Research Article

Hetarylazopyrazolone Dyes Based on Benzothiazole and Benzimidazole Ring Systems: Synthesis, Spectroscopic Investigation, and Computational Study

Table 8

HOMO and LUMO energies (eV), energy gaps (), and values (nm) of azo dyes 3a–3f calculated in chloroform.

Dye

3a433 (0.9087)−3.26−6.353.08
3b439 (0.9685)−3.33−6.373.04
3c488 (0.8218)−3.17−6.022.85
3d462 (0.8391)−3.21−6.223.01
3e447 (0.9126)−3.18−6.223.04
3f480 (0.8510)−3.13−5.992.87

strength values are given in parentheses.