Density functional theory study, FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra and SQM force field calculation for vibrational analysis of 1, 3-Bis (hydroxymethyl) benzimidazolin-2-one

•Complete analysis of vibrational spectra and DFT investigations performed.•Molecular structure of the compound is studied using DFT method.•The NBO analysis reveals the hyperconjugative interactions.•The electrostatic potential has been studied for predicting active sites.

FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 1, 3-Bis (hydroxymethyl) benzimidazolin-2-one were recorded and analyzed in the solid phase. The optimized molecular geometry and vibrational wavenumbers have also been calculated in optimized structure by using DFT method. Scaled quantum mechanical force fields have also been used to calculate potential energy distributions in order to make conspicuous vibrational assignments. The red shifting of the OH stretching wavenumber is due to the formation of OH⋯O intermolecular hydrogen bonding. The lowering and splitting of the carbonyl stretching vibrational modes is assigned to the intermolecular association based on CO⋯H type hydrogen bonding in the molecule. Chemical interpretation of hyperconjugative interactions was done by natural bond orbital analysis.

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