scholarly journals Ternary Copper Complex of L-Glutamine and Phenanthroline as Counterions of Cyclo-Tetravanadate Anion: Experimental–Theoretical Characterization and Potential Antineoplastic Activity

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1541
Author(s):  
Nidia Corona-Motolinia ◽  
Beatriz Martínez-Valencia ◽  
Lisset Noriega ◽  
Brenda Sánchez-Gaytán ◽  
Angel Mendoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Hydrophobic Interactions ◽  
Research Area ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Anticancer Activities ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Reactivity Indexes ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Non Covalent Interactions ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Over the last decade, therapeutic metallodrugs have become substantially effective in the treatment of cancer. Thus, developing new effective anticancer drugs is a significant research area against the continuing increase in cancers worldwide. In the search for heterobimetallic prodrugs containing V/Cu, a new cyclo-tetravanadate was synthesized and characterized by UV-visible and FTIR spectroscopies and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. L-Glutamine and 1,10-phenanthroline allow the crystallization of [Cu(L-Gln)(phen)(H2O)]4[V4O12]∙8(H2O) (1), in which the cyclo-tetravanadate acts as a free anion. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out to characterize the frontier molecular orbitals and molecular electrostatic potential. Global reactivity indexes were calculated and analyzed to give insight into the cyclo-tetravanadate anion and complex counterions interactions. Also, using Bader’s theory of atoms in molecules (AIM), non-covalent interactions were analyzed. Docking analysis with the Casiopeina-like complex resulting from the hydrolysis of compound 1 provided insights into these complex potential anticancer activities by interacting with DNA/tRNA via H-bonds and hydrophobic interactions. The release of both components could act together or separately, acting as prodrugs with potential dual antineoplastic activities.

scholarly journals Halogen Bonding in New Dichloride-Cobalt(II) Complex with Iodo Substituted Chalcone Ligands

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukáš Masaryk ◽  
Ján Moncol ◽  
Radovan Herchel ◽  
Ivan Nemec
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Halogen Bond ◽  
Halogen Bonding ◽  
Noncovalent Interaction ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
X Ray ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
Non Covalent Interactions ◽  
Covalent Interactions

The synthesis and properties of new chalcone ligand 4I-L ((2E)-1-[4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl]-3-(4-iodophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one) and tetracoordinate Co(II) complex [Co(4I-L)2Cl2], (1a), are reported in this article. Upon recrystallization of 1a, the single crystals of [Co(4I-L)4Cl2]·2DMF·3Et2O (1b) were obtained and crystal structure was determined using X-ray diffraction. The non-covalent interactions in 1b were thoroughly analyzed and special attention was dedicated to interactions formed by the peripheral iodine substituents. The density functional theory (DFT), atoms in molecule (AIM) and noncovalent interaction (NCI) methods and electronic localization function (ELF) calculations were used to investigate halogen bond formed between the iodine functional groups and co-crystallized molecules of diethyl ether.

A top–down approach to crystal engineering of a racemic Δ2-isoxazoline

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 172-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe M. Lombardo ◽  
Antonio Rescifina ◽  
Ugo Chiacchio ◽  
Alessia Bacchi ◽  
Francesco Punzo
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Crystal Engineering ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Crystal Habit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Non Covalent Interactions ◽  
Covalent Interactions

The crystal structure of racemic dimethyl (4RS,5RS)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-4,5-dihydroisoxazole-4,5-dicarboxylate, C13H12N2O7, has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. By analysing the degree of growth of the morphologically important crystal faces, a ranking of the most relevant non-covalent interactions determining the crystal structure can be inferred. The morphological information is considered with an approach opposite to the conventional one: instead of searching inside the structure for the potential key interactions and using them to calculate the crystal habit, the observed crystal morphology is used to define the preferential lines of growth of the crystal, and then this information is interpreted by means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Comparison with the X-ray structure confirms the validity of the strategy, thus suggesting this top–down approach to be a useful tool for crystal engineering.

Inverse bilayer structure of mononuclear CoII and NiII complexes of the type M(H2O)3(SO4)(4-CNpy)2

2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birinchi K. Das ◽  
Sanchay J. Bora ◽  
Manjit K. Bhattacharyya ◽  
Rama K. Barman
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Similarity Index ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Metal Compounds ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Π Interactions ◽  
Hartree Fock ◽  
Non Covalent Interactions ◽  
Diffraction Patterns

Two new metal compounds of the formula [M(H2O)3(SO4)(4-CNpy)2]·H2O [M = Ni (1) and Co (2), 4-CNpy = 4-cyanopyridine] have been prepared and studied by X-ray diffraction. In both of these compounds the 4-CNpy ligands are coordinated via pyridyl-N atoms to the metal ions in a cis fashion. The neutral complexes along with the uncoordinated H2O molecules are glued together preferentially into inverse bilayers by non-covalent interactions, including unique interlayer π–π interactions between antiparallel nitrile groups. Hartree–Fock and density-functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that the π–π interactions are energetically significant. The unit-cell similarity index (Π) of 0.0046 for the compounds suggests their isostructurality, which is also supported by their X-ray powder diffraction patterns that can be almost superimposed.

