Resonance Raman spectra were acquired for acetophenone using 228.7, 239.5, and 245.9 nm excitations in cyclohexane solution. The spectra display overtones of the benzene ring C - C stretch (1578 cm(-1)) and the carbonyl C=O stretch (1671 cm(-1)) modes and their combination bands with other five vibrational modes. A preliminary resonance Raman intensity analysis was done and these results for acetophenone were compared to the those previously reported for 2-hydroxyacetophenone. The differences between the vibrational reorganizational energies for acetophenone relative to those of 2-hydroxyacetophenone were briefly discussed. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.