Abstract
The infrared (IR) and Raman spectra of the osteoporosis drug alendronate
in the monosodium trihydrate alendronate crystal were measured. In order
to interpret them, density functional theory (DFT) calculations for the
solvated alendronate molecule were performed following the structural
features revealed by X-ray data. A comparison between the DFT-calculated
IR and Raman of the converged species and the measured spectra unveils
relevant phosphate group signatures in the 400-1400cm(-1) wavenumber
range, especially IR absorption bands at 1015, 1049, 1067, 1131, 1177,
and 1235cm(-1), which were related to CP and OP bond length stretching,
and Raman lines at 449, 661, and 969cm(-1), involving phosphate scissors
and bond length vibrations. A comparison with experimental data of
alendronate incorporated into hydroxyapatite (HAP) indicates that, for
wavenumbers below 1500cm(-1), the interaction of alendronate with HAP
does not affect significantly the alendronate vibrational spectra, while
for the 1600-3000cm(-1) interval the interaction with HAP changes the
normal mode wavenumbers by about -100cm(-1). Copyright (c) 2014 John
Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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