Deconvoluted Fourier-transform LNT-IR study of coordination copper(II) compounds with dextran derivatives

Abstract

Deconvoluted Fourier-transform IR spectra, recorded at room and liquid nitrogen temperature, of polysaccharide dextran and its coordination compounds with the copper(II) ion were analyzed in order to find the most specific spectral peculiarities. This allows one to obtain information about the structure and conformation of these polymer compounds. Different influences on the system of intra-and intermolecular interactions were exhibited by analogs recrystallized from D 2 O. The changes in intensity and width of the IR bands in the region 1450–1050 cm −1 were related to changes in conformation and short-range interactions of the dextran. In the synthesized copper(II)-dextran complexes, the presence of water molecules was confirmed. The results of the FTIR spectroscopy study allowed one to suggest a predominant crystalline form of the copper(II)-dextran complexes.