Table 4 The quantum chemical descriptors for top hits using DFT/B3LYP/6–311 g(d, p)/GD3 in the S0 gas phase.

From: Synthesis, in vitro, and in silico studies of 4-chlorophenyl-sulfonyl Indole based thiosemicarbazones as competitive α-glucosidase inhibitors

Compounds

Chemical potential µ (eV)

Electro-negativity χ (eV)

Chemical hardness η (eV)

Chemical softness ζ (eV)

Electrophilicity index ω (eV)

Ionization potential I (eV)

Electron affinity A (eV)

5a

-4.23

4.23

1.73

0.29

5.16

5.96

2.49

5 h

-4.19

4.19

1.73

0.29

5.09

5.92

2.47

5 m

-4.26

4.26

1.74

0.29

5.22

6.00

2.52

5n

-4.18

4.18

1.72

0.29

5.07

5.89

2.46

5s

-4.23

4.23

1.73

0.29

5.17

5.97

2.50

5t

-4.20

4.20

1.73

0.29

5.10

5.92

2.47

5u

-4.20

4.20

1.73

0.29

5.10

5.93

2.47

5w

-4.29

4.29

1.57

0.32

5.86

5.85

2.72