Abstract
The conformations of oxidized and reduced isoalloxazine have been examined by a molecular orbital method, PRDDO (partial retention of diatomic differential overlap). The angle theta of fold about the N...N line of the central ring is zero for the planar oxidized form, but a bend of theta = 10 degrees requires only 2 kcal/mol. On the other hand, the reduced form is nonplanar (theta approximately 15 degrees), and the barrier for reversal of this bend is 4 kcal/mol, comparable with that in simple amines. Molecular properties and reactivity are interpreted in terms of charge and orbital distributions, and localized molecular orbitals have been derived by the method of Boys.
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