SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY, vol.71, no.2, pp.566-571, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
5-Nitro-2-(p-fluorophenyl)benzoxazole was prepared by heating 2-hydroxy-5-nitro aniline with p-fluorobenzoic acid in polyphosphoric acid. The FT-IR spectrum is recorded and analysed. The vibrational frequencies and corresponding vibrational assignments are examined theoretically using the Gaussian03 set of quantum chemistry codes. Predicted infrared and Raman intensities are reported. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.