Vibrational Spectral Studies of Hexaquozinc Nitrate and Hexaquozinc Nitrate-d2

Infrared and Raman spectra are reported for the hexaquozinc nitrate crystal. Replacement of water by deuterium oxide causes a remarkable intensity reversal of components in the ν3 nitrate region and provides Raman spectra free from interference in the 2ν2 and ν4 regions. The nitrate spectrum is interpreted in terms of a site group approximation. The spectra are compared with those of concentrated aqueous solutions and partially dehydrated crystals to point up changes which result from a lowered site symmetry and those which result from ionic association.