FTIR, FT-Raman spectra and ab initio, DFT vibrational analysis of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine

The FTIR and FT-Raman spectra of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (2,4-DNPH) has been recorded in the region 4000-400 and 3500-50cm-1, respectively. The optimized geometry, frequency and intensity of the vibrational bands of 2,4-DNPH were obtained by the ab initio and density functional theory (DFT) levels of theory with complete relaxation in the potential energy surface using 6-31G(d,p) and 6-311G(d,p) basis sets. The harmonic vibrational frequencies were calculated and the scaled values have been compared with experimental FTIR and FT-Raman spectra. The observed and the calculated frequencies are found to be in good agreement. The experimental spectra also coincide satisfactorily with those of theoretically constructed bar type spectrograms.     

Vibrational spectroscopy investigation using ab initio and density functional theory analysis on the structure of 2-amino-4,6-dimethoxypyrimidine

The FTIR and FT-Raman spectra of 2-amino-4,6-dimethoxypyrimidine (2A46DMP) has been recorded in the region 4000-400 cm(-1) and 3500-100 cm(-1), respectively. The optimized geometry, frequency and intensity of the vibrational bands of 2A46DMP were obtained by the ab initio and DFT levels of theory with complete relaxation in the potential energy surface using 6-31G(d,p) and 6-311G(d,p) basis sets. The harmonic vibrational frequencies were calculated and the scaled values have been compared with experimental FTIR and FT-Raman spectra. The observed and the calculated frequencies are found to be in good agreement. The experimental spectra also coincide satisfactorily with those of theoretically constructed bar type spectrograms.     

FTIR, FT-Raman spectra and ab initio DFT vibrational analysis of 2-amino-5-chloropyridine

The FTIR and FT-Raman spectra of 2-amino-5-chloropyridine (ACP) has been recorded in the region 4000-400 and 3500-100 cm-1, respectively. The optimized geometry, frequency and intensity of the vibrational bands of ACP were obtained by the ab initio and density functional theory (DFT) levels of theory with complete relaxation in the potential energy surface using 6-31G(d,p) and 6-311+G(2df,2p) basis sets. The harmonic vibrational frequencies were calculated and the scaled values have been compared with experimental FTIR and FT-Raman spectra. The observed and the calculated frequencies are found to be in good agreement. The experimental spectra also coincide satisfactorily with those of theoretically constructed bar type spectrograms.     

Experimental (FT-IR and FT-Raman) and theoretical (HF and DFT) investigation, IR intensity, Raman activity and frequency estimation analyses on 1-bromo-4-chlorobenzene

The FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 1-bromo-4-chlorobenzene (1-Br-4-CB) have been recorded using Bruker IFS 66V spectrometer in the region of 4000-100 cm(-1). Ab-initio-HF (HF/6-311+G (d, p)) and DFT (B3LYP/6-31++G (d, p)/6-311++G (d, p)) calculations have been performed giving energies, optimized structures, harmonic vibrational frequencies, depolarization ratios, IR intensities, Raman activities. The vibrational frequencies are calculated and scaled values are compared with FT-IR and FT-Raman experimental values. Comparison of simulated spectra with the experimental spectra provides important information, the computational method have the ability to describe the vibrational methods. The frequency estimation analysis on HF and DFT is made. The impact of di-substituted halogens on the benzene molecule has also been discussed.     

Spectroscopic investigation, computed IR intensity, Raman activity and vibrational frequency analysis on 3-bromoanisole using HF and DFT (LSDA/MPW1PW91) calculations

In this work, the experimental and theoretical spectra of 3-bromoanisole (3-BA) are studied. FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of title molecule in the liquid phase have been recorded in the region 4000-100 cm(-1). The structural and spectroscopic data of the molecule in the ground state have been calculated by using Hartree-Fock and density functional method (LSDA and MPW1PW91) with the 6-31G (d, p) and 6-311G (d, p) basis sets. The vibrational frequencies are calculated and scaled values have been compared with the experimental FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. The observed and calculated frequencies are found in good agreement. The DFT-LSDA/6-311G (d, p) calculations have been found are more reliable than the ab initio HF/6-31G (d, p) calculations for the vibrational study of 3-BA. The optimized geometric parameters (bond lengths and bond angles) are compared with experimental values of the molecule. The alteration of vibrational bands due to the substitutions in the base molecule is also investigated from their characteristic region of linked spectrum.     

