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Molecules, volume 24, issue 7, pages 1402

Distinct Difference in Sensitivity of NIR vs. IR Bands of Melamine to Inter-Molecular Interactions with Impact on Analytical Spectroscopy Explained by Anharmonic Quantum Mechanical Study

Grabska Justyna 1
Beć Krzysztof B 1, 2
Kirchler Christian G 1
Ozaki Yukihiro 3
Huck Christian W 1
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Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University, Innrain 80/82, CCB-Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, 6020-Innsbruck, Austria
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Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2019-04-10
Journal: Molecules
Quartile SCImago
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Impact factor4.6
ISSN14203049
Organic Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Science
Molecular Medicine
Analytical Chemistry
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Abstract
Melamine (IUPAC: 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine) attracts high attention in analytical vibrational spectroscopy due to its misuse as a food adulterant. Vibrational spectroscopy [infrared (IR) and Raman and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy] is a major quality control tool in the detection and quantification of melamine content. The physical background for the measured spectra is not interpreted in analytical spectroscopy using chemometrics. In contrast, quantum mechanical calculations are capable of providing deep and independent insights therein. So far, the NIR region of crystalline melamine has not been studied by quantum mechanical calculations, while the investigations of its IR spectra have remained limited. In the present work, we employed fully anharmonic calculation of the NIR spectrum of melamine based on finite models, and also performed IR spectral simulation by using an infinite crystal model—periodic in three dimensions. This yielded detailed and unambiguous NIR band assignments and revised the previously known IR band assignments. We found that the out-of-plane fundamental transitions, which are essential in the IR region, are markedly more sensitive to out-of-plane inter-molecular interactions of melamine than NIR transitions. Proper description of the chemical surrounding of the molecule of melamine is more important than the anharmonicity of its vibrations. In contrast, the NIR bands mostly arise from in-plane vibrations, and remain surprisingly insensitive to the chemical environment. These findings explain previous observations that were reported in IR and NIR analytical studies of melamine.

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Grabska J. et al. Distinct Difference in Sensitivity of NIR vs. IR Bands of Melamine to Inter-Molecular Interactions with Impact on Analytical Spectroscopy Explained by Anharmonic Quantum Mechanical Study // Molecules. 2019. Vol. 24. No. 7. p. 1402.
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Grabska J., Beć K. B., Kirchler C. G., Ozaki Y., Huck C. W. Distinct Difference in Sensitivity of NIR vs. IR Bands of Melamine to Inter-Molecular Interactions with Impact on Analytical Spectroscopy Explained by Anharmonic Quantum Mechanical Study // Molecules. 2019. Vol. 24. No. 7. p. 1402.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.3390/molecules24071402
UR - https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fmolecules24071402
TI - Distinct Difference in Sensitivity of NIR vs. IR Bands of Melamine to Inter-Molecular Interactions with Impact on Analytical Spectroscopy Explained by Anharmonic Quantum Mechanical Study
T2 - Molecules
AU - Grabska, Justyna
AU - Beć, Krzysztof B
AU - Kirchler, Christian G
AU - Ozaki, Yukihiro
AU - Huck, Christian W
PY - 2019
DA - 2019/04/10 00:00:00
PB - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SP - 1402
IS - 7
VL - 24
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@article{2019_Grabska,
author = {Justyna Grabska and Krzysztof B Beć and Christian G Kirchler and Yukihiro Ozaki and Christian W Huck},
title = {Distinct Difference in Sensitivity of NIR vs. IR Bands of Melamine to Inter-Molecular Interactions with Impact on Analytical Spectroscopy Explained by Anharmonic Quantum Mechanical Study},
journal = {Molecules},
year = {2019},
volume = {24},
publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)},
month = {apr},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fmolecules24071402},
number = {7},
pages = {1402},
doi = {10.3390/molecules24071402}
}
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Grabska, Justyna, et al. “Distinct Difference in Sensitivity of NIR vs. IR Bands of Melamine to Inter-Molecular Interactions with Impact on Analytical Spectroscopy Explained by Anharmonic Quantum Mechanical Study.” Molecules, vol. 24, no. 7, Apr. 2019, p. 1402. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fmolecules24071402.
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