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Liu TH, Okuno M. TMAO perturbs intermolecular vibrational motions of water revealed by low-frequency modes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:12397-12405. [PMID: 38619910 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01025f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) as a representative natural osmolyte has received much attention because of its unique properties, including enhancement of hydrogen bonding networks in liquid water and stabilization of three-dimensional structures of proteins in living organisms. As a hydrogen bond maker and/or a protein stabilizer, its hydrated structures and orientation dynamics in aqueous solutions have been investigated by various spectroscopic methods. Particularly, distinct from other natural osmolytes, it has been found that TMAO molecules form complexes with water molecules even at low concentrations, showing extraordinarily long lifetimes and much larger effective dipole moments. In this study, we demonstrated that collective motions of water molecules are closely correlated to TMAO molecules, as revealed by the changes of the librational modes observed in hyper-Raman (HR) spectra in the low-frequency region (<1000 cm-1) for the first time. Based on HR spectra of the TMAO solutions at submolar concentrations, we observed that the librational bands originating from water apparently upshift (∼15 cm-1) upon the addition of TMAO molecules. Compared to the OH stretching band of water showing a negligible downshift (<5 cm-1), the librational bands of water are more sensitive to reflect changes in the hydrogen bonding networks in the TMAO solutions, suggesting formation of transient TMAO-water complexes plays an essential role toward surrounding water molecules in perturbing their librational motions. We expect to provide a supplementary approach to understand that water molecules in TMAO aqueous solutions are strongly affected by TMAO molecules, different from other osmolytes.
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- Tsung-Han Liu
- Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.
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- Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.
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Shirota H, Rajbangshi J, Koyakkat M, Baksi A, Cao M, Biswas R. Low-frequency spectra of reline and its mixtures with water: A comparative study based on femtosecond Raman-induced Kerr effect spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Shirota H, Yanase K, Ogura T, Sato T. Intermolecular Dynamics and Structure in Aqueous Lidocaine Hydrochloride Solutions. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:1787-1798. [PMID: 35170970 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c10504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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We investigated the intermolecular dynamics and static structure in the aqueous solutions of lidocaine hydrochloride (LDHCl) in the concentration range of [LDHCl] = 0-2.00 M using femtosecond Raman-induced Kerr effect spectroscopy (fs-RIKES), small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SWAXS), and dynamic light scattering (DLS). For the fs-RIKES experiments, the concentration dependence of the difference low-frequency spectra of the aqueous LDHCl solutions relative to the neat water, which was mainly due to the intermolecular vibrations, was characterized using an exponential function with a characteristic concentration of ∼1 M. For the SWAXS experiments, we observed a manifestation of an excess scattering component centered within a range of 8-10 nm-1 in the aqueous LDHCl solutions. The results of Fourier inversion and further deconvolution analyses unambiguously demonstrated that lidocaines assemble into a nanometer-sized micelle-like structure with the innermost core (∼0.3 nm) and outer shell (∼0.5 nm), respectively. The DLS experiments also found nanometer-sized aggregates and further indicated evidence of the clusters of the aggregates. The results of viscosities, densities, and surface tensions of the solutions and the quantum chemistry calculations supported the unique features of the microscopic intermolecular interaction and the micelle-like aggregation.
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- Hideaki Shirota
- Department of Chemistry, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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Ki H, Choi S, Kim J, Choi EH, Lee S, Lee Y, Yoon K, Ahn CW, Ahn DS, Lee JH, Park J, Eom I, Kim M, Chun SH, Kim J, Ihee H, Kim J. Optical Kerr Effect of Liquid Acetonitrile Probed by Femtosecond Time-Resolved X-ray Liquidography. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:14261-14273. [PMID: 34455778 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Optical Kerr effect (OKE) spectroscopy is a method that measures the time-dependent change of the birefringence induced by an optical laser pulse using another optical laser pulse and has been used often to study the ultrafast dynamics of molecular liquids. Here we demonstrate an alternative method, femtosecond time-resolved X-ray liquidography (fs-TRXL), where the microscopic structural motions related to the OKE response can be monitored using a different type of probe, i.e., X-ray solution scattering. By applying fs-TRXL to acetonitrile and a dye solution in acetonitrile, we demonstrate that different types of molecular motions around photoaligned molecules can be resolved selectively, even without any theoretical modeling, based on the anisotropy of two-dimensional scattering patterns and extra structural information contained in the q-space scattering data. Specifically, the dynamics of reorientational (libration and orientational diffusion) and translational (interaction-induced motion) motions are captured separately by anisotropic and isotropic scattering signals, respectively. Furthermore, the two different types of reorientational motions are distinguished from each other by their own characteristic scattering patterns and time scales. The measured time-resolved scattering signals are in excellent agreement with the simulated scattering signals based on a molecular dynamics simulation for plausible molecular configurations, providing the detailed structural description of the OKE response in liquid acetonitrile.
