Quantum Computational, Spectroscopic and Molecular Docking Studies on N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)picolinamide

In this work, the quantum computations of newly synthesized N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)picolinamide (4-HPP) is focused. Density functional theory (DFT) was used to perform the quantum calculations. The optimized molecular geometry was obtained using the B3LYP and MP2 methods employing 6-311++G(d,p) basis set, which served as the foundation for all subsequent calculations. The experimental data was compared with the calculated vibrational frequencies and NMR spectra. With the use of the molecular electrostatic potential surface (MEP) and the Fukui functions, the charge distribution, reactive regions and electrostatic potential were displayed. The chemical activity of the 4-HPP was evaluated by the energy difference between HOMO and LUMO. For better understanding of the intermolecular charge transfer (ICT), natural bond order analysis (NBO) was used. At various temperatures, thermodynamic parameters such as Gibb’s free energy, enthalpy and entropy were determined. The electrophilicity index was used to portray the molecule’s bioactivity and molecular docking was used to show the interaction between the ligand and the protein. The nature of the molecule was determined by drug similarity when expecting its application for medical purposes.