Quantum Chemical Computational Studies on N-Acetylglycine Single Crystal for Potential Applications

Abstract

The crystals of N-acetylglycine were obtained by the slow evaporation of an aqueous solution at room temperature. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the crystal belongs to monoclinic system with centro symmetric space group P21/c with lattice parameters are a = 4.8410(10) Å, b = 11.512(2) Å, c = 9.810(2) Å, α = 90º, β = 97.02(3)º, γ = 90º and V = 542.61 (Å)3. Quantum chemical computations have been performed on the grown crystal with DFT-B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The theoretically obtained geometrical parameters and vibrational frequencies are in close agreement with experimental data. HOMO-LUMO energy gap and molecular electrostatic potential map has also been calculated. The static and dynamic polarizability and first hyperpolarizability both were calculated to comprehend the potential applications of N-acetylglycine in nonlinear optics. Hirshfeld surface analysis has been performed to study the inter and intra molecular interactions between the molecule. Thus in present study, the structure-property relationship of novel N-acetylglycine molecule is studied for future nonlinear optical applications through experimental and theoretical approach.