Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270110008036/gd3329sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270110008036/gd3329Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 774905
Compound (I) was synthesized as previously reported (Glaçon & Seela, 2004). Slow crystallization from water afforded (Ia) as colourless plates (decomposition above 503 K). For the diffraction experiment, a single crystal was mounted on a MiTeGen MicroMounts fibre in a thin smear of oil.
In the absence of suitable anomalous scattering, Friedel equivalents could not be used to determine the absolute structure. Refinement of the Flack parameter (Flack, 1983) led to an inconclusive value [0.3 (6)]. Therefore, Friedel equivalents (1512) were merged before the final refinement. The known configuration of the parent molecule was used to define the enantiomer employed in the refined model.
All H atoms were found in a difference Fourier synthesis. In order to maximize the data/parameter ratio, the H atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions (C—H = 0.93–0.98 Å and N—H = 0.86 Å) and constrained to ride on their parent atoms, with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) or Ueq(N). The OH groups were refined as rigid groups allowed to rotate but not tip, with O—H = 0.82 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O). The water H atoms were located in a difference map and their parameters were initially refined freely. Due to the low reflection/refined parameter ratio, the O—H distances were constrained to 0.87 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O) in the final cycle of refinement.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1999); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
C10H12FN5O4·H2O | F(000) = 316 |
Mr = 303.26 | Dx = 1.596 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2yb | Cell parameters from 7510 reflections |
a = 7.3752 (6) Å | θ = 2.8–28.5° |
b = 6.3516 (4) Å | µ = 0.14 mm−1 |
c = 13.8654 (11) Å | T = 130 K |
β = 103.648 (4)° | Plate, colourless |
V = 631.18 (8) Å3 | 0.34 × 0.20 × 0.04 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1813 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1680 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.041 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 29.0°, θmin = 2.8° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.947, Tmax = 0.995 | k = −8→8 |
20880 measured reflections | l = −18→18 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.079 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.09 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0432P)2 + 0.149P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1813 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
192 parameters | Δρmax = 0.31 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
C10H12FN5O4·H2O | V = 631.18 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 303.26 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.3752 (6) Å | µ = 0.14 mm−1 |
b = 6.3516 (4) Å | T = 130 K |
c = 13.8654 (11) Å | 0.34 × 0.20 × 0.04 mm |
β = 103.648 (4)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1813 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | 1680 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.947, Tmax = 0.995 | Rint = 0.041 |
