Research Article

In Silico Study of Spacer Arm Length Influence on Drug Vectorization by Fullerene C60

Table 1

(a) Geometric parameters values of free and added TQ (trans) onto C60. (b) Theoretical geometric parameters values of free TQ (cis).
(a)

TQ transTQ + C60
Geometrical parametersSTO-3G6-31G(d)6-311++G(d,p)STO-3G
HFB3LYPB3LYP [22]MPW1PW91 [22]MP2 [22]B3LYP [22]MPW1PW91 [22]HF

Distances (Å)
 C4–C51.5031.5071.5031.4971.4941.5041.4971.482
 C6–C11.4821.4811.4791.4741.4751.4781.4731.503
 C1–C21.4971.5031.4981.4931.4891.4981.4931.483
 C2=C31.3361.3591.3471.3431.3521.3441.3401.336
 C5=C61.3381.3611.3481.3441.3541.3441.3411.338
 C4–C31.4831.4821.4791.4751.4751.4791.4731.497
 C2–C111.5051.5061.4991.4911.4961.4971.4891.540
 C5–C151.5191.5201.5141.5061.5051.5121.5041.540
 C15–C171.5471.5581.5461.5371.5361.5451.5361.540
 C15–C211.5371.5421.5341.5251.5261.5331.5241.540
 C4=O91.2271.2611.2281.2221.2401.2221.2171.227
 C1=O101.2271.2611.2271.2221.2401.2221.217
Angles (°)
 C5–C4–C3118.9118.9118.6118.7119.0118.6118.6118.8
 C5–C4–O9121.0120.8121.1120.9120.9121.1121.0120.4
 C3–C4–O9120.0120.2120.3120.3120.1120.3120.3120.7

(b)

TQ Cis
Geometrical parametersSTO-3G6-31G(d)6-311++G(d,p)
HFB3LYPB3LYP [22]MPW1PW91 [22]MP2 [22]B3LYP [22]MPW1PW91 [22]

Distances (Å)
 C4–C51.5021.5071.5021.4971.4931.5031.496
 C6–C11.4821.4811.4791.4741.4751.4781.473
 C1–C21.4971.5031.4971.4931.4881.4981.492
 C2=C31.3361.3591.3471.3431.3521.3431.340
 C5=C61.3381.3611.3491.3451.3591.3461.342
 C4–C31.4841.4831.4821.4761.4771.4801.475
 C2–C111.5051.5061.4991.4911.4961.4971.489
 C5–C151.5211.5231.5171.5091.5071.5161.508
 C15–C171.5451.5531.5431.5341.5331.5421.533
 C15–C211.5451.5531.5431.5341.5331.5421.533
 C4=O91.2271.2611.2281.2231.2411.2221.217
 C1=O101.2271.2611.2271.2211.2391.2221.216
Angles (°)
 C5–C4–C3118.7118.7118.4118.5118.7118.4118.5
 C5–C4–O9121.7121.6121.9121.8121.9121.7121.7
 C3–C4–O9119.5119.7119.7119.7119.4119.8119.8