Three new tetrahalogenoferrate (III) complexes with the general formula (R)4N[FeCl<sub>3</sub>X]– in that (X=F-,Cl-,Br-) synthesized by the reaction of FeCl<sub>3</sub> with (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)4NF, (CH<sub>3</sub>)4NCl and (C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub>)4NBr salts in anhydrous CH<sub>3</sub>CN. These were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV/Visible and 81Br-NMR spectroscopy. The optimized geometries and frequencies of the stationary point are calculated at the B3LYP/LANL2DZ level of theory. Harmonic vibrational frequencies and infrared intensities for FeCl<sub>3</sub>F<sup>-</sup>, FeCl<sub>4</sub><sup>-</sup> and FeCl<sub>3</sub>Br<sup>-</sup> are studied by means of theoretical and experimental methods. The calculated frequencies are in reasonable agreement with the experiment values
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