Vibrational spectra of tetramethyleyclobutane-1-one-3-thione and the fully deuterated derivative

Raman and i.r. spectra of tetramethylcyclobutane-1-one-3-thione (TMCBOT) and the fully deuterated derivative TMCBOT-_d¹² have been recorded. A fairly complete set of vibrational frequencies and assignments are given for the two molecules. The CO stretching mode was observed as a very strong Fermi doublet in the infrared spectrum of TMCBOT at 1811/1782 cm⁻¹. For TMCBOT-d₁₂ a similar doublet was observed at 1808/1775 cm⁻¹. The CS stretching mode was assigned to bands at 1303 cm⁻¹ for TMCBOT and 1307 cm⁻¹ for the deuterated molecule.     

Vibrational (i.r. and Raman) spectra and conformational studies of 1-formyl-3-thiosemicarbazide

The i.r. and Raman spectra (30–4000 cm⁻¹) of 1-formyl-3-thiosemicarbazide (FTSC) and deuterated ftsc-d₄, have been studied. Most of the vibration modes reveal pairs of bands and show strong temperature dependence. A band group {ν(NNH₂)} at ∼ 1100 cm⁻¹ exhibits well resolved doublet (1095 and 1112 cm⁻¹) structure below 100 k. The intensity in the 11 12 cm⁻¹ band decreases regularly (band disappears at 150 K) with the rise in temperature. Two new bands at 955 and 1070 cm⁻¹ appear while measured above 400 K. The system eventually exists in several conformers in simultaneous equilibria. Moreover, a few bands {e.g. ν(CO), ν(CS) and ν(CH)} that show strong intensifies in i.r. exhibit weak (or zero) intensifies in the Raman and vice-versa. The features (characteristic of u and g vibration species) could be explained by a C_2h pseudo symmetry space group proposed for the system. Both the FTSC and FTSC-d₄ represent strong molecular associations. This favours the maximum abundance in the dimer stabilized conformers.     

Vibrational spectra and Raman excitation profiles of some Schiff bases

The pre-resonance Raman spectra of three Schiff bases have been recorded and analysed. The theoretical Raman intensity factors have been calculated using Albrecht and Hutley's theory for pre-resonance enhancement and are compared with those of experimentally observed values. The assignments of the fundamental modes of vibration in the range 1300–1700 cm⁻¹ have also been attempted on the basis of i.r. and Raman data.     

Vibrational and electronic properties of single-walled and double-walled boron nitride nanotubes

We calculated IR, nonresonance Raman spectra and vertical electronic transitions of the zigzag single-walled and double-walled boron nitride nanotubes ((0,n)-SWBNNTs and (0,n)@(0,2n)-DWBNNTs). In the low frequency range below 600 cm⁻¹, the calculated Raman spectra of the nanotubes showed that RBMs (radial breathing modes) are strongly diameter-dependent, and in addition the RBMs of the DWBNNTs are blue-shifted reference to their corresponding one in the Raman spectra of the isolated (0,n)-SWBNNTs. In the high frequency range above ∼1200 cm⁻¹, two proximate Raman features with symmetries of the A_1g (∼1355 ± 10 cm⁻¹) and E_2g (∼1330 ± 25 cm⁻¹) first increase in frequency then approach a constant value of ∼1365 and ∼1356 cm⁻¹, respectively, with increasing tubes’ diameter, which is in excellent agreement with experimental observations. The calculated IR spectra exhibited IR features in the range of 1200–1550 cm⁻¹ and in mid-frequency region are consistent with experiments. The calculated dipole allowed singlet–singlet and triplet–triplet electronic transitions suggesting a charge transfer process between the outer- and inner-shells of the DWBNNTs as well as, upon irradiation, the possibility of a system that can undergo internal conversion (IC) and intersystem crossing (ISC) processes, besides the photochemical and other photophysical processes.     

