A complete vibrational study on a potential environmental toxicant agent, the 3,3',4,4'-tetrachloroazobenzene combining the FTIR, FTRaman, UV-Visible and NMR spectroscopies with DFT calculations.

In this study 3,3',4,4'-tetrachloroazobenzene (TCAB) was prepared and then characterized by infrared, Raman, multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopies. The density functional theory (DFT) together with the 6-31G(*) and 6-311++G(**) basis sets were used to study the structures and vibrational properties of the two cis and trans isomers of TCAB. The harmonic vibrational wavenumbers for the optimized geometries were calculated at the same theory levels. A complete assignment of all the observed bands in the vibrational spectra of TCAB was performed combining the DFT calculations with the scaled quantum mechanical force field (SQMFF) methodology. The molecular electrostatic potentials, atomic charges, bond orders and frontier orbitals for the two isomers of TCAB were compared and analyzed. The comparison of the theoretical ultraviolet-visible spectrum with the corresponding experimental demonstrates a good concordance while the calculated (1)H and (13)C chemicals shifts are in good conformity with the corresponding experimental NMR spectra of TCAB in solution. The npp(*) transitions for both forms were studied by natural bond orbital (NBO) while the topological properties were calculated by employing Bader's Atoms in the Molecules (AIM) theory. This study shows that the cis and trans isomers exhibit different structural and vibrational properties and absorption bands.

Experimental study of the dielectric behavior of tinidazole in acetone at 25°C / Estudio experimental del comportamiento dieléctrico del tinidazol en acetona a 25°C

Tinidazole is an anti-parasitic drug widely used nowadays in therapeutics. Nevertheless, it has not been well characterized from a physicochemical point of view. In this context, by means of optical experimental methods and dielectric spectroscopy applied to diluted solutions of Tinidazole in Acetone, molar polarizations of the solute, ₀P₂, and the solvent, ₀P₁, and the average dipolar moment of tinidazole associated to acetone, were estimated, resulting in 9.18 D. Since this value is higher than the theoretical m of the two main conformers of isolated tinidazole, that is, 3.22 and 4.29 D, respectively, the formation of interactions between the solute and the solvent is assumed. An effect of intermolecular association by van der Waals and hydrogen bond interactions conducting to a modification of the partial molar volume of the solute is thus expected. From the experimental and analysis by using the Halverstadt-Kumler’s method, it can be seen that the partial molar volume had a 24% reduction as compared with the theoretical value, which would confirm the presence of such interactions.

El tinidazol es un fármaco antiparasitario ampliamente utilizado en la actualidad. Sin embargo, este fármaco no ha sido bien caracterizado desde un punto de vista fisicoquímico. Por esta razón, mediante algunos métodos ópticos y espectroscopía dieléctrica, aplicados a soluciones diluidas de tinidazol en acetona, se estimaron las polarizabilidades molares del soluto, 0P2, y del solvente, 0P1, además del momento dipolar promedio, , del fármaco asociado a la acetona, obteniendo un valor = 9,18 D. Puesto que este valor es mayor que el obtenido teóricamente para los dos confórmeros rincipales, osea 3,22 y 4,29 D, respectivamente, se asume la presencia significativa de interacciones entre el soluto y el solvente. Por lo tanto, se espera que la asociación intermolecular soluto-solvente, establecida por fuerzas de van der Waals y por enlaces de hidrógeno, conduzca a la modificación del volumen molar parcial del soluto, . A partir del análisis experimental mediante el método de Halverstadt-Kumler se observa una reducción del 24% en el valor de , al compararlo con el valor teórico, lo cual podría confirmar la presencia de tales interacciones.