X-ray structural investigation of gossypol and its derivatives XXIII autoclathrates based on a mixed gossypol — 1,4-Dioxane matrix

Gossypol forms various complexes with the isomeric dioxanes. The clathrate with 1,4-dioxane is the only complex of gossypol in which the intrinsic symmetry of the gossypol molecule — the symmetry of a twofold axis — is retained. In this complex, two out of the three 1,4-dioxane molecules belonging to each gossypol molecule participate in the construction of a mixed H-bound gossypol -dioxane matrix, while the third molecule plays the part of guest, the guest molecules having no H-bonds with the host matrix and undergoing desolvation at 108–110°C.     

Infrared spectra of cyclic ethers and their derivatives

The IR spectra of six monosubstituted and of four 2,6-disubstituted 1,4-dioxanes have been studied in the 650–1800cm^–1 region. The assignment of the bands due to the vibrations of the 1,4-dioxane ring and to the deformation vibrations of the methylene groups of the ring is given. The appearance of a whole series of new absorption bands on passing from unsubstituted 1,4-dioxane to its derivatives is explained by the change in the symmetry of the molecule and the removal of the prohibition from the vibrations previously inactive in the IR spectra connected with this reduction in symmetry. It is proposed to use, in order to confirm the presence of a 1,4-dioxane ring in a molecule from the results of IR spectroscopy, not only the 1126-cm^–1 band but the whole group of bands lying in the frequency ranges 800–950, 1000–1150, and 1200–1300 cm^–1.For part I, see [3].     

Solute–solvent interactions of acid–1,4-dioxane mixtures—By dielectric, FTIR, UV–vis and 13C NMR spectrometric methods

Results of the dielectric studies carried out on the binary mixture of n-butyric and caprylic acids with 1,4-dioxane over the entire composition range and at temperatures 303 K, 308 K, 313 K and 318 K, and FTIR, UV–vis and 13C NMR spectral studies are presented in this paper. The excess permittivity and excess free energy were fitted with the Redlich–Kister polynomial. The variation of Kirkwood correlation factors, excess permittivity and excess free energy of mixing with the concentration and temperature has been investigated in view of understanding the ordering of dipoles of solute and solvent molecules. The FTIR, UV–vis and 13C NMR spectral analysis reveals the formation of complex between solute and solvent molecules. The parallel alignment of electric dipoles of the complex predicted by dielectric studies is well supported by UV–vis spectral analysis. The structure of the complex molecule present in the clusters has been deduced.     

Synthesis of acetylenic derivatives of 1,4-dioxane

Cyclic ketals — 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-bis(4-penten-2-ynyloxy)-1,4-dioxane and 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-bis(3-phenyl-2-propynyloxy)-1,4-dioxane — were isolated in the reaction of propargyl alcohol with vinyl- and phenylethynylcarbinols in the presence of HgO-BF₃.O(C₂H₅)₂ catalytic system.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1029–1030, August, 1986.     

X-ray structural investigation of gossypol and its derivatives. X. Unusual inclusion compounds based on gossypol

More than 100 crystalline molecular complexes of gossypol with various organic molecules have been obtained and identified, and for 67 of them single crystals have been grown and their crystallographic parameters have been determined. On the basis of an interpretation of the structures of 30 complexes by the method of x-ray structural analysis, it has been shown that gossypol exhibits unusual including properties. Thus, in addition to all possible types of inclusion compounds this substance forms five polymorphic modifications, solvates, and a coordinoclathrate. The inclusion compounds of gossypol clearly distinguish polar guest molecules from nonpolar ones.A. S. Sadykov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Uzbek SSR Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 675–679, September–October, 1988.     

X-ray structural investigation of gossypol and its derivatives XX. Structure of the solvate of gossypol with pyridine

The structure of the solvate of gossypol with pyridine has been determined by x-ray structural analysis. The crystalline solvate is a H-clathrate with the channel type of structure in which there are three pyridine molecules to each host molecule. On the desolvation of gossypol tripyridine, a new polymorph is formed.Communications (XI–XIX) are represented by the publications given in the Literature Cited under Nos. 1–9.Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 186–191, March–April, 1992.     

