repre-
differences to the results from room temperature sentative for most systems of the studied electron
(solution) spectra 4 . If those results are disregarded configuration, the conclusions arrived at are as fol-
which were obtained by the most unfavorable lows :
methods [viz. (a) in Table 3], the agreement be- (i) the semi-empirical ligand field theory repro-
tween calculated and observed transition energies is duces quite accurately the transition energies,
surprisingly good. On the other hand, there is not at least in spin-allowed bands of d 3 and d7
much that could be gained by choosing between systems of cubic symmetry;
methods (b), (c), and (d) in octahedral d 3 and (ii) the differences in the parameter values 10 Dq
tetrahedral d7 spectra. Most important, the deviation and B resulting from the application of dif-
between the values of B35 calculated by different ferent fitting methods are due essentially to in-
methods is negligible and that of ß35 is practically accuracy of the experimental data;
non-existent. In Table 2, differences between results (iii) there exist generally valid values of the inter-
obtained by methods (b), (c), and (d) are some- electronic repulsion and nephelauxetic para-
what larger but still considerably smaller than in the meters B35 and ß35 for each complex ion which,
room temperature spectra 4 . In addition, the smallest however, may be determined only if sufficient-
differences are encountered in those spectra where ly accurate experimental data are available.
the best resolution in the a 4 T l!? 4A2g. band has This study has been sponsored in part by research
grants of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the
been achieved, cf. CsCdCl3 : Co2® and LiCl : Co 2 ®.
Stiftung Volkswagenwerk, and the Fonds der Chemi-
Thus, if the complications inherent in the data are schen Industrie whose support is gratefully appreciated.
19 F. C. GILMORE, US At. Energy Comm. ORNL-TM-2507 21 Apparently, the centers of gravity reported 14 or estimated 4
[1969], in these two tetrahedral cobalt (II) systems are not ap-
20 A. D. LIEHR, J. physic. Chem. 67, 314 [1963]. propriate to the present analysis.
In this paper we described a method how to calculate from N M R the association — caused by
H-bonds — of two components. These components may be present in equal concentration and
may be partially self-associated.
The may act as H-donors and acceptors. The method is demonstrated using some nucleoside
derivatives as examples.
In einer vorangehenden Arbeit haben wir über schiedener Umgebung, es müssen also auch zwei
NMR-spektroskopische Untersuchungen zur Misch- verschiedene chemische Verschiebungen für das
assoziation von vier Nucleosid-Derivaten berichtet1. „reine" Mischassoziat existieren, die jeweils die
Die Auswertung erfolgte mit Hilfe einer modifizier- Lage der zwei beobachteten Signale beeinflussen. Sie
ten B e n e s i - H i l d e b r a n d - Auftragung: gehen dabei mit dem einfachen Gewicht der Misch-
i . i i assoziations-Konzentration ein, wenn ein 1 : 1 -
V b ~ Vmb V x b — Vmb
+ (t>xb~i>mb) '^x Cma Mischassoziat vorliegt. Die folgende Abb. 1 veran-
Hierin bedeuten: v^ gemessene chemische Verschie- schaulicht dies. Dabei bedeuten die gestrichelten
bung der Komponente b, i>mb extrapolierte chemische Linien die hypothetischen Signale der einzelnen
Verschiebung des Monomeren b, f x b berechnete che- Spezies, und die ausgezogenen Linien entsprechen
mische Verschiebung der Mischassoziate, Kx Misch-
~ca = cma+2cna + cab
assoziations-Konstante in 1/Mol, c ma Monomeren-
konzentration der Komponente a.
c ma läßt sich leicht berechnen, wenn die zugehö-
~cb=cmb+2cnb + cab
rige Eigenassoziations-Konstante bekannt ist.
Um dieses Verfahren anwenden zu können, müs-
sen einige Voraussetzungen erfüllt sein. Für die
Substanz im Überschuß muß gelten: gute Löslichkeit 'cmb
und ideales Verhalten sowie genaue Kenntnis der ~cab 'Cab
Parameter der Eigenassoziation. Die Substanz im
~2cn
Unterschuß muß ein H-Brücken-Protonensignal lie-
fern, das möglichst weit von Signalen ihrer Mi- J2cnb
schungspartners entfernt liegt. Die Verbindungen
vxa vna va vnb vma vxb vb vmb
sollen ferner eine geringe Eigen-, aber eine starke
Mischassoziation zeigen. chemische Verschiebung
Sonderdruckanforderungen an Prof. Dr. H.-H. PERKAMPUS, * Jetzige Anschrift: Dr. H. BREUER, 34 Göttingen, Theodor-
Institut für Physikal. Chemie der Univ. Düsseldorf, D-4000 Heuss-Str. 18.
Düsseldorf, Fa. Henkel, Gebäude Z 10.