Spectroscopic (FT-IR, FT-Raman, UV, 1H and 13C NMR) insights, electronic profiling and DFT computations on ({(E)-[3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1-phenylpropylidene]amino}oxy)(4-nitrophenyl)methanone, an imidazole-bearing anti-Candida agent

The anti-Candida agent, ({(E)-[ 3-(H-1-imidazol-1-yl)-1-phenylpropylidene]amnio}oxy(4-nitropheny)methanone (IPAONM), was subjected to comprehensive spectroscopic (FT-IR, FT-Raman, UV-Vis H-1 and C-13 NMR) characterization as well as Hartree Fock and density functional theory computation studies. The selected optimized geometric bond lengths and bond angles of the IPAONM molecule were compared with the experimental values. The calculated wavenumbers have been scaled and compared with the experimental spectra. Mulliken charges and natural bond orbital analysis of the title molecule were calculated and interpreted. The energy and oscillator strengths of the IPAONM molecule were calculated by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT). In addition, frontier molecular orbitals and molecular electrostatic potential diagram of the title compound were computed and analyzed. A study on the electronic properties, such as HOMO, HOMO-1, LUMO and LUMO+1 energies was carried out using TD-DFT approach. The 1H and C-13 NMR chemical shift values of the title compound were calculated by the gauge independent atomic orbital method and compared with the experimental results.