Vibrational spectra and potential energy distributions for 4,5-dichloro-3-hydroxypyridazine by density functional theory and normal coordinate calculations.

The solid phase FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 4,5-dichloro-3-hydroxypyridazine have been recorded in the regions 4000-400 cm(-1) and 3500-100 cm(-1), respectively. The spectra were interpreted with the aid of normal coordinate analysis following a full structure optimization and force field calculations based on the density functional theory (DFT) using the standard B3LYP/6-31G* and B3LYP/6-311+G** method and basis set combinations. The DFT force field transformed to natural internal coordinates was corrected by a well-established set of scale factors that were found to be transferable to the title compound. The IR and Raman spectra were predicted theoretically and compared with the experimental spectra.