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The total and relative energies, bond order matrices and localized MOs for the eight possible tautomers of hypoxanthine (HYP) have been calculated, with full geometry optimization, using both AM1 and MNDO methods. The AM1 relative energies show that HYP(9,1), HYP(7,1) and HYP (9,10) are the predominant species at room temperature, the two former being in larger concentration that the latter. The calculated IR spectra for these species agree well with the reported spectrum in an isolated matrix, which has been interpreted in terms of the presence of these three tautomeric forms. The MNDO method does not predict the right order, and the more stable tautomer would be HYP(9,10). The calculated structure for the HYP(9,1) species shows that the molecule is essentially planar. The bond distances compare well with those of hypoxanthine hydrochloride and guanine and also correlate well with the calculated bond orders. The proton affinities for the three more stable tautomers have also been calculated. For HYP(9,1) the prefered site of protonation is N7, whereas for HYP(7,1) the protonation occurs rather at N9. These results agree well with15N and13C NMR studies in DMSO.
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Contreras, J.G., Alderete, J.B. A semiempirical study of the prototropic tautomerism of hypoxanthine. Mol Eng 2, 29–36 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999520
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