Experimental (XRD, FTIR, UV–Vis, NMR) and theoretical investigations (chemical activity descriptors, NBO, DNA/ECT) of (E)-2-((2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzylidene)amino)-4-nitrophenol

Abstract

The new Schiff base of compound was synthesized and characterized by XRD, FTIR, UV–Vis and NMR techniques. The structure with two molecules in its asymmetric unit showed the enol-imine form in one and the keto-amine form in the other. Both tautomeric forms are stabilized by strong O–H…N and N–H…O intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Optimized geometrical parameters and calculated spectroscopic features obtained by DFT/B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) calculations show a good agreement with the experimental data. Accordingly local and global chemical activity descriptors were investigated.