Esters of 1-coumarinylbenzylphosphonic acid-IR-spectroscopic and theoretical elucidation

The IR-spectroscopic properties of three esters of 1-coumarinylbenzylphosphonic acid are elucidated both in solution and in solid-state. Linear-polarized IR-spectroscopy of oriented colloid suspensions in nematic host is used for experimental IR-characteristic band assignment in solid-state. Theoretical quantum chemical DFT calculations at B3LYP level of theory and 6-31++G** basis set are carried. Theoretical electronic structure and vibrational properties of compounds studied are discussed.