The structural properties of a noncentrosymmetric polymorph of 4‐aminobenzoic acid

The crystal structure of a polymorph of 4‐aminobenzoic acid (PABA), C₇H₇NO₂, at 100 K is noncentrosymmetric, as opposed to centrosymmetric in the structures of the other known polymorphs. The two crystallographically independent PABA molecules form pseudocentrosymmetric O—H...O hydrogen‐bonded dimers that are further linked by N—H...O hydrogen bonds into a three‐dimensional network. The benzene rings stack in the b direction. The CO₂ moieties are bent out slightly from the benzene ring plane.     

Tolterodinium (+)‐(2R,3R)‐hydrogen tartrate

In the crystal structure of (R)‐N,N‐diisopropyl‐3‐(2‐hydroxy‐5‐methyl­phenyl)‐3‐phenyl­propyl­aminium (2R,3R)‐hydrogen tartrate, C₂₂H₃₂NO⁺·C₄H₅O₆⁻, the hydrogen tartrate anions are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to form helical chains built from (9) rings. These chains are linked by the tolterodine molecules via N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to form separate sheets parallel to the (101) plane.     

Synthesis and α‐Mannosidase Inhibitory Evaluation of (2R,3R,4S)‐ and (2S,3R,4S)‐2‐(Aminomethyl)pyrrolidine‐3,4‐diol Derivatives

The synthesis of 46 derivatives of (2R,3R,4S)‐2‐(aminomethyl)pyrrolidine‐3,4‐diol is reported (Scheme 1 and Fig. 3), and their inhibitory activities toward α‐mannosidases from jack bean (B) and almonds (A) are evaluated (Table). The most‐potent inhibitors are (2R,3R,4S)‐2‐{[([1,1′‐biphenyl]‐4‐ylmethyl)amino]methyl}pyrrolidine‐3,4‐diol ( 3fs ; IC₅₀(B)=5 μM , K_i=2.5 μM ) and (2R,3R,4S)‐2‐{[(1R)‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐inden‐1‐ylamino]methyl}pyrrolidine‐3,4‐diol ( 3fu ; IC₅₀(B)=17 μM , K_i=2.3 μM ). (2S,3R,4S)‐2‐(Aminomethyl)pyrrolidine‐3,4‐diol ( 6 , R?H) and the three 2‐(N‐alkylamino)methyl derivatives 6fh, 6fs , and 6f are prepared (Scheme 2) and found to inhibit also α‐mannosidases from jack bean and almonds (Table). The best inhibitor of these series is (2S,3R,4S)‐2‐{[(2‐thienylmethyl)amino]methyl}pyrrolidine‐3,4‐diol ( 6o ; IC₅₀(B)=105 μM , K_i=40 μM ). As expected (see Fig. 4), diamines 3 with the configuration of α‐D ‐mannosides are better inhibitors of α‐mannosidases than their stereoisomers 6 with the configuration of β‐D ‐mannosides. The results show that an aromatic ring (benzyl, [1,1′‐biphenyl]‐4‐yl, 2‐thienyl) is essential for good inhibitory activity. If the C‐chain that separates the aromatic system from the 2‐(aminomethyl) substituent is longer than a methano group, the inhibitory activity decreases significantly (see Fig. 7). This study shows also that α‐mannosidases from jack bean and from almonds do not recognize substrate mimics that are bulky around the O‐glycosidic bond of the corresponding α‐D ‐mannopyranosides. These observations should be very useful in the design of better α‐mannosidase inhibitors.     

(1R,2R)‐2‐(4‐Methylenecyclohex‐2‐enyl)propyl (1R,4S)‐camphanate

Esterification of a single diastereomer of 2‐(4‐methylene­cyclohex‐2‐enyl)propanol, (II), with (1R,4S)‐(+)‐camphanic acid [(1R,4S)‐4,7,7‐trimethyl‐3‐oxo‐2‐oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane‐1‐carboxylic acid] leads to the crystalline title compound, C₂₀H₂₈O₄. The relative configuration of the camphanate was determined by X‐ray diffraction analysis. The outcome clarifies the relative and absolute stereochemistry of the naturally occurring bisabolane sesquiterpenes β‐turmerone and β‐sesquiphellandrene, since we have converted (II) into both natural products via a stereospecific route.     

The α2‐polymorph of salicylidene­aniline

N‐Salicylideneaniline (SA), C₁₃H₁₁NO, belongs to the large family of aromatic Schiff bases. It is of particular importance owing to its reversible photoreactivity. SA forms two photochromic polymorphs, both with two non‐coplanar benzene rings. In addition, we have recently discovered a planar polymorph, named the β‐polymorph, which will be discussed in a subsequent paper. We report here the structure of the α₂‐polymorph in the orthorhombic crystal system. This compound exhibits a strong intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond and the dihedral angle between the two rings varies with temperature.     

