Abstract
Anisotropic rotation of C$_{6}$F$_{6}$ in neat liquid is investigated by the analysis of the ν$_{1}$ and ν$_{15}$ (both C-F stretching) bands of Raman spectrum and diffusion constants for the spinning (D$_{II}$) and tumbling (D$_{⊥}$) motions are obtained by the rotational dffusion theory. The same analysis is also carried out for the ν$_{2}$ and ν$_{16}$ (both C-C stretching) bands and both results are compared with the results obtained for benzene in neat liquid. The results show that the reorientation of C$_{6}$F$_{6}$ is highly anisotropic and the anisotropy is greater for C$_{6}$F$_{6}$ than benzene. This is due to the fact that the spinning rate is about the same but the tumbling rate is sharply reduced for C$_{6}$F$_{6}$.