title: Spectral characterization of a non-centrosymmetric organic compound: D-(-)-alanine.
abstract: The crystal growth of D-(-)-alanine (1), a non-centrosymmetric solid is reported. It was characterized by NMR, infrared, Raman, UV-Vis-NIR and CD spectra. Experimental vibrational frequencies are compared with theoretically calculated values. Second harmonic generation (SHG) and first hyperpolarizability measurements are reported.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moovendaran
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Martin Britto Dhas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natarajan
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000737:chemistry*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003460:Crystallization; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000409:Alanine