Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, DFT and Molecular Docking Investigation of 2-(2 2-[2

Abstract

In the molecular structure of the title compound, C20H21N3O7, the quinoline ring system is slightly bent, with a dihedral angle between the phenyl and the pyridine rings of 3.47 (7)degrees. In the crystal, corrugated layers of molecules extending along the ab plane are generated by C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds. The intermolecular interactions were quantified by Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots. The most significant contributions to the crystal packing are from H center dot center dot center dot H (42.3%), H center dot center dot center dot O/O center dot center dot center dot H (34.5%) and H center dot center dot center dot C/C center dot center dot center dot H (17.6%) contacts. Molecular orbital calculations providing electron-density plots of the HOMO and LUMO as well as molecular electrostatic potentials (MEP) were computed, both with the DFT/B3LYP/6-311 G++(d,p) basis set. A molecular docking study between the title molecule and the COVID-19 main protease (PDB ID: 6LU7) was performed, showing that it is a good agent because of its affinity and ability to adhere to the active sites of the protein.