Crystal Structure of Two Crystal Forms of 9α-Fluorocortisol Acetate: Variation of the Conformation of the A Ring of Steroids Due to Crystal Packing

1987 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Sutton ◽  
Stephen R. Byrn
IUCrJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 841-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylwia Pawlędzio ◽  
Anna Makal ◽  
Damian Trzybiński ◽  
Krzysztof Woźniak

The crystal and molecular structure of the pure (S)-enantiomer of the popular analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug ketoprophen (α-ket) is reported. A detailed aspherical charge-density model based on high-resolution X-ray diffraction data has been refined, yielding a high-precision geometric description and classification of the O—H...O interactions as medium strength hydrogen bonds. The crystal structure of the racemic form of ketoprophen (β-ket) was also redetermined at 100 K, at 0.5 Å resolution. A previously unreported disorder (10% occupancy) was discovered. In contrast to the racemic β-ket case, the (S)-enantiomer crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit with two distinct conformations. The major difference between the β-ket and α-ket crystal forms lies in the formation of distinct hydrogen-bonded motifs: a closed ring motif in β-ket versus infinite chains of hydrogen bonds in the chiral α-ket structure. However, the overall crystal packing of both forms is surprisingly similar, with close-packed layers of antiparallel-oriented benzophenone moieties bound by C—H...π interactions. Notably, the most important stabilizing term in the total lattice energies in both instances proved to be the dispersion related to these interactions. Both forms of the title compound (α- and β-ket) were additionally characterized by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis.


Author(s):  
A. Engel ◽  
D.L. Dorset ◽  
A. Massalski ◽  
J.P. Rosenbusch

Porins represent a group of channel forming proteins that facilitate diffusion of small solutes across the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, while excluding large molecules (>650 Da). Planar membranes reconstituted from purified matrix porin (OmpF protein) trimers and phospholipids have allowed quantitative functional studies of the voltage-dependent channels and revealed concerted activation of triplets. Under the same reconstitution conditions but using high protein concentrations porin aggregated to 2D lattices suitable for electron microscopy and image processing. Depending on the lipid-to- protein ratio three different crystal packing arrangements were observed: a large (a = 93 Å) and a small (a = 79 Å) hexagonal and a rectangular (a = 79 Å b = 139 Å) form with p3 symmetry for the hexagonal arrays. In all crystal forms distinct stain filled triplet indentations could be seen and were found to be morphologically identical within a resolution of (22 Å). It is tempting to correlate stain triplets with triple channels, but the proof of this hypothesis requires an analysis of the structure in 3 dimensions.


2002 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Hušák ◽  
Bohumil Kratochvíl ◽  
Ivana Císařová ◽  
Ladislav Cvak ◽  
Alexandr Jegorov ◽  
...  

Two new structures of semisynthetic ergot alkaloid terguride created by unusual number of symmetry-independent molecules were determined by X-ray diffraction methods at 150 K. Form A (monoclinic, P212121, Z = 12) contains three symmetry-independent terguride molecules and two molecules of water in the asymmetric part of the unit cell. The form CA (monoclinic, P21, Z = 8) is an anhydrate remarkable by the presence of four symmetry-independent molecules in the crystal structure. Conformations of twelve symmetry-independent molecules that were found in four already described terguride structures are compared with torsion angles obtained by ab initio quantum-mechanical calculations for the simplified model of N-cyclohexyl-N'-diethylurea.


2013 ◽  
Vol 739 ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
Hai Xing Liu ◽  
Jing Zhong Xiao ◽  
Huan Mei Guo ◽  
Qing Hua Zhang ◽  
Zhang Xue Yu ◽  
...  

A novel Zn complex [Zn (C12H8N2)(C4H4O5)(H2O)](H2O) has been synthesized from a hydrothermal reaction and the crystal structure has been determined by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The Zn atom is six-coordinated by two phenanthroline N atoms, three O atoms from malic acid anion and one O atom from water. The crystal packing is stabilized by O-H...O hydrogen bonding interactions.


2007 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. o1188-o1189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Jian Xu ◽  
Yang-Ling Zang ◽  
Guo-Liang Wu ◽  
Sheng-Pei Su ◽  
De-Yue Qiu

The title compound, C14H11BrO, was synthesized by the reaction of 4-methylbenzophenone and bromine in carbon tetrachloride. X-ray crystal structure analysis reveals that the benzene and phenyl rings form a dihedral angle of 59.53 (6)°, and the crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular C—H...π interactions.