Assignment and anharmonicity analysis of overtone and combination bands observed in the resonance Raman spectra of carotenoids

The resonance Raman spectra of all-trans carotenoids have been observed in the region of 5000-500 cm⁻¹ for samples in glassy solution at 77 K and in the in vivo state at room temperature. Prominent bands in the wavenumber region higher than 2000 cm⁻¹ are assigned to either overtones or combinations of three modes due to skeletal stretches and the CH₃ in-plane rock. From the wavenumbers of the observed Raman bands, anharmonicity constants for these three modes (including cross-term constants) are obtained. It is found that, for each carotenoid studied, the cross-term anharmonicity constant between the CC and CC stretches is significantly larger than the other anharmonicity constants.     

In-plane chemical pressure in (U1−yCey)O2 studied by Raman spectroscopy

We investigate the nature of bonding and charge states in (U_1−yCe_y)O₂ (y = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0) by Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectrum of UO₂ exhibits two prominent bands below 1000 cm⁻¹, a F_2g mode at 446 cm⁻¹ and a F_1u LO mode at 578 cm⁻¹. As y is increased from 0 to 0.6, the F_1u exhibits a large blue shift of 90 cm⁻¹, and from y = 0.6 to 1.0, a red shift of 54 cm⁻¹. We show that our results can be interpreted as arising from anisotropic compression/relaxation of the lattice under Ce substitution and this can give an indication of its charge states. Alternate interpretations have been given in the literature on the effect of substituents and dopants to the Raman spectra of UO₂ and CeO₂. The present interpretation of chemical stress effects can be taken as another plausible explanation.     

Low frequency Raman spectra of barium borate glasses in the system (BaCl2)y[(BaO)x(B2O3)1-y-x]1-y for various x and y

Low frequency Raman spectra of glasses of the types (BaO)_x·(B₂O₃)_1−x and (BaCl₂)_y·[(BaO)_x·(B₂O₃)₁-_y-_x]₁-_y have been reported. The temperature reduced Raman spectra show peaks at 67, 116 and 140 cm⁻¹ for the binary glass. The bands at 116 and 140 cm⁻¹ are ascribed to the librational motions of the borate groups and the 67 cm⁻¹ band arises because of the limited structural correlation range (SCR) of the glass network, causing a maximum of the frequency dependent Raman coupling coefficient. Due to addition of BaO in v-B₂O₃, the oxygen are mostly incorporated in the formation of BO₄ units; however large Ba²⁺ ions also enhance the number of non-bridging oxygen at higher concentrations of dopant. These barium ions as well as chlorine ions are accomodated in the interstitial vacancies of the glass network which leads to an expansion of the network structure.     

Theory of depolarization dispersion of inversely polarized modes in heme proteins

A new polarization phenomenon observed recently in resonance Raman scattering from heme proteins is explained by vibronic interactions between split Q_x, Q_y, and B_x, B_y electronic states in porphyrin rings. Analytical formulas are presented which account well for the observed depolarization dispersion of the 1585 cm^?1 and 1310 cm^?1 a_2g modes in ferrocytochrome c.     

Pigment-Protein Interactions in the Antenna-Reaction Center Complex of Heliobacillus mobilis

