Synthesis, growth and NLO studies of a novel pyridine centered chalcone derivative

A novel pyridine based derivative 1-(pyridin-2-yl)-3-(2,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl) prop-2-en-1-one (PTMP) was synthesized and single crystals were grown using slow evaporation technique. The functional groups of the synthesized compound PTMP were confirmed using FTIR spectroscopy. Z-Scan technique was used to find the third order nonlinear optical properties of PTMP. Single crystal X-ray diffraction technique was used to investigate the molecular structural properties. X-ray diffraction studies show that the PTMP crystals belong to centrosymmetric space group P 21/c with lattice parameters a = 8.6516(3) (Å), b = 8.7478(3) (Å) and c = 19.5245(7) (Å). Z-scan studies suggest that the compound PTMP is a promising non-linear optical material for NLO applications.