PtII Coordination to N1 of 9‐Methylguanine: Why it Facilitates Binding of Additional Metal Ions to the Purine Ring |
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| Authors: | Dr. Barbara Müller Dr. Wei‐Zheng Shen Dr. Pablo J. Sanz Miguel Dr. Francisca M. Albertí Dr. Tushar van der Wijst Dr. Marc Noguera Dr. Luis Rodríguez‐Santiago Prof. Mariona Sodupe Prof. Bernhard Lippert |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Fakult?t Chemie, Technische Unversit?t Dortmund, Otto‐Hahn‐Strasse 6, 44221 Dortmund (Germany), Fax: (+49)?231‐755‐3797;2. Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Universidad de Zaragoza—CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza (Spain);3. Department de Química, Universitat Autónoma Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona (Spain) |
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| Abstract: | The preparation and X‐ray crystal structure analysis of {trans‐[Pt(MeNH2)2(9‐MeG‐N1)2]} ? {3 K2[Pt(CN)4]} ? 6 H2O ( 3 a ) (with 9‐MeG being the anion of 9‐methylguanine, 9‐MeGH) are reported. The title compound was obtained by treating [Pt(dien)(9‐MeGH‐N7)]2+ ( 1 ; dien=diethylenetriamine) with trans‐[Pt(MeNH2)2(H2O)2]2+ at pH 9.6, 60 °C, and subsequent removal of the [(dien)PtII] entities by treatment with an excess amount of KCN, which converts the latter to [Pt(CN)4]2?. Cocrystallization of K2[Pt(CN)4] with trans‐[Pt(MeNH2)2(9‐MeG‐N1)2] is a consequence of the increase in basicity of the guanine ligand following its deprotonation and Pt coordination at N1. This increase in basicity is reflected in the pKa values of trans‐[Pt(MeNH2)2(9‐MeGH‐N1)2]2+ (4.4±0.1 and 3.3±0.4). The crystal structure of 3 a reveals rare (N7,O6 chelate) and unconventional (N2,C2,N3) binding patterns of K+ to the guaninato ligands. DFT calculations confirm that K+ binding to the sugar edge of guanine for a N1‐platinated guanine anion is a realistic option, thus ruling against a simple packing effect in the solid‐state structure of 3 a . The linkage isomer of 3 a , trans‐[Pt(MeNH2)2(9‐MeG‐N7)2] ( 6 a ) has likewise been isolated, and its acid–base properties determined. Compound 6 a is more basic than 3 a by more than 4 log units. Binding of metal entities to the N7 positions of 9‐MeG in 3 a has been studied in detail for [(NH3)3PtII], trans‐[(NH3)2PtII], and [(en)PdII] (en=ethylenediamine) by using 1H NMR spectroscopy. Without exception, binding of the second metal takes place at N7, but formation of a molecular guanine square with trans‐[(Me2NH2)PtII] cross‐linking N1 positions and trans‐[(NH3)2PtII] cross‐linking N7 positions could not be confirmed unambiguously, despite the fact that calculations are fully consistent with its existence. |
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| Keywords: | bioinorganic chemistry guanine nucleobases platinum transition metals |
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