Synthesis, Characterisation and DFT Calculations of Azo-Imine Dyes

Abstract

In this study, azo dyes containing an imine group were synthesised by coupling phydroxybenzylideneaniline with the diazonium salts of p-toluidine, 4-aminophenol, aniline, pchloroaniline,p-fluoroaniline and p-nitroaniline. The compounds were characterised by meltingpoint, elemental, UV-Vis and IR analyses as well as 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectroscopies. Moreover,the experimental data were supplemented with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Theexperimental data on FT-IR and UV–Vis spectra of the compounds were compared with theoreticalresults. The DFT calculations were performed to obtain the ground state geometries of thecompounds using the B3LYP hybrid functional level with 6-311++g(2d,2p) basis set. Frontiermolecular orbital energies, band gap energies and some chemical reactivity parameters, such aschemical hardness and electronegativity, were calculated and compared with experimental values.A significant correlation was observed between the dipole moment and polarities of the solventsand the absorption wavelength of the compounds.