title: Raman spectroscopic study of the hydrotalcite desautelsite Mg6Mn2CO3(OH)16 x 4H2O.
abstract: The structure of the hydrotalcite desautelsite Mg6Mn2CO3(OH)16.4H2O has been studied by a combination of Raman and infrared spectroscopy. Three intense Raman bands are observed at 1086, 1062 and 1055 cm(-1). A model based upon the observation of three CO3 stretching vibrations is presented. The CO3 anion may be (a) non-hydrogen bonded, (b) hydrogen bonded to the interlayer water and (c) hydrogen bonded to the brucite-like hydroxyl surface. Two intense bands at 3646 and 3608 cm(-1) are attributed to MgOH and MnOH stretching vibrations. Infrared bands at 3476, 3333, 3165 and 2991 cm(-1) are assigned to water stretching bands. Raman spectroscopy has proven a powerful tool for the study of hydrotalcite minerals.
authors.affiliation: Inorganic Materials Research Program, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia. r.frost@qut.edu.au
authors.forename: Ray L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Frost
authors.forename: Kristy L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Erickson
mesh_terms: D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008276:Magnesium Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D014867:Water; C010467:hydrotalcite; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide; D008276:Magnesium Hydroxide