Theoretical investigation of the structure and vibrational spectra of carbamoyl azide

Molecular structure and vibrational frequencies of carbamoyl azide NH2CO-NNN have been investigated with ab initio and density functional theory (DFT) methods. The molecular geometries for all the possible conformers of the molecule were optimized using DFT-B3LYP, DFT-BLYP and MP2 applying the standard 6-311++G** basis set. From the calculations, the molecule was predicted to exist predominantly in cis conformation with the cis-trans rotational barrier of about 7.91-9.10 kcal/mol depending on the level of theory applied. The vibrational frequencies and the corresponding vibrational assignments of carbamoyl azide in Cs symmetry were examined theoretically and the calculated Infrared and Raman spectra of the molecule in the cis conformation were plotted. Observed frequencies for normal modes were compare with those calculated from normal mode coordinate analysis carried out on the basis of ab initio and DFT force fields using the standard 6-311++G** basis set of the theoretical optimized geometry. Theoretical IR intensities and Raman activities are reported.     

FTIR and FT-Raman spectra, assignments, ab initio HF and DFT analysis of xanthine

The molecular vibrations of xanthine were investigated in polycrystalline sample, at room temperature by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and FT-Raman spectroscopies. The spectra of the molecule have been recorded in the regions 4000-50 cm(-1) and 3500-100 cm(-1), respectively. Theoretical information on the optimized geometry, harmonic vibrational frequencies, infrared and Raman intensities were obtained by means of ab initio Hartree-Fock (HF) and density functional theory (DFT) gradient calculations with complete relaxation in the potential energy surface using 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The vibrational frequencies which were determined experimentally from the spectral data are compared with those obtained theoretically from ab initio and DFT calculations. A close agreement was achieved between the observed and calculated frequencies by refinement of the scale factors. The infrared and Raman spectra were also predicted from the calculated intensities. Thermodynamic properties like entropy, heat capacity, zero point energy have been calculated for the molecule. Unambiguous vibrational assignment of all the fundamentals was made using the potential energy distribution (PED).     

Molecular structure, vibrational spectra and NBO analysis of phenylisothiocyanate by density functional method

The molecular geometry, vibrational frequencies and NBO analysis of phenylisothiocyanate (PITC) in the ground state have been calculated by using density functional theory calculation (B3LYP) with 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The optimized geometrical parameters obtained by DFT calculations are in good agreement with experimental values. Comparison of the observed fundamental vibrational frequencies of the PITC and calculated result by density functional theory (B3LYP) indicates B3LYP is superior for molecular vibrational problems. The entropy of the title compound was also performed at HF/B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) levels of theory. Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis of title molecule is also carried out. A detailed interpretation of the IR and Raman spectra of PITC is reported on the basis of the calculated potential energy distribution (PED). The theoretical spectrogram for IR spectrum of the title molecule has been constructed.     

FT-IR, NIR-FT-Raman and gas phase infrared spectra of 3-aminoacetophenone by density functional theory and ab initio Hartree-Fock calculations

The gas phase infrared spectrum of 3-aminoacetophenone (3AAP) was measured in the range 5000-500cm(-1) and with a resolution of 0.5cm(-1). The Fourier transform Raman (FT-Raman) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra of 3AAP were recorded in the solid phase. Geometry optimizations were done without any constraint and several thermodynamic parameters were calculated for the minimum energy conformer at ab initio and density functional theory (DFT) levels invoking 6-311G(2df 2p) basis set and the results are compared with the experimental values. Harmonic-vibrational wavenumber was also calculated for the minimum energy conformer at ab initio and DFT levels using 6-31G(d,p) basis set and the results are compared with related molecules. With the help of specific scaling procedures, the observed vibrational wavenumbers in gas phase, FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra were analyzed and assigned to different normal modes of the molecule. Most of the modes have wavenumbers in the expected range, the error obtained was in general very low. The appropriate theoretical spectrogram for the FT-IR spectra of the title molecule is also constructed.     

