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.
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.