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WE have observed the Raman spectrum of liquid tetrakistrifluorophosphine-nickel, Ni(PF3)4, prepared as described by Wilkinson1. As required for the point group T d, all the lines of the spectrum are found to be depolarized except three, which are highly polarized (ρ ∽ 0). This observation provides strong evidence that the arrangement of the four attached phosphorus trifluoride molecules around the nickel atom is regular tetrahedral (cf. nickel tetracarbonyl).
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WOODWARD, L., HALL, J. Raman Spectrum of Tetrakistrifluoro-phosphine-nickel. Nature 181, 831–832 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181831b0
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