The β‐polymorph of phenazine

In β‐phenazine, C₁₂H₉N₂, the mol­ecules show a sandwich herring‐bone type of packing. The experimental crystal structure shows very good agreement with that predicted earlier from systematic searches of potential packing arrangements for the known unit cell [Hammond, Roberts, Smith & Docherty (1999). J. Phys. Chem. B, 103 , 7762–7770].     

(–)‐2‐(1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8aα‐Decahydro‐4aβ,8α‐dimethyl‐7‐oxo‐2β‐naphthyl)propionic acid: catemeric hydrogen bonding in a bicyclic sesquiterpenoid ζ‐keto acid

In the title compound, C₁₅H₂₄O₃, derived from a naturally occurring sesquiterpenoid, the asymmetric unit consists of two mol­ecules differing by 167.4 (8)° in the rotational conformation of the carboxyl group. Each molecule aggregates separately with its own type as carboxyl‐to‐ketone hydrogen‐bonding catemers [O⋯O = 2.715 (6) and 2.772 (6) Å, and O—H⋯O = 169 and 168°]. This generates two crystallographically independent single‐strand hydrogen‐bonding helices passing through the cell in the b direction, with opposite end‐to‐end orientations. One intermolecular C—H⋯O=C close contact exists for the carboxyl group of one of the mol­ecules. The structure is isostructural with that of a closely related unsaturated keto acid reported previously.     

Zinc selenium oxochloride, β‐Zn2(SeO3)Cl2, a synthetic polymorph of the mineral sophiite

Dizinc selenium dichloride trioxide, β‐Zn₂(SeO₃)Cl₂, a monoclinic polymorph of the orthorhombic mineral sophiite, has a structure built of distorted ZnO₄Cl₂ octahedra, ZnO₂Cl₂ tetrahedra and SeO₃E tetrahedra (E being the 4s² lone pair of the Se^IV ion), joined through shared edges and corners to form charge‐neutral layers. The Cl atoms and the Se lone pairs protrude from each layer towards adjacent layers. The main structural difference between the mineral and synthetic polymorphs lies in the packing of the layers.     

(1R,3S)‐Camphoramic acid

The title chiral compound, 3‐amino­carbonyl‐1,2,2‐tri­methyl­cyclo­pentane‐1‐carboxylic acid, C₁₀H₁₇NO₃, was prepared from (1R,3S)‐camphoric acid. The five‐membered ring adopts a conformation which is intermediate between a twist and an envelope. Elongations of the C—C bonds and contractions of the C—C—C bond angles are observed within the five‐membered ring. A ¹H NMR spectrum was recorded to assist in distinguishing the amide group from the carboxyl group.     

The first structurally analysed nucleic acid building block containing the Reese protecting group: 2′‐O‐[1‐(2‐fluorophenyl)‐4‐methoxypiperidin‐4‐yl]‐β‐D‐(1′R,2′R,3′R,4′R)‐uridine

The title compound, C₂₁H₂₆FN₃O₇, is assembled by N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds into well‐separated two‐dimensional layers of about 15 Å thickness. The crescent conformation of the molecules is stabilized by weak intramolecular C—H...O and C—H...F hydrogen bonds. The uridine moiety adopts an anti conformation. The ribofuranose ring exists in an envelope conformation. All the endocyclic uracil bonds are shorter than normal single C—N and C—C bonds, and five of them have comparable lengths, which implies a considerable degree of delocalization of the electron density within this ring.     

Synthesis and Solution Conformation of β‐Hairpin Mimetics Utilizing a Template Derived from (2S,3R,4R)‐Diaminoproline

A novel template was synthesized for stabilizing β‐hairpin conformations in cyclic peptide mimetics. The template is a diketopiperazine derived formally from L ‐aspartic acid and (2S,3R,4R)‐diaminoproline, the latter being available by an efficient synthetic route from vitamin C. The template was incorporated by solid‐phase peptide synthesis into a cyclic loop mimetic containing the sequence (‐Ala‐Asn‐Pro‐Asn‐Ala‐Ala‐template‐). This mimetic was shown by NMR to adopt a stable β‐hairpin conformation in (D₆)DMSO solution. The template may prove to be generally useful for creating small‐molecule mimetics of hairpin loops on proteins of diverse function.     

The 1:1 adduct of 4‐aminobenzoic acid with 4‐aminobenzonitrile

The 1:1 adduct of 4‐amino­benzoic acid (PABA) with 4‐am‐inobenzonitrile (PABN), C₇H₇NO₂·C₇H₆N₂, consists of a primary centrosymmetric cyclic hydrogen‐bonded PABA dimer interaction [O?O 2.640 (3) Å] peripherally linked into chains by weaker hydrogen bonds via a head‐to‐tail PABN interaction [N?N 3.179 (4) and N?O 3.062 (4) Å], and is linked between the chains by amine‐N (PABN) to amine‐N (PABA) interactions [N?N 3.233 (5) Å]. No proton transfer occurs.     

