Shi Ji-Pei, Zhao Juan, Yang Fan
2013
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Acta Physico-chimica Sinica
Abstract
Femtosecond two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) spectroscopy, steady-state infrared spectroscopy, and computational methods are used to examine the ultrafast structural dynamics of a β-peptide model compound, N-ethylpropionamide (NEPA). NEPA has amide-I vibrational characteristics similar to that in an α-peptide, which shows sensitivity to molecular structure and chemical environment. The 2D IR spectral dynamics reveal a spectral diffusion time of ~1 ps, which is believed to be consistent with the time scale of the structural dynamics of the amide-water hydrogen bond.