Theoretical structural and vibrational study of 5-trifluoromethyluracil. A comparison with uracil

Roxana Rudyk, María E. Ramos, María A. Checa, Eduardo E. Chamorro, Silvia A. Brandán

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Abstract

In the present work, a comparative study on the structural and vibrational properties of the 5-trifluoromethyluracil (TFMU) derivative with those corresponding to uracil in gas and aqueous solution phases was performed combining the available H1-NMR, C13-NMR, F19-NMR and FTIR spectra with Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. Three stable conformers were theoretically determined in both media by using the hybrid B3LYP/6-31G∗ method. The solvent effects were simulated by means of the self-consistent reaction field (SCRF) method employing the integral equation formalism variant (IEFPCM). Complete assignments of the vibrational spectra in both phases were performed combining the internal coordinates analysis and the DFT calculations with the Scaled Quantum Mechanics Force Field (SQMFF) methodology. The atomic charges, bond orders, solvation energies, dipole moments, molecular electrostatic potentials and force constants parameters were calculated for the three conformers of TFMU in gas phase and aqueous solution.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering 2014, ICCMSE 2014
EditorsTheodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Zacharoula Kalogiratou, Theodore Monovasilis
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages912-915
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9780735412552
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Oct 2014
EventInternational Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering 2014, ICCMSE 2014 - Athens, Greece
Duration: 4 Apr 20147 Apr 2014

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1618
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Other

OtherInternational Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering 2014, ICCMSE 2014
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period4/04/147/04/14

Keywords

  • DFT calculations
  • force field
  • molecular structure
  • trifluoromethyluracil
  • vibrational spectra

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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