Abstract
L-glutamine crystal was obtained by the slow evaporation method and its
crystallographic structure was verified by X-ray diffraction experiments
and the Rietveld method. The vibrational modes of L-glutamine were
investigated through Raman spectroscopy and the normal modes were
obtained using the Density Functional Theory with the B3LYP functional
and set of bases 6-31G + +(d, p). With such approach, it was possible to
make a theoretical-experimental comparison of the results obtained and
to furnish a more precise assignment of the normal modes. The crystal
was submitted to high pressure conditions and the Raman spectra between
3055 and 40 cm(-1) were recorded for pressures up to 6.1 GPa in a
diamond anvil cell. This study allowed us to understand that the crystal
undergoes a reversible structural phase transition around 4.0 GPa,
characterized mainly by spectral changes in the region of the external
modes.
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