Assignment of fundamental vibrations and estimation of electron-molecular vibration coupling constants for bis(ethylenedioxy)tetrathiafulvalene (BEDO)

Abstract The i.r. absorption and Raman spectra of BEDO are investigated. All fundamental vibrations are assigned using correlations between the obtained data and those for a well-known compound BEDT-TTF (ET). Comparative normal coordinate analysis has been done. The results are used for calculation of electron-intramolecular vibration coupling constants of BEDO based superconducting charge-transfer complexes. Comparison of these values with the constants obtained earlier for ET shows that BEDO is a perspective donor for searching new superconductors on its basis.