Abstract
Structural and vibrational spectroscopic studies were performed on indigo carmine (IC) isomers using FT-IR spectral analysis along with DFT/B3LYP method utilizing Gaussian 09 software. GaussView 5 program has been employed to perform a detailed interpretation of vibrational spectra. Simulation of infrared spectra has led to an excellent overall agreement with the observed spectral patterns. Mulliken population analyses on atomic charges, MEP, HOMO-LUMO, NLO, first order hyperpolarizability and thermodynamic properties have been examined by (DFT/B3LYP) method with the SDD basis set level. Density of state spectra (DOS) were calculated using GaussSum 3 at the same level of theory. Molecular modeling approved that DOS Spectra are the most significant tools for differentiating between two IC isomers so far. Moreover, The IC isomers (cis-isomer) have shown an extended applicability for manufacturing both NLO and photovoltaic devices such as solar cells.
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•IC molecular structures have been studied using DFT/B3LYP/SDD.•Mulliken analyses of ICs explain how the electronic structure changes under atomic displacement.•HOMO–LUMO energy gaps interpret the charge transfer interactions inside ICs.•MEP and NLO of ICs put insight on extended applicability for photovoltaic devices such as solar cells.•DOS spectra are the only tool to differentiate between IC isomers.