Table 6 Schiff base and its complexes quantum mechanics parameters.

From: New inorganic inhibitors derived from cefotaxime to enhance corrosion resistance of mild steel in 3% NaCl

Compound

Schiff base

Iron III complex

Cobalt II complex

Nickel II complex

Copper II complex

Formula

C21H22N5O8S2

C21H24Cl2FeN5O9S2

C21H26ClCoN5O10S2

C21H26ClNiN5O10S2

C22H28CuN6O13S2

Atoms

58

64

66

66

72

SCF energy

− 2485.34 au

− 4745.20 au

− 4480.63 au

− 4605.98 au

− 4597.41 au

Dipole

8.22 Debye

15.62 Debye

14.20 Debye

15.50 Debye

15.88 Debye

EHOMO

− 2.81 eV

− 0.19

− 0.19

− 0.17

− 0.19

ELUMO

0.48 eV

− 0.13

− 0.12

− 0.12

− 0.14

ΔE

3.28 eV

0.06

0.07

0.05

0.05

I (I.E)

2.81 eV

0.19

0.19

0.17

0.19

Electron affinity (A)

− 0.48 eV

0.13

0.12

0.12

0.14

Absolute electronegativity (χ)

0.93

0.23

0.21

0.20

0.23

Absolute hardness (η)

1.64

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

Absolute softness (σ)

0.61

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.01

Global softness (S)

0.30

15.80

14.48

18.14

18.25

Global electrophilicity (ω)

0.26

0.83

0.65

0.70

1.01

Chemical potential (Pi)

− 0.93

− 0.23

− 0.21

− 0.20

− 0.23

Additional electronegativity (ΔNmax)

0.57

7.23

6.13

7.14

8.61