Computational Study for Molecular Properties of Some of the Isolated Chemicals from Leaves Extract of Guiera Senegalensis as Aluminium Corrosion Inhibitor

The present work describes the computational methods for the corrosion inhibition of aluminium using three selected chemical constituents (5-methyldihydroflavasperone, 5-methylflavasperone and methoxylated naphthyl butanone) reportedly obtained from the leaves extract of Guirea senegalensis. Quantum chemical calculations including EHOMO, ELUMO, energy gap (ΔE), electronegativity (χ), global hardness (η) and fraction of electrons transfer from the inhibitor molecule to the aluminium surface (ΔN) were calculated. The local reactive sites through Fukui indices which explain the effect of structural features of these components in relation to electrophilic and nucleophilic point of attack were evaluated. The similarities in quantum chemical parameters for the compounds obtained revealed that the adsorption strengths of the molecules will be mostly determined by molecular size rather than electronic structure parameters. Fukui indices showed that the point of interaction of inhibitor molecule with the Al(l10) surface were through aromatic carbon atom rich in pi-electrons and oxygen atom of the alkanone functional group in the inhibitor molecules. Molecular dynamics simulations describing the adsorption behavior of the inhibitor molecule on Al(110) surface through Forcite quench molecular dynamics were carried out. The compounds were found to all obey the mechanism of physical adsorption because of their relatively low adsorption energies.

Boronic Acids as Prospective Inhibitors of Metallo-β-Lactamases: Efficient Chemical Reaction in the Enzymatic Active Site Revealed by Molecular Modeling

Boronic acids are prospective compounds in inhibition of metallo-β-lactamases as they form covalent adducts with the catalytic hydroxide anion in the enzymatic active site upon binding. We compare this chemical reaction in the active site of the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1) with the hydrolysis of the antibacterial drug imipenem. The nucleophilic attack occurs with the energy barrier of 14 kcal/mol for imipenem and simultaneously upon binding a boronic acid inhibitor. A boron atom of an inhibitor exhibits stronger electrophilic properties than the carbonyl carbon atom of imipenem in a solution that is quantified by atomic Fukui indices. Upon forming the prereaction complex between NDM-1 and inhibitor, the lone electron pair of the nucleophile interacts with the vacant p-orbital of boron that facilitates the chemical reaction. We analyze a set of boronic acid compounds with the benzo[b]thiophene core complexed with the NDM-1 and propose quantitative structure-sroperty relationship (QSPR) equations that can predict IC50 values from the calculated descriptors of electron density. These relations are applied to classify other boronic acids with the same core found in the database of chemical compounds, PubChem, and proposed ourselves. We demonstrate that the IC50 values for all considered benzo[b]thiophene-containing boronic acid inhibitors are 30–70 μM.

Corrosion Inhibitive Potentials of some 2H-1-benzopyran-2-one Derivatives- DFT Calculations

There is an increased demand for metals and alloys because of their use in household appliances and industrial machines. However, they react with the environment and are consequently prone to loss of strength and durability owing to corrosion. In a bid to eradicate or control this, the use of corrosion inhibitors has been employed. Quantum chemical calculations have been used to predict the corrosion inhibitive potentials of novel molecules and probe into their metals' surface mode of action. Density functional theory was employed here with a polar basis set, 6-31G(d), to investigate the corrosion inhibitive potentials of some 2H-1- benzopyran-2-ones derivatives via their electronic properties, global reactivity descriptors, electrostatic potential maps, and Fukui indices. The energy gaps follow the order: c > e > a > d > b > g > f > h, indicative that compounds f and h would effectively protect metals’ surface against corrosion with the HOMO map essentially delocalized over the benzopyran-2-one moiety and the attached substituents while the LUMO plot shows a delocalization of the lowest vacant molecular orbitals over the entire benzopyran-2-one moiety. The asymmetric charge distribution on the inhibitors from the electrostatic potential maps indicates that each compound possesses reactive adsorption sites for bonding and back-bonding with the metal surface. The Mulliken charge distribution and the Fukui indices reveal that the adsorption of an inhibitor on a metal surface is not only via the heteroatoms like O, Cl, Br, and N. The contribution of carbon atoms as nucleophilic and electrophilic centers ensures effective interaction between a metal surface and the inhibitor and isolates the material from corroding environment.

