Raman scattering study of a widely used herbicides: Bentazone

Annotation: A number of physical methods are used for the research and characterization of chemical compounds with biological effects. One of them is vibrational spectroscopy, a non-destructive method based on the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with the sample, which enables very precise identification of the studied substance (qualitative analysis) and determination of the amount of this substance in the sample (quantitative analysis). Quantum mechanical simulations, which enable a detailed interpretation of the measured spectra, are also an essential part of the qualitative analysis. The content of the bachelor's thesis will be the study of the widely used herbicide picloram by the Raman scattering method. The experimental approach will be combined with quantum mechanical simulations in order to perform a detailed vibrational analysis and assignment of individual spectral bands. The work is materially and methodologically secured. During its solution, the student acquires a number of experimental and theoretical skills.