Raman study of molecular dynamics of inorganic fluoroxidizers in nonaqueous solutions—Part 1. Xenon difluoride in acetonitrile

Abstract The Raman spectra of the totally symmetric ν 1 (Σ g + ) mode of XeF 2 molecules have been measured in CH 3 CN solutions at various temperatures and concentrations. The vibrational and rotational correlation functions as well as the characteristics times have been calculated. It was concluded that the vibrational band width in these solutions is to be attributed to the vibrational dephasing, whereas the contribution from the rotational relaxation has been found to be of less importance.