A DFT Study of Vibrational Spectra and Mutagenicity Predictions of Mononitrated Fluoranthenes
The Raman and infrared (IR) spectra of the mononitrated fluoranthenes (1-, 2-, 3-, 7-, and 8-nitrofluoranthene), important environmental pollutants that induce mutagenic/carcinogenic effects upon mammalian and bacterial cells, were studied via density functional theory, using optimized
geometries at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) and PBE0/6-311+G(d,p) levels of theory. The predicted harmonic vibrational frequencies were used in normal mode assignments. To validate the spectra, experimental fluoranthene and 3-nitrofluoranthene were used to benchmark the predicted spectra. The scaled
harmonic frequencies below 2000 cm−1are in good agreement to experiment to <5 cm−1and 10 cm−1or better at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) and PBE0/6-311+G(d,p) levels, respectively. The high intensity nitro asymmetric/symmetric stretch
modes (νasym/νsymNO2), ν(C‐C) and ν(C‐H) stretch frequencies were then considered, and used in distinguishing nitrofluoranthene isomers. The νsym(NO2) frequency shifts are correlated to the observed mutagenic
potencies, thus shedding light on their relative reactivity. The observed differential mutagenic-vibrational correlations, and implications of the νNO2shifts/biological mutagenic potencies between nitrofluoranthene isomers are then discussed.
Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds to view the supplemental file.
Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds to view the supplemental file.
Keywords: DFT; IR/Raman spectra; dipole moments; infrared-mutagenicity correlations; nitrofluoranthenes; potential energy distributions; symmetric/asymmetric nitro stretch
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
Publication date: 20 October 2013
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