The substituent and solvent effects on the antioxidant activity of the ferulic acid derivations. | [Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan • 2014]

Author(s):

1. Meysamnajafi: Department of Mathematics, Anar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Anar, Iran

2. Shaziaanwerbukhari: Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

3. Saeed Ahmad Nagra: Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

4. Syed Ali Raza Naqvi: Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract:

The antioxidant activity of ortho and meta substituted ferulic acid derivatives have been investigated in the gas phase and water. The reaction enthalpies of antioxidant activity of studied derivatives have been calculated and compared with corresponding values of ferulic acid. Results show that EWG substituents increase the BDE, IP, while EDG ones cause a rise in the PA. The ferulic acid derivatives with lowest BDE, IP and PA values were identified as the compounds with high antioxidant activity. Results show that the substituents at ortho position have high potential for synthesis of novel ferulic acid derivatives. Results show that ferulic acid derivatives can process their protective role via HAT and SPLET mechanism in gas phase and solvent, respectively. The calculated reaction enthalpies of the substituted ferulic acids have linear dependences with Hammett constants and EHOMO that can be utilized in the selection of suitable substituents for the synthesis of novel antioxidants based on ferulic acid.

Page(s): 268-276

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Published: Journal: Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Year: 2014

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