Synthesis, growth, spectral, thermal, mechanical and optical properties of 4-chloro-4′dimethylamino-benzylidene aniline crystal: A third order nonlinear optical material

An organic nonlinear optical material, 4-chloro-4'dimethylamino-benzylidene aniline (CDMABA), was synthesized by the condensation of the p-chloroaniline and p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde. Solubility of CDMABA was determined in acetone at different temperatures. Single crystals were grown by the solvent evaporation method from acetone solution at room temperature. Grown crystal was subjected to FTIR FT-Raman and H-1 NMR spectral analyses to confirm the synthesized compound. The range and percentage of optical transmission was ascertained by recording UV-vis-NIR spectrum. Thermal properties were investigated by Thermo Gravimetric, Differential Thermal and Differential Scanning Calorimetric analyses. High Resolution X-ray Diffractometry (HRXRD) was employed to evaluate the perfection of the grown crystal. The third order nonlinear optical parameters (nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption coefficient) were derived by the Z-scan technique. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.