Solvation of coumarin6 studied by vibrational spectroscopy and density functional theory

Abstract

Effect of solvation on coumarin6 dye has been studied with density functional theory (DFT). Optimized structure of the dye has been obtained in various solvents and frequencies of various vibrational bands have been calculated in these solvents. Calculations predict shift in the frequency of certain bands in the solvents. Similar shifts have been observed experimentally in the vibrational spectra of the dye in solvents. In order to ascertain the origin of these shifts, the interactions of solvent molecules with the coumarin6 molecule have been studied using various tools of DFT like donor-acceptor interactions, Molecular Electrostatic potential (MEP) and HOMO-LUMO analysis etc.