Theoretical and spectroscopic studies of lanthanum (III) complex of 5-aminoorotic acid

The lanthanum (III) complex of 5-aminoorotic acid (HAOA) was synthesized and its structure was determined by means of elemental analysis and IR, Raman, and 1H NMR spectroscopies. Significant differences in the IR, Raman, and 1H NMR spectra of the complex were observed as compared to the spectra of the ligand. The geometry of 5-aminoorotic acid was computed and optimized with the Gaussian 03 program employing the B3PW91 and B3LYP methods with the 6-311++G and LANL2DZ basis sets, while the geometry of the La(III) complex of 5-aminoorotic acid was also calculated and optimized with B3PW91/LANL2DZ and B3LYP/LANL2DZ methods. The density functional calculations revealed that the binding mode in the complex was bidentate through the carboxylic oxygen atoms. Detailed vibrational analysis of HAOA and La(III)-AOA systems based on both the calculated and experimental spectra confirmed the suggested metal-ligand binding mode. The density functional theory (DFT) calculated geometries, harmonic vibrational wavenumbers including IR and Raman scattering activities for the ligand and its La(III) complex were in good agreement with the experimental data, a complete vibrational assignment being proposed.