“…The wavenumber differences between these bands, centered at 605.6, 606.7, 607.1, and 607.4 nm (the accuracy is ca. ±0.02 nm), and the zero-phonon line (ZPL) at 580.87 nm are 704, 733, 743, and 752 cm –1 , respectively, and are in accordance with values published for VSBs of EuNO 3 entities in various compounds (Figure c); − e.g., in the Raman and VSB spectra of [Eu(NO 3 ) 3 (bpy) 2 ]·bpy, the in-plane deformation modes of bidentately bound nitrate ions were found at 706 (ν 5 ) and 735–742 (ν 3 ) cm –1 , respectively . Therefore, we assign the band at 704 cm –1 to ν 5 and the bands at 733, 743, and 752 cm –1 to ν 3 .…”