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.     

Molecular structure, vibrational spectral studies of pyrazole and 3,5-dimethyl pyrazole based on density functional calculations

In this work, the experimental and theoretical vibrational spectra of pyrazole (PZ) and 3,5-dimethyl pyrazole (DMP) have been studied. FTIR and FT-Raman spectra of the title compounds in the solid phase are recorded in the region 4000-400 cm(-1) and 4000-50 cm(-1), respectively. The structural and spectroscopic data of the molecules in the ground state are calculated using density functional methods (B3LYP) with 6-311+G** basis set. The vibrational frequencies are calculated and scaled values are compared with experimental FTIR and FT-Raman spectra. The observed and calculated frequencies are found to be in good agreement. The complete vibrational assignments are performed on the basis of the total energy distribution (TED) of the vibrational modes, calculated with scaled quantum mechanical (SM) method. 13C and 1H NMR chemical shifts results are compared with the experimental values.     

Molecular structure and vibrational analysis of 3-Ethylpyridine using ab initio HF and density functional theory (B3LYP) calculations

The FT-Raman and FT-IR spectra for 3-Ethylpyridine (3-EP) have been recorded in the region 4000-100 cm(-1) and compared with the harmonic vibrational frequencies calculated using HF/DFT (B3LYP) method by employing 6-31G(d,p) and 6-311++G(d,p) basis set with appropriate scale factors. IR intensities and Raman activities are also calculated by HF and DFT (B3LYP) methods. Optimized geometries of the molecule have been interpreted and compared with the reported experimental values of some substituted benzene. The experimental geometrical parameters show satisfactory agreement with the theoretical prediction from HF and DFT. The scaled vibrational frequencies at B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) seem to coincide with the experimentally observed values with acceptable deviations. The theoretical spectrograms (IR and Raman) have been constructed and compared with the experimental FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. Some of the vibrational frequencies of the pyridine are effected upon profusely with the C2H5 substitutions in comparison to pyridine and these differences are interpreted.     

Vibrational spectroscopic (FTIR and FTRaman) investigation using ab initio (HF) and DFT (LSDA and B3LYP) analysis on the structure of Toluic acid

The FTRaman and FTIR spectra for Toluic acid (TA) have been recorded in the region 4000-100 cm(-1) and compared with the harmonic vibrational frequencies calculated using HF/DFT (LSDA and B3LYP) method BY employing 6-311G (d, p) basis set with appropriate scale factors. IR intensities and Raman activities are also calculated by HF and DFT (LSDA/B3LYP) methods. Optimized geometries of the molecule have been interpreted and compared with the reported experimental values for benzoic acid and some substituted benzoic acids. The experimental geometrical parameters show satisfactory agreement with the theoretical prediction from HF and DFT. The scaled vibrational frequencies at B3LYP/6-311G (d, p) seem to coincide with the experimentally observed values with acceptable deviations. The theoretical spectrograms (IR and Raman) have been constructed and compared with the experimental FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. Some of the vibrational frequencies of the TA are effected upon profusely with the methyl substitutions in comparison to benzoic acid and these differences are interpreted.     

FT-IR, FT-Raman vibrational spectra and molecular structure investigation of 2-chloro-4-methylaniline: A combined experimental and theoretical study

In this work, the experimental and theoretical vibrational spectra of 2-chloro-4-methylaniline (2Cl4MA, C₇H₈NCl) were studied. FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 2Cl4MA in the liquid phase have been 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 have been calculated by using Hartree-Fock (HF) and density functional method (B3LYP) with the 6-31G(d), 6-31G(d,p), 6-31+G(d,p), 6-31++G(d,p) and 6-311G(d), 6-311G(d,p), 6-311+G(d,p), 6-311++G(d,p) basis sets. The vibrational frequencies have been calculated and scaled values have been compared with experimental FT-IR 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 DFT-B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) calculations have been found more reliable than the ab initio HF/6-311++G(d,p) calculations for the vibrational study of 2Cl4MA. The optimized geometric parameters (bond lengths and bond angles) were compared with experimental values of aniline and p-methylaniline molecules.     