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- Hosung Ki
- Department of Chemistry and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.,Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.,Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.,Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.,Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.,Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon 14662, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.,Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.,Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon 14662, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and KI for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.,Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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Hammami F, Issaoui N, Nasr S. Investigation of hydrogen bonded structure of urea-water mixtures through Infra-red spectroscopy and non-covalent interaction (NCI) theoretical approach. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2021.113218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Lovrinčević B, Požar M, Balić M. Dynamics of urea-water mixtures studied by molecular dynamics simulation. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Subba N, Polok K, Piatkowski P, Ratajska-Gadomska B, Biswas R, Gadomski W, Sen P. Temperature-Dependent Ultrafast Solvation Response and Solute Diffusion in Acetamide–Urea Deep Eutectic Solvent. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:9212-9221. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b07794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Navin Subba
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, UP, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Zwirki i Wigury 101, Warsaw 02-089, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Zwirki i Wigury 101, Warsaw 02-089, Poland
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- Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences (CBMS), S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, JD Block, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, WB, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Zwirki i Wigury 101, Warsaw 02-089, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, UP, India
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Bailey HE, Wang YL, Lynch SR, Fayer MD. Dynamics and Microstructures of Nicotine/Water Binary Mixtures near the Lower Critical Solution Temperature. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:9538-9548. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b06205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Heather E. Bailey
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Polok K. Simulations of the OKE Response in Simple Liquids Using a Polarizable and a Nonpolarizable Force Field. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:1638-1654. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b08724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Kamil Polok
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Zwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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Shiraga K, Ogawa Y, Tanaka K, Arikawa T, Yoshikawa N, Nakamura M, Ajito K, Tajima T. Coexistence of Kosmotropic and Chaotropic Impacts of Urea on Water As Revealed by Terahertz Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:1268-1277. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b11839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Keiichiro Shiraga
- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS), Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Institute
for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- NTT
Device Technology Labs, NTT Corporation, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan
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- NTT
Device Technology Labs, NTT Corporation, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan
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- NTT
Device Technology Labs, NTT Corporation, Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0198, Japan
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- Udo Kaatze
- Drittes Physikalisches Institut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Nath A, Dharmadhikari JA, Dharmadhikari AK, Mathur D, Mazumdar S. Ultrafast dynamics of hemin aggregates. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:26862-26869. [PMID: 28952613 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp04858k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The effects of solvents on the conformation of hemin and their implications on the dynamics of the complex have been studied using the time-resolved optical Kerr effect (OKE) with 35 fs laser pulses (at a central wavelength of 800 nm). The OKE enabled estimation to be made of the third-order nonlinear electronic susceptibility (χ(3)) of hemin solutions: it was found to be significantly smaller than that in hemin thin films. The real and imaginary components of χ(3) were negative in both the solvents, suggesting that one-photon as well as two-photon absorption processes contribute to the nonlinear electronic susceptibility of hemin. Our study of the ultrafast heme dynamics not only unveils the instantaneous electronic response related to electronic susceptibility but also brings to the fore a novel libration process that has hitherto remained undetected. The hindered rotation in the femtosecond domain that may be responsible for this libration process possibly stems from π-π hemin oligomers formed in aqueous solution. The present results provide new insights into the conformational dynamics in the self-assembly of heme oligomers that may also be significant in certain pathogenic conditions where free heme is formed in biological systems.
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- Arpita Nath
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 1, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India.