20880 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.079 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.09 | Δρmax = 0.31 e Å−3 |
1813 reflections | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
192 parameters |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
N1 | 0.5766 (2) | 0.6888 (3) | 0.37504 (10) | 0.0130 (3) | |
C2 | 0.4377 (2) | 0.6943 (3) | 0.42394 (12) | 0.0113 (3) | |
N2 | 0.2648 (2) | 0.6948 (3) | 0.36752 (11) | 0.0137 (3) | |
H2A | 0.2465 | 0.6916 | 0.3039 | 0.016* | |
H2B | 0.1712 | 0.6982 | 0.3946 | 0.016* | |
N3 | 0.4558 (2) | 0.7004 (3) | 0.52370 (10) | 0.0113 (3) | |
C4 | 0.6315 (2) | 0.6914 (3) | 0.57294 (12) | 0.0116 (3) | |
N5 | 0.78107 (19) | 0.6759 (3) | 0.53167 (11) | 0.0127 (3) | |
C6 | 0.7530 (2) | 0.6785 (3) | 0.42729 (12) | 0.0132 (3) | |
O6 | 0.89169 (17) | 0.6721 (3) | 0.39218 (9) | 0.0186 (3) | |
C7 | 0.9460 (2) | 0.6694 (3) | 0.60650 (13) | 0.0153 (4) | |
H7A | 1.0670 | 0.6596 | 0.5978 | 0.018* | |
C8 | 0.8954 (2) | 0.6801 (4) | 0.69317 (13) | 0.0157 (4) | |
H8A | 0.9758 | 0.6793 | 0.7559 | 0.019* | |
N9 | 0.6998 (2) | 0.6927 (3) | 0.67269 (10) | 0.0133 (3) | |
C1' | 0.5913 (3) | 0.7512 (3) | 0.74295 (13) | 0.0130 (4) | |
H1'A | 0.4679 | 0.8003 | 0.7071 | 0.016* | |
C2' | 0.5697 (3) | 0.5823 (3) | 0.81722 (13) | 0.0140 (4) | |
H2'A | 0.4632 | 0.4896 | 0.7913 | 0.017* | |
F2' | 0.73675 (16) | 0.4705 (2) | 0.84754 (8) | 0.0189 (3) | |
C3' | 0.5417 (2) | 0.7172 (3) | 0.90412 (13) | 0.0138 (4) | |
H3'A | 0.5832 | 0.6436 | 0.9676 | 0.017* | |
O3' | 0.3520 (2) | 0.7807 (2) | 0.88751 (11) | 0.0190 (3) | |
H3'O | 0.2908 | 0.6861 | 0.9048 | 0.028* | |
C4' | 0.6605 (2) | 0.9128 (3) | 0.89895 (12) | 0.0130 (4) | |
H4'A | 0.5923 | 1.0390 | 0.9106 | 0.016* | |
C5' | 0.8528 (3) | 0.9121 (4) | 0.96939 (13) | 0.0164 (4) | |
H5'A | 0.9088 | 0.7739 | 0.9694 | 0.020* | |
H5'B | 0.9324 | 1.0133 | 0.9469 | 0.020* | |
O5' | 0.8398 (2) | 0.9643 (2) | 1.06734 (9) | 0.0185 (3) | |
H5'O | 0.8531 | 0.8575 | 1.1015 | 0.028* | |
O4' | 0.6894 (2) | 0.9187 (2) | 0.79973 (9) | 0.0160 (3) | |
O10 | 0.8418 (2) | 0.6453 (3) | 0.18785 (11) | 0.0270 (4) | |
H10A | 0.8411 | 0.6635 | 0.2499 | 0.040* | |
H10B | 0.7727 | 0.5344 | 0.1700 | 0.040* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0127 (7) | 0.0144 (7) | 0.0125 (6) | −0.0011 (7) | 0.0042 (5) | −0.0010 (7) |
C2 | 0.0141 (8) | 0.0068 (8) | 0.0138 (7) | −0.0004 (7) | 0.0047 (6) | −0.0003 (7) |
N2 | 0.0123 (7) | 0.0188 (8) | 0.0104 (6) | 0.0015 (7) | 0.0034 (5) | −0.0024 (7) |
N3 | 0.0122 (6) | 0.0110 (7) | 0.0109 (6) | −0.0004 (6) | 0.0030 (5) | −0.0018 (6) |
C4 | 0.0151 (8) | 0.0081 (8) | 0.0124 (7) | −0.0010 (8) | 0.0048 (6) | −0.0021 (7) |
N5 | 0.0104 (6) | 0.0146 (8) | 0.0131 (6) | 0.0000 (7) | 0.0029 (5) | −0.0001 (7) |
C6 | 0.0148 (8) | 0.0122 (8) | 0.0133 (7) | −0.0009 (8) | 0.0050 (6) | −0.0009 (8) |
O6 | 0.0125 (6) | 0.0282 (8) | 0.0167 (6) | −0.0013 (6) | 0.0068 (5) | −0.0010 (6) |
C7 | 0.0106 (8) | 0.0168 (9) | 0.0169 (8) | 0.0000 (8) | −0.0003 (6) | −0.0016 (8) |
C8 | 0.0125 (8) | 0.0174 (9) | 0.0158 (8) | −0.0001 (8) | 0.0002 (6) | −0.0004 (8) |
N9 | 0.0127 (7) | 0.0158 (8) | 0.0111 (6) | 0.0013 (7) | 0.0019 (5) | −0.0010 (7) |
