title: Experimental and theoretical studies of vibrational spectrum and molecular structure and related properties of pyridoxine (vitamin B6).
abstract: Vibrational spectrum of pyridoxine has been investigated using experimental IR and Raman spectroscopic and density functional theory (DFT) methods. Vibrational assignments of the observed IR and Raman bands have been proposed in light of the results obtained from computations. In order to assign the observed IR and Raman frequencies the potential energy distributions (PEDs) have also been computed. Optimized geometrical parameters suggest that if the OH groups of the two methyl groups are replaced by H atoms the resulting molecule has Cs point group symmetry. To investigate molecular stability and bond strength we have used natural bond orbital analysis (NBO). Charge transfer occurs in the molecule have been shown by the calculated highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO-LUMO) energies. The mapping of electron density iso-surface with electrostatic potential (ESP), has been carried out to get the information about the size, shape, charge density distribution and site of chemical reactivity of the molecule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, UP (PG) Autonomous College, Varanasi 221002, India.
authors.forename: Mayuri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Lasers and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, UP (PG) Autonomous College, Varanasi 221002, India.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Lasers and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India. Electronic address: rayadav@bhu.ac.in.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Yadav
mesh_terms: D008958:Models, Molecular; D011736:Pyridoxine / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D011736:Pyridoxine
keywords: DFT; FTIR spectra; HOMO–LUMO; PEDs; Pyridoxine (vitamin B(6)); Raman spectra