Table 5.
Local reactivity descriptors (in eV) of chlorogenic acid.
| Energy of HOMO (εH) (ev) | Energy of LUMO (εL) (ev) | Energy gap (εH–εL) (ev) | Electronegativity (χ) | Chemical potential (μ) | Global hardness (η) | Global softness (S) | Global electrophilicity index (W) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −6.0192 | −1.3279 | 4.6913 | 3.6736 | −3.6736 | 2.3457 | 0.2132 | 2.8766 |