Structural Study of C-undecylcalix[4]resorcinarene Solvate with Dioxane

The crystal structure of the molecular complex of C-undecylcalix[4]resorcinarene with dioxane has been determined by X-ray analysis. The asymmetric unit contains one host and four guest molecules. The calix[4]resorcinarene moiety adopts a bowl conformation with C_4v symmetry. Four undecyl chains are axially oriented. Calix molecules are packed in a bowl-to-bowl fashion with alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic layers. One of the hydrophilic dioxane molecules is located at the rim of the calix moiety and is hydrogen bonded to the other one. There is no interaction to attract, or direct the dioxane molecule into the interior of the cavity. There is an exo complex formed. The dioxane molecules – located in the hydrophobic part – are highly disordered.     

Monte Carlo investigation of the hydration of 1,4-dioxane in the chair and boat conformations

Two calculations of model systems which imitate a small drop of water (100 molecules of water) surrounding a rigid stationary molecule of 1,4-dioxane in the chair and boat conformations have been carried out in accordance with the Metropolis algorithm for a canonical ensemble. The calculations have been performed for a temperature of 300 K. The results of the calculations point out significant differences in the aqueous environment of the nonelectrolyte in the two cases. The hydration of dioxane in the boat conformation is energetically more favorable. The structure of the hydration shells has been discussed in detail.Donetsk State University. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 88–97, March–April, 1991.     

Inclusion Complexes of Gossypol with 2-Pentanone, 3-Pentanone, and 2-Hexanone

Inclusion complexes of gossypol with 2-pentanone, 3-pentanone, and 2-hexanone were prepared by crystallization from the corresponding ketone and hexane, and their structures were determined by low-temperature X-ray diffraction. All three compounds crystallize in monoclinic systems and have a 2:1 gossypol-to-solvent molar ratio. Both gossypol–pentanone complexes crystallize in C2/c space groups, and the solvent cavities in these structures have C₂ symmetry. The 3-pentanone molecule, which has C₂ symmetry, sits symmetrically within the cavity, while the 2-pentanone molecule, which lacks C₂ symmetry, takes two equally probable orientations within the cavity. Both structures are similar to previously reported gossypol inclusion complexes formed with small esters and 3-hexanone. The distal positioning of the carbonyl group in 2-hexanone does not allow it to fit into the same solvent cavity that exists in the pentanone structures. In the gossypol-2-hexanone complex, the solvent cages are skewed, and the C₂ site symmetry is lost. As a result, the structure crystallizes in a Cc space group and has a larger asymmetric unit and unit cell. Although the 2-hexanone structure retains many of the features of the gossypol–pentanone complexes, this is the first report of a gossypol inclusion compound with this extended structure.     

Inclusion Complexes of Gossypol with 2-Pentanone, 3-Pentanone,and 2-Hexanone

Inclusion complexes of gossypol with 2-pentanone, 3-pentanone, and 2-hexanone were prepared by crystallization from the corresponding ketone and hexane, and their structures were determined by low-temperature X-ray diffraction. All three compounds crystallize in monoclinic systems and have a 2:1 gossypol-to-solvent molar ratio. Both gossypol–pentanone complexes crystallize in C2/c space groups, and the solvent cavities in these structures have C₂ symmetry. The 3-pentanone molecule, which has C₂ symmetry, sits symmetrically within the cavity, while the 2-pentanone molecule, which lacks C₂ symmetry, takes two equally probable orientations within the cavity. Both structures are similar to previously reported gossypol inclusion complexes formed with small esters and 3-hexanone. The distal positioning of the carbonyl group in 2-hexanone does not allow it to fit into the same solvent cavity that exists in the pentanone structures. In the gossypol-2-hexanone complex, the solvent cages are skewed, and the C₂ site symmetry is lost. As a result, the structure crystallizes in a Cc space group and has a larger asymmetric unit and unit cell. Although the 2-hexanone structure retains many of the features of the gossypol–pentanone complexes, this is the first report of a gossypol inclusion compound with this extended structure.This revised version was published online in July 2005 with a corrected issue number.