Membrane fragments of Heliobacillus (Hc.) mobilis were characterized using resonance Raman (RR) spectroscopy in order to determine the configuration of the neurosporene carotenoid, the pigment-protein interactions of the bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) g molecules, and the Chl a-like chlorin pigments present in the antenna-reaction center complex constituting the photosynthetic apparatus. Using 363.8 nm excitation, the Raman contributions of the BChl g molecules were selectively resonantly enhanced over those of the carotenoid and the Chl a-like chlorin pigments. The RR spectrum of BChl g in these membranes excited at 363.8 nm exhibits bands at 1614 and 1688 cm^?1, which correspond to a C_aC_m methine bridge stretching mode and a keto carbonyl group stretching mode, respectively. Both of these bands are 16 cm^?1 wide (full width at half maximum, FWHM), indicating that a sole population of BChl g molecules is being enhanced at this excitation wavelength. The observed frequency of the C_aC_m stretching mode (1614 cm^?1) indicates that the bulk of BChl g molecules is pentacoordinated with only one axial ligand to the central Mg atom while that of the keto carbonyl stretching mode (1668 cm^?1) indicates that these groups are engaged in a hydrogen bond. This homogeneous population of BChl g molecules bound to the heliobacterial core polypeptides is in contrast to the heterogeneous population of Chl a molecules bound to the core polypeptides of the reaction center of photosystem I of Synechocystis 6803 as observed by the inhomogeneously broadened C₉ keto carbonyl band in its RR spectrum. The RR spectrum of the Chl a-like chlorin pigments in Hc. mobilis excited at 441.6 nm exhibits a broad keto carbonyl band (43 cm^?1 FWHM) with components at 1665, 1683 and 1695 cm^?1, indicating several populations of these pigments differing in their protein interactions at the level of the keto carbonyl group. Fourier transform (FT) pre-RR spectroscopic measurements of intact whole cells and membrane fragments at room temperature using 1064 nm excitation indicate that high quality vibrational spectra of the BChl g molecules can be obtained with no photodegradation. Low-temperature FT Raman spectra excited at 1064 nm reveals an inhomogeneously broadened 1665 cm^?1 band corresponding to the C₉ keto carbonyl stretching mode. Spectral deconvolution and second derivative analysis of this band reveal that it is comprised of components at 1665, 1682 and 1695 cm^?1, the latter two most likely arising from BChl g photoconversion products. Excitation using 885 nm to enhance the preresonance effect of the BChl g molecules yields an FT Raman spectrum where the keto carbonyl band at 1665 cm^?1 is narrow, as is the case in the Soret RR spectra, reflecting a sole population of BChl g molecules, which are engaged in an H bond. The RR spectrum of the neurosporene molecule in Hc. mobilis membranes excited at 496.5 nm is compared to that of 1,2-dihydroneurosporene bound in a cis configuration in reaction centers of Rhodopseudomona viridis and to that of the same carotenoid in its all-trans configuration extracted from these reaction centers in the presence of light. The similarity of this latter RR spectrum with that of neurosporene in the Hc. mobilis membranes indicates that it is bound in an all-trans configuration.     

Polariton splittings of deuterated hexamethylenetetramine

The i.r. absorption spectra and the Raman scattering spectra of polycrystalline deuterated hexamethylenetetramine (HMTD) have been recorded. The longitudinal and transverse components of all the i.r. active F₂ modes below 1200 cm⁻¹ are assigned in the Raman spectra (except ω₂₀). The observed polariton splittings have been used to determine the static dielectric constant (2.66 ± 0.035) which is the same as that for the HMT crystal. As expected, isotopic substitution does not change this macroscopic data.     

Assignments of the vibrational spectra of 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene, 4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene and (E)-2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene. Effect of the terminal and lateral methyl groups

The complete assignment of the vibrational spectra of 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene, 4-methyl-1,3-pentadiene and (E)-2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene was obtained from a comparative analysis of their i.r. and Raman spectra (solid, liquid and gas) in the range 3200-50 cm⁻¹. It is shown that particular vibrational motions strongly interact to give rise to very characteristic modes depending on the site of methyl substitution. The comparison of our results with those of analogous shorter and larger polyenes and polyenals allows us to discuss the various local coupled motions characteristic of unsubstituted (CHCH CH)CH and methyl substituted (CHC(CH₃)CH), ((CH₃)₂CCH) or (CH₃CHCH) fragments in polyenic chains.     

Light-induced FTIR difference spectroscopy of photosynthetic charge separation between 9000 and 250 cm−1

The light-induced FTIR difference spectrum corresponding to photosynthetic charge separation between the dimeric bacteriochlorophyll primary donor (P) and the quinone Q_A in the reaction center of the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides has been measured in the frequency range between 9000 and 250 cm⁻¹ using a DTGS detector. Upon extensive signal averaging, the noise level is reduced below 2×10⁻⁵ absorbance unit. The positive bands of the difference spectrum contribute much more than the negative ones over the whole frequency range investigated. In the region below 650 cm⁻¹, a number of bands of small amplitude are observed for the first time. The presence of a tail extending between 6000 and 3600 cm⁻¹ on the high-energy side of the electronic transition of P⁺ peaking at ≈2600 cm⁻¹ [J. Breton, E. Nabedryk, W.W. Parson, Biochemistry, 31 (1992) 7503–7510] is confirmed.     

