title: Theoretical investigations on the molecular structure, vibrational spectra, HOMO-LUMO analyses and NBO study of 1-[(Cyclopropylmethoxy)methyl]-5-ethyl-6-(4-methylbenzyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione.
abstract: The FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 1-[(Cyclopropylmethoxy)methyl]-5-ethyl-6-(4-methylbenzyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione were recorded. In this work, experimental and theoretical study on the molecular structure and vibrational wavenumbers of the title compound are presented. The vibrational wavenumbers were obtained theoretically at the DFT level and were compared with the experimental results. The study is extended to calculate the HOMO-LUMO energy gap, NBO, mapped molecular electrostatic potential and first hyperpolarizability. The calculated first hyperpolarizability of the title compound is 9.15 times that of urea and hence the title compound and the series of compounds it represents are attractive candidates for further studies in non linear optical applications. In the title compound, the HOMO of π nature is delocalized over the phenyl ring while the LUMO is located over the pyrimidine ring. The inter-molecular hydrogen bonding at O7 and N1H25 positions in each monomer give rise to a C2-symmetry dimer which is predicted to be about 10kcalmol(-1) more stable than the monomeric form.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ebtehal S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Al-Abdullah
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Fatima Mata National College, Kollam, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Y Sheena
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Mary
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, TKM College of Arts and Science, Kollam, Kerala, India. Electronic address: cyphyp@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: C Yohannan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Panicker
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Nasser R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: El-Brollosy
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology (KAIN), King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ali A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: El-Emam
authors.affiliation: University of Antwerp, Chemistry Department, Universiteitsplein 1, B2610 Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Alsenoy
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdulaziz A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Al-Saadi
mesh_terms: D003521:Cyclopropanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D003521:Cyclopropanes; D011743:Pyrimidines
keywords: Cyclopropyl; FT-Raman; FTIR; Methoxy; Pyrimidine