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The behavior of NH3 torsional vibration of L-alanine, L-threonine and taurine crystals under high pressure: A Raman spectroscopic study

, , , , and . VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY, 45 (2, SI): 99-102 (2007)Workshop on Foundations and Applications of Raman Spectroscopy, Ceara, BRAZIL, SEP 24-26, 2006.
DOI: 10.1016/j.vibspec.2007.05.003

Abstract

Raman spectra Of L-alanine, L-threonine and taurine amino acids crystals under high-pressure conditions at room temperature were investigated in a diamond anvil cell in order to observe the behavior of the torsional mode of NH3 unit. It was observed for L-threonine and taurine crystals that increasing pressure produces an increase in the wave number of the band associated to the torsional vibration of ammonium group, while for L-alanine crystal a decrease in the wave number is observed. The anomalous behavior Of L-alanine is explained in terms of the length and geometry of the hydrogen bonds within the crystalline structure: due to a short average length the effect of pressure is to deform the hydrogen bond, while for L-threonine and taurine, pressure approximates the N and O atoms in the N-H center dot center dot center dot 0 intermolecular bond. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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