Effects of Bis(aromatic) Pendants on Recognition of Nucleobase Thymine by Zn2+ -1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane (Zn2+ -cyclen) |
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Authors: | Eiichi Kimura Naomi Katsube Tohru Koike Motoo Shiro Shin Aoki |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine , Hiroshima University , Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima , 734-8551 , Japan;2. Rigaku Corporation X-ray Research Laboratory , Matsubaracho 3-9-12, Akishima, Tokyo , 196-8666 , Japan |
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Abstract: | We have previously shown that the nucleobase thymine binding to Zn2+ -cyclen (cyclen=1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane) complex became stronger by appending acridine, naphthalene, or quinoline rings to the cyclen. Amongst these, the pendant bis((1-naphthyl)methyl) or bis((4-quinolyl)methyl) groups yielded the most effective thymine-recognizing Zn2+ -cyclen complexes J. Am. Chem. Soc., 121 (1999) 5426]. The present study was undertaken to find causes of the bis(aromatic) ring effect by X-ray crystal structure analysis and NMR studies. The crystal structure of the Zn2+ -bis((1-naphthyl)methyl)-cyclen complex with a deprotonated 1-methylthymine (1-MeT) failed to show the anticipated evidence for the double ~ - ~ stacking interactions between the two naphthalenes and the Zn 2+ -bound 1-MeT m (1-MeT m =N(3')-deprotonated 1-MeT). Crystal data: formula C36 H47 N7 O7 Zn, M r =755.19, monoclinic, space group P21/ c (No. 14), a =15.438(2) Å, b =14.093(3) Å, c =16.726(2) Å, g =90.53(1) V =3638.7(8) Å 3 Z =4, R =0.035, R w =0.049. However, the 1H NMR studies of Zn2= -bis((4-quinolyl)methyl)-cyclen with 1-MeT in varying H2O/CH3 CN solution showed increasing upfield shifts of Me(5') and H(6') of the Zn2+ -bound 1-MeT in more aqueous media, indicating that the double intercalation with the two quinolines became more significant in more protic environments. We conclude that the double ~ - ~ stacking effect accounts for the enhanced recognition of thymine base by the appended bis((1-naphthyl)methyl) or bis((4-quinolinyl)methyl) groups. |
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Keywords: | X-ray Crystal Structure Bisintercalators Cyclen Complex Nmr Zinc Thymine |
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