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9-12

Physical Science

Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

3.2.9-12.X

Raman Spectroscopy: Overview

El efecto Raman se produce en moléculas cuya polarizabilidad de enlace neto cambia durante la vibración. Los picos dentro del espectro representan modos vibratorios específicos de moléculas, lo que proporciona una huella digital única para comprender la composición molecular y los enlaces.
En la espectroscopia Raman, un láser monocromático de alta energía interactúa con una muestra. La mayor parte de la luz se transmite a través de él, pero una pequeña porción se dispersa en varias direcciones, lo que se registra en función de la longitud de onda o el número de onda.
La frecuencia del fotón disperso puede coincidir con la frecuencia del fotón incidente, conocida como dispersión de Rayleigh, o exhibir un cambio de frecuencia, conocido como dispersión Raman.
La dispersión Raman consiste en la dispersión de Stokes y la dispersión anti-Stokes, donde los fotones dispersos tienen frecuencias más bajas y frecuencias más altas que los fotones incidentes, respectivamente. 
La intensidad de los picos Raman depende de la polarizabilidad del enlace, la intensidad del láser y la concentración de los grupos activos de Raman.
Sin embargo, las señales de Stokes son casi siempre más fuertes que las señales anti-Stokes debido a la mayor población de moléculas en el estado fundamental vibratorio en la mayoría de las condiciones.

espectroscopia raman: descripción general

El principio subyacente de la espectroscopia Raman se basa en la interacción entre la luz y la materia, específicamente en la dispersión inelástica de fotones de las moléculas. Cuando un haz de luz monocromático, generalmente de una fuente láser, interactúa con una muestra, la mayor parte de la luz dispersa tiene la misma frecuencia que la luz incidente. Esto se conoce como dispersión de Rayleigh.

Sin embargo, una pequeña fracción de la luz dispersa presenta un cambio de frecuencia debido al intercambio de energía entre los fotones incidentes y los niveles de energía vibracional de las moléculas en la muestra. Este fenómeno se denomina dispersión Raman.

Para obtener espectros Raman, la muestra se irradia con un haz monocromático de luz láser. La radiación dispersa se recoge en un ángulo adecuado (generalmente 180°) utilizando un espectrómetro equipado con un detector sensible. La medición de la luz dispersa desplazada en frecuencia como una función de la longitud de onda o el número de onda proporciona el espectro Raman de la muestra.

La dispersión Raman por resonancia se produce cuando la longitud de onda de excitación está cerca de una transición electrónica de la molécula. Esto mejora la intensidad de la dispersión Raman, lo que facilita la detección incluso de señales débiles. Sin embargo, la elección de una longitud de onda de excitación adecuada es crucial para evitar la interferencia de fluorescencia, que puede abrumar la señal Raman. En muchos casos, se utilizan láseres de infrarrojo cercano o visibles para minimizar la fluorescencia.

Cuando una molécula absorbe un fotón, se eleva temporalmente a un nivel de energía virtual. Este estado virtual es de corta duración y la molécula vuelve rápidamente a un nivel de energía vibracional emitiendo un fotón. La diferencia de energía entre los fotones incidentes y emitidos corresponde a los niveles de energía vibracional de la molécula.

Hay dos tipos de dispersión Raman: Stokes y anti-Stokes. En la dispersión Stokes, el fotón emitido tiene menor energía (longitud de onda más larga) que el fotón incidente, mientras que en la dispersión anti-Stokes, el fotón emitido tiene mayor energía (longitud de onda más corta).
Los cambios de frecuencia de la radiación dispersada de forma inelástica corresponden a la frecuencia vibracional de la molécula. Al analizar estos cambios de frecuencia, se puede obtener información valiosa sobre la estructura molecular y la composición química de la muestra.
Los espectros Raman se presentan típicamente como gráficos de intensidad versus número de onda (recíproco de la longitud de onda). Los picos en el espectro representan modos vibracionales específicos de las moléculas en la muestra, lo que proporciona una "huella digital" única para la identificación.