C1' | 0.0158 (8) | 0.0128 (9) | 0.0103 (8) | −0.0006 (7) | 0.0031 (6) | −0.0006 (7) |
C2' | 0.0133 (8) | 0.0146 (10) | 0.0141 (8) | −0.0009 (7) | 0.0033 (7) | 0.0002 (7) |
F2' | 0.0212 (6) | 0.0158 (6) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.0053 (5) | 0.0052 (4) | 0.0034 (5) |
C3' | 0.0146 (8) | 0.0155 (10) | 0.0119 (7) | 0.0007 (7) | 0.0041 (6) | 0.0013 (7) |
O3' | 0.0146 (6) | 0.0193 (8) | 0.0245 (7) | −0.0005 (6) | 0.0075 (6) | 0.0050 (6) |
C4' | 0.0164 (8) | 0.0147 (9) | 0.0090 (7) | 0.0008 (7) | 0.0049 (6) | 0.0007 (7) |
C5' | 0.0167 (8) | 0.0189 (10) | 0.0141 (8) | 0.0002 (8) | 0.0043 (7) | −0.0029 (8) |
O5' | 0.0253 (7) | 0.0178 (7) | 0.0109 (6) | 0.0039 (6) | 0.0013 (5) | −0.0016 (6) |
O4' | 0.0263 (7) | 0.0141 (7) | 0.0085 (5) | −0.0055 (6) | 0.0059 (5) | −0.0020 (5) |
O10 | 0.0416 (9) | 0.0250 (9) | 0.0157 (6) | −0.0108 (7) | 0.0095 (6) | −0.0009 (6) |
N1—C6 | 1.333 (2) | C1'—C2' | 1.521 (3) |
N1—C2 | 1.356 (2) | C1'—H1'A | 0.9800 |
C2—N2 | 1.329 (2) | C2'—F2' | 1.398 (2) |
C2—N3 | 1.358 (2) | C2'—C3' | 1.532 (3) |
N2—H2A | 0.8600 | C2'—H2'A | 0.9800 |
N2—H2B | 0.8600 | C3'—O3' | 1.421 (2) |
N3—C4 | 1.316 (2) | C3'—C4' | 1.532 (3) |
C4—N9 | 1.356 (2) | C3'—H3'A | 0.9800 |
C4—N5 | 1.361 (2) | O3'—H3'O | 0.8200 |
N5—C7 | 1.401 (2) | C4'—O4' | 1.441 (2) |
N5—C6 | 1.413 (2) | C4'—C5' | 1.521 (3) |
C6—O6 | 1.233 (2) | C4'—H4'A | 0.9800 |
C7—C8 | 1.342 (2) | C5'—O5' | 1.423 (2) |
C7—H7A | 0.9300 | C5'—H5'A | 0.9700 |
C8—N9 | 1.405 (2) | C5'—H5'B | 0.9700 |
C8—H8A | 0.9300 | O5'—H5'O | 0.8200 |
N9—C1' | 1.447 (2) | O10—H10A | 0.8700 |
C1'—O4' | 1.416 (2) | O10—H10B | 0.8700 |
C6—N1—C2 | 119.03 (14) | N9—C1'—H1'A | 109.6 |
N2—C2—N1 | 116.04 (15) | C2'—C1'—H1'A | 109.6 |
N2—C2—N3 | 116.71 (15) | F2'—C2'—C1' | 109.64 (15) |
N1—C2—N3 | 127.26 (16) | F2'—C2'—C3' | 108.70 (14) |
C2—N2—H2A | 120.0 | C1'—C2'—C3' | 101.14 (15) |
C2—N2—H2B | 120.0 | F2'—C2'—H2'A | 112.3 |
H2A—N2—H2B | 120.0 | C1'—C2'—H2'A | 112.3 |
C4—N3—C2 | 112.06 (14) | C3'—C2'—H2'A | 112.3 |
N3—C4—N9 | 127.78 (15) | O3'—C3'—C4' | 108.34 (16) |
N3—C4—N5 | 125.57 (15) | O3'—C3'—C2' | 109.98 (15) |
N9—C4—N5 | 106.65 (15) | C4'—C3'—C2' | 103.40 (14) |
C4—N5—C7 | 109.82 (14) | O3'—C3'—H3'A | 111.6 |
C4—N5—C6 | 119.50 (14) | C4'—C3'—H3'A | 111.6 |
C7—N5—C6 | 130.60 (14) | C2'—C3'—H3'A | 111.6 |
O6—C6—N1 | 125.54 (16) | C3'—O3'—H3'O | 109.5 |
O6—C6—N5 | 117.99 (15) | O4'—C4'—C5' | 106.71 (14) |
N1—C6—N5 | 116.46 (14) | O4'—C4'—C3' | 106.31 (14) |
C8—C7—N5 | 106.58 (15) | C5'—C4'—C3' | 115.16 (16) |
C8—C7—H7A | 126.7 | O4'—C4'—H4'A | 109.5 |
N5—C7—H7A | 126.7 | C5'—C4'—H4'A | 109.5 |
C7—C8—N9 | 108.13 (15) | C3'—C4'—H4'A | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8A | 125.9 | O5'—C5'—C4' | 110.46 (15) |
N9—C8—H8A | 125.9 | O5'—C5'—H5'A | 109.6 |
C4—N9—C8 | 108.81 (14) | C4'—C5'—H5'A | 109.6 |
C4—N9—C1' | 123.85 (15) | O5'—C5'—H5'B | 109.6 |
C8—N9—C1' | 125.63 (14) | C4'—C5'—H5'B | 109.6 |
O4'—C1'—N9 | 106.04 (15) | H5'A—C5'—H5'B | 108.1 |
O4'—C1'—C2' | 105.94 (14) | C5'—O5'—H5'O | 109.5 |
N9—C1'—C2' | 115.93 (16) | C1'—O4'—C4' | 109.87 (14) |
O4'—C1'—H1'A | 109.6 | H10A—O10—H10B | 104.5 |
C6—N1—C2—N2 | −177.01 (19) | C7—C8—N9—C1' | −166.0 (2) |
C6—N1—C2—N3 | 3.3 (3) | C4—N9—C1'—O4' | −123.1 (2) |
N2—C2—N3—C4 | 177.60 (18) | C8—N9—C1'—O4' | 40.3 (3) |