Vibrational spectroscopy investigation using ab initio and density functional theory analysis on the structure of 3,4-dimethylbenzaldehyde

The FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 3,4-dimethylbenzaldehyde (3,4-DMB) has been recorded in the region 4000-400 and 3500-100 cm(-1), respectively. The optimized geometry, frequency and intensity of the vibrational bands of 3,4-DMB were obtained by the ab initio and DFT levels of theory with complete relaxation in the potential energy surface using 6-311G(d,p) basis set. The harmonic vibrational frequencies were calculated and the scaled values have been compared with experimental FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. The observed and the calculated frequencies are found to be in good agreement. The experimental spectra also coincide satisfactorily with those of theoretically constructed bar type spectrograms.     

Density functional theory studies on vibrational and electronic spectra of 2-chloro-6-methoxypyridine

The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and FT-Raman spectra of 2-chloro-6-methoxypyridine have been recorded in the range 3700-400 and 3700-100 cm(-1), respectively. The complete vibrational assignment and analysis of the fundamental modes of the compound was carried out using the observed FTIR and FT-Raman data. The vibrational frequencies determined experimentally were compared with the theoretical frequencies computed by DFT gradient calculations (B3LYP method) employing the 6-31G(d,p), cc-pVTZ and/6-311++G(d,p) basis sets for the optimised geometry of the compound. The geometry and normal modes of vibration obtained from the DFT methods are in good agreement with the experimental data. The normal co-ordinate analysis was also carried out using DFT force fields utilising Wilson's FG matrix method. The influence of the substituents bulky chlorine atom and the methoxy group on the spectral characteristics of the compound has been discussed. The electronic spectrum determined by TD-DFT method is compared with the observed electronic spectrum.     

Experimental (FT-IR and FT-Raman), electronic structure and DFT studies on 1-methoxynaphthalene

In this work, FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 1-methoxynapthalene (C(11)H(10)O) have been reported in the regions 4000-400 cm(-1) and 3500-100 cm(-1), respectively. Density functional method (DFT) has been used to calculate the optimized geometrical parameters, atomic charges, vibrational wavenumbers and intensity of the vibrational bands. The vibrational frequencies have been calculated and scaled values are compared with experimental FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. The structure optimizations and normal coordinate force field calculations are based on density functional theory (DFT) method with B3LYP/3-21G, B3LYP/6-31G, B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) and B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) basis sets. The complete vibrational assignments of wavenumbers are made on the basis of potential energy distribution (PED). The optimized geometric parameters are compared with experimental values of naphthoic acid. The results of the calculation shows excellent agreement between experimental and calculated frequencies in B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The effects due to the substitutions of methyl group and carbon-oxygen bond are also investigated. A study on the electronic properties, such as excitation energies and wavelengths, were performed by time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) approach. HOMO and LUMO energies are calculated that these energies show charge transfer occurs within the molecule.     

FT-IR and FT-Raman spectral investigation, computed IR intensity and Raman activity analysis and frequency estimation analysis on 4-chloro-2-bromoacetophenone using HF and DFT calculations

In this work, the experimental and theoretical spectra of 4-chloro-2-bromoacetophenone (4C2BAP) are studied. FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of title molecule have been recorded in the region 4000-100 cm(-1). The structural and spectroscopic data of the molecule in the ground state have been calculated by using Hartree-Fock and density functional method (B3LYP) with the 6-31G (d, p) and 6-311G (d, p) basis sets. The vibrational frequencies are calculated and scaled values are compared with the experimental FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. The DFT (B3LYP/6-311G (d, p)) calculations are more reliable than the ab initio HF/6-311G (d, p) calculations for the vibrational study of 4C2BAP. The optimized geometric parameters (bond lengths and bond angles) are compared with experimental values of the molecule. The alteration of vibrational bands of the carbonyl and acetyl groups due to the presence of halogens (Cl and Br) in the base molecule is also investigated from their characteristic region of linked spectrum.     

FT-IR, FT-Raman spectra and ab initio HF, DFT vibrational analysis of 2,3-difluoro phenol

The FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 2,3-difluoro phenol (2,3-DFP) has been recorded in the region 4000-400 and 4000-100 cm(-1), respectively. The optimized geometry, frequency and intensity of the vibrational bands of 2,3-DFP were obtained by the ab initio HF and density functional theory (DFT) levels of theory with complete relaxation in the potential energy surface using 6-311+G(d,p) basis set. The harmonic vibrational frequencies were calculated and the scaled values have been compared with experimental FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. The observed and the calculated frequencies are found to be in good agreement. The experimental spectra also coincide satisfactorily with those of theoretically constructed bar type spectrograms.     

