Abstract
Temperature dependent Raman study of L-ascorbic acid has been performed
from 15 to 418K. Changes in the wavenumber vs. temperature plots for
some internal modes were interpreted as conformational molecular change
and the discontinuity in the wavenumber vs. temperature plots along with
the appearance of a new vibrational mode in the temperature range
200-270 K suggests that L-ascorbic acid undergoes a structural phase
transition. For temperatures higher than 300K, no relevant modification
was observed on the Raman spectra thus indicating a stable structure at
high temperatures. Additionally, a correlation between OH stretching
wavenumber and the behavior of hydrogen bond is also made. (C) 2010
Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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