Research Article

Quantum Chemical Investigation on the Antioxidant Activity of Neutral and Anionic Forms of Juglone: Metal Chelation and Its Effect on Radical Scavenging Activity

Table 5

Gas and aqueous phases values of the antioxidant activity descriptors of the chelates studied, calculated at DFT/B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level.

MediaMol.BDE
(kJ/mol)
BDFE
(kJ/mol)
IP
(eV)
IPFE
(eV)
PDE
(kJ/mol)
PDFE
(kJ/mol)
PA
(kJ/mol)
PAFE
(kJ/mol)
ETE
(kJ/mol)
ETFE
(kJ/mol)

GasJ417.1377.38.648.54899.2865.21422.01386.1312.7302.2
Mg(II)290.0256.816.4416.3420.7−9.1473.5444.41133.11122.8
Ca(II)297.0263.715.3015.13137.4113.9562.8533.91050.81040.3
Fe(II)274.3242.416.2716.1920.6−8.7414.5386.61176.51167.3
Co(II)262.8231.716.2316.1312.8−14.1408.6380.41169.81161.8
Ni(II)290.4261.316.7716.72−11.0−40.8400.7375.41206.41197.3
Cu(II)299.7268.316.4816.3525.62.7411.4381.11203.91198.7
Cu(I)324.6291.412.7412.66411.4381.0894.1867.4746.1735.5
Zn(II)286.2253.616.4916.3911.6−17.6422.5393.61180.31170.5

WaterJ400.4360.25.574.9941.6−42.6192.2109386.2330.0
Mg(II)346.4314.76.385.82−89.2−168.633.4−45.1493.3438.4
Ca(II)355.5319.25.825.28−27.2−110.782.37.3452.5391.5
Fe(II)324.8291.86.425.85−115.2−193.87.1−73.3497.0443.7
Co(II)346.9313.86.686.10−118.6−195.726.4−54.2499.8446.7
Ni(II)363.1328.86.866.33−118.7−203.2−8.8−90.0552.1497.4
Cu(II)312.1276.26.926.41−174.9−262.6−67.3−147.8559.7503.6
Cu(I)315.8279.55.835.25−67.3−147.865.5−20.5429.6379.4
Zn(II)343.8306.56.395.80−93.5−174.815.6−66.3507.5451.5