N1—C2—N3—C4 | −2.7 (3) | C4—N9—C1'—C2' | 119.7 (2) |
C2—N3—C4—N9 | −179.6 (2) | C8—N9—C1'—C2' | −76.9 (2) |
C2—N3—C4—N5 | −0.5 (3) | O4'—C1'—C2'—F2' | −78.78 (18) |
N3—C4—N5—C7 | −179.8 (2) | N9—C1'—C2'—F2' | 38.5 (2) |
N9—C4—N5—C7 | −0.6 (2) | O4'—C1'—C2'—C3' | 35.88 (17) |
N3—C4—N5—C6 | 3.0 (3) | N9—C1'—C2'—C3' | 153.17 (15) |
N9—C4—N5—C6 | −177.77 (18) | F2'—C2'—C3'—O3' | −162.07 (14) |
C2—N1—C6—O6 | 179.8 (2) | C1'—C2'—C3'—O3' | 82.56 (17) |
C2—N1—C6—N5 | −0.5 (3) | F2'—C2'—C3'—C4' | 82.41 (17) |
C4—N5—C6—O6 | 177.3 (2) | C1'—C2'—C3'—C4' | −32.95 (17) |
C7—N5—C6—O6 | 0.8 (3) | O3'—C3'—C4'—O4' | −97.00 (16) |
C4—N5—C6—N1 | −2.3 (3) | C2'—C3'—C4'—O4' | 19.67 (18) |
C7—N5—C6—N1 | −178.8 (2) | O3'—C3'—C4'—C5' | 145.07 (15) |
C4—N5—C7—C8 | 0.3 (2) | C2'—C3'—C4'—C5' | −98.26 (17) |
C6—N5—C7—C8 | 177.0 (2) | O4'—C4'—C5'—O5' | 164.03 (15) |
N5—C7—C8—N9 | 0.1 (3) | C3'—C4'—C5'—O5' | −78.3 (2) |
N3—C4—N9—C8 | 179.9 (2) | N9—C1'—O4'—C4' | −148.59 (15) |
N5—C4—N9—C8 | 0.7 (2) | C2'—C1'—O4'—C4' | −24.86 (19) |
N3—C4—N9—C1' | −14.3 (3) | C5'—C4'—O4'—C1' | 126.35 (17) |
N5—C4—N9—C1' | 166.45 (18) | C3'—C4'—O4'—C1' | 2.96 (19) |
C7—C8—N9—C4 | −0.5 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2A···O4′i | 0.86 | 2.37 | 2.989 (2) | 129 |
N2—H2B···O6ii | 0.86 | 2.06 | 2.8553 (19) | 153 |
O3′—H3′O···O5′iii | 0.82 | 1.80 | 2.617 (2) | 175 |
O5′—H5′O···O10iv | 0.82 | 1.82 | 2.624 (2) | 168 |
O10—H10A···O6 | 0.87 | 1.92 | 2.7748 (19) | 167 |
O10—H10B···O3′i | 0.87 | 1.93 | 2.792 (2) | 169 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1; (ii) x−1, y, z; (iii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+2; (iv) x, y, z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C10H12FN5O4·H2O |
Mr | 303.26 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21 |
Temperature (K) | 130 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.3752 (6), 6.3516 (4), 13.8654 (11) |
β (°) | 103.648 (4) |
V (Å3) | 631.18 (8) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.14 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.34 × 0.20 × 0.04 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.947, 0.995 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 20880, 1813, 1680 |
Rint | 0.041 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.682 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.031, 0.079, 1.09 |
No. of reflections | 1813 |
No. of parameters | 192 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.31, −0.24 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008), SAINT (Bruker, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1999), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
N1—C6 | 1.333 (2) | N5—C7 | 1.401 (2) |
N1—C2 | 1.356 (2) | N9—C1' | 1.447 (2) |
C2—N2 | 1.329 (2) | C2'—F2' | 1.398 (2) |
F2'—C2'—C1' | 109.64 (15) | H10A—O10—H10B | 104.5 |
F2'—C2'—C3' | 108.70 (14) | ||
N2—C2—N3—C4 | 177.60 (18) | O4'—C1'—C2'—F2' | −78.78 (18) |
C7—N5—C6—O6 | 0.8 (3) | N9—C1'—C2'—F2' | 38.5 (2) |
C4—N9—C1'—O4' | −123.1 (2) | O4'—C4'—C5'—O5' | 164.03 (15) |
C8—N9—C1'—O4' | 40.3 (3) | C3'—C4'—C5'—O5' | −78.3 (2) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2A···O4'i | 0.86 | 2.37 | 2.989 (2) | 129.3 |
N2—H2B···O6ii | 0.86 | 2.06 | 2.8553 (19) | 153.3 |
