Table 1 Calculated energies and properties of citronellol, CN@AgNPs and reference drug.

From: Citronellol silver nanoconjugates as a therapeutic strategy for glioblastoma through computational and experimental evaluation

Properties

Calculated Energies

Citronellol

CN@AgNPs

Temozolomide

Total energy E (a.u)

-465.760

-5641.481

-707.2

Homo (eV)

-6.237

-4.720

-6.721

Lumo (eV)

0.864

-1.109

-2.422

Egap = Elumo - Ehomo (eV)

7.100

3.611

4.299

Dipole moment (Debye)

2.393

6.346

4.920

Ionization potential I= -Ehomo

6.237

4.720

6.721

Electron affinity A= -Elumo

-0.864

1.109

2.422

Electronegativity χ= (I + A)/2

2.687

2.915

4.571

Hardness η= (I − A)/2

3.550

1.806

2.150

Softness S = 1/2η

0.141

0.277

0.233

Electrical potential µ = −χ

-2.687

-2.915

-4.571

Electrophilicity ω = µ2/2η

1.017

2.353

4.861