Abstract
Raman spectra of thymidine crystal were obtained for pressures up to 5.0
GPa in a diamond anvil cell. The results show the presence of anomaly in
the Raman spectrum at pressures close to 3.0 GPa. This anomaly is
characterized by disappearance of lattice modes, appearance of some
internal modes, splitting of high wavenumbers modes, downshift of modes
associated with hydrogen bonds, changes in the intensity of internal
modes and discontinuities of the slopes of the wavenumbers versus
pressure for several Raman modes. This set of modifications was
interpreted as consequence of a phase transition undergone by thymidine
close to 3.0 GPa. Further, decompression to atmospheric pressure
generates the original Raman spectrum, showing that the pressure-induced
phase transition undergone by thymidine crystals is reversible. A
comparison with results on other nucleosides submitted to high pressure
is also furnished. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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