Table 1 Using the B3LYP method and the DFT/6-311 + G (d, p) basis set, the Gaussian 09 W software optimized the PE molecule’s structural parameters in the ground state. These included the bond length, bond angle, and dihedral angle for the neutral and anion states in the gaseous phase.

From: Spectroscopic, quantum chemical, and topological calculations of the phenylephrine molecule using density functional theory

Atoms

Bond Length(Å)

Atoms

Bond Angle (°)

Atoms

Dihedral Angle (°)

Neutral

Anion

Neutral

Anion

Neutral

Anion

C12-H23

1.10

1.11

N3-C12-H23

114.01

109.77

C5-N3-C12-H24

− 176.70

− 174.64

N3-H18

1.01

1.02

C5-N3-C12

113.93

113.11

C6-C4-C5-O3

72.09

77.74

N3-C5

1.45

1.47

N3-C5-C4

112.20

112.27

H20-O1-C14-C6

173.09

− 146.70

O1-C4

1.42

1.43

C4-O1-H20

108.52

106.63

O1-C4-C6-C7

− 30.33

41.17

C4-C6

1.51

1.50

O1-C4-C6

108.21

108.94

C4-C6-C8-H17

− 1.26

1.50

C8-C10

1.39

1.39

C4-C6-C8

120.17

122.69

H19-C10-C11-H21

− 0.12

− 1.85

O2-C9

1.37

1.39

C9-O2-H25

119.25

118.00

H25-O2-C9-C7

179.01

− 163.21

O2-H25

0.96

0.96

C9-O2-H25

109.54

107.65

C8-C6-C7-C9

0.32

0.86

C7-H16

1.08

1.08

C6-C7-H16

120.62

120.04

C4-C6-C7-H16

3.02

− 6.58