[Rh(µ-Cl)(COD)]2

[Ir(µ-Cl)(COD)]2

Mode

Experiment

Calculated

Experiment

Calculated

ν(C-H) stretch

0.37

0.07

1.00

0.63

ν(C=C) stretch

11.51

11.00

12.72

12.56

ν(C-H) wag (in-plane)

2.63

1.35

3.20

1.92

ν(C-H) wag (in-plane)

0.57

0.73

0.32

1.14

ν(C-H) wag (out-of-plane)

−6.80

−6.47

−11.17

−11.51