Evaluation of optical activities by modern semi-empirical methods

摘要

Modern semi-empirical molecular orbital methods are applied herein to the direct calculation of the optical rotatory strengths of model molecules. In addition to MNDO, AM1, and PM3 methods, RM1, PM6, and PM7 wavefunctions are used for evaluation of the dipole transition moments. The octant rule for carbonyl compounds is well-adhered to using the RM1, PM6, and PM7 methods and is reasonably consistent with the charge-transfer perturbations with regard to the substituents. By using the up-to-date methods RM1 and PM7, circular dichroism (CD) spectra of a typical helicene are also well-reproduced using complete active space configuration interactions. The CD spectral profiles are significantly improved relative to those obtained using conventional CNDO/S or INDO/S levels of theory and are complemented by optical rotatory dispersion spectra. As a platform for analyzing biopolymers, test calculations for polypeptides are also presented. ? 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Modern semi-empirical molecular orbital methods are applied to direct calculation of optical rotatory strengths. The octant rule for asymmetric ketones is reasonably related to the charge-transfer perturbations of the substituents. The up-to-date methods well reproduce circular dichroism/optical rotatory dispersion spectra of a typical helicene with configuration interactions. The applicability to biopolymers is also evaluated using fundamental polypeptides as targets. The results indicate that these methods may serve as practical predictors of chiroptical properties.