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The Use of MM/QM calculations of 13C chemical shifts in the analysis of Edaravone tautomers
Abraham, R.J. Cooper, M.A. Aghamohammadi, Amin Liu, Xiangli
Abraham, R.J.
Cooper, M.A.
Aghamohammadi, Amin
Liu, Xiangli
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The 13C NMR chemical shifts of the three Edaravone tautomers (keto, enol, and amine) were calculated using a combined molecular mechanics (Pcmod 9.1/MMFF94) and ab initio (GIAO (B3LYP/DFT, 6–31 + G(d)) model. This method gave such good agreement with experiment that the assignment of the complex spectrum of Edaravone in solution, which is a mixture of the three tautomers could be made. This has been attempted previously by various methods with diverse results. In CDCl3 solution, the observed spectra show only one form, the keto tautomer, and this is also the case with acetonitrile solvent. Acetone solvent reacts with Edavarone in the NMR tube. In the other solvents studied, methanol, pyridine, DMSO, trifluoroethanol (TFE), there is a mixture of the tautomers with populations which vary with the solvent. The application of the shift predictions allows the assignment of the 13C spectra to the three tautomers and from this the proportions of the tautomers in the solution. The results at times differ significantly from previous studies, and this is discussed.
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Abraham RJ, Cooper MA, Aghamohammadi A et al (2022) The use of MM/QM calculations of 13C chemical shifts in the analysis of Edaravone tautomers. Journal of Solution Chemistry. 51: 1162-1167.
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