O3'—H3'O···O5'iii | 0.82 | 1.80 | 2.617 (2) | 174.5 |
O5'—H5'O···O10iv | 0.82 | 1.82 | 2.624 (2) | 167.5 |
O10—H10A···O6 | 0.87 | 1.92 | 2.7748 (19) | 167.3 |
O10—H10B···O3'i | 0.87 | 1.93 | 2.792 (2) | 169.2 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1; (ii) x−1, y, z; (iii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+2; (iv) x, y, z+1. |
Among base-modified nucleosides, the 5-aza-7-deazapurine (imidazo[1,2-a]-1,3,5-triazine) compounds are of considerable interest as they form orthogonal base pairs (purine numbering is used throughout this discussion). 2-Amino-8-(2-deoxy-2-fluoro-β-D-arabinofuranosyl)imidazo[1,2-a]-1,3,5-triazin-4(8H)-one (5-aza-7-deaza-2'-deoxy-2'-fluoroguanosine), (I), is a fluorinated analogue of 5-aza-7-deaza-2'-deoxyguanosine, (IIIa), which can be considered a structural analogue of both 2'-deoxyguanosine and 7-deaza-2'-deoxyguanosine (see first scheme) (Rosemeyer & Seela, 1987). Compound (IIIa) shows an altered Watson–Crick recognition site due to the absence of the H atom at N1, and is therefore the purine counterfeit of 2'-deoxyisocytidine (iCd; see second scheme, motif II) (Seela & Melenewski, 1999; Seela & Rosemeyer, 2002). Compound (IIIa) (β-D-anomer) forms a parallel-stranded duplex under neutral conditions when placed opposite dG [dG is ? Please define]. It was observed that this `purine–purine' base pair (see second scheme, motif I) is remarkably stable, thereby expanding the pairing modes of synthetic DNA (Seela & Melenewski, 1999). Parallel DNA can be generated either by changing the Watson–Crick recognition site of the nucleobase, as is the case for the above-mentioned 2'-deoxyisocytidine and compound (IIIa), or by changing the anomeric configuration from β-D to α-D (Morvan et al., 1987; Seela & He, 2002). Base-pair motifs illustrating this point are shown in the second scheme . Parallel-stranded DNA is not only conceptional [Meaning not clear - please rephrase] for synthetic biology applications but also demonstrates the polymorphic structures of DNA.
Recently, the 2'-deoxy-2'-fluoroarabino nucleoside of 5-aza-7-deazaguanosine, (I), has been synthesized and its conformational properties investigated in solution (Glaçon & Seela, 2004). The introduction of a 2'-arabinofluoro substituent has been found to confer potent antiviral activity which is enhanced compared with the unmodified counterparts (Pankiewicz, 2000). The presence of the F atom does not lead to significant steric perturbations in the shape of the molecule due to its small van der Waals radius (1.47 Å; Bondi, 1964). At the same time, an F atom is the substituent with the highest electronegativity (3.98, versus 3.44 for O). Therefore, its presence gives rise to essential changes in the electronic state and conformational behaviour of the pentofuranose ring.
We have now studied the conformation and hydrogen-bonding of the monohydrate of (I), the title compound (Ia), in the crystalline state and compared it with the related molecules of 5-aza-7-deazaguanosine, (IIIb) (Kojić-Prodić et al., 1982), and the α-anomer of 5-aza-7-deaza-2'-deoxyguanosine, (IV) (Seela et al., 2002). The three-dimensional structure of (Ia) is shown in Fig. 1 and selected geometric parameters are listed in Table 1.
The 5-aza-7-