Juliana Fedoce Lopes

Supramolecular complex of fluoxetine with β-cyclodextrin: An experimental and theoretical study

In this work the complex formed between beta-cyclodextrin (betaCD) and fluoxetine (FLU) was investigated by experimental and computational methods. From Horizontal Attenuated Total Reflectance (HATR) was possible to verify a strong modification in the vibrational modes of betaCD and FLU, indicating interactions between them. The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) experiments confirm these interactions through the change in chemical shifts in (1)H spectra, reduction in longitudinal relaxation times values, and the Nuclear Ouverhauser Effect confirm the inclusion of aromatic rings of FLU into the betaCD. The structures of the proposed inclusion compounds were optimized at PM3 semiempirical level of theory. In addition, single point calculations at the Density Functional Theory (DFT) level, using the Becke, Lee, Yang, and Parr functional and 6-31G(d,p) basis set, were used to determine the interaction energy for these structures. The DFT calculations identified the aromatic ring, which contains the CF(3) group as the most stable into the betaCD by an amount of, 11.7 kcal mol(-1), in the gas phase. Polarized continuum model, at the DFT level mentioned, was used to investigate the solvent effect, and the results corroborated the gas phase analysis. A high equilibrium constant (K approximately 6921+/-316) and the stoichiometry, 1:1, were obtained by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) experiments.

Multi-equilibrium system based on sertraline and β-cyclodextrin supramolecular complex in aqueous solution

Sertraline (SRT) is a widely used antidepressant whose poor solubility in water limits its oral applicability. Thus, the aim of this work was the evaluation of a multi-equilibrium system based on β-cyclodextrin (βCD) and SRT. The inclusion compounds (ICs) were investigated by infrared spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and (1)H and 2D ROESY nuclear magnetic resonance experiments. SRT solubility was predicted in vitro in water and biomimetic fluids. The SRT in presence of βCD at 1:1 and 1:2 molar ratios was more soluble than free SRT in all biomimetics media investigated. The FTIR-HATR showed that βCD νC-O-C stretching band was reduced in presence of SRT, suggesting the interactions between them. Additionally, titration process and Jobs plot provided information on the ICs stoichiometry and evidenced the multi-equilibrium coexistence in aqueous solution. According to the ITC, SRT:βCD interaction process was spontaneous and exothermic with a high affinity binding constant (K=14,726 M(-1)). Additionally, the stoichiometry coefficient (n) was 1.63, which was comparable to that found by FITR-HATR. The (1)H and 2D ROESY verified multiple SRT sites included into the host cavity. Theoretical calculations depicted the relative energy of different proposed ICs structures, in which the 1:2 IC was the most stable.

An Investigation of the BSSE Effect on the Evaluation of Ab Initio Interaction Energies for Cisplatin-Water Complexes

In this article the role played by the effective core potential (Pt atom) on the evaluation of basis set superposition error (BSSE) and interaction energies for the complex between cisplatin ([Pt(NH3)2Cl2]) and water was investigated. Eight distinct spatial monomer orientations in the cisplatin-water complex were considered with the counterpoise procedure being employed to calculate the BSSE. The BSSE effect on potential energy curves, required for the determination of Lennard-Jones parameters, is also discussed. The calculations were performed at the HF, DFT (BLYP, B3LYP, BP86, PBE, PW91 functional) and MP2 level with Poples split valence and Dunnings correlated consistent basis sets.

QUANTUM CHEMICAL STUDY OF CISPLATIN-WATER COMPLEXES: AN INVESTIGATION OF ELECTRON CORRELATION EFFECTS

The interaction of cisplatin ([Pt(NH3)2Cl2]) with water was studied for distinct complexation modes aiming to investigate the level of calculation required to describe transition metal complexes of biological relevance, where large scale ab initio post-Hartree-Fock calculations are usually precluded. Coupled Cluster (CCSD(T)) single point calculations employing MP2 and MP4(SDQ) optimized geometries and good quality basis sets, using effective core potential for platinum atom, are reported as well as Density Functional Theory (DFT) results employing various exchange-correlation functional. The importance of electron correlation effects for the calculation of interaction energies is discussed. The extension of correlation energy recovered by DFT was assessed considering the CCSD(T) results as reference. The recently developed M06-2x functional showed the best overall agreement with CCSD(T) calculations. The relative importance of the electrostatic and dispersion contributions to the interaction energy was e...