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Agieienko V, Buchner R. Urea hydration from dielectric relaxation spectroscopy: old findings confirmed, new insights gained. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:2597-607. [PMID: 26700870 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp07604h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We report results on urea hydration obtained by dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) in a broad range of concentrations and temperatures. In particular, the effective hydration number and dipole moment of urea have been determined. The observed changes with composition and temperature were found to be insignificant and mainly caused by the changing number density of urea. Similarly, solute reorientation scaled simply with viscosity. In contrast, we find that water reorientation undergoes substantial changes in the presence of urea, resulting in two water fractions. The first corresponds to water molecules strongly bound to urea. These solvent molecules follow the reorientational dynamics of the solute. The second fraction exhibits only a minor increase of its relaxation time (in comparison with pure water) which is not linked to solution viscosity. Its activation energy decreases significantly with urea concentration, indicating a marked decrease of the number of H-bonds among the H2O molecules belonging to this fraction. Noncovalent interactions (NCI) analysis, capable to estimate the strength of the interactions within a cluster, shows that bound water molecules are most probably double-hydrogen bonded to urea via the oxygen atom of the carbonyl group and a cis-hydrogen atom. Due to the increased H-bond strength compared to the water dimer and the rigid position in the formed complex the reorientation of these bound H2O molecules is strongly impeded.
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- Vira Agieienko
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Kazan Federal University, Kremlevskaya str. 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia.
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Deutschland.
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Polok K, Gadomski W, Ratajska-Gadomska B. Femtosecond optical Kerr effect setup with signal "live view" for measurements in the solid, liquid, and gas phases. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2015; 86:103109. [PMID: 26520942 DOI: 10.1063/1.4932531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We present the experimental setup constructed in our laboratory for measurement of the femtosecond optical Kerr effect. The setup allows measurements with high temporal resolution and acquisition speed. The high signal to noise ratio is obtained with use of a homemade balanced detector. Due to the high acquisition speed and good signal to noise ratio, it is possible to have a "live view" of the signal and to easily tune the sample position and orientation before the measurement. We show the example results obtained in the solid, liquid, and the gas phases and we use them in order to check on the precision of our setup. As the samples we have used a YAG crystal, liquid acetone, and atmospheric air. In the latter two cases, a good agreement with the literature data has been found. The measurements in the gas phase confirm that our setup, although utilizing low energy pulses from the sapphire oscillator, is able to acquire high quality rotational signal in a low density sample.
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- K Polok
- Laboratory of Physicochemistry of Dielectrics and Magnetics, Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, ul. Żwirki i Wigury 101, 01-089 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Physicochemistry of Dielectrics and Magnetics, Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, ul. Żwirki i Wigury 101, 01-089 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Physicochemistry of Dielectrics and Magnetics, Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, ul. Żwirki i Wigury 101, 01-089 Warsaw, Poland
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Mafy NN, Afrin T, Rahman MM, Mollah MYA, Susan MABH. Effect of temperature perturbation on hydrogen bonding in aqueous solutions of different urea concentrations. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra10718k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Water structure modifications with urea and temperature have been studied in aqueous solution by analyzing changes in hydrogen bonding and the extent of aggregation.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Dhaka
- Dhaka 1000
- Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Dhaka
- Dhaka 1000
- Bangladesh
- University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
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Lu R, Wang W, Sun Q, Yu A. Spectroscopic investigation on intermolecular and intramolecular motions of concentrated aqueous KSCN solution. Chem Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2012.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sengupta A, Khade RV, Hazra P. How Does the Urea Dynamics Differ from Water Dynamics inside the Reverse Micelle? J Phys Chem A 2011; 115:10398-407. [DOI: 10.1021/jp206069z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Abhigyan Sengupta
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune 411021, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune 411021, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune 411021, Maharashtra, India
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Mazur K, Heisler IA, Meech SR. THz Spectra and Dynamics of Aqueous Solutions Studied by the Ultrafast Optical Kerr Effect. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:2563-73. [DOI: 10.1021/jp111764p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Kamila Mazur
- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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Fujisawa T, Nishikawa K, Shirota H. Comparison of interionic/intermolecular vibrational dynamics between ionic liquids and concentrated electrolyte solutions. J Chem Phys 2009; 131:244519. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3280028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Shirota H, Ushiyama H. Hydrogen-Bonding Dynamics in Aqueous Solutions of Amides and Acids: Monomer, Dimer, Trimer, and Polymer. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:13542-51. [DOI: 10.1021/jp803627u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Hideaki Shirota
- Division of Nanoscience, Graduate School of Advanced Integration Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan, and Department of Chemical System Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Division of Nanoscience, Graduate School of Advanced Integration Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan, and Department of Chemical System Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Heisler IA, Meech SR. Polarization-Resolved Ultrafast Polarizability Relaxation in Polar Aromatic Liquids. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:12976-84. [DOI: 10.1021/jp805862z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Ismael A. Heisler
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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Stumpe MC, Grubmüller H. Aqueous urea solutions: structure, energetics, and urea aggregation. J Phys Chem B 2007; 111:6220-8. [PMID: 17497766 DOI: 10.1021/jp066474n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Urea is ubiquitously used as a protein denaturant. To study the structure and energetics of aqueous urea solutions, we have carried out molecular dynamics simulations for a wide range of urea concentrations and temperatures. The hydrogen bonds between urea and water were found to be significantly weaker than those between water molecules, which drives urea self-aggregation due to the hydrophobic effect. From the reduction of the water exposed urea surface area, urea was found to exhibit an aggregation degree of ca. 20% at concentrations commonly used for protein denaturation. Structurally, three distinct urea pair conformations were identified and their populations were analyzed by translational and orientational pair distribution functions. Furthermore, urea was found to strengthen water structure in terms of hydrogen bond energies and population of solvation shells. Our findings are consistent with a direct interaction between urea and the protein as the main driving force for protein denaturation. As an additional, more indirect effect, urea was found to enhance water structure, which would suggest a weakening of the hydrophobic effect.
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- Martin C Stumpe
- Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Department, Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Idrissi A. The hypothetical signature of self aggregation in the low frequency response of aqueous solutions: A molecular dynamics simulation analysis. J Mol Liq 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2006.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We use polarization-resolved mid-infrared pump-probe spectroscopy to study the effect of urea on the structure and dynamics of water. Surprisingly, we find that, even at high concentrations of urea (8 M), the orientational dynamics of most water molecules are the same as in pure liquid water, showing that urea has a negligible effect on the hydrogen-bond dynamics of these molecules. However, a small fraction of the water molecules (approximately one water molecule per urea molecule) turns out to be strongly immobilized by urea, displaying orientational dynamics that are more than six times slower than in bulk water. A likely explanation is that these water molecules are tightly associated with urea, forming specific urea-water complexes. We discuss these results in light of the protein denaturing ability of aqueous urea.
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- Y L A Rezus
- Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter, Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Kruislaan 407, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Shirota H, Castner EW. Molecular dynamics and interactions of aqueous and dichloromethane solutions of polyvinylpyrrolidone. J Chem Phys 2006; 125:34904. [PMID: 16863382 DOI: 10.1063/1.2208356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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We have investigated the dynamics of polyvinylpyrrolidone solutions (PVP, M(w)=10 000) on time scales from 20 fs to 42 ps using femtosecond optically heterodyne-detected Raman-induced Kerr effect spectroscopy. To compare the dynamics of polymer solutions with those of the analogous monomer, we also characterized solutions of 1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone (EP). Dynamics of both PVP and EP solutions have been characterized for sample concentrations of 6.4, 12.7, 24.5, 33.3, and 40.7 wt %. The longest time scale relaxations observed in the Kerr transients for these solutions occur on the picosecond time scale and are best fit to triexponential functions. The intermediate and slow relaxation time constants for PVP and EP solutions are concentration dependent. The time constants for the PVP solutions are not consistent with the predictions of hydrodynamic models, while the analogous time constants for the EP solutions do display hydrodynamic scaling. The predominant relaxation of the polymer is assigned to reorientations of the pyrrolidone side group or torsional motions of the constitutional repeat unit, with additional relaxation pathways including hydrogen bond reorganization in aqueous solution and segmental motion of multiple repeat units. The vibrational dynamics of PVP and EP solutions occur on the femtosecond time scale. These dynamics are analyzed with a focus on the additional degrees of freedom experienced by EP relative to PVP that result from the absence of the tether from the pyrrolidone group on the main chain backbone. The intermolecular Kerr spectra of PVP in H(2)O and CH(2)Cl(2) differ because H(2)O can donate a hydrogen bond to the carbonyl acceptor group on the pyrrolidone ring, while CH(2)Cl(2) cannot.
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- Hideaki Shirota
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8087, USA.
