Synthesis, X-ray structural, characterization, NBO and HOMO-LUMO analysis using DFT study of 4-methyl-N-(naphthalene-1-yl)benzene sulfonamide

The sulfonamide compound, 4-methyl-N-(naphthalene-1-yl)benzene sulfonamide (abbreviated as 4MNBS) was synthesized from the reaction of 4-methyl benzene sulfonyl chloride with 1-naphthyl amine. The 4MNBS was characterized by FTIR, H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermal analysis. By using the Density Functional Theory (DFT) method with 6-31G(d,p) basis set, the molecular geometry and vibrational frequencies were calculated and compared with the experimental data. The title compound crystallizes in the triclinic system of space group p-1 with a = 10.3873(7) angstrom, b = 10.4090(7) angstrom, c = 15.7084(10) angstrom; alpha = 75.735(3)degrees; beta = 70.737(3)degrees; gamma = 68.120(3)degrees and z = 4. Stability of the molecule arising from hyper conjugative interactions, charge delocalization has been analyzed using natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. In addition, atomic charges, frontier molecular orbitals and molecular electrostatic potential were computed by using Density Functional Theory (DFT/B3LYP) 6-31G(d,p) basis set. The calculated HOMO and LUMO energies show that charge transfer occurs in the molecule. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.