THE RAMAN SPECTRA OF SOLID ETHANES

Abstract

The Raman spectra of solid $C_{2}H_{6}$, $CH_{3}CD_{3}$ and $C_{2}D_{6}$ have been observed. All of the active fundamentals have been assigned, and inferences regarding possible crystal structures have been drawn from these results and the spectra of isotopically mixed crystals and matrix isolated samples. The most likely crystal structure contains two molecules per primitive cell. Acceptable space groups for solid ethane will be outlined.