Synthesis and DFT Quantum Chemical Calculations of Novel Pyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-7(1H)-one Derivatives

In this study, a convenient procedure for the preparation of pyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-7(1H)-one derivatives is described. The new pyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-7(1H)-one derivatives (2a, b) were synthesized from the cyclocondensation reaction of the compounds 1-amino-5-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyrimidin-2(1H)-one (1a) and 1-amino-5-(4-methylbenzoyl)-4-(4-methylphenyl)pyrimidin-2(1H)-one (1b) with α-chloroacetone. The structures of the compounds (2a, b) were characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectroscopic techniques. In addition to experimental study in order to find molecular properties, quantum-chemical calculations of the new pyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-7(1H)-one derivatives (2a, b) were carried out by using DFT/B3LYP method with the 6-311G(d,p) and 6-311++G(2d,2p) basic sets. Quantum chemical features such as HOMO, LUMO, HOMO-LUMO energy gap, chemical hardness, chemical softness, electronegativity, chemical potential, dipole moment etc. values for gas and solvent phase of neutral molecules were calculated and discussed.

Murat Saracoglu, Zulbiye Kokbudak, Zeynep Çimen and Fatma Kandemirli