Micro-Raman and computational study of the azoxybenzene photorearrangement to 2-hydroxyazobenzene

The photochemical rearrangement of azoxybenzene to 2-hydroxyazobenzene has been investigated and the Raman spectrum of the photoproduct has been measured with micro-Raman instrumentation. The reaction mechanism and the spectral data are discussed by means of density functional calculations.