Synthesis of New α-Amino Phosphonates Containing 3-Amino-4(3H) Quinazolinone Moiety as Anticancer and Antimicrobial Agents: DFT, NBO, and Vibrational Studies

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed K. Awad ◽  
Mahmoud F. Abdel-Aal ◽  
Faten M. Atlam ◽  
Hend A. Hekal
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Quantum Chemical ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Carcinoma Cell ◽  
Liver Carcinoma ◽  
Anticancer Activities ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Good Agreement

Aim and Objective: Synthesis of new .-aminophosphonates containing quinazoline moiety through Kabachnik-Fields reaction in the presence of copper triflate catalyst [32], followed by studying their antimicrobial activities and in vitro anticancer activities against liver carcinoma cell line (HepG2) with the hope that new anticancer agents could be developed. Also, the quantum chemical calculations are performed using density functional theory (DFT) to study the effect of the changes of molecular and electronic structures on the biological activity of the investigated compounds. Materials and Method: The structures of the synthesized compounds are confirmed by FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 31P NMR and MS spectral data. The synthesized compounds show significant antimicrobial and also remarkable cytotoxicity anticancer activities against liver carcinoma cell line (HepG2). Density functional theory (DFT) was performed to study the effect of the molecular and electronic structure changes on the biological activity. Results: It was found that the electronic structure of the substituents affects on the reaction yield. The electron withdrawing substituent, NO2 group 3b, on the aromatic aldehydes gave a good yield more than the electron donating substituent, OH group 3c. The electron deficient on the carbon atom of the aldehydic group may increase the interaction of the Lewis acid (Cu(OTf)2) and the Lewis base (imine nitrogen), and accordingly, facilitate the formation of imine easily, which is attacked by the nucleophilic phosphite species to give the α- aminophosphonates. Conclusion: The newly synthesized compounds exhibit a remarkable inhibition of the growth of Grampositive, Gram-negative bacteria and fungi at low concentrations. The cytotoxicity of the synthesized compounds showed a significant cytotoxicity against the liver cancer cell line (HepG 2). Also, it was shown from the quantum chemical calculations that the electron-withdrawing substituent increases the biological activity of the α-aminophosphonates more than the electron donating group which was in a good agreement with the experimental results. Also, a good agreement between the experimental FT-IR and the calculated one was found.

DFT study on the hydrolysis of metsulfuron-methyl: A sulfonylurea herbicide

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (08) ◽  
pp. 1850050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiuhan Luo ◽  
Gang Li ◽  
Junping Xiao ◽  
Chunhui Yin ◽  
Yahui He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Water Molecule ◽  
Carbonyl Group ◽  
Energy Barrier ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Free Energy Barrier ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Metsulfuron Methyl ◽  
Catalytic Role ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Sulfonylureas are an important group of herbicides widely used for a range of weeds and grasses control particularly in cereals. However, some of them tend to persist for years in environments. Hydrolysis is the primary pathway for their degradation. To understand the hydrolysis behavior of sulfonylurea herbicides, the hydrolysis mechanism of metsulfuron-methyl, a typical sulfonylurea, was investigated using density functional theory (DFT) at the B3LYP/6-31[Formula: see text]G(d,p) level. The hydrolysis of metsulfuron-methyl resembles nucleophilic substitution by a water molecule attacking the carbonyl group from aryl side (pathway a) or from heterocycle side (pathway b). In the direct hydrolysis, the carbonyl group is directly attacked by one water molecule to form benzene sulfonamide or heterocyclic amine; the free energy barrier is about 52–58[Formula: see text]kcal[Formula: see text]mol[Formula: see text]. In the autocatalytic hydrolysis, with the second water molecule acting as a catalyst, the free energy barrier, which is about 43–45[Formula: see text]kcal[Formula: see text]mol[Formula: see text], is remarkably reduced by about 11[Formula: see text]kcal[Formula: see text]mol[Formula: see text]. It is obvious that water molecules play a significant catalytic role during the hydrolysis of sulfonylureas.

scholarly journals Exo⇔Endo Isomerism, MEP/DFT, XRD/HSA-Interactions of 2,5-Dimethoxybenzaldehyde: Thermal, 1BNA-Docking, Optical, and TD-DFT Studies

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (24) ◽  
pp. 5970
Author(s):  
Nabil Al-Zaqri ◽  
Mohammed Suleiman ◽  
Anas Al-Ali ◽  
Khaled Alkanad ◽  
Karthik Kumara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Optical Energy Gap ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Reactivity Descriptors ◽  
Td Dft

The exo⇔endo isomerization of 2,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde was theoretically studied by density functional theory (DFT) to examine its favored conformers via sp2–sp2 single rotation. Both isomers were docked against 1BNA DNA to elucidate their binding ability, and the DFT-computed structural parameters results were matched with the X-ray diffraction (XRD) crystallographic parameters. XRD analysis showed that the exo-isomer was structurally favored and was also considered as the kinetically preferred isomer, while several hydrogen-bonding interactions detected in the crystal lattice by XRD were in good agreement with the Hirshfeld surface analysis calculations. The molecular electrostatic potential, Mulliken and natural population analysis charges, frontier molecular orbitals (HOMO/LUMO), and global reactivity descriptors quantum parameters were also determined at the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) level of theory. The computed electronic calculations, i.e., TD-SCF/DFT, B3LYP-IR, NMR-DB, and GIAO-NMR, were compared to the experimental UV–Vis., optical energy gap, FTIR, and 1H-NMR, respectively. The thermal behavior of 2,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde was also evaluated in an open atmosphere by a thermogravimetric–derivative thermogravimetric analysis, indicating its stability up to 95 °C.

