THE EFFECT OF SUBSTITUTION ON STRUCTURE, INTRAMOLECULAR HYDROGEN BONDING STRENGTH, ELECTRON DENSITY AND RESONANCE IN 3-AMINO 2-IMINOMETHYL ACRYL ALDEHYDE

Abstract

B3LYP/6-311++G** calculations have been carried out to simulate the influence of substitutions in position R1and R2of 3-amino 2-iminomethyl acryl aldehyde on intramolecular hydrogen bond strength. The following substituents are taken into considerations: CN, NO2, Cl, F, CH3, CHO, NH2, C2H5, SH, SCH3, CF3and CH3CO and their vibrational frequencies are calculated at the same level of theory. Quantum theory of "Atoms in Molecules" and Natural Bond Orbitals method were applied to analyzed H-bond interactions. The electron density (ρ) and Laplacian (∇2ρ) properties, estimated by AIM calculations, indicate that N⋯H bond possesses low ρ and positive ∇2ρ values which are in agreement with electrostatic character of the HBs, whereas N–H bonds have covalent character (∇2ρ < 0). Natural population analysis data, the electron density and Laplacian properties, as well as, ν(N-H)and γ(N-H)have been used to evaluate the hydrogen bonding interactions.