Spectroscopic and DFT studies of 2,4-dichloro-N-phenethylbenzenesulfonamide

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AbstractThe Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectrum of 2,4-dichloro-N-phenethylbenzenesulfonamide (DPBS) was obtained and the compound was studied theoretically. The optimized geometry, total electronic energy and vibrational wavenumbers of DPBS were examined using Hartree–Fock (HF) and density functional theory (DFT) method such as B3LYP, BP86 and M06 functionals with the basis set of 6-311++G(d,p) for all atoms. A complete vibrational assignment was studied for DPBS. The molecular orbital energies, polarizability and thermodynamic properties of DPBS were also computed. Analysis of molecular orbitals reveals the parameters such as chemical potential, chemical hardness and electrophilicity index. The molecular properties such as electric dipole moment µ, polarizability α, and hyperpolarizability β reveal the non-linear optical (NLO) property of DPBS. Natural bond analysis study reveals charge delocalization of the molecule. The experimental and computational results are found to have good agreement among themselves. The results of this work will pave the way for further insight in the study of the applications of DPBS.Graphical Abstract: