Abstract
A study by concentration-dependent Raman spectroscopy is presented for solutions of AlCl3 in THF. The formation of small amounts of AlCl4- has been evidenced by the appearance of only one band at 348cm−1 in the most diluted salt solution. Another band at 330cm−1 starts rising with increasing salt concentration and it seems to belong to the [AlCl3(THF)3] complex. Indeed, this octahedral entity was confirmed by the quantitative analysis performed at the band envelope at 915cm−1. At this region, additional bands at 927 and 858cm−1 were observed and assigned to the C–C and C–O stretching modes, respectively, of THF molecules coordinated to the aluminum salt. Besides them, another band at 1042cm−1 clearly reveals the existence of this population of molecules. Although neutral octahedral complexes seem to be the major species in more concentrated salt solutions, the Raman spectra show the presence of complex ions in whole studied concentration range.
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