Considere una muestra de tetracloruro de carbono. Se producirá dispersión de Stokes y anti-Stokes cuando se irradia con un láser monocromático. La intensidad de la señal de Stokes será más fuerte que la señal anti-Stokes, ya que la población de moléculas en el estado vibracional fundamental es mayor que las del estado excitado a temperatura ambiente.
Los modos vibracionales se pueden identificar analizando el espectro Raman del tetracloruro de carbono. Los cambios de frecuencia asociados con estos modos vibracionales proporcionan información valiosa sobre la composición química y los enlaces de la molécula.

Espectroscopia Raman: descripción general

El principio subyacente de la espectroscopia Raman se basa en la interacción entre la luz y la materia, específicamente en la dispersión inelástica de las moléculas ...

Education

Educación

JoVE Core

Analytical Chemistry

Química Analítica

Unit 1

Unidad 1

Molecular Vibrational Spectroscopy

Espectroscopía vibracional molecular

KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS

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raman spectra and molecular fingerprints

Raman spectroscopy uses laser light to study how molecules scatter light and reveal their vibrational energy levels. A monochromatic beam, or single-color light, hits the sample first. Most of the scattered light keeps the same frequency as the incoming light. This is called Rayleigh scattering. A small part of the light shifts in frequency because the photons exchange energy with molecular vibrations. That shifted light is Raman scattering.

To collect a Raman spectrum, the sample is illuminated with laser light and the scattered radiation is gathered at a suitable angle, often 180 degrees. A spectrometer with a sensitive detector measures the shifted light. The result is a Raman spectrum, which shows intensity against wavelength or wavenumber. The peaks in this plot come from specific vibrational modes in the sample.

Some Raman signals are stronger when the laser wavelength is close to an electronic transition. This is called resonance Raman scattering. It can make weak signals easier to detect. The choice of excitation wavelength also matters because fluorescence can interfere with the Raman signal. In many cases, visible or near-infrared lasers are used to reduce that problem.

Raman scattering involves a very short-lived virtual energy level. The molecule briefly moves through this state and then returns to a vibrational level by emitting a photon. The energy difference between the incoming and outgoing photons matches the molecule’s vibrational energy. Two common forms are Stokes scattering and anti-Stokes scattering. In Stokes scattering, the emitted photon has lower energy and a longer wavelength. In anti-Stokes scattering, the emitted photon has higher energy and a shorter wavelength.

The frequency shifts in a Raman spectrum give useful clues about molecular structure and chemical composition. Because each sample has its own set of vibrational peaks, the spectrum can act like a unique fingerprint for identification. Carbon tetrachloride is one example. When it is irradiated with monochromatic laser light, both Stokes and anti-Stokes scattering occur. The Stokes signal is stronger than the anti-Stokes signal because more molecules are in the ground vibrational state at room temperature. By analyzing these peaks, the vibrational modes of carbon tetrachloride can be identified, along with information about its bonding and composition.

Raman Spectra and Molecular Fingerprints

infrared (ir) spectroscopy: overview

IR Spectra and Functional Group ID

Infrared (IR) spectroscopy helps identify functional groups in molecules by measuring how they absorb infrared light. It is based on the idea that electromagnetic radiation can move atoms or molecules from a lower energy state to a higher one when the radiation matches the energy gap between those states. In IR spectroscopy, that absorption happens as molecular vibrations change.

ir spectroscopy: molecular vibration overview

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IR Spectroscopy: Vibration Types and Bands

IR spectroscopy explains how covalently bonded molecules absorb infrared radiation by moving to higher vibrational levels. The key motions are stretching and bending vibrations. These motions help describe how a bond responds when it absorbs IR energy. Stretching vibrations happen along the bond line and change the distance between two bonded atoms. They can be symmetric, where two bonds lengthen and shorten together, or asymmetric, where one bond moves one way while another moves the opposite...

ir spectroscopy: hooke's law approximation of molecular vibration

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Molecular Bond Vibrations in IR Spectroscopy

Molecular bond vibrations can be modeled with IR spectroscopy using Hooke’s law. A covalently bonded heteronuclear diatomic molecule is treated like two masses connected by a spring. The atoms act like the masses, and the bond acts like the spring. Hooke’s law links the vibrational frequency to two main factors. The frequency increases with the force constant, K, which describes bond stiffness. It decreases with the reduced mass, μ, which combines the masses of both atoms into one value for...

