Unveiling electronic and structural properties of Rhodamine B: the combined experimental and computational study
摘要
Rhodamine B is an important chemical compound, used as a tracer in water to investigate the transport, rate, and direction of water flow because of its fluorescent nature. In this study, the combined experimental and computational investigations of Rhodamine B are accomplished to gain insight into its electronic and structural attributes, and FT-IR spectral studies. Its stability and reactivity profile are found to be higher in the solvent phase than in the gas phase based on DFT analysis. Furthermore, the charge analysis, including Mulliken and APT, and molecular electrostatic potential analysis, confirms the carboxyl group as the most reactive component.