Site preference and atomic ordering in the ternary Rh5Ga2As: first-principles calculations

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilanjan Roy ◽  
Sucharita Giri ◽  
Harshit ◽  
Partha P. Jana
Keyword(s):  
Total Energy ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Structure Type ◽  
Site Preference ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Atomic Ordering ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Bonding Characteristics

Abstract The site preference and atomic ordering of the ternary Rh5Ga2As have been investigated using first-principles density functional theory (DFT). An interesting atomic ordering of two neighboring elements Ga and As reported in the structure of Rh5Ga2As by X-ray diffraction data only is confirmed by first-principles total-energy calculations. The previously reported experimental model with Ga/As ordering is indeed the most stable in the structure of Rh5Ga2As. The calculation detected that there is an obvious trend concerning the influence of the heteroatomic Rh–Ga/As contacts on the calculated total energy. Interestingly, the orderly distribution of As and Ga that is found in the binary GaAs (Zinc-blende structure type), retained to ternary Rh5Ga2As. The density of states (DOS) and Crystal Orbital Hamiltonian Population (COHP) are calculated to enlighten the stability and bonding characteristics in the structure of Rh5Ga2As. The bonding analysis also confirms that Rh–Ga/As short contacts are the major driving force towards the overall stability of the compound.

scholarly journals Measuring the structure and equation of state of polyethylene terephthalate at megabar pressures

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lütgert ◽  
J. Vorberger ◽  
N. J. Hartley ◽  
K. Voigt ◽  
M. Rödel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Equation Of State ◽  
Polyethylene Terephthalate ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Equations Of State ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Shock Hugoniot ◽  
Highly Correlated

AbstractWe present structure and equation of state (EOS) measurements of biaxially orientated polyethylene terephthalate (PET, $$({\hbox {C}}_{10} {\hbox {H}}_8 {\hbox {O}}_4)_n$$ ( C 10 H 8 O 4 ) n , also called mylar) shock-compressed to ($$155 \pm 20$$ 155 ± 20 ) GPa and ($$6000 \pm 1000$$ 6000 ± 1000 ) K using in situ X-ray diffraction, Doppler velocimetry, and optical pyrometry. Comparing to density functional theory molecular dynamics (DFT-MD) simulations, we find a highly correlated liquid at conditions differing from predictions by some equations of state tables, which underlines the influence of complex chemical interactions in this regime. EOS calculations from ab initio DFT-MD simulations and shock Hugoniot measurements of density, pressure and temperature confirm the discrepancy to these tables and present an experimentally benchmarked correction to the description of PET as an exemplary material to represent the mixture of light elements at planetary interior conditions.

scholarly journals Weak Interactions in Cocrystals of Isoniazid with Glycolic and Mandelic Acids

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 328
Author(s):  
Raquel Álvarez-Vidaurre ◽  
Alfonso Castiñeiras ◽  
Antonio Frontera ◽  
Isabel García-Santos ◽  
Diego M. Gil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Glycolic Acid ◽  
Weak Interactions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Molecular Systems ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Hydroxycarboxylic Acids ◽  
Non Covalent Interactions ◽  
Covalent Interactions

This work deals with the preparation of pyridine-3-carbohydrazide (isoniazid, inh) cocrystals with two α-hydroxycarboxylic acids. The interaction of glycolic acid (H2ga) or d,l-mandelic acid (H2ma) resulted in the formation of cocrystals or salts of composition (inh)·(H2ga) (1) and [Hinh]+[Hma]–·(H2ma) (2) when reacted with isoniazid. An N′-(propan-2-ylidene)isonicotinic hydrazide hemihydrate, (pinh)·1/2(H2O) (3), was also prepared by condensation of isoniazid with acetone in the presence of glycolic acid. These prepared compounds were well characterized by elemental analysis, and spectroscopic methods, and their three-dimensional molecular structure was determined by single crystal X-ray crystallography. Hydrogen bonds involving the carboxylic acid occur consistently with the pyridine ring N atom of the isoniazid and its derivatives. The remaining hydrogen-bonding sites on the isoniazid backbone vary based on the steric influences of the derivative group. These are contrasted in each of the molecular systems. Finally, Hirshfeld surface analysis and Density-functional theory (DFT) calculations (including NCIplot and QTAIM analyses) have been performed to further characterize and rationalize the non-covalent interactions.

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