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IR Spectrometer Signal Paths

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IR Spectrum Peak Regions and Patterns

Infrared (IR) spectroscopy shows how a molecule responds when IR radiation passes through it. The bonds in the molecule stretch or bend as they absorb that energy. This creates an absorption spectrum, which plots percent transmittance against wavenumber. Transmittance is the ratio of radiant power that passes through a sample to the radiant power from the source. When transmittance is multiplied by 100, it becomes percent transmittance, or %T. %T ranges from 100% for no absorption to 0% for...

ir absorption frequency: hybridization

C-H Stretching in Alkane, Alkene, and Alkyne IR

Hydrocarbons such as alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes show characteristic C–H stretching bands in infrared, or IR, spectra. These bands help identify how the carbon atoms are hybridized. The bond type affects the stretching frequency that appears in the spectrum. The difference comes from s character, which is the amount of s-orbital contribution in a hybrid orbital. Among sp, sp2, and sp3 hybridized orbitals, sp has the most s character at 50%. Because of that, the electrons are held closer to...

ir absorption frequency: delocalization

Conjugation Shifts IR Bond Stretching

Conjugation shifts IR bond stretching because electron delocalization changes bond strength. Electron delocalization means electrons spread across more than one atom instead of staying in one bond or one atom. It is common in conjugated systems, where alternating single and double bonds let pi-electrons move through the molecule. This electron movement helps stabilize the molecule. It also lowers the double bond character of the bonds in the conjugated network. When a bond has less double bond...

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IR Peaks for C-H, O-H, and N-H Bonds

IR spectroscopy shows the stretching bands of C-H, O-H, and N-H bonds in the 2700-4000 cm-1 range. These X-H bonds are useful for identifying common functional groups in a spectrum. Their peaks appear in different parts of this region and often have different shapes and strengths. C-H stretching gives sharp bands in the 2850-3000 cm-1 range. O-H stretching appears in the 3650-3200 cm-1 range, and N-H stretching appears in the 3500-3100 cm-1 range. N-H stretching usually shows one or two sharp...

ir frequency region: alkyne and nitrile stretching

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Triple-Bond Signals in IR Spectra

Alkyne and nitrile groups both contain triple bonds, and they show clear stretching bands in the diagnostic IR region. These absorptions usually appear around 2100 to 2300 cm −1 . This makes them useful markers when reading an IR spectrum. Triple bonds absorb at a higher stretching frequency than double bonds and single bonds. The C≡C bond stretches at a higher frequency than a C=C or C–C bond. The C≡N bond also stretches at a higher absorption than C=N and C–N bonds. This higher stretching...

ir frequency region: alkene and carbonyl stretching

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IR Signals for C=C and C=O Bonds

IR spectroscopy helps identify alkene double bonds and carbonyl groups by their stretching signals. These bonds absorb in a diagnostic region of the IR spectrum. Alkenes also show vinylic C–H stretching and C–H out-of-plane bending bands. Those bands can help determine substitution patterns on the double bond. The exact stretching frequency can change with bond environment. Resonance, inductive effects, ring strain, dipole moment, and hydrogen bonding can all shift the absorption. That is why...

ir frequency region: fingerprint region

IR Spectra: Diagnostic vs Fingerprint Region

IR spectra are divided into a diagnostic region and a fingerprint region. The diagnostic region lies above 1500 cm −1 and appears on the left side of the spectrum. It shows key bond stretches that help identify functional groups. In this region, single-bond vibrations from N-H, C-H, and O-H stretches appear at higher wavenumbers. The C≡C and C≡N stretches occur between 2100 and 2300 cm −1. The C=O, C=N, and C=C stretches appear between 1600 and 1850 cm −1. The fingerprint region lies below...

ir spectrum peak intensity: amount of ir-active bonds

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IR Peak Intensity and Bond Dipole Change

