Prediction of Lipophilicity of Orthopramides by Comparative Molecular Field Analysis (CoMFA)

The comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) method has been employed to correlate the apparent lipophilicity (logkw) and global lipophilicity (logP) for orthopramide derivatives. This study demonstrated that CoMFA is an excellent method in predicting the complex properties of molecules such as apparent lipophilicity (logkw) or lipophilicity (logP). The better predictability of lipophilicity by introducing logkw as an independent descriptor suggests that the HPLC capacity factor measured in a buffer of pH 7.5 (logkw) can be effectively utilized in the prediction of global lipophilicity.