Near-infrared excitation of Raman scattering by chromophoric proteins

Fourier-transformed Raman spectra of bacteriorhodopsin, the photosynthetic reaction center, and myoglobin in aqueous solution excited at 1064 nm are presented. These proteins are representative of three important classes of chromophoric proteins. The observed vibrational modes are assigned and discussed based on the known resonance Raman spectra of these proteins. In each case, chromophore vibrations dominate the Raman scattering, with little or no contribution from other protein vibrations. However, the limitations encountered in resonance Raman studies of chromophoric proteins due to sample fluorescence or sample photolability are circumvented. The relative intensities in the bacteriorhodopsin Raman spectrum excited at 1064 nm are nearly identical to the relative intensities previously observed by resonance excitation. The Raman spectrum of the reaction center of the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides excited at 1064 nm contains contributions from both bacteriochlorophyll and bacteriopheophytin pigments, with possible preresonance enhancement of bacteriochlorophyll modes. The 1064-nm-excited Raman spectrum of myoglobin displays several marker bands that have been characterized previously in resonance Raman investigations with excitation in both the Soret and Q-band regions.     

Effects of Nonpolar and Polar Solvents on the Qx and QY Energies of Bacteriochlorophyll a and Bacteriopheophytin a

The effects of nonpolar and polar solvents on the Q_x and Q_y energies of bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) a and bacteriopheophytin (BPhe) a were examined by electronic absorption spectroscopy. All of the four different energies exhibited a linear dependence on R(n) = (n² - l)/(n²+ 2), where n is the refractive index of the solvent, in both nonpolar and polar solvents. The energy of each state of both pigments could be expressed as v = -dR(n) + e (in cm^-1) where coefficient d was related to the dispersive interaction between the solute and the solvent molecules. A theory developed by Nagae showed that coefficient d originates from the quantum-mechanical fluctuation of the multipole moments of the solute, in terms of which the following characteristics of the observed d values were explained: (1) In all of the four cases of the Q_x, and Q_y energies of both BChl a and BPhe a, the d values for the polar solvents were smaller than those for the non-polar solvents. (2) In both nonpolar and polar solvents, the d value of BChl a was larger than that of BPhe a in the Q_y energy, whereas the d value of BPhe a was larger than that of BChl a in the Q_x energy. (3) The d value of the Q_x energy was larger than that of the Q_y, energy for either case of BChl a or BPhe a.     

Investigation of anharmonicity in rotational phonon mode for BaWO4 crystal

Spontaneous Raman spectra in the BaWO₄ were measured in the temperature range from 4 K to 280 K, and the temperature dependence of the linewidth of the A_g (191 cm⁻¹) Raman mode was analyzed using the lattice dynamical perturbative approach and one-phonon density of states (PDOS). The linewidth slope for the 191 cm⁻¹ peak for an external mode is 7.2 times larger than that for the 926 cm⁻¹ peak for a breathing mode. The different behaviors of these two modes in the case of temperature broadening could be attributed to the large energy band gap in the one-phonon density of states (PDOS) resulting in different anharmonic interactions. The origin may be that the ratio of up-conversion TDOS to down-conversion TDOS for Eg mode (191 cm⁻¹) is more than that for A_g (926 cm⁻¹). The peak of the Eg mode (191 cm⁻¹) is attributed to the coupling mode both a rotation of the Barium and an out-of-phase rotation of the oxygen in x–y plane as a librational mode.     

