THE GLYCINE-WATER DIMER

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2005

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Ohio State University

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We report the first observation of the 1:1 complex of glycine-water. A solid rod of glycine was impinged by the green line of a Nd:YAG laser and the vaporized molecules were seeded into a gas pulse of Ne saturated with water, forming a supersonic jet which was probed by FT-microwave spectroscopy.}, \textbf{74}, 4799 (2003)} The water molecule has been reliably located in the complex from the analysis of several isotopomers. Glycine is in its most stable form, with a cis-carboxylic group and a NH$\cdots$O=C bifurcated intramolecular hydrogen bond. The complex is stabilized by two intermolecular hydrogen bonds formed between the carbonyl group and one of the hydrogen atoms of water (O$_w$-H$\cdots$O=C) and between the hydroxyl group and the electron lone pair at the oxygen atom of water (O$_w\cdots$H-O-C)).

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{A. Lesarri, S. Mata, J. C. Lopez, and J. L. Alonso; \textit{Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Author Institution: Grupo de Espectroscop\ia Molecular (GEM), Departamento de Qu\imica F\isica y Qu\imica Inorganica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47005 Valladolid, Spain

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