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Low-Temperature Raman Spectra of L-Histidine Crystals

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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 43 (3): 137-144 (2013)
DOI: 10.1007/s13538-013-0132-3

Abstract

We present a Raman spectroscopy investigation of the vibrational properties of l-histidine crystals at low temperatures. The temperature dependence of the spectra show discontinuities at 165 K, which we identify with modifications in the bonds associated to both the NH3 (+) and CO2 (-) motifs indicative of a conformational phase transition that changes the intermolecular bonds. Additional evidence of such a phase transition is provided by differential scanning calorimetry measurements, which identified an enthalpic anomaly at similar to 165 K.

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