title: A DFT investigation of structure, spectroscopic properties and tautomerism of the anticonvulsant drug Lyrica.
abstract: The Lyrica (Pregabalin) is a novel anticonvulsant and neuropathic pain drug, which could exist as four possible conformers. Herein, employing density functional theory (DFT), and handling the solvent effects with the PCM model, the structural parameters, energetic behavior, natural bond orbital analysis (NBO), as well as tautomerism mechanization of the Lyrica are investigated. The L1 (-OH form) is the most stable conformer of the Lyrica, which can be tautomerized to the L5 (-NH form) tautomer. The tautomerism reaction includes an intramolecular-proton transfer, which affects considerably the structural parameters and atomic charges of the L1. The DFT-computed NMR chemical shifts and IR vibrational frequencies are good in agreement with the experimental values, confirming suitability of the optimized geometry for the Lyrica.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Zohre
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sadeghzade
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran. Electronic address: beiramabadi6285@mshdiau.ac.ir.
authors.forename: S Ali
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Beyramabadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morsali
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000737:chemistry*; D066241:Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D000069583:Pregabalin / Q000737:chemistry*; D066244:Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012996:Solutions; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D012996:Solutions; D000069583:Pregabalin
keywords: DFT; Intramolecular proton transfer; Lyrica; PCM; Pregabalin; Tautomerism