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Heteroaromatic ?-stacking energy landscapes.


ABSTRACT: In this study we investigate ?-stacking interactions of a variety of aromatic heterocycles with benzene using dispersion corrected density functional theory. We calculate extensive potential energy surfaces for parallel-displaced interaction geometries. We find that dispersion contributes significantly to the interaction energy and is complemented by a varying degree of electrostatic interactions. We identify geometric preferences and minimum interaction energies for a set of 13 5- and 6-membered aromatic heterocycles frequently encountered in small drug-like molecules. We demonstrate that the electrostatic properties of these systems are a key determinant for their orientational preferences. The results of this study can be applied in lead optimization for the improvement of stacking interactions, as it provides detailed energy landscapes for a wide range of coplanar heteroaromatic geometries. These energy landscapes can serve as a guide for ring replacement in structure-based drug design.

SUBMITTER: Huber RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4037317 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Heteroaromatic π-stacking energy landscapes.

Huber Roland G RG   Margreiter Michael A MA   Fuchs Julian E JE   von Grafenstein Susanne S   Tautermann Christofer S CS   Liedl Klaus R KR   Fox Thomas T  

Journal of chemical information and modeling 20140509 5


In this study we investigate π-stacking interactions of a variety of aromatic heterocycles with benzene using dispersion corrected density functional theory. We calculate extensive potential energy surfaces for parallel-displaced interaction geometries. We find that dispersion contributes significantly to the interaction energy and is complemented by a varying degree of electrostatic interactions. We identify geometric preferences and minimum interaction energies for a set of 13 5- and 6-membere  ...[more]

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