The effect of electron-donor/acceptor groups on structural/electronic
properties of fluvoxamine drug to control covid-19
Abstract
Studies have shown that fluvoxamine can be useful in preventing the
spread of Covid-19 disease (in the early stages of the disease) by
strengthening the body’s immune system. For this purpose, in this work,
the structural and electronic properties of fluvoxamine drug were
investigated using quantum theory of atom in molecule (QTAIM) and
Density-functional theory (DFT) at B3LYP-DFT/6-311G+ (at presence of
water as solvent and the CPCM model) computational level. Also, in order
to improve the electronic/pharmaceutical properties, the effect of
electron donor/acceptor groups of NO2 and NH2 on fluvoxamine was
studied. According to the results, electronic properties changed
significantly in the presence of the NO2 group. So that (in the presence
of NO2) cohesive energy, energy gap, dipole moment, adsorption energy,
antioxidant properties, and recovery time improved by 20%, 70%, 84%,
48%, 48%, and 46% respectively. Although the electronic properties
were improved in the presence of the NH2 group, the effect of the NO2
functional group was more noticeable. Therefore, it is expected that the
presence of the NO2 electron-acceptor electron group will improve its
medicinal function by changing the electronic properties of the drug
fluvoxamine.