FTIR and FT-Raman spectra, molecular geometry, vibrational assignments, first-order hyperpolarizability, ab initio and DFT calculations for 3,4-dimethoxybenzonitrile

Quantum chemical calculations of energies, geometrical structure and vibrational wave numbers of 3,4-dimethoxybenzonitrile (DMBN) were carried out by the ab initio Hartree-Fock (HF) and density functional theory (DFT) with complete relaxation in the potential energy surface using 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The computed values of frequencies are scaled using a suitable scale factor to yield good coherence with the observed values. Making use of the recorded data, the complete vibrational assignments are made and analysis of the observed fundamental bands of molecule is carried out. The geometries and normal modes of vibrations obtained from ab initio HF and B3LYP calculations are in good agreement with the experimentally observed data. The electric dipole moment (μ) and the first hyperpolarizability (β) values of the investigated molecule have been computed using ab initio quantum mechanical calculations. The calculated HOMO and LUMO energies show that charge transfer occur within the molecule. The theoretical FTIR and FT-Raman spectra for the title molecule have been constructed.     

Analysis of vibrational spectra of L-alanylglycine based on density functional theory calculations

FT Raman and IR spectra of the crystallized biologically active molecule, L-alanylglycine (L-Ala-Gly) have been recorded and analyzed. The equilibrium geometry, bonding features and harmonic vibrational frequencies of L-Ala-Gly have been investigated with the help of B3LYP density functional theory (DFT) method. The calculated molecular geometry has been compared with the experimental data. The assignments of the vibrational spectra have been carried out with the help of normal coordinate analysis (NCA) following the scaled quantum mechanical force field methodology (SQMFF). The optimized geometry shows the non-planarity of the peptide group of the molecule. Potential energy surface (PES) scan studies has also been carried out by ab initio calculations with B3LYP/6-311+G** basis set. The red shifting of NH3+ stretching wavenumber indicates the formation of N-H...O hydrogen bonding. The change in electron density (ED) in the sigma* antibonding orbitals and E2 energies have been calculated by natural bond orbital analysis (NBO) using DFT method. The NBO analysis confirms the occurrence of strong intermolecular hydrogen bonding in the molecule.     

Molecular structure, harmonic and anharmonic frequency calculations of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine and 4,6-dichloropyrimidine by HF and density functional methods

Quantum chemical calculations of energies, geometrical structural parameters, harmonic and anharmonic frequencies of 2,4-DCP and 4,6-DCP were carried out by HF and density functional theory methods with 6-311++G(d,p) as basis set. The assignment of each normal mode has been made using the observed and calculated frequencies, their IR and Raman intensities. A detailed interpretation of the FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 2,4-DCP and 4,6-DCP was reported on the basis of the calculated potential energy distribution (PED). A comparison of theoretically calculated vibrational frequencies at B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) with FT-IR and FT-Raman experimental data shows good agreement between them. Natural atomic charges of 2,4-DCP and 4,6-DCP were calculated and compared with pyrimidine molecule.     

Vibrational spectra and quantum chemical calculations of 3,4-diaminobenzoic acid.

The Fourier Transform Raman and Fourier Transform infrared spectra of 3,4-diaminobenzoic acid (3,4-DABA) were recorded in the solid phase. Geometry optimizations were done without any constraint and harmonic-vibrational wave numbers and several thermodynamic parameters were calculated for the minimum energy conformer at ab initio and DFT levels invoking 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The results were compared with the experimental values with the help of specific scaling procedures, the observed vibrational wavenumbers in FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra were analyzed and assigned to different normal modes of the molecule. Most of the modes have wavenumbers in the expected range, the error obtained was in general very low. The appropriate theoretical spectrograms for the IR and Raman spectra of the title molecule were also constructed.     

Ab initio and DFT studies of the vibrational spectra of benzofuran and some of its derivatives

The vibrational spectra of benzofuran and some of its derivatives have been systematically investigated by ab initio and density functional B3LYP methods. The harmonic vibrational wavenumbers and intensity of vibrational bands were calculated at ab initio and DFT levels invoking different basis sets up to 6-311++g**. Vibrational assignments have been made and it has been found that the calculated DFT frequencies agree well in most cases with the observed frequencies for each molecule. Conformational studies have also been carried out and it is evident from ab initio calculations that 2(3H) benzofuranone is more stable than 3(2H) benzofuranone in support to our earlier semiempirical results.     

Vibrational spectral analysis and first hyperpolarizability studies of 1-bromonaphthalene based on ab initio and DFT methods

In this work, the experimental and theoretical vibrational spectra of 1-bromonaphthalene (1-BN) were studied. FTIR and FT Raman spectra were recorded in the region 4000-400 cm(-1) and 3500-50 cm(-1), respectively. The structural and spectroscopic data of the molecule in the ground state were calculated by using ab initio Hartree-Fock and density functional method (B3LYP) with the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The vibrational frequencies were calculated and scaled values were compared with experimental FTIR and FT Raman spectra. The observed and calculated frequencies are found to be in good agreement. The complete assignments were performed on the basis of the total energy distribution (TED) of the vibrational modes, calculated with scaled quantum mechanics (SQM) method. The optimized geometric parameters were calculated. The predicted first hyperpolarizability also shows that the molecule might have a reasonably good nonlinear optical (NLO) behaviour. The calculated HOMO-LUMO energy gap reveals that charge transfer occurs within the molecule.     

