ArticleJournal of molecular modeling2026
Experimental and theoretical insights into the hydrogen bonding and electronic structure of febuxostat-urea cocrystal: a combined FT-IR and DFT study.
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contextA 1:1 supramolecular cocrystal of febuxostat (FXT) and urea was investigated to elucidate its structural, electronic, thermodynamic, and non-linear optical (NLO) characteristics. Ground-state geometry optimization (-2029.1013 a.u.) of an extended FXT+3urea model revealed a highly stable hydrogen-bonded architecture, driven by complementary electrostatic extremes identified via MESP mapping. QTAIM analysis confirmed that the primary intermolecular hydrogen bonds possess partial covalent character with a maximum stabilization energy of -17.14 kcal/mol. This stability is governed by massive donor-acceptor interactions, notably an NBO lone pair to antibonding transition (n(O39) → σ*(C14-H15)). Frontier molecular orbital analysis indicated a narrowed HOMO-LUMO gap (4.09 eV) upon cocrystallization, demonstrating enhanced chemical reactivity. Furthermore, the cocrystal exhibited theoretically validated thermodynamic stability (C
methodsPure FXT was isolated from commercial tablets and verified via UV-visible spectroscopy. Cocrystals were synthesized via solvent evaporation. Quantum chemical computations were performed using DFT at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level. Calculated vibrational spectra exhibited strong agreement with experimental FT-IR results. Intermolecular interactions and electronic properties were quantitatively assessed using QTAIM, NBO, and MESP analyses.
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