The synthesis, density functional theory (DFT) molecular structure and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) molecular recognition study of diethyl phenylenebis(methylene) dicarbamates with 1,2- and 1,3-benzenediols is described. The formation of the complexes was confirmed by the shift of the O-H stretching bands in the IR spectra of the complexes compared with the IR spectra of the noncomplexed benzenediols.
carbamates; xylylenediamines; molecular recognition; DFT