QUANTUM-CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE DEPENDENCE OF p<i>K</i>a ON THE CALCULATED ENERGY OF PROTON REMOVAL FOR CERTAIN DERIVATIVES OF INDOLE AND PHENOL

Authors

  • Е. Е. Быков Research Institute for the Investigation of New Antibiotics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow 119021
  • С. Н. Лавренов Research Institute for the Investigation of New Antibiotics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow 119021
  • М. Н. Преображенская Research Institute for the Investigation of New Antibiotics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow 119021

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/8079

Keywords:

N-hydroxyindole, indole, anion, 3-21G basis, depronation, acidity, ab initio calculations

Abstract

The total energies of derivatives of N-hydroxyindole, indole, and phenol, and of their corresponding anions have been estimated with the aid of ab initio calculations on the 3-21G basis.  The energies of proton removal were calculated from the difference in total energies of the appropriate anions and molecules.  By comparing the calculated energies of proton removal with experimental values of pKa (acidity characteristic) a practically linear dependence was shown for the acidity characteristic on the energy of proton removal for the series of compounds  investigated.  An empirical formula has been proposed expressing the dependence of pKa on the energy of proton removal, which makes it possible to predict pKa in this series by carrying out calculations of the energy of proton removal (transfer).

How to Cite
Bykov, E. E.; Lavrenov, S. N.; Preobrazhenskaya, M. N.  Chem. Heterocycl. Compd. 2006, 42, 42. [Khim. Geterotsikl. Soedin. 2006, 47.]

For this article in the English edition, see DOI 10.1007/s10593-006-0044-z


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Published

2023-09-20

Issue

No. 1 (2006)

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Original Papers