BARC/PUB/2016/0262

 
 

Hydrogen Bond Symmetrization in Glycinium Oxalate under Pressure

 
     
 
Author(s)

Bhatt, H.; Murli, C.; Mishra, A. K.; Verma, A. K.; Garg, N.; Deo, M. N.; Chitra, R.; Sharma, S. M.
(HP&SRPD;SSPD)

Source

Journal of Physical Chemistry-B, 2016. Vol. 120 (4): pp. 851-859

ABSTRACT

The study of hydrogen bonds near symmetrisation limit at high pressures is of importance to understand proton dynamics in complex bio-geological processes. We report here the evidence of hydrogen bond symmetrization in the simplest amino acid−carboxylic acid complex, glycinium oxalate, at moderate pressures of 8 GPa using in-situ infrared and Raman spectroscopic investigations combined with firstprinciples simulations. The dynamic proton sharing between semioxalate units results in covalent-like infinite oxalate chains. At pressures above 12 GPa, the glycine units systematically reorient with pressure to form hydrogen-bonded supramolecular assemblies held together by these chains.

 
 
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