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Table 6 The donor–acceptor interactions and second-order perturbation energies (E(2), kcal/mol) related to charge transfer between Temozolomide and HCM-Cellulose

From: Theoretical study of interaction between temozolomide anticancer drug and hydroxyethyl carboxymethyl cellulose nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery by DFT quantum mechanical calculation

Donor NBO (i)

Acceptor NBO (j)

E(2) kcal/mol

E(j)-E(i) a.u

F(i,j) a.u

From HCM-Cellulose to Temozolomide

σ C5-H25

Ï€* O42-C52

0.24

0.48

0.010

Ï€ C20-O41

Ï€* N47-N48

0.15

0.32

0.007

σ O21-H40

σ* O43-C55

0.25

1.30

0.016

σ O21-H40

Ï€* O43-C55

0.27

0.74

0.014

LP (1) O1

σ* C54-H58

0.14

0.98

0.011

LP (1) O9

Ï€* N46-C53

0.11

0.58

0.008

LP (2) O9

Ï€* N46-C53

0.20

0.28

0.007

From Temozolomide to HCM-Cellulose

Ï€ O42-C52

σ* C3-H23

0.80

0.88

0.024

Ï€ O42-C52

σ* C5-H25

0.10

0.86

0.008

σ O43-C55

σ* O21-H40

0.50

1.45

0.024

Ï€ O43-C55

σ* O21-H40

2.66

0.79

0.041

Ï€ N49-C55

σ* O21-H40

0.20

1.26

0.015

LP(1) O42

σ* C3-H23

0.72

1.18

0.026

LP(1) O43

σ* O21-H40

12.26

1.07

0.103

LP(2) O43

σ* O21-H40

14.80

0.70

0.092

LP(1) N47

σ* O21-H40

0.27

0.81

0.013