Synthesis, characterization, computational, excited state properties, wave function and molecular docking studies of (E)-1-(perfluorophenyl)-N-(p-tolyl) methanimine

The compound (E)-1-(perfluorophenyl)-N-(p-tolyl)methanimine (PFPT) was synthesized and characterized by the Infrared, UV–Visible, and NMR analysis. Using density functional theory, the current work is a set of theoretical studies on PFPT. The compound molecular structure and geometry were defined using DFT. Topological studies, like electron localized function, localized orbital locator, average localized ionization energy, and reduced density gradient studies, were done with the Multiwfn-3.8 to find the main binding areas and weak interactions in the molecule. Using the IEFPCM solvation model used to study the calculated UV–Visible spectrum, we used two different solvents. The HOMO-LUMO, MEP, and NLO properties were carried out by DFT/B3LYP/cc-pVDZ in the gas phase. The NBO calculations are used to study how charges move between and within the molecule and the stability of this molecule. A pharmacological analysis is done using an online tool like Swiss-ADME, to see if the molecule could be a potential drug candidate; this evaluation looks at the drug-likeness, ADME, and eco-friendly toxicity properties of the PFPT molecule. Auto-dock suite and Discovery studio Visualizer are used to do molecular docking against 2QFA protein.