%0 Journal Article %T A Density Functional Theory (DFT) Investigation on the Structure and Spectroscopic Behavior of 2-Aminoterephthalic Acid and Its Sodium Salts %A Mohammad A. Matin %A Samiran Bhattacharjee %A Md. Aftab Ali Shaikh %A Tapas Debnath %A Mohammed Abdul Aziz %J Green and Sustainable Chemistry %P 39-55 %@ 2160-696X %D 2020 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/gsc.2020.102004 %X As a substitute for lithium ion batteries, Na chemistry for ion battery systems is promising materials for energy storage applications for the next generation. Herein, the structures, IR and UV-visible spectra of 2-aminoterephthalic acid (H2ATA), disodium 2-aminoterephthalate (Na2ATA), trisodium 2-aminotere-phthalate (Na3ATA) and tetrasodium 2-aminoterephthalate (Na4ATA) have been studied using density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)). The %K 2-Aminoterephthalic Acid %K Sodium 2-Aminoterephthalate %K Trisodium 2-Aminoterephthalate %K Tetrasodium 2-Aminoterephthalate %K Density Functional Theory %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=98790