Synthesis, crystal structures, spectroscopy, and quantum chemical studies on the 4-dimethylaminopyridinium-2,4-dinitrophenolate: an organic NLO material for optoelectronics

• Published in: Journal of molecular modeling 2023-12, Vol.29 (12), p.388-388, Article 388
• Main Authors: Vidya, C., Ragavan, I., Arunkumar, A., Anbarasan, P. M., Shkir, Mohd
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: absorbance; Absorptivity; acetone; Angles (geometry); Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemical synthesis; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Computer Appl. in Life Sciences; Computer Applications in Chemistry; Crystal growth; Crystallography; Density functional theory; Differential thermal analysis; Electrons; evaporation; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Fourier transforms; Mathematical analysis; Mechanical properties; Melting points; methanol; Molecular Medicine; Molecular orbitals; Nonlinear optics; Nonlinearity; Optical properties; Optical switching; Optoelectronics; Original Paper; Quantum chemistry; quantum mechanics; refractive index; Refractivity; Scaling factors; Second harmonic generation; Single crystals; Spectra; Spectrum analysis; Stability analysis; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry; Thermal stability; thermogravimetry; X-ray diffraction
• ISSN: 1610-2940; 0948-5023
• DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05785-0

Context In this work, the 4-dimethylaminopyridinium-2,4-dinitrophenolate (4DMAP + 2,4DNP) by slow evaporation solution growth method has been presented. The Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) (4000–400 cm −1 ) and FT-Raman (4000–50 cm −1 ) spectra were recorded for the grown crystal. Methods The computational calculation has been carried out with density functional theory (DFT) in ground state with Gaussian program package. Optimized geometrical parameters (bond distances, bond angles, and dihedral angles) have been obtained and compared with X-ray crystallography data. The calculated fundamental vibrational frequencies from DFT/B3LYP with 6–311 +  + G(d,p) level of theory were scaled so as to agree with the observed results, and the scaling factors were reported. Results Experimental and computed ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) spectra in acetone and methanol solvents were found comparable to each other. Furthermore, the frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs) energies, molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), nonlinear optical (NLO), hirshfeld surface (HS), and global chemical descriptors of the molecule were also calculated. The thermal stability and the melting point of the title compound were analyzed by the thermogravimetric analysis/differential thermal analysis (TGA/DTA) techniques. The mechanical behavior of the organic single crystal was measured by Vickers micro-hardness method. The third-order nonlinear optical properties such as nonlinear refractive index ( n 2 ), nonlinear absorption coefficient ( β ), optical nonlinear susceptibility R e χ (3) , and optical nonlinear susceptibility I m χ (3) were calculated by using the open and closed aperture Z-scan technique. Conclusion The theoretical and experimental NLO values clearly proposed that the nonlinearity of 4DMAP + 2,4DNP molecule could be helped as a potential candidate for optical limiting, frequency doubling, and optical switching applications.