Vibrational spectroscopic studies and computational study of ethyl methyl ketone thiosemicarbazone

FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of ethyl methyl ketone thiosemicarbazone were recorded and analyzed. The crystal structure is also described. The vibrational wavenumbers were computed using HF/6–31G(d) and B3LYP/6–31G(d) basis sets and are assigned with the aid of MOLEKEL program. The first hyperpolarizability, infrared intensities and Raman activities are also reported. The calculated first hyperpolarizability is comparable with the reported values of similar derivatives and is an attractive molecule for future applications in non-linear optics. The geometrical parameters of the title compound obtained from XRD studies are in agreement with the calculated values. The red shift of the NH stretching wavenumber in the infrared spectrum compared to the computed wavenumber indicates the weakening of the N–H bond resulting in proton transfer to the neighbouring sulfur atom.