Spectral differences

Ultraviolet spectra in water for neutral species. The spectral differences between the hydrated cations and the cations of the corresponding dihydro derivatives are of the same magnitude as those observed between the neutral species. 

Interesting are, as an example, the bands at 902 and 911 cm 1 which characterize a and p forms, respectively, both presenting a shoulder at 906 cm-1, due to the presence of the amorphous phase. These spectral differences appear to be essentially independent of the particular modification obtained (a or a", P or P") and of the preparative route [110]. 

Crystal-field theory (CFT) was constructed as the first theoretical model to account for these spectral differences. Its central idea is simple in the extreme. In free atoms and ions, all electrons, but for our interests particularly the outer or non-core electrons, are subject to three main energetic constraints a) they possess kinetic energy, b) they are attracted to the nucleus and c) they repel one another. (We shall put that a little more exactly, and symbolically, later). Within the environment of other ions, as for example within the lattice of a crystal, those electrons are expected to be subject also to one further constraint. Namely, they will be affected by the non-spherical electric field established by the surrounding ions. That electric field was called the crystalline field , but we now simply call it the crystal field . Since we are almost exclusively concerned with the spectral and other properties of positively charged transition-metal ions surrounded by anions of the lattice, the effect of the crystal field is to repel the electrons. 

The infrared spectra of hevea (natural rubber), balata (or guttapercha), the latter both in the crystalline (a) and the amorphous forms, and of synthetic polyisoprene are compared in Fig. 32. The hevea and balata (amorphous) spectra offer calibrations for cfs-1,4 and irans-1,4 structures, respectively, in the synthetic polymer. Owing to the presence of the methyl substituent, however, the spectral difference between the as and trans forms is slight both absorb at about 840... 

These spectral differences are related to different Ti-O-Si bond angle of the Ti sites. Indeed, an angle opening will shift the bridging oxygen hybridization from sp3 to sp2 and... 

Outdoor operating temperatures of solar cells are around 60°C. At this temperature significant annealing of defects occurs [606], and the stability is better than at 25°C. Interestingly, seasonal measurements of the performance of solar cells show that the efficiency is higher in summer than in winter [609], which was attributed to annealing of defects [610]. However, it was subsequently reported that these seasonal effects are due to the spectral differences in summer and winter, rather than the increased operating temperature in summer [611,612],... 

Finally, in the case of inhibitory substrate analogues such as allo-xanthine, strong evidence has recently been presented that these bind to molybdenum in reduced xanthine oxidase (33). If the enzyme is reduced with xanthine, then treated anaerobically with alloxanthine and finally exposed to air, catalytic activity is lost. Though flavin and iron in the final product are in the oxidized state, there are significant spectral differences between it and the native enzyme. These are believed (33) due to reduction of molybdenum from Mo(VI) to Mo(IV) and complexing of... 

Figure 69 shows the ATR-FTIR spectra of the inside heat seal layer of the white film from both the "good" and "bad" packages. A library spectrum of an EVA copolymer is also shown for comparison. The heat seal layer is identified as EVA, based on the position of peaks in the sample spectra compared to the library EVA spectrum. The heat seal layer appears to have a lower vinyl acetate content compared to the library spectrum, which was acquired from a 14% vinyl acetate copolymer. There were no significant spectral differences between the spectra of the "good" and "bad" samples. 

Another possibility is to immobilise enzymes either on the sensor element itself or in the vicinity of the sensing element. The operation principle is in most cases a semi-continuous spectral difference measurement in combination with a kinetic data evaluation. A sample containing the analyte of interest is recorded by the sensor immediately after contact with the sample and again after a certain time. Provided that no other changes in the composition of the sample occur over time, the spectral differences between the two measurements are characteristic for the analyte (and the metabolic products of the enzymatic reaction) and can quantitatively evaluated. Provided that suitable enzymes are available that can be immobilised, this may be a viable option to build a sensor, in particular when the enzymatic reaction can not (easily) be monitored otherwise, e.g. by production or consumption of oxygen or a change of pH. In any case, the specific properties and stumbling blocks related to enzymatic systems must be observed (see chapter 16). 

As mentioned before, fosinopril sodium is known to be capable of existing in two polymorphic forms, and the diffuse reflectance IR spectra of the two forms indicated that the two structures differed in the conformation of one sidechain. The solid state 13C NMR spectra obtained on both forms were found to confirm this hypothesis [19]. As may be seen in Fig. 3, the significant spectral differences were all associated with nuclei contained within the acetal sidechain. 

PCA analysis helps to identify the spectral differences of the rock. Every specific rock appears in a divergent colour in RGB composite image of PCA bands (Krishnamurthy 1997). False colour composite image of PCA bands 5, 4, and... 

A comparison of the carbon SSNMR spectra of the manufactured formulation to that of the equivalent physical mixture, both shown on the left of Fig. 10.25, shows no significant differences. The chemical shift and line shape differences between the top and bottom carbon spectra in the figure are minor and thus do not themselves prove an interaction between the API and excipients. Small spectral differences such as these may arise from minor fluctuations in sample temperature, for instance. One may, albeit incorrectly, conclude at this point that no drug-excipi-ent interactions exist. However, as we shall soon see, it is risky to make such conclusions based on the lack of an observed change. 

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