Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization of novel 16α-(3-acetyl phenyl amino)-3β-hydroxy pregn-5-ene-20-one, its molecular structure, NBO analysis, intramolecular interactions studied by DFT and AIM approach

A novel compound 16α-(3-acetyl phenyl amino)-3β-hydroxy pregn-5-ene-20-one was synthesized by Michael addition reaction and characterized with the aid of 1H, 13C NMR, IR, UV and mass spectrometry. The molecular geometry of synthesized compound was calculated in the ground state by density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP) using 6-31G(d,p) basis set. 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts were calculated using Gauge-Including Atomic Orbital (GIAO) approach and these values were correlated with the experimental observations. The electronic properties such as HOMO and LUMO energies were calculated using time dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT). Stability of the molecule as a result of hyperconjugative interactions and electron delocalization were analyzed using natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. Intramolecular interactions were analyzed by AIM approach. Local reactivity descriptors were calculated to study the reactive site within the molecule.