Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.692, 117-123, 2018
Theoretical investigation on the molecular inclusion process of urease inhibitors into p-sulfonic acid calix[4,6]arenes
The present paper reports results from a theoretical analysis of the host/guest inclusion process involving two Biginelli adducts urease inhibitors into the p-sulfonic acid calix[4,6] arenes. Structure and stabilization energies, were calculated, in aqueous phase, and in 1:1 and 2:1 M ratios, by DFT/B97D calculations. As main result we found the BGA-1@p-SAC[6] complex as the most stable specie in 2:1 stoichiometry. For this complex, the BGA-1 molecule remains trapped inside the p-SAC[6] tubular dimer with the guest totally encapsulated. Besides, the formation of hydrogen bonds between two p-SAC[6] hosts play a major role on the inclusion complex stabilization. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.