Synthesis, characterization, antioxidant evaluation, molecular docking and density functional theory studies of phenyl and naphthyl based esters

Two phenol based esters phenyl benzoate (OE1) and 1-naphthyl benzoate (OE2) were synthesized from phenol/1-naphthol and benzoyl chloride respectively. The structural elucidation of the synthesized compounds was accomplished by spectroscopic studies (FTIR, 1H NMR & GC-MS) and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. DPPH (2, 2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate) free radical and hydrogen peroxide activities were performed to evaluate the...