Determination of Melting Point of Chalcones and Their Derivatives by Open Capillary Method (CAT#: STEM-PPA-0063-YJL)

Introduction

Materials have always been fundamental to technological advances whether it is electronics, photonics, sensors, medicine, energy or even weapons. In this regard study of light-matter interactions are important as they provide means to control different aspects of electromagnetic radiation which are crucial for many applications. <br />In the past two decades, chalcones and their derivatives have emerged as a promising class of NLO materials due to their peculiar structural aspects which allows for tunable NLO features. Basic structure of chalcones consists of an electron donor (D), acceptor (A) and a π-bridge in between. Strength of nonlinear absorption (NLA) depends on the length of the bridge, strength of the A and D moieties and nature of the surroundings such as polarity of the medium.