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Wynne K. A new ultrafast technique for measuring the terahertz dynamics of chiral molecules: the theory of optical heterodyne-detected Raman-induced Kerr optical activity. J Chem Phys 2005; 122:244503. [PMID: 16035778 DOI: 10.1063/1.1937390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Optical heterodyne-detected Raman-induced Kerr optical activity (OHD-RIKOA) is a nonresonant ultrafast chiroptical technique for measuring the terahertz-frequency Raman spectrum of chirally active modes in liquids, solutions, and glasses of chiral molecules. OHD-RIKOA has the potential to provide much more information on the structure of molecules and the symmetries of librational and vibrational modes than the well-known nonchirally sensitive technique optical heterodyne-detected Raman-induced Kerr-effect spectroscopy (OHD-RIKES). The theory of OHD-RIKOA is presented and possible practical ways of performing the experiments are analyzed.
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- Klaas Wynne
- Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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Zhu X, Farrer RA, Fourkas JT. Optical Kerr Effect Spectroscopy Using Time-Delayed Pairs of Pump Pulses with Orthogonal Polarizations. J Phys Chem B 2005; 109:8481-8. [PMID: 16851996 DOI: 10.1021/jp046761w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We characterize in detail a recently introduced technique in which perpendicularly polarized pulses with controllable intensities and timing are used for the excitation step in optical Kerr effect spectroscopy. We examine the ratio of pump pulse intensities required to cancel the contribution of reorientational diffusion or of a Raman-active intramolecular vibration to the signal as a function of the delay time between excitation pulses. These results indicate that the signal can be described well as arising from the sum of independent third-order responses initiated by each pump pulse. This conclusion is further supported by using data obtained with a single pump pulse to model decays obtained with two pump pulses.
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- Xiang Zhu
- Eugene F. Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USA
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Idrissi A. Molecular structure and dynamics of liquids: aqueous urea solutions. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2005; 61:1-17. [PMID: 15556415 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2004.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2003] [Accepted: 02/23/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In this review a multi-technical approach to the analysis of the structure and dynamics of the urea/water system is described. The reorientational movement of the solute molecule is investigated by the analysis of spectral band-shapes, as well as with the use of the optical Kerr effect (OKE) and molecular dynamics simulation (MDS). The effect of solute concentration on the structure and dynamics of the aqueous solutions (aggregation, orientational distribution, solvation...) is studied by molecular dynamics simulation and neutron scattering. The results obtained by other techniques are included to provide a critical analysis. Finally, the low-frequency Raman spectra of the system are interpreted on the basis of the semi-quantitative information obtained by molecular dynamics simulation.
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- A Idrissi
- Laboratoire de Spectrochimie Infrarouge et Raman (LASIR UPR A2632L), Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Lasers et Applications, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France.
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Giraud G, Wynne K. A comparison of the low-frequency vibrational spectra of liquids obtained through infrared and Raman spectroscopies. J Chem Phys 2003. [DOI: 10.1063/1.1623747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Giraud G, Gordon CM, Dunkin IR, Wynne K. The effects of anion and cation substitution on the ultrafast solvent dynamics of ionic liquids: A time-resolved optical Kerr-effect spectroscopic study. J Chem Phys 2003. [DOI: 10.1063/1.1578056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Hunt NT, Jaye AA, Meech SR. Ultrafast Dynamics in Microemulsions: Optical Kerr Effect Study of the Dispersed Oil Phase in a Carbon Disulfide−Dodecyltrimethylammonium Bromide−Water Microemulsion. J Phys Chem B 2003. [DOI: 10.1021/jp022301w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Neil T. Hunt
- School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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Scodinu A, Fourkas JT. Intermolecular Dynamics and Structure of Carbon Disulfide in Isoviscous Alkane Solutions: An Optical Kerr Effect Study. J Phys Chem B 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/jp026359m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Alessandra Scodinu
- Eugene F. Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467
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- Eugene F. Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467
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Boeijenga NH, Pugzlys A, Jansen TLC, Snijders JG, Duppen K. Liquid xenon as an ideal probe for many-body effects in impulsive Raman scattering. J Chem Phys 2002. [DOI: 10.1063/1.1483862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Jansen TLC, Pugzlys A, Crı̂nguş GD, Snijders JG, Duppen K. Many-body effects in the stimulated Raman response of binary mixtures: A comparison between theory and experiment. J Chem Phys 2002. [DOI: 10.1063/1.1475763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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