Journal Pre-proof Multifunctional properties of benzophenone based acid dyes: Synthesis, spectral properties and computational study Smita Bait, Suvidha Shinde, Ravindra Adivarekar, Nagaiyan Sekar PII: S0143-7208(19)33004-9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2020.108420 Reference: DYPI 108420 To appear in: Dyes and Pigments Received Date: 21 December 2019 Revised Date: 23 March 2020 Accepted Date: 1 April 2020 Please cite this article as: Bait S, Shinde S, Adivarekar R, Sekar N, Multifunctional properties of benzophenone based acid dyes: Synthesis, spectral properties and computational study, Dyes and Pigments (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2020.108420. This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd.