Structures, bonding aspects and spectroscopic parameters of morin, myricetin, and quercetin with copper/zinc
Mukhtar Ahmed1, Sudhanshu1, Sumit Sahil Malhotra1
1Department of Chemistry, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, 123031, India.
Context:
In the present work, DFT/TDDFT techniques is used to analyze structure, bonding, reactivity and electronic transitions of quercetin, morin, myricetin with their metal (Cu and Zn) complexes. In order to comprehend metal complexes and ligands reactivity patterns, we calculated energy gaps between frontier molecular orbitals. Global reactivity characteristics, such as ionization potential, electronegativity (χ), hardness (η), softness (S), electrophilicity index (ω) electron affinity, and chemical potential (μ), were computed based on the FMO energies. Molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) maps were used to identify nucleophilic and electrophilic sites in complexes. Within the examined complexes, TDDFT and NBO analysis shed light on bonding, electronic transitions and stabilizing interactions. Ligands morin, myricetin, and quercetin exhibited higher HOMO-LUMO gap than their corresponding metal complexes, suggesting electron transfer may be faster in the metal complexes. The metal complexes displayed more negative electrostatic potentials. The absorption spectra of the ligands ranged from 258 to 360 nm, whereas their complexes exhibited a broader range from 252 to 1035 nm. These spectra provided important insights into charge transfer and electronic transitions, enhancing our knowledge of electronic and bonding characteristics of such compounds.
Methods:
G16 software is used to optimize all species. B3LYP functional was employed in combination with LanL2DZ basis set for Cu and Zn, and 6-311G(d,p) basis set for other atoms (C, H and O). Natural bond orbital examination was conducted in order to investigate interactions between the filled orbitals of one unit and empty orbitals of other unit. ORCA software was utilized to compute spectral features, incorporating ZORA method to account for relativistic effects. TDDFT studies is carried out using B3LYP functional to calculate excitation energies.
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