One-Dimensional Organic–Inorganic Material (C6H9N2)2BiCl5: From Synthesis to Structural, Spectroscopic, and Electronic Characterizations

The new organic–inorganic compound (C6H9N2)2BiCl5 (I) has been grown by the solvent evaporation method. The one-dimensional (1D) structure of the allylimidazolium chlorobismuthate (I) has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group C2/c and consists of 1-allylimidazolium cations and (1D) chains of the anion BiCl52−, built up of corner-sharing [BiCl63−] octahedra which are interconnected by means of hydrogen bonding contacts N/C–H⋯Cl. The intermolecular interactions were quantified using Hirshfeld surface analysis and the enrichment ratio established that the most important role in the stability of the crystal structure was provided by hydrogen bonding and H···H interactions. The highest value of E was calculated for the contact N⋯C (6.87) followed by C⋯C (2.85) and Bi⋯Cl (2.43). These contacts were favored and made the main contribution to the crystal packing. The vibrational modes were identified and assigned by infrared and Raman spectroscopy. The optical band gap (Eg = 3.26 eV) was calculated from the diffuse reflectance spectrum and showed that we can consider the material as a semiconductor. The density functional theory (DFT) has been used to determine the calculated gap, which was about 3.73 eV, and to explain the electronic structure of the title compound, its optical properties, and the stability of the organic part by the calculation of HOMO and LUMO energy and the Fukui indices.

Electrophilic Aromatic Synthesis of Radioiodinated Aripiprazole: Experimental and DFT Investigations

Background: Aripiprazole is a quinolinone derivative. It shows a high affinity for neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin receptors, which can overcome the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to reach the central nervous system (CNS) to exert therapeutic effects. Its radioiodination may lead to high radiochemical yield and improved its affinity. Aripiprazole radioiodination is an aromatic electrophilic substitution. Objective: Herein, we investigate the favorable atom site of the aromatic electrophilic substitution of aripiprazole by calculating the Fukui indices of heavy atoms and ESP charges of the parent molecule. Methods: The calculations have been carried out at the B3LYP/LanL2DZ level of theory. The iodinated aripiprazole structure is confirmed by comparing the experimental and the predicted 1H NMR chemical shifts of the parent molecule and its iodinated forms. Result: Finally, the electronic properties of aripiprazole and its iodinated form were calculated at the same level of theory. Nucleophilic Fukui indices and ESP charges calculations confirm that C8 is the most favorable site of the electrophilic substitution. The calculated electronic properties (e.g, gap energy, electron affinity, and electronegativity) of aripiprazole and its iodinated form reveal the higher reactivity of iodinated aripiprazole compared with aripiprazole. Conclusion: This may explain the higher affinity of iodinated aripiprazole and the increase of its radiochemical yield.

A Thermochemical Parameters and Theoretical Study of the Chlorinated Compounds of Thiophene

This contribution sets out to compute thermochemical and geometrical parameters of the complete series of chlorinated isomers of thiophene based on the accurate chemistry model of CBS-QB3. Herein, we compute standard entropies, standard enthalpies of formation, standard Gibbs free energies of formation, and heat capacities. Our calculated enthalpy values agree with available limited experimental values. The DFT-based reactivity descriptors were used to elucidate the site selectivity for the chlorination sequence of thiophene. The relative preference for chlorination was found to be in accord with the thermodynamic stability trends inferred based on the H scale. Calculated Fukui indices predict a chlorination sequence to ensue as follows: 2-chloro → 2,5-dichloro → 2,3,5-trichloro → 2,3,4,5-tetrachlorothiophene.

Estudo teórico da eficiência de inibidores orgânicos de corrosão derivados do benzimidazol

The objective of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of inhibition the corrosion of two organic molecules derived from benzimidazole, specifically 2-mercaptobenzimidazole (2Mcb) and 2-phenylbenzimidazole (2Fb). The calculations were performed using the Density Functional Theory (DFT) at the B3LYP with 6-311+G(d,p) basis set. The quantum parameters correlated with the inhibition efficiency such as the highest occupied molecular orbital energy (EHOMO), the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy (ELUMO) , energy gap (ΔE), electronegativity (χ), hardness (η), the fractions of electrons transferred (ΔN), electrophilicity (ω) and Fukui indices, were calculated. Calculations were performed in aqueous medium in both protonated and non-protonated forms. Theoretical results were compared with experimental data and a good correlation was found between the chemical quantum parameters and the efficiency of inhibition of the molecules. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30609/JETI.2018-5270