Application of the Semiempirical RM1 method (Recife Model 1) and the MOPAC Software for the theoretical description of the electronic structure of Xanthohumol (2´,4´,6´,4-tetrahydroxy-3´-prenyl-chalcone)

Authors

  • Rebeca Oliveira Golçalves Southwest Bahia State University image/svg+xml
  • Beatriz Pereira do Nascimento Southwest Bahia State University image/svg+xml
  • Rodrigo Veiga Tenório de Albuquerque Southwest Bahia State University image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22481/exon.v12i2.20601

Keywords:

Computational Quantum Chemistry, RM1 Semiempirical Method, xanthohumol

Abstract

In this paper, the electronic properties of xanthohumol were obtained by using computational quantum  calculations and the semiempirical method RM1. Several properties were calculated, such as:  vibrational modes in the infrared region, the electrostatic potential surface, the morphology of the  HOMO / LUMO boundary orbital and the electronic population analysis of each atom that constitutes  the studied molecule. The results showed that the optimized molecular geometry led to the obtaining of  vibrational spectra with characteristic bands which could be correlated with those observed experimentally. The morphology of the HOMO / LUMO orbitals, the electrostatic potential map and  population analysis, using the Mulliken model, showed that the molecule presents regions susceptible  to well-characterized electrophilic and nucleophilic attacks, with the electronic density being quite  localized in the atoms of oxygen of the carbonyl group, followed by the oxygen atoms of the hydroxyl  groups. On the other hand, it was observed that the hydrogen atoms in the entire molecule have a  deficit of electrons, accompanied by the carbon atoms that are linked to the oxygen atoms. On the other  hand, the rest of the carbon atoms present in the molecule have a localized excess of negative charge.  In this

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

GOLÇALVES, Rebeca Oliveira; DO NASCIMENTO, Beatriz Pereira; DE ALBUQUERQUE, Rodrigo Veiga Tenório. Application of the Semiempirical RM1 method (Recife Model 1) and the MOPAC Software for the theoretical description of the electronic structure of Xanthohumol (2´,4´,6´,4-tetrahydroxy-3´-prenyl-chalcone) . Exatas Online, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 2, p. 37–45, 2021. DOI: 10.22481/exon.v12i2.20601. Disponível em: https://periodicos2.uesb.br/exon/article/view/20601. Acesso em: 2 oct. 2026.