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Dielectric classification of D-and L-amino acids by thermal and analytical methods

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Dielectric analysis (DEA), supported by thermogravimetric analysis (TG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), powder X-ray diffraction analysis (PXRD) and photomicrography, reveal the chiral difference in the amino acids. The acids are classified as dielectric materials based on their structure, relating chirality to the vector sum of the average dipole moment, composed of the constant optical (electronic) and infra-red (atomic) polarizabilities, as well as dipole orientation. This study encompasses 14 L-and D-amino acid isomers. Physical properties recorded include AC electrical conductivity, charge transfer complexes, melting, recrystallization, amorphous and crystalline phases, and relaxation spectra, activation energies and polarization times for the electrical charging process.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, 44115, USA

    M. E. Matthews, I. Atkinson, Lubaina Presswala, O. Najjar, Nadine Gerhardstein, R. Wei, Elizabeth Rye & A. T. Riga

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Matthews, M.E., Atkinson, I., Presswala, L. et al. Dielectric classification of D-and L-amino acids by thermal and analytical methods. J Therm Anal Calorim 93, 281–287 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-007-8835-8

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