Investigation of conformational stability and vibrational spectra of halomethylsulfonyl isocyanates

The conformational behavior and structural stability of chloro- and fluoromethylsulfonyl isocyanates were investigated by quantum mechanical DFT and ab initio MP2 calculations. The 6-311++G^** basis set was employed to include polarization and diffuse functions in the calculations. The molecules were found to exist in a mixture of two stable gauche conformations. The potential scans were calculated from which the rotational barriers could be estimated. The vibrational frequencies and spectra were computed at B3LYP/6-311++G^** level. The potential energy distributions were then calculated to provide tentative vibrational assignment for the normal modes of the stable conformers of both molecules.     

Vibrational spectra and analysis of acetohydrazide CH3-CO-NH-NH2

The structural stability of acetohydrazide CH(3)-CO-NH-NH(2) was investigated by DFT-B3LYP and ab initio MP2 calculations with 6-311+G** basis set. The C-N rotational barrier in the molecule was calculated to be about 26 kcal/mol that suggested the planar sp(2) nature of the nitrogen atom of the central NH moiety. The N atom of the terminal NH(2) group was predicted to highly prefer the pyramidal sp(3) structure with an inversion barrier of about 7-8 kcal/mol. The molecule was predicted to have a trans-syn (N-H bond is trans with respect to CO bond and NH(2) moiety is syn to C-N bond) conformation as the lowest energy structure. The vibrational frequencies were computed at B3LYP level of theory and normal coordinate calculations were carried out for the trans-syn acetohydrazide. Complete vibrational assignments were made on the basis of normal coordinate analyses and experimental infrared and Raman data.     

FTIR and FT Raman, molecular geometry, vibrational assignments, ab initio and density functional theory calculations for 1,5-methylnaphthalene

The FTIR and FT Raman vibrational spectra of 1,5-methylnaphthalene (1,5-MN) have been recorded using Brunker IFS 66 V Spectrometer in the range 3600-10 cm(-1) in the solid phase. A detailed vibrational spectral analysis has been carried out and assignments of the observed fundamental bands have been proposed on the basis of peak positions and relative intensities. The Optimized molecular geometry, harmonic frequencies, electronic polarizability, atomic charges, dipole moment, rotational constants and several thermodynamic parameters in the ground state were calculated using ab initio Hartree Fock (HF) and density functional B3LYP methods (DFT) with 6-311++ G(d) basis set. With the help of different scaling factors, the observed vibrational wavenumbers in FTIR and FT Raman spectra were analyzed and assigned to different normal modes of the molecule. Most of the modes have wavenumbers in the expected range. The results of the calculations were applied to simulated infrared and Raman spectra of the title compound which showed excellent agreement with the observed spectra.     

Theoretical study on gas-phase conformations and vibrational assignment of methylphenidate

The molecular geometry, the normal mode frequencies and corresponding vibrational assignments of methylphenidate in the ground state were performed by DFT/B3LYP level of theory using the 6-311++G(d, p) basis set. Harmonic vibrational frequencies were calculated. The complete assignments were performed on the basis of the total energy distribution (TED) of the vibrational modes, calculated with scaled quantum mechanics (SQM) method. The conformational stabilities and optimized geometrical parameters have been carried out with density functional theory with 6-311++G(d, p) basic set by the DFT/B3LYP method. The frequency calculations have been performed with DFT to study the vibrational properties and their dependence on the molecular conformation.     

Normal coordinate analyses and barrier to internal rotation of nitroso- and nitroazides

The conformational and structural stability of nitrosoazide NNN-N=O and nitroazide NNN-NO2 were investigated by DFT-B3LYP and ab initio MP2 calculations with 6-311++G** basis set. From the calculations, nitrosoazide was predicted to exist predominantly in the planar trans (NNN and N=O groups are trans to each other) structure with high trans-cis rotational barrier of about 11 kcal mol-1 as a result of pronounced conjugation between the azide group and the N=O bond. The NO2 rotational barrier in nitroazide was predicted from the symmetric potential function to be of about 7 kcal mol-1. The vibrational frequencies were calculated at the DFT-B3LYP level and the infrared and Raman spectra of the cis-trans mixture were plotted. Complete vibrational assignments were made on the basis of normal coordinate calculations for the stable conformers of both molecules. For nitrosoazide, the calculated wavenumbers were compared to the corresponding experimental values obtained from early reported Raman spectrum of the molecule.     

