Research Article

Structural, Electronic, and Vibrational Properties of Isoniazid and Its Derivative N-Cyclopentylidenepyridine-4-carbohydrazide: A Quantum Chemical Study

Table 5

Lowest energy, HOMO-LUMO gap (frontier orbital energy gap) and dipole moment of isoniazid and N-cyclopentylidenepyridine-4-carbohydrazide (CPPC) by (B3LYP)/6-311 G (d, p) and (B3LYP)/LANL2DZ methods.

ParametersIsoniazid N-Cyclopentylidenepyridine-4-carbohydrazide
LANL2DZ6-311 G (d, p)LANL2DZ6-311 G (d, p)

Energy (in au)−472.2226−472.4245−666.3336−666.6202
Dipole moment (in Debye)5.494.946.255.37
HOMO−6.8353−6.8852−6.7673−6.7821
LUMO−1.8800−1.9129−1.9815−1.9875
Frontier orbital energy gap (eV)4.95524.97234.78574.7946