Quantitative investigation on the intermolecular interactions present in 8-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione with insight from interaction energies, energy framework, electrostatic potential map and fingerprint analysis

Abstract: In this study, we have performed a detailed quantitative analysis of the different intermolecular interactions present in 8-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione (I). The molecule crystallizes in the P-1 space group with one molecule in the asymmetric unit. The molecule had a layered crystal packing wherein the molecular sheets are primarily formed by hydrogen bonds and the stabilization is dominated via the electrostatic energy contribution. This molecular sheet is then interconnected to other similar sheets via different stacking motifs with significant contribution from dispersion energy components. Graphic Abstract: The quantitative investigation of intermolecular interactions in a xanthine derivative reveals that there is an anisotropic distribution of interaction energies (coulombic and dispersion) along different directions, indicating possible applications of this class of molecules in the design of new materials.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]