Research Article

DFT Study for the Spectroscopic and Structural Analysis of p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene

Table 1

Optimized geometric parameters (bond lengths, bond angles, and selected dihedral angels) of DMAB at the DFT/B3LYP/6-311G++ level and at MP2/6-311G++.

ParameterMP2/6-311G++B3LYP/6-311G++B3LYP/6-311G++B3LYP/6-311G++
GasGasWaterEthanol

Bond length (Å)
 N1-N21.251.251.281.28
 N1-C221.391.401.431.43
 N2-C31.401.401.411.41
 C3-C41.461.461.411.41
 C3-C61.341.341.421.42
 C4-C51.341.341.391.39
 C4-H91.071.081.091.09
 C5-C81.461.461.431.43
 C5-H101.071.081.081.08
 C6-C71.461.461.391.39
 C6-H111.071.081.091.09
 C7-C81.341.341.431.43
 C7-H121.071.081.081.08
 C8-N131.331.321.381.38
 N13-C141.471.471.471.47
 N13-C151.471.471.471.47
 C14-H161.081.091.091.09
 C14-H171.081.091.101.09
 C14-H181.091.091.101.10
 C15-H191.091.091.091.09
 C15-H201.081.091.101.10
 C15-H211.081.091.101.10
 C22-C231.461.461.411.41
 C22-C271.331.341.411.41
 C23-C241.341.341.401.41
 C23-H281.081.081.091.09
 C24-C251.461.461.401.40
 C24-H291.071.081.091.09
 C25-C261.341.341.411.41
 C25-H301.081.081.091.09
 C26-C271.451.461.401.40
 C26-H311.081.081.091.09
 C27-H321.071.081.091.09
Bond angles (°)
 N2-N1-C22199.9120.0116.2116.2
 N2-C3-C6199.9120.0125.3125.2
 C4-C3-C6120.0120.0118.4118.5
 C3-C4-C5120.1120.0121.4121.4
 C4-C5-H10120.0120.0118.7118.7
 C8-C5-H10119.9120.0120.6120.6
 C3-C6-H11120.0120.0119.6119.5
 C7-C6-H11120.0120.0119.6119.7
 C6-C7-C8120.0120.0121.1121.1
 C6-C7-H12120.0120.0118.5118.5
 C5-C8-C7119.9120.0117.6117.6
 C8-N13-C15120.0120.0120.6120.6
 C14-N13-C15120.1120.0118.9119.0
 N13-C14-H16109.4109.5109.0109.0
 N13-C14-H17109.5109.5111.4111.4
 N13-C14-H18109.5109.5111.4111.4
 H16-C14-H17109.5109.5108.3108.3
 H16-C14-H18109.5109.5108.3108.3
 H17-C14-H18109.4109.5108.4108.4
 N13-C15-H19109.6109.5109.0109.0
 N13-C15-H20109.5109.5111.5111.4
 N13-C15-H21109.4109.5111.4111.5
 H19-C15-H20109.5109.5108.2109.2
 H19-C15-H21109.5109.5108.2108.2
 H20-C15-H21109.5109.5108.4108.4
 N1-C22-C23119.9120.0115.5115.5
 N1-C22-C27120.0120.0124.4124.4
 C24-C23-H28120.0120.0121.0121.0
 C25-C24-H29120.0120.0120.2120.2
 C24-C25-C26119.9120.0119.8119.8
 C25-C26-C27119.9120.0120.5120.5
 C27-C26-H31120.0120.0119.6119.6
 C22-C27-C26120.1120.0119.7119.7
Dihedral angle (°)
 C22-N1-N2-C3180.0180.0179.9179.5
 N2-N1-C22-C23180.2180.0179.5178.2
 N2-N1-C22-C270.00.00.52.1
 N1-N2-C3-C4180.0179.9179.8178.8
 N2-C3-C6-C7180.0180.0180.0180.0
 N2-C3-C6-H110.00.00.10.0
 C3-C4-C5-C80.00.00.00.2
 C3-C4-C5-H10180.1180.0180.0179.9
 C4-C5-C8-C70.00.00.00.0
 C4-C5-C8-N13179.9180180.0180.0
 H10-C5-C8-C7180.0180.0180.0179.9
 H10-C5-C8-N130.00.00.00.0
 C8-N13-C14-H1858.860.060.460.4
 C15-N13-C14-H17119.9120.0119.3119.0
 C8-N13-C15-H2158.859.960.460.6
C14-N13-C15-H20120.0120.0119.2119.6