Molecular structure and vibrational spectra of o-chlorotoluene, m-chlorotoluene, and p-chlorotoluene by ab initio HF and DFT calculations

In this work, experimental and theoretical study on the molecular structure and the vibrational spectra of o-chlorotoluene (OCT), m-chlorotoluene (MCT) and p-chlorotoluene (PCT) are presented. The vibrational frequencies of these compounds were obtained theoretically by ab initio HF and DFT/B3LYP calculations employing the standard 6-311++G(d,p) basis set for optimized geometries and were compared with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) in the region of 400-4000 cm(-1) and with Raman spectra in the region of 100-4000 cm(-1). Complete vibrational assignment, analysis and correlation of the fundamental modes for these compounds have been carried out. The vibrational harmonic frequencies were scaled using scale factors, yielding a good agreement between the experimentally recorded and the theoretically calculated values.     

Molecular structures and vibrational frequencies of 2-, 3- and 4-pyridine carboxaldehydes by ab initio Hartree-Fock and density functional theory calculations

The optimised molecular structures, vibrational frequencies and corresponding vibrational assignments of the cis and trans conformers of 2-, 3- and 4-pyridine carboxaldehydes have been calculated using ab initio Hartree-Fock (HF) and density functional theory (B3LYP) methods with 6-311++G(d, p) basis set. The calculations were adapted to the C(S) symmetries of all the molecules. The mean vibrational deviations between the vibrational frequency values of the two conformers of all the compounds have been seen to increase while the relative energies increase and it was concluded the more different the molecular structure of the two conformers is the higher the relative energy is between them, and thus a bigger mean vibrational deviation.     

Ab initio HF, DFT and experimental (FT-IR) investigation of vibrational spectroscopy of P-N,N-dimethylaminobenzylidenemalononitrile (DBM)

The optimized geometry and vibrational frequencies of P-N,N-dimethylaminobenzylidenemalononitrile (DBM) were obtained by ab initio HF and DFT/B3LYP levels with complete relaxation in the potential energy surface using 6-31++G(d,p) and 6-311++G(d,p) basis sets. The Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrum of DBM has been recorded in the region 4000-400 cm(-1). The harmonic vibrational frequencies were calculated and the scaled values have been compared with experimental FT-IR spectrum. The calculated frequencies are in good agreement with the experimental frequencies.     

Theoretical study of light-metal tetrahydroborates

Ab initio calculations of the structural, energetic, vibrational, and magnetic characteristics of the lowest-lying structures for isolated molecules and ions of light-metal tetrahydroborates (Li, Na, Be, Mg, and Al) have been performed by the perturbation theory (MP2), quadratic configuration interaction (QCISD(T)), coupled cluster (CCSD(T)), and density functional theory (B3LYP) methods using the 6-31G*, 6-31G**, 6-311+G**, and 6-311++G** basis sets. The trends in the behavior of the structural parameters, the energies of different decomposition pathways, barriers to internal rotation of BH₄ groups, normal mode frequencies, magnetic shielding constants, and spin density distribution (in radicals) have been analyzed in various related series of these compounds. The results obtained by ab initio methods and at the DFT level are compared. The economical approximation B3LYP/6-311++G**//B3LYP/6-311+G** adequately reproduces the results obtained at the higher level of theory CCSD(T)/6-311++G*s*//MP2/6-31G* even though it requires considerably shorter CPU times and smaller amounts of memory.     

Structure and vibrational frequencies of 2-butanimine

The conformational behavior and structural stability of 2-butanimine were investigated by utilizing ab initio calculations with 6-311++G** basis set at HF, MP2, B3LYP and BLYP levels. The vibrational frequencies of 2-butanimine were computed. Complete vibrational assignments were made on the basis of normal coordinate calculations for stable conformer of the molecule. HF results without scaled quantum mechanical (SQM) force field procedure considered are in bad agreement with experimental values. Of the two DFT methods, BLYP reproduces the observed fundamental frequencies most satisfactorily with the mean absolute deviation of the non-CH stretching modes less than 21.3 cm(-1). The results indicate that BLYP calculation is a very promising approach for understanding the observed spectral features.