Hydrogen bonding effects on infrared and Raman spectra of drug molecules

Infrared and Raman spectra of three drug molecules, aspirin, caffeine and ibuprofen, in gas phase and in aqueous solution have been simulated using hybrid density functional theory. The long range solvent effect is modelled by the polarizable continuum model, while the short range hydrogen bonding effects are taken care of by the super-molecular approach with explicit inclusion of water molecules. The calculated spectra are found to compare well with available experimental results. The agreement obtained make grounds for proposing theoretical modeling as a tool for characterizing changes in the bonding environments of drug molecules in terms of particular variations in their IR and Raman spectra.     

Deriving the 3D structure of organic molecules from their infrared spectra

The representation of the 3D structure of a molecule by a radial distribution function (RDF) code is described. The use of the RDF code for the simulation of an infrared spectrum by a counterpropagation (CPG) neural network is shown. Furthermore, a CPG network can also be operated in reverse mode: on input of an infrared spectrum an RDF code is obtained for which a 3D structure can be searched in a database. An empirical modelling process is used to refine this 3D structure to obtain a three-dimensional model of the molecular structure that corresponds to the infrared spectrum.     

Zinc and cadmium dihydroxide molecules: matrix infrared spectra and theoretical calculations

Laser-ablated zinc and cadmium atoms were mixed uniformly with H2 and O2 in excess argon or neon and with O2 in pure hydrogen or deuterium during deposition at 8 or 4 K. UV irradiation excites metal atoms to insert into O2 producing OMO molecules (M = Zn, Cd), which react further with H2 to give the metal hydroxides M(OH)2 and HMOH. The M(OH)2 molecules were identified through O-H and M-O stretching modes with appropriate HD, D2, (16,18)O2, and (18)O2 isotopic shifts. The HMOH molecules were characterized by O-H, M-H, and M-O stretching modes and an M-O-H bending mode, which were particularly strong in pure H2/D2. Analogous Zn and Cd atom reactions with H2O2 in excess argon produced the same M(OH)2 absorptions. Density functional theory and MP2 calculations reproduce the IR spectra of these molecules. The bonding of Group 12 metal dihydroxides and comparison to Group 2 dihydroxides are discussed. Although the Group 12 dihydroxide O-H stretching frequencies are lower, calculated charges show that the Group 2 dihydroxide molecules are more ionic.     

The infrared spectra of pentagonal,hexagonal and heptagonal rings of water molecules: a model study

We report calculations of the OH stretching region infrared spectra of five-, six- and seven-membered rings of water molecules. Although there are minor differences between the spectra of different conformations (boat, chair and planar) and of different rings, none are large enough to permit use of infrared spectroscopy to check the ring distributions inferred from computer simulations.     

The infrared spectra of hydrogen-bonded crystals

A theoretical approach is proposed to explain the spectral changes in the X-H stretching region of hydrogen-bonded crystals. The model proposed here is restricted to a one dimensional crystal. The X-H stretching modes are supposed to be coupled to H-bond vibrations of lower frequency, and in general the separation of these modes is no longer possible. The fundamental hamiltonian describing this coupling is derived and formulae for quantities, such as intensity, bandwidth and center of gravity of the infrared line in the X-H stretching mode region are calculated.

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Zusammenfassung Es wird eine theoretische NÄherung vorgeschlagen, um die VerÄnderung im Infrarot-Spektrum von Kristallen mit Wasserstoff-Bindungen im Bereich der X-H-LÄngsschwingungen zu erklÄren. Das vorgeschlagene Modell ist eindimensional. Die X-H-Schwingungen sind mit (X-H...Y)-LÄngsschwingungen geringerer Frequenz gekoppelt; die verschiedenen Schwingungstypen lassen sich i. a. nicht trennen. Der fundamentale Hamiltonoperator, der die Kopplung beschreibt, wird eingeführt, und es werden Grö\en wie IntensitÄt, Bandbreite und 1. Moment der Spektrallinien der X-H-Schwingungen berechnet.

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Résumé Nous formulons une proposition théorique afin d'expliquer les changements intervenant dans le spectre infrarouge de cristaux à liaison hydrogène, dans la région des modes de vibration d'élongation X-H. Le modèle proposé est un modèle à une dimension. Les modes d'élongation X-H sont couplés à des modes d'élongation du type X-H... Y de plus basse fréquence; en général, on ne peut plus séparer ces divers modes. Nous établissons l'hamiltonien fondamental qui décrit ce couplage et nous calculons des grandeurs telles que l'intensité, la largeur de bande et le centre de gravité des raies du spectre de vibration d'élongation X-H.