Author(s):  
Kohei Sasamoto ◽  
Tomoki Himiyama ◽  
Kunihiko Moriyoshi ◽  
Takashi Ohmoto ◽  
Koichi Uegaki ◽  
...  

The acetylxylan esterases (AXEs) classified into carbohydrate esterase family 4 (CE4) are metalloenzymes that catalyze the deacetylation of acetylated carbohydrates. AXE from Caldanaerobacter subterraneus subsp. tengcongensis (TTE0866), which belongs to CE4, is composed of three parts: a signal sequence (residues 1–22), an N-terminal region (NTR; residues 23–135) and a catalytic domain (residues 136–324). TTE0866 catalyzes the deacetylation of highly substituted cellulose acetate and is expected to be useful for industrial applications in the reuse of resources. In this study, the crystal structure of TTE0866 (residues 23–324) was successfully determined. The crystal diffracted to 1.9 Å resolution and belonged to space group I212121. The catalytic domain (residues 136–321) exhibited a (β/α)7-barrel topology. However, electron density was not observed for the NTR (residues 23–135). The crystal packing revealed the presence of an intermolecular space without observable electron density, indicating that the NTR occupies this space without a defined conformation or was truncated during the crystallization process. Although the active-site conformation of TTE0866 was found to be highly similar to those of other CE4 enzymes, the orientation of its Trp264 side chain near the active site was clearly distinct. The unique orientation of the Trp264 side chain formed a different-shaped cavity within TTE0866, which may contribute to its reactivity towards highly substituted cellulose acetate.


2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 1017-1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisca N. Rein ◽  
Weizhong Chen ◽  
Brian L. Scott ◽  
Reginaldo C. Rocha

We report the structural characterization of [6′,6′′-bis(pyridin-2-yl)-2,2′:4′,4′′:2′′,2′′′-quaterpyridine](2,2′-bipyridine)chloridoruthenium(II) hexafluoridophosphate, [RuCl(C10H8N2)(C30H20N6)]PF6, which contains the bidentate ligand 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) and the tridendate ligand 6′,6′′-bis(pyridin-2-yl)-2,2′:4′,4′′:2′′,2′′′-quaterpyridine (tpy–tpy). The [RuCl(bpy)(tpy–tpy)]+monocation has a distorted octahedral geometry at the central RuIIion due to the restricted bite angle [159.32 (16)°] of the tridendate ligand. The Ru-bound tpy and bpy moieties are nearly planar and essentially perpendicular to each other with a dihedral angle of 89.78 (11)° between the least-squares planes. The lengths of the two Ru—N bonds for bpy are 2.028 (4) and 2.075 (4) Å, with the shorter bond being opposite to Ru—Cl. For tpy–tpy, the mean Ru—N distance involving the outer N atomstransto each other is 2.053 (8) Å, whereas the length of the much shorter bond involving the central N atom is 1.936 (4) Å. The Ru—Cl distance is 2.3982 (16) Å. The free uncoordinated moiety of tpy–tpy adopts atrans,transconformation about the interannular C—C bonds, with adjacent pyridyl rings being only approximately coplanar. The crystal packing shows significant π–π stacking interactions based on tpy–tpy. The crystal structure reported here is the first for a tpy–tpy complex of ruthenium.


2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-202
Author(s):  
Carine Duhayon ◽  
Yves Canac ◽  
Laurent Dubrulle ◽  
Carine Maaliki ◽  
Remi Chauvin

Electrostatic interactions between localized integral charges make the stability and structure of highly charged small and rigid organics intriguing. Can σ/π-electron delocalization compensate reduced conformational freedom by lowering the repulsion between identical charges? The crystal structure of the title salt, C14H16N42+·2CF3SO3−, (2), is described and compared with that of the 2,2′′-bis(diphenylphosphanyl) derivative, (4). The conformations of the dications and their interactions with neighbouring trifluoromethanesulfonate anions are first analyzed from the standpoint of formal electrostatic effects. Neither cation exhibits any geometrical strain induced by the intrinsic repulsion between the positive charges. In contrast, the relative orientation of the imidazolium rings [i.e. antifor (2) andsynfor (4)] is controlled by different configurations of the interactions with the closest trifluoromethanesulfonate anions. The long-range arrangement is also found to be specific: beyond the formal electrostatic packing, C—H...O and C—H...F contacts have no definite `hydrogen-bond' character but allow the delineation of layers, which are either pleated or flat in the packing of (2) or (4), respectively.


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