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 and vibrational investigation of benzenesulfonic acid methyl ester using DFT (LSDA, B3LYP, B3PW91 and MPW1PW91) theory calculations

The FT-Raman and FT-IR spectra for benzenesulfonic acid methyl ester (BSAME) have been recorded in the region 4000-100 cm(-1) and compared with the harmonic vibrational frequencies calculated using DFT (LSDA, B3LYP, B3PW91 and MPW1PW91) method by employing 6-311G (d, p) basis set with appropriate scale factors. IR intensities and Raman activities are also calculated by DFT (LSDA, B3LYP, B3PW91 and MPW1PW91) methods. Optimized geometries of the molecule have been interpreted and compared with the reported experimental values for sulfonic acid and some substituted sulfonic acids. The experimental geometrical parameters show satisfactory agreement with the theoretical prediction from DFT. The scaled vibrational frequencies at LSDA/B3LYP/6-311G (d, p) seem to coincide with the experimentally observed values with acceptable deviations. The theoretical spectrograms (IR and Raman) have been constructed and compared with the experimental FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. Some of the vibrational frequencies of the sulfonic acid are effected upon profusely with the methyl substitution in comparison to benzene sulfonamide and these differences are interpreted.     

Molecular structure, vibrational spectroscopic, first-order hyperpolarizability and HOMO, LUMO studies of 2-aminobenzimidazole

In the present work, we reported a combined experimental and theoretical study on molecular structure, vibrational spectra and HOMO-LUMO analysis of 2-aminobenzimidazole (2-ABD). The FTIR (400-4000 cm(-1)) and FT-Raman spectra (50-3500 cm(-1)) of 2-ABD were recorded. The molecular geometry, harmonic vibrational wavenumbers and bonding features of 2-ABD in the ground-state have been calculated by using the density functional B3LYP method with 6-311++G(d,p) and 6-31G(d) as basis sets. The energy and oscillator strength were calculated by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) result complements with the experimental findings. The calculated HOMO and LUMO energies showed that charge transfer occurs within the molecule. Finally, the calculation results were applied to simulate infrared and Raman spectra of the title compound which showed good agreement with the observed spectra.     

FT-IR and FT-Raman investigation, computed vibrational intensity analysis and computed vibrational frequency analysis on m-Xylol using ab-initio HF and DFT calculations

The FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of m-Xylol molecule have been recorded using Bruker IFS 66V spectrometer in the range 4000-100cm(-1). The molecular geometry and vibrational frequencies in the ground state are evaluated using the Hartree-fock (HF) and B3LYP with 6-31+G (d, p), 6-31++G (d, p) and 6-311++G (d, p) basis sets. The computed frequencies are scaled using a suitable scale factors to yield good agreement with the observed values. The HF and DFT analysis agree well with experimental observations. Comparison of the fundamental vibrational frequencies with calculated results by HF and B3LYP methods indicate that B3LYP/6-311++G (d, p) is superior to HF/6-31+G (d, p) for molecular vibrational problems. The complete data of this title compound provide some useful information for the study of substituted benzenes. The influences of Methyl groups on the geometry of benzene and its normal modes of vibrations have also been discussed.     

Experimental and theoretical investigation of the molecular and electronic structure of anticancer drug camptothecin

The Fourier Transform Infrared spectrum of (S)-4 ethyl-4-hydroxy-1H-pyrano [3',4':6,7]-indolizino-[1,2-b-quinoline-3,14-(4H,12H)-dione] [camptothecin] was recorded in the region 4000-400 cm(-1). The Fourier Transform Raman spectrum of camptothecin (CPT) was also recorded in the region 3500-50 cm(-1). Quantum chemical calculations of geometrical structural parameters and vibrational frequencies of CPT were carried out by MP2/6-31G(d,p) and density functional theory DFT/B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) methods. The assignment of each normal mode has been made using the observed and calculated frequencies, their IR and Raman intensities. The harmonic vibrational frequencies were calculated and the scaled values have been compared with experimental FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. Most of the computed frequencies were found to be in good agreement with the experimental observations. The isotropic chemical shifts computed by (13)C and (1)H NMR analysis also show good agreement with experimental observations. Comparison of calculated spectra with the experimental spectra provides important information about the ability of computational method to describe the vibrational modes of large sized organic molecule.