Research Article

A Theoretical Study of the Relationships between Electronic Structure and CB1 and CB2 Cannabinoid Receptor Binding Affinity in a Group of 1-Aryl-5-(1-H-pyrrol-1-yl)-1-H-pyrazole-3-carboxamides

Table 1

Local atomic reactivity indices and their meaning.

LARINamePhysical meaning

Net atomic charge of atom Electrostatic interaction
Total atomic electrophilic superdelocalizability of atom Total atomic electron-donating capacity of atom (MO-MO interaction)
Total atomic nucleophilic superdelocalizability of atom Total atomic electron-accepting capacity of atom (MO-MO interaction)
Orbital atomic electrophilic superdelocalizability of atom and occupied MO Electron-donating capacity of atom at occupied MO (MO-MO interaction)
Orbital atomic nucleophilic superdelocalizability of atom and empty MO Electron-accepting capacity of atom at empty MO (MO-MO interaction)
Fukui index of atom Total electron population of atom (MO-MO interaction)
Fukui index of atom and
occupied MO
Electron population of occupied MO at atom (MO-MO interaction)
Fukui index of atom and
empty MO
Electron population of empty MO at atom (MO-MO interaction)
Local atomic electronic chemical potential of atom Propensity of atom to gain or lose electrons
Local atomic hardness of atom Resistance of atom to exchange electrons with the environment
Local atomic softness of atom The inverse of
Local atomic electrophilicity of atom Predisposition of atom to receive extra electronic charge together with its resistance to exchange charge with the medium
Maximal amount of electronic charge atom may receiveMaximal amount of electronic charge that atom may receive