In
this work, we propose the synthesis of a novel bromine chalcone
(E)-3-(2-bromophenyl)-1-(2-((phenylsulfonyl)amine))phenyl)prop-2-en-1-one
(BRC) that has been crystallized by the slow evaporation technique.
The second-order molecular optical scattering and two-photon absorption(2PA)
spectrum of the BRC molecule dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
were evaluated by using hyper-Rayleigh scattering and the femtosecond
tunable Z-scan techniques. The first-order hyperpolarizability
of BRC dissolved in DMSO was estimated by using a simplified two-level
model, in which one- and two-photon absorption parameters were used
as input information to the model. The BRC crystal was characterized
from single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) and spectroscopy analyzes.
Also, the thermogravimetric analyses and the fluorescence spectra
were obtained. In addition, an ab initio calculation
method, which includes the Møller–Plesset perturbation
theory (MP2) and the density functional theory (DFT) at the CAM-B3LYP
level, was used to estimate the crystal linear refractive index and
the third-order electric susceptibility. Also, the average first hyperpolarizability
of BRC molecules dissolved in DMSO was calculated and compared with
the experimental results. The obtained values are good and qualify
the BRC crystal as a potential candidate for application in nonlinear
optical devices.