IR peak intensity depends on how much a bond’s dipole moment changes during vibration. When infrared light passes through a molecule, absorption happens only when a stretching or bending motion causes a substantial change in that bond dipole moment. That is what makes a molecule infrared active. Vibrational transitions usually fall in the infrared region from 4000 to 400 cm-1. Molecular bonds can stretch and bend in different ways, so an IR spectrum shows peaks with different intensities. The...

ir spectrum peak intensity: dipole moment

IR Absorption and Bond Dipole Changes

IR absorption depends on whether a bond has a changing dipole moment. A dipole moment comes from partial charge on each atom and the distance between them. It helps determine how strongly a bond absorbs infrared light and how intense the peak looks. A bond in an electric field can be stretched or compressed depending on the field direction. Infrared radiation has an electric field that flips direction very quickly. So polar bonds are pulled back and forth as the field reverses. If this motion...

ir spectrum peak broadening: hydrogen bonding

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Hydrogen Bonding Effects in IR O-H Peaks

Hydrogen bonding changes the O-H stretching peak in IR spectroscopy. The bond’s vibrational frequency depends on bond strength. Stronger bonds vibrate at higher frequencies, while weaker bonds vibrate at lower frequencies. In very dilute alcohol or phenol samples, or in the gas phase, the strong O-H bond gives a sharp peak at 3600-3650 cm−1. When intermolecular hydrogen bonding or intramolecular hydrogen bonding weakens the O-H bond, the stretch shifts to about 3300-3400 cm−1. This range of...

ir spectrum peak splitting: symmetric vs asymmetric vibrations

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IR Peak Splitting in Amines and Nitro Groups

IR peak splitting can reveal how identical bonds in a polyatomic group are moving. These bonds may stretch in phase, which is symmetric stretching, or out of phase, which is asymmetric stretching. The two motions often create different IR peak shapes and positions. As a general rule, asymmetric stretching appears at a higher frequency than symmetric stretching. This pattern is useful for spotting functional groups in an IR spectrum. It also helps explain why some groups show one peak while...

applications of ir spectroscopy: overview

IR Spectroscopy Uses in Science and Forensics

IR spectroscopy is a useful tool for finding out what materials are made of. It is non-destructive, so the sample can often be kept intact. It gives chemical information about functional groups and the bonds between atoms in a molecule. This makes IR spectroscopy helpful in organic synthesis, pharmaceutical research, and materials science. Scientists use it to identify and characterize organic and inorganic compounds. It also helps with structural elucidation, which means working out a...

attenuated total reflectance (atr) infrared spectroscopy: overview

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ATR Infrared Spectroscopy for Material ID

ATR infrared spectroscopy is a method for identifying the composition of materials. It is used in chemistry, materials science, forensic science, and other areas where sample characterization is needed. The technique is useful because it usually needs little to no sample preparation and can be applied to many kinds of samples. The process starts when infrared, or IR, radiation is directed onto a diamond or germanium crystal. Because this crystal has a high refractive index, the IR beam...

raman spectroscopy: overview

Raman spectroscopy uses laser light to study how molecules scatter light and reveal their vibrational energy levels. A monochromatic beam, or single-color light, hits the sample first. Most of the scattered light keeps the same frequency as the incoming light. This is called Rayleigh scattering. A small part of the light shifts in frequency because the photons exchange energy with molecular vibrations. That shifted light is Raman scattering. To collect a Raman spectrum, the sample is...

raman spectroscopy instrumentation: overview

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Raman Spectroscopy Setup and Detectors

Raman spectroscopy uses a laser, a sample holder, a wavelength selector, and a detector to measure scattered light from a sample. The laser is monochromatic, meaning it has one main wavelength. It usually uses visible or near-infrared light to create a tightly focused beam. That beam hits the sample and some of the light scatters. Liquid and gas samples are often placed in ordinary glass capillaries. Solid samples can be tested as powders packed into capillaries or as potassium bromide pellets.

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Learn how Raman spectroscopy uses laser light, Stokes and anti-Stokes scattering, and spectra peaks to identify molecules like carbon tetrachloride.

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