[Structural variation of o-amino-benzoic acid induced by free electron laser]

Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi. 2002 Jun;22(3):384-6.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Free electron laser (FEL) have been developed as tunable lasers over a wide range of wavelenths. Equipment in the region of 6-16 microns (1,660-630 cm-1) is available in the Beijing free electron laser erected by Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS. In this study we report first measurements of infrared-induced molecular change under irradiation by FEL of 9.414 microns and 6.228 microns, respectively. Taking o-amino-benzoic acid as an example, FTIR characterization indicates that the peak positions of both N-H and C=O stretching vibrations shift before and after the irradiation of FEL. It demonstrates that FEL induces the re-arrangement of H-bonds between COOH and NH2 by stimulating the vibration of carboxyl groups. It suggests that the presence of stable/metastable phases in the title compound.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Electrons*
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Lasers*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Photochemistry
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Vibration
  • ortho-Aminobenzoates / chemistry*

Substances

  • ortho-Aminobenzoates