Abstract
Single crystal of monoglycine nitrate has been studied by Raman
spectroscopy under high pressures up to 5.5 GPa. The results show
changes in lattice modes in the pressure ranges of 1.1-1.6 GPa and
4.0-4.6 GPa. The first change occurs with appearance of bands related to
the lattice modes as well as discontinuity in the slope of d Omega/dP of
these modes. Moreover, bands associated with the skeleton of glycine
suggest that the molecule undergoes conformational modifications. The
appearance of a strong band at 55 cm(-1) point to a second phase
transition associated with the lattice modes, while the internal modes
remain unchanged. These anomalies are probably due to rearrangement of
hydrogen bonds. Additionally, decompression to ambient pressure shows
that the phase transitions are reversible. Finally, the results show
that the nitrate anions play an important role on the stability of the
monoglycine nitrate crystal. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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