     

Analysis of the infrared emission and absorption spectra from isotopic CO molecules in solid α-CO

Infrared emission and absorption spectra of CO isotopes suspended in solid α-CO at ≈ 20 K have been analysed. Absorption measurements suggest that line intensities decrease going from gas to solid. Frequency measurements, in absorption and emission, show a red matrix shift which increases with vibrational excitation. Line shapes are gaussian with widths which increase slightly with vibrational excitation. A theoretical calculation of the matrix shift and lattice energy in terms of electrostatic, dispersive, induced and repulsive interactions gives a satisfactory agreement with the experimental data, provided that the dispersive and repulsive interaction parameters found in the literature are modified slightly. In the same way, the ν dependence of the linewidths is explained in terms of electric interactions, but the agreement with experiment is less good, because it has not been possible to introduce repulsive interactions into the calculation.     

The infrared and Raman spectra of guanidinium salts

The i.r. and Raman spectra of guanidinium chloride, guanidinium perchlorate, and the deuterated derivatives of these salts, have been determined as solids and in solutions.     

The infrared and Raman spectra of pyromellitic dianhydride

The infrared and Raman spectra of solid state samples of pyromellitic dianhydride have been measured. The infrared—Raman mutual exclusion rule has been observed and the frequencies have been tentatively assigned on the basis of D_2h symmetry. The values of the CO and skeletal ring stretching frequencies have been interpreted in terms of a conjugated π-system.     

Conformations and vibrational spectra of allyl isocyanate and allyl isothiocyanate

The infrared spectra of allyl isocyanate and allyl isothiocyanate as vapours and liquids were recorded in the region 4000-50 cm^?1. Additional spectra of the amorphous and crystalline solids at ?180°C were recorded between 4000 and 400 cm^?1. p]Raman spectra, including semiquantitative polarization measurements were obtained of the liquids, and spectra of the unannealed as well as of the crystalline solids at ?180°C were recorded.A considerable simplification of the vibrational spectra of the crystals compared to the liquids was observed as a consequence of the conformational equilibria in these compounds. It can be concluded with confidence that a cis conformation of the allyl group was present in the crystals of both compounds with additional gauche conformers in the liquids. No definite conclusions can be reached regarding the conformational arrangement of the -NCX groups. A remarkable similarity was observed between the spectra of the two compounds, and all the fundamental frequencies except the lowest C-N torsion have been assigned for the cis conformers. More than ten fundamentals for the gauche conformers have also been assigned.     

The infrared and Raman spectra of carbonyl diisocyanate

The infrared and Raman spectra of carbonyl diisocyanate have been recorded. Vibrational assignments have been made on the basis that two planar conformations are present both in the liquid and vapour phases: cis—cis and cis—trans. Simple normal coordinate calculations have been used to confirm the assignments.     

The infrared spectra and structure of acetamide and acrylamide

The far-IR vapour phase spectra of acetamide and acrylamide are reported and several transitions in the amido “inversion” vibration are identified. The potential energy curves governing the vibration are deduced from the experimental data and are found to have a single broad minimum for both molecules, implying that the amido hydrogens are copianar with the N-CO atoms, but that the resistance to their out of plane displacement is small. The band contours found in the mid-IR spectrum of acrylamide suggest that the cis orientation of the two double bonds about the C-C single bond is favoured over the trans orientation; indeed no evidence of the latter has been found.     

The infrared and Raman spectra of trans- and cis-tetrachloro-tetramethylbicyclopropylidene

The title compounds trans- and cis-2,2,2',2'-tetrachloro-3,3,3',3'-tetramethyl-bicyclopopylidene were synthesized, and their infrared and Raman spectra were recorded. Non-coincidence between the IR and Raman bands of the trans compound suggested C(2h) symmetry and a planar ring system. In the cis compound most of the IR and Raman bands coincided and a C(2v) symmetry seems likely. The exocyclic CC double bond gave rise to a medium/weak Raman band at 1,847 cm(-1) in the trans compound. In the cis derivative IR and Raman bands both at 1,825 cm(-1) were observed. From similarities with related molecules, the ring breathing, the antisymmetric ring stretch, the CCl(2) out-of-phase and in-phase stretch and the out-of-plane ring bending modes have been tentatively assigned for the trans and cis compounds.