A new γ‐polymorph of chlorpropamide: 4‐chloro‐N‐(propylaminocarbonyl)benzenesulfonamide

The structure of a new polymorph of the title compound, C₁₀H₁₃ClN₂O₃S, known as the antidiabetic drug chlorpropamide, is monoclinic, in contrast with the two previously described orthorhombic α‐ and β‐forms. The molecules in the γ‐polymorph are linked into bands by hydrogen bonds similar to those in the α‐polymorph. The conformation of the molecules in the γ‐form is close to that in the β‐polymorph.     

Preparation of (S,S)‐Fmoc‐β2hIle‐OH, (S)‐Fmoc‐β2hMet‐OH,and (S)‐Fmoc‐β2hTyr(tBu)‐OH for Solid‐Phase Syntheses of β2‐ and β2/β3‐Peptides

The preparation of three new N‐Fmoc‐protected (Fmoc=[(9H‐fluoren‐9‐yl)methoxy]carbonyl) β²‐homoamino acids with proteinogenic side chains (from Ile, Tyr, and Met) is described, the key step being a diastereoselective amidomethylation of the corresponding Ti‐enolates of 3‐acyl‐4‐isopropyl‐5,5‐diphenyloxazolidin‐2‐ones with CbzNHCH₂OMe/TiCl₄ (Cbz=(benzyloxy)carbonyl) in yields of 60–70% and with diastereoselectivities of >90%. Removal of the chiral auxiliary with LiOH or NaOH gives the N‐Cbz‐protected β‐amino acids, which were subjected to an N‐Cbz/N‐Fmoc (Fmoc=[(9H‐fluoren‐9‐yl)methoxy]carbonyl) protective‐group exchange. The method is suitable for large‐scale preparation of Fmoc‐β²hXaa‐OH for solid‐phase syntheses of β‐peptides. The Fmoc‐amino acids and all compounds leading to them have been fully characterized by melting points, optical rotations, IR, ¹H‐ and ¹³C‐NMR, and mass spectra, as well as by elemental analyses.     

Synthese und Kristallstrukturen von α‐ und β‐Ba3(PS4)2 sowie von Ba3(PSe4)2

Synthesis and Crystal Structures of α‐, β‐Ba₃(PS₄)₂ and Ba₃(PSe₄)₂ Ba₃(PS₄)₂ and Ba₃(PSe₄)₂ were prepared by heating mixtures of the elements at 800 °C for 25 h. Both compounds were investigated by single crystal X‐ray methods. The thiophosphate is dimorphic and undergoes a displacive phase transition at about 75 °C. Both modifications crystallize in new structure types. In the room temperature phase (α‐Ba₃(PS₄)₂: P2₁/a; a = 11.649(3), b = 6.610(1), c = 17.299(2) Å, β = 90.26(3)°; Z = 4) three crystallographically independent Ba atoms are surrounded by ten sulfur atoms forming distorted polyhedra. The arrangement of the PS₄ tetrahedra, isolated from each other, is comparable with the formation of the SO₄^2? ions of β‐K₂SO₄. In β‐Ba₃(PS₄)₂ (C2/m; a = 11.597(2), b = 6.727(1), c = 8.704(2) Å; β = 90.00(3)°; Z = 2) the PS₄ tetrahedra are no more tilted along [001], but oriented parallel to each other inducing less distorted tetrahedra and polyhedra around the Ba atoms, respectively. Ba₃(PSe₄)₂ (P2₁/a; a = 12.282(2), b = 6.906(1), c = 18.061(4) Å; β = 90.23(3)°; Z = 4) is isotypic to α‐Ba₃(PS₄)₂ and no phase transition could be detected up to about 550 °C.     

trans‐(1R,2R)‐1‐Benzyl‐2‐phenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid

The cyclopropane ring of the title compound, C₁₇H₁₆O₂, shows a high level of substituent‐induced bond‐length asymmetry. The carboxyl group adopts a conformation that prompts electron‐density transfer from the ring towards the carbonyl π system.     

(3R,4S)‐3‐Phenyl‐1‐[(R)‐1‐phenyl­ethyl]‐4‐[(R)‐1‐phenylethyliminomethyl]azetidin‐2‐one

The configuration of the chiral ring atoms of the title compound, C₂₆H₂₆N₂O, obtained in an enantioselective synthesis, has been established relative to the known R configuration of the α‐methyl­benzyl moieties. The crystal packing involves a two‐dimensional network of C—H?π interactions between the aromatic rings.     

(1R,2R,3S,4S)‐2‐[(2R,3S)‐2,3‐Di­methyl­oxiran‐2‐yl]‐3,4‐bis(4‐methoxy­benzyl­oxy)­cyclo­hexanol

The relative configuration was determined for the title com­pound, C₂₆H₃₄O₆, which was prepared in a synthetic study on immunosuppressant FR­65­814. There is an intra­mol­ecular hydrogen bond between the hydroxy and epoxy groups.