Synthesis and characterization of tetradentate benzophenone derivative Schiff base and properties in different lyotropic media.

A new Schiff base ligand of 6,6′-(1Z,1′Z)-(butane-1,4-diylbis(azanylyidene))bis (phenylmethanylylidene))bis(3-octyloxy) phenol) was synthesized and characterized using XRD and different spectroscopic analyses (FTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and UV–Vis.) DFT/B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory was applied successfully to the present compound. Theoretically calculated parameters of the synthesized compound were compared with the experimentally obtained results. The optimized structure has been investigated using the same level of theory for various studies, including frontier molecular orbital analysis, molecular electrostatic potential, chemical reactivity indexes, natural bond orbital analysis, electrostatic potential, and the electrophilicity-based charge transfer with DNA bases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]