Synthesis and theoretical study of the stability and reactivity of some 2-[(benzimidazolyl)methylthio]-4,5-diphenylimidazole derivatives using the density functional theory (DFT) method
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The stability and reactivity of the five (5) 2-[(benzimidazolyl)methylthio]-4,5-diphenylimidazole derivatives were studied using density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-31+ G (d, p) level. Analysis of the molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) map and determination of the dual descriptor showed that nitrogen N13, sulfur S5 and carbons C19 and C21 are nucleophilic. They are therefore susceptible to electrophilic attack. The nitrogens N2, N3 and N14 are shared between electrophilic and nucleophilic sites. The study of the chemical reactivity of our compounds was carried out based on the analysis of molecular frontier orbitals (HOMO and LUMO), energy gap (ΔƐ), chemical hardness (η), electrophilicity (ω) and chemical softness (S). Compound 1 was found to be the most stable, the least reactive and electron-donating. This study also opens up a new way of synthesizing biologically active molecules by modulating the C19 carbon with inductive electroattractant groups.
Keywords: Benzimidazole, Imidazole, DFT, ESP, reactivity, stability.
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Benzimidazole, Imidazole, DFT, ESP, reactivity, stabilityDOI
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