Quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) of 4-amino-2,6-diarylpyrimidine-5-carbonitriles with anti-inflammatory activity

The experimental anti-inflammatory activities of eight 4-amino-2,6-diarylpyrimidine-5-carbonitriles were subjected to a QSAR analysis based on results from B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) and AM1 electronic structure calculations. Principal component analyses and regressions based on these data indicate that potentially more active compounds should have low dipole moment and partition coefficient values and also be affected by the values of the charges of the carbon atoms through which the two aromatic rings are bonded to the pyrimidinic ring. Two new molecules were predicted to be at least as active as those with the highest activities used in the model building stage. One of them, having a methoxy group attached to one of the aromatic rings, was predicted to have an anti-inflammatory activity value of 52.3%. This molecule was synthesized and its experimental activity was found to be 52.8%, in agreement with the AM1 theoretical prediction. This value is 5% higher than the largest value used for modeling

Application of factorial design for the ab initio study of cis- and trans-1,2 dihaloethylene stabilities

The chemometric technique Two Level Factorial Design was used to evaluate the principal and interaction effects of wave function modifications on calculated energy differences (DE) between the cis and trans isomers of 1,2-dihaloethylenes, C2H2X2 (X=F and Cl). The factorial profile of DE is quite different for these systems. The addition of polarization and diffuse functions to the basis set have the largest effects in describing cis 1,2-difluoroethylene as the most stable isomer. In contrast electronic correlation, at the MP2 level, and the inclusion of polarization functions in the basis set have the largest effects in describing the cis form as the most stable one in the 1,2-dichloroethylenes. In both systems the interaction effects are smaller than the principal effects

Principal component analysis of molecular geometries of Cis- and trans-C2H2X2 with X = F or Cl

PC1 and PC2 score graphs show how calculated molecular geometries depend on characteristics of the molecular wave-functions of cis- and trans- difluoro- and dichloroethylene. PC1 and PC2 separate the results obtained with or without polarization functions and with or without the inclusion of electronic correlation. The quality of the experimental geometries are analyzed projecting them on the PC score graphs. Using this procedure, Takeo's geometry obtained from microwave transitions does not compares with any of the ab initio calculations for cis-C2H2Cl2 , whereas Schäfer's geometry obtaines from gas electron diffraction spectroscopy is in good agreement with the MP2/cc-pVDZ, MP2/cc-aug-pVDZ and CCD/cc-pVDZ calculations

Principal component analysis of molecular geometries of Cis- and trans-C2H2X2 with X = F or Cl

PC1 and PC2 score graphs show how calculated molecular geometries depend on characteristics of the molecular wave-functions of cis- and trans- difluoro- and dichloroethylene. PC1 and PC2 separate the results obtained with or without polarization functions and with or without the inclusion of electronic correlation. The quality of the experimental geometries are analyzed projecting them on the PC score graphs. Using this procedure, Takeo's geometry obtained from microwave transitions does not compares with any of the ab initio calculations for cis-C2H2Cl2 , whereas Schäfer's geometry obtaines from gas electron diffraction spectroscopy is in good agreement with the MP2/cc-pVDZ, MP2/cc-aug-pVDZ and CCD/cc-pVDZ calculations