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Title
Theoretical investigations on the molecular structure, vibrational spectra, HOMO-LUMO analyses and NBO study of 1-[(Cyclopropylmethoxy)methyl]-5-ethyl-6-(4-methylbenzyl)-1, 2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione
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Abstract
The FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 1-[(Cyclopropylmethoxy)methyl]-5-ethyl-6-(4-methylbenzyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione were recorded. In this work, experimental and theoretical study on the molecular structure and vibrational wavenumbers of the title compound are presented. The vibrational wavenumbers were obtained theoretically at the DFT level and were compared with the experimental results. The study is extended to calculate the HOMO-LUMO energy gap, NBO, mapped molecular electrostatic potential and first hyperpolarizability. The calculated first hyperpolarizability of the title compound is 9.15 times that of urea and hence the title compound and the series of compounds it represents are attractive candidates for further studies in non linear optical applications. In the title compound, the HOMO of pi nature is delocalized over the phenyl ring while the LUMO is located over the pyrimidine ring. The inter-molecular hydrogen bonding at O-7 and N-1-H-25 positions in each monomer give rise to a C-2-symmetry dimer which is predicted to be about 10 kcal mol(-1) more stable than the monomeric form. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Spectrochimica acta: part A: molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy. - Oxford
Publication
Oxford : 2014
ISSN
1386-1425
DOI
10.1016/J.SAA.2014.06.042
Volume/pages
133 (2014) , p. 639-650
ISI
000340330900081
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UAntwerpen
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CalcUA as central calculation facility: supporting core facilities.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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