Spectrophotometric studies on the charge-transfer interaction between p-nitroaniline with chloranilic acid as π–acceptor in different polar solvents

Abstract

The charge transfer interaction between the donor p-nitroaniline with the acceptor chloranilic acid has been studied spectrophotometrically in various solvents such as chloroform, ethanol, and methanol at room temperature. The results indicate that formation of CTC in non-polar solvent is high. The stoichiometry of the complex was found to be 1:1 ratio by straight-line method between donor and acceptor with maximum absorption bands. The data are discussed in terms of formation constant (KCT), molar extinction coefficient (εCT), standard free energy (ΔG), oscillator strength (f), transition dipole moment (μN), resonance energy (RN) and ionization potential (ID). The results indicate that the formation constant (KCT) for the complex was shown to be dependent upon the nature of electron acceptor, donor and polarity of solvents that were used. The formation of the complex has been confirmed by UV–visible, FT-IR, and 1H NMR techniques.