Theoretical investigation of tautomerism stability of hydantoin in the gas phase and in the solution

Abstract

The relative stability of the different tautomers of hydantoin has been studied through the use of DFT method. The structures and the vibrational frequencies of all stable tautomers and all the transitions states connecting between them have been calculated at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level of theory in the gas phase and selected solvents using IE-PCM model. Final energies have been obtained in single-point B3LYP/6-311++(3df,2p) calculations. The results show that the diketo tautomer T1 is more stable than the other tautomers. Variation of charge densities at bond critical points, dipole moments and NBO charges on atoms in the solvents were studied.