Vibrational spectra of solid HNFX (C$_6$H$_8$F$_8$N$_8$O$_4$): Experiments and theory

Assignment of the vibrational spectra of molecular solids such as HNFX is very complex. We have made a combined experimental and modeling study of the vibrational spectra of solid HNFX. Crystalline HFNX consists of unit cell with 9 HNFX molecules in Ci symmetry. Vibrational modes were calculated by using the PCFF force field method and were directly compared to measured IR and Raman spectra. A complimentary calculation for molecular HNFX allows us to identify the intramolecular motions measured in experiments. Intermolecular motion by F--H bonds between HNFX molecules will be discussed in this talk.