Photochromic crown ether complexes: A Raman spectroscopic study

Resonance and preresonance Raman spectra have been obtained in the region 400–1700 cm⁻¹ for some benzothiazolium and indolinium steryl dyes containing a crown ether ring. Spectra arising from the trans isomers are observed selectively due to the resonance effect, and the principal features can be attributed to modes of the central conjugated PhN⁺CCCPh unit present in each of these molecules. Complex formation between the dye molecules and Mg²⁺ in acetonitrile solution results in intramolecular electron transfer. This is observed in the Raman spectra as a downshift of a band assigned to PhO vibration in the crown ether unit, and upshifts of several bands associated with the PhN⁺CCCPh unit, including the phenyl ring, CC and ⁺NC stretches. The results demonstrate the sensitivity of the Raman spectra to changes in the structure and bonding within these photochromic complexing agents on binding to metal ions, and indicate that they may serve as a useful probe for the complicated photoisomerization and complexation reactions of these interesting systems.     

Vibrational spectra of the charge transfer complexes between organic sulfides and iodine

I.r. spectra of the charge transfer complexes between nine organic sulfides (as well as diethylselenide) with iodine were recorded between 1500 and 400 cm⁻¹ in CS₂ and CCl₄ solutions and in the region 600-50 cm⁻¹ in C₆H₁₂ and C₆H₆ solutions. Raman spectra of the complexes were recorded below 600 cm⁻¹. For each system, i.r. and Raman bands in the 200-160 cm⁻¹ were assigned to the II stretching mode of the complex. Additional i.r. bands below 160 cm⁻¹, absent in Raman, were ascribed to intermolecular SI stretching vibrations. The integral intensities of these bands were determined and correlated with the thermodynamic functions. Some Raman active fundamentals of 1,4-dithiane became i.r. active in the iodine complex in accordance with a break down of the C₂h symmetry. A force constant calculation was carried out for the dimethylsulfide-iodine complex and simplified calculations of the three point mass models were made for all the systems.     

Conformation-sensitive Raman lines of mononucleotides and their use in a structure analysis of polynucleotides: guanine and cytosine nucleotides

Raman spectra are presented for nine crystals containing the guanosine residue and ten crystals containing the cytidine residue whose conformations are known from their X-ray crystallographic analyses. A nearly complete set of assignments of all the observed Raman lines in the 1700—150 cm⁻¹ range is proposed on the basis of a previous normal coordinate treatment of guanine and cytosine with a set of force constants determined by an ab initio MO method, and on the basis of a mutual comparison of the observed spectra. A number of conformation sensitive Raman lines are found here, and several rules on the structure—spectrum correlations are proposed. Raman spectral features in the 1400—1300 cm⁻¹ and 700—600 cm⁻¹ ranges seem to reflect sensitively and regularly the conformation of the guanosine residue, namely its ribose-ring puckering state at the torsion angle around its glycosidic bond. A spectral feature in the 1300—1200 cm⁻¹ range is found to be sensitive to the cytidine conformation. The position of a strong Raman line in the 900—750 cm⁻¹ region, on the other hand, seems to indicate a particular set of torsion angles along the PO5′C5′C4′C3′O3′ backbone. In the light of these proposed rules, the so-called B-form poly [d(GC)].· poly[d(GC)] in solution must have an O4′endo-anti guanosine, a C2′endo-anti cytidine, and an “alternating B” backbone as proposed by Klug [7] while its Z-form should have a C3′ endo-syn guanosine, a form of cytidine in between C2′endoC1′exo-anti cytidine, and a Z_I form backbone, as defined by Wang [41].     

Vibrational spectra and valence force field calculation of deltic acid

Infrared and Raman spectra of crystalline deltic acid and its deuterated derivative have been studied between 4000 and 20 cm⁻¹. In order to specify vibrational assignment of ring and CO modes based on C_2v molecular symmetry, valence force field calculation was undertaken. It appears that the results obtained for simpler disubstituted cyclopropenones can be applied to deltic acid. So, the highest frequencies about 1930 and 1610 cm⁻¹ involve nearly equal mixture of ring and CO stretching. Two different, strong but asymmetric OH

OC hydrogen bonds occur in crystal.