scholarly journals Mechanochemical Synthesis and Structure of the Tetrahydrate and Mesoporous Anhydrous Metforminium(2+)-N,N′-1,4-Phenylenedioxalamic Acid (1:2) Salt: The Role of Hydrogen Bonding and n→π * Charge Assisted Interactions

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayuri Chong-Canto ◽  
Efrén V. García-Báez ◽  
Francisco J. Martínez-Martínez ◽  
Angel A. Ramos-Organillo ◽  
Itzia I. Padilla-Martínez

A new organic salt of metformin, an antidiabetic drug, and N,N′-(1,4-phenylene)dioxalamic acid, was mechanochemically synthesized, purified by crystallization from solution and characterized by single X-ray crystallography. The structure revealed a salt-type crystal hydrate composed of one dicationic metformin unit, two monoanionic units of the acid and four water molecules, namely H2Mf(HpOXA)2∙4H2O. X-ray powder, IR, 13C-CPMAS, thermal and BET adsorption–desorption analyses were performed to elucidate the structure of the molecular and supramolecular structure of the anhydrous microcrystalline mesoporous solid H2Mf(HpOXA)2. The results suggest that their structures, conformation and hydrogen bonding schemes are very similar. To the best of our knowledge, the selective formation of the monoanion HpOXA−, as well as its structure in the solid, is herein reported for the first time. Regular O(δ−)∙∙∙C(δ), O(δ−)∙∙∙N+ and bifacial O(δ−)∙∙∙C(δ)∙∙∙O(δ−) of n→π * charge-assisted interactions are herein described in H2MfA organic salts which could be responsible of the interactions of metformin in biologic systems. The results support the participation of n→π * charge-assisted interactions independently, and not just as a short contact imposed by the geometric constraint due to the hydrogen bonding patterns.

Author(s):  
Sayuri Chong-Canto ◽  
Efrén V. García-Báez ◽  
Francisco J. Martínez-Martínez ◽  
Ángel Ramos-Organillo ◽  
Itzia I. Padilla-Martínez

A new cocrystal salt of metformin, an antidiabetic drug, and N,N’-(1,4-phenylene)dioxalamic acid, was synthesized by mechanochemical synthesis, purified by crystallization from solution and characterized by single X-ray crystallography. The structure revealed a salt-type cocrystal composed of one dicationic metformin unit, two monoanionic units of the acid and four water molecules namely H2Mf(HpOXA)2∙4H2O. X-ray powder, IR, 13C-CPMAS, thermal and BET adsorption-desorption analyses were performed to elucidate the structure of the molecular and supramolecurar structure of the anhydrous microcrystalline mesoporous solid H2Mf(HpOXA)2. The results suggest that their structures, conformation and hydrogen bonding schemes are very similar between them. To the best of our knowledge, the selective formation of the monoanion HpOXA⁻, as well as its structure in the solid, is herein reported for the first time. Regular O(-)∙∙∙C(), O(-)∙∙∙N+ and bifacial O(-)∙∙∙C()∙∙∙O(-) of n→* charge-assisted interactions are herein described in H2MfA cocrystal salts which could be responsible of the interactions of metformin in biologic systems. The results, support the participation of n→* charge-assisted interactions independently, and not just as a short contact imposed by the geometric constraint due to the hydrogen bonding patterns.


2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-265
Author(s):  
Leticia Guerrero ◽  
Ruben Montalvo ◽  
Ignacio A. Rivero ◽  
Victor Barba

2001 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artem Evdokimov ◽  
A. Joseph Gilboa ◽  
Thomas F. Koetzle ◽  
Wim T. Klooster ◽  
Arthur J. Schultz ◽  
...  

Crystal structures of all five crystalline methyl D-pentofuranosides, methyl α-D-arabinofuranoside (1), methyl β-D-arabinofuranoside (2), methyl α-D-lyxofuranoside (3), methyl β-D-ribofuranoside (4) and methyl α-D-xylofuranoside (5) have been determined by means of cryogenic X-ray and neutron crystallography. The neutron diffraction experiments provide accurate, unbiased H-atom positions which are especially important because of the critical role of hydrogen bonding in these systems. This paper summarizes the geometrical and conformational parameters of the structures of all five crystalline methyl pentofuranosides, several of them reported here for the first time. The methyl pentofuranoside structures are compared with the structures of the five crystalline methyl hexopyranosides for which accurate X-ray and neutron structures have been determined. Unlike the methyl hexopyranosides, which crystallize exclusively in the C 1 chair conformation, the five crystalline methyl pentofuranosides represent a very wide range of ring conformations.


2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (8) ◽  
pp. 597-600
Author(s):  
Bei Wang ◽  
Ai-Quan Jia ◽  
Hong-Mei Yang ◽  
Jing-Long Liu ◽  
Qian-Feng Zhang

AbstractThe treatment of C-iso-butylpyrogallarene (PgC4) or C-ethylpyrogallarene (PgC2) with ferrocene (FcH) in a 2:1 molar ratio under different reaction conditions afforded the host–guest compounds FcH@(PgC4)2·CH3OH·3H2O (1) and FcH@(PgC2)2·3EtOH·2H2O (2), respectively. Complexes 1 and 2 are both pyrogallarene dimers providing capsule-type voids. Single crystal X-ray crystallography was used to investigate the role of hydrogen bonding networks in the assembly of the two host–guest systems.


2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-271
Author(s):  
Paul K Baker ◽  
Michael GB Drew ◽  
Deborah S Evans

Reaction of [WI2(CO)3(NCMe)2] with two equivalents of 1-phenyl-1-propyne (MeC2Ph) in CH2Cl2, and in the absence of light, gave the bis(1-phenyl-1-propyne) complex [WI2(CO)(NCMe)(η2-MeC2Ph)2] (1) in 77% yield. Treatment of equimolar quantities of 1 and NCR (R = Et, i-Pr, t-Bu, Ph) in CH2Cl2 afforded the nitrile-exchanged products, [WI2(CO)(NCR)(η2-MeC2Ph)2] (2-5) (R = Et (2), i-Pr (3), t-Bu (4), Ph (5)). Complexes 1, 2, and 5 were structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. All three structures have the same pseudo-octahedral geometry, with the equatorial sites being occupied by cis and parallel alkyne groups, which are trans to the cis-iodo groups. The trans carbon monoxide and acetonitrile ligands occupy the axial sites. In structures 1 and 2, the methyl and phenyl substituents of the 1-phenyl-1-propyne ligands are cis to each other, whereas for the bulkier NCPh complex (5), the methyl and phenyl groups are trans to one another. This is the first time that this arrangement has been observed in the solid state in bis(alkyne) complexes of this type.Key words: bis(1-phenyl-1-propyne), carbonyl, nitrile, diiodo, tungsten(II), crystal structures.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. eaat7259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Yan ◽  
Nan Xia ◽  
Lingwen Liao ◽  
Min Zhu ◽  
Fengming Jin ◽  
...  

The transition from nanocluster to nanocrystal is a central issue in nanoscience. The atomic structure determination of metal nanoparticles in the transition size range is challenging and particularly important in understanding the quantum size effect at the atomic level. On the basis of the rationale that the intra- and interparticle weak interactions play critical roles in growing high-quality single crystals of metal nanoparticles, we have reproducibly obtained ideal crystals of Au144(SR)60 and successfully solved its structure by x-ray crystallography (XRC); this structure was theoretically predicted a decade ago and has long been pursued experimentally but without success until now. Here, XRC reveals an interesting Au12 hollow icosahedron in thiolated gold nanoclusters for the first time. The Au–Au bond length, close to that of bulk gold, shows better thermal extensibility than the other Au–Au bond lengths in Au144(SR)60, providing an atomic-level perspective because metal generally shows better thermal extensibility than nonmetal materials. Thus, our work not only reveals the mysterious, long experimentally pursued structure of a transition-sized nanoparticle but also has important implications for the growth of high-quality, single-crystal nanoparticles, as well as for the understanding of the thermal extensibility of metals from the perspective of chemical bonding.


2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (23) ◽  
pp. 3040-3043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norio Shibata ◽  
Satoru Mori ◽  
Masamichi Hayashi ◽  
Masashi Umeda ◽  
Etsuko Tokunaga ◽  
...  

A phthalocyanine–subphthalocyanine heterodinuclear dimer has been disclosed for the first time with its unique flat-bowl-shaped structure revealed by X-ray crystallography.


2003 ◽  
Vol 185 (14) ◽  
pp. 4195-4203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Ravaud ◽  
Patrice Gouet ◽  
Richard Haser ◽  
Nushin Aghajari

ABSTRACT The psychrophilic alkaline metalloprotease (PAP) produced by a Pseudomonas bacterium isolated in Antarctica belongs to the clan of metzincins, for which a zinc ion is essential for catalytic activity. Binding studies in the crystalline state have been performed by X-ray crystallography in order to improve the understanding of the role of the zinc and calcium ions bound to this protease. Cocrystallization and soaking experiments with EDTA in a concentration range from 1 to 85 mM have resulted in five three-dimensional structures with a distinct number of metal ions occupying the ion-binding sites. Evolution of the structural changes observed in the vicinity of each cation-binding site has been studied as a function of the concentration of EDTA, as well as of time, in the presence of the chelator. Among others, we have found that the catalytic zinc ion was the first ion to be chelated, ahead of a weakly bound calcium ion (Ca 700) exclusive to the psychrophilic enzyme. Upon removal of the catalytic zinc ion, the side chains of the active-site residues His-173, His-179 and Tyr-209 shifted ∼4, 1.0, and 1.6 Å, respectively. Our studies confirm and also explain the sensitivity of PAP toward moderate EDTA concentrations and propose distinct roles for the calcium ions. A new crystal form of native PAP validates our previous predictions regarding the adaptation of this enzyme to cold environments as well as the proteolytic domain calcium ion being exclusive for PAP independent of crystallization conditions.


2007 ◽  
Vol 63 (11) ◽  
pp. i186-i186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanislav Ferdov ◽  
Uwe Kolitsch ◽  
Christian Lengauer ◽  
Ekkehart Tillmanns ◽  
Zhi Lin ◽  
...  

The structure of the layered noncentrosymmetric titanosilicate AM-1 (also known as JDF-L1, disodium titanium tetrasilicate dihydrate), Na4Ti2Si8O22·4H2O, grown as small single crystals without the use of organics, has been refined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The H atom has been located for the first time, and the hydrogen-bonding scheme is also characterized by IR and Raman spectroscopy. All atoms are in general positions except for the Na, the Ti, one Ti-bound O, one Si-bound O and the water O atoms (site symmetries 2, 4, 4, 2 and 2, respectively).


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