Experimental and DFT studies on the vibrational and electronic spectra of 4,5-dihydro-6-methyl-4-[(E)-(3-pyridinylmethylene)amino]-1,2,4-triazin-3(2H)-one

Abstract Vibrational and electronic spectral measurements were made for 4,5-dihydro-6-methyl-4-[(E)-(3-pyridinylmethylene)amino]-1,2,4-triazin-3(2H)-one (pymetrozine). Optimized geometrical structure and harmonic vibrational frequencies were computed by ab initio RHF, B-based DFT methods (BLYP, BP86 and BPW91) and B3-based DFT methods (B3LYP, B3P86 and B3PW91) using 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. Complete assignments of the observed spectra were proposed. The absorption spectra of the compound were computed both in gas-phase and in C 2 H 5 OH solution using TD-B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) and PCM-B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) approaches, respectively, the calculated results provide a good description of positions of the bands maxima in the observed electronic spectrum. The MEP calculation indicates that the most possible site for electrophilic attack is H23 and the most possible sites for nucleophilic attack are N5 and O19.