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. 2013 Mar 14;10(3):1062–1084. doi: 10.3390/ijerph10031062

Table 2.

Quantum computation results of HOMO/LUMO energy gap of nitro-PAHs.

Compounds HOMO (eV) LUMO (eV) HOMO/LUMO Energy gap (eV) ML hydroperoxides (mM) at 7 J/cm2
BaP series
  1-Nitro-BaP −5.6129 −2.8589 2.754 753 ± 88
  2-Nitro-BaP −5.5044 −2.6452 2.8592 346 ± 8
  3-Nitro-BaP −5.6004 −2.8469 2.7535 1,205 ± 198
  6-Nitro-BaP −5.6252 −2.6553 2.9699 1,003 ± 143
BeP series
  1-Nitro-BeP −5.8815 −2.6104 3.2711 171 ±15
  3-Nitro-BeP −5.9286 −2.7867 3.1419 169 ± 6
  4-Nitro-BeP −5.9106 −2.7579 3.1527 724 ± 13
Pyrene series
  1-Nitropyrene −5.8957 −2.8085 3.0872 1,612 ± 158
  2-Nitropyrene −5.7732 −2.6093 3.1339 492 ± 16
  4-Nitropyrene −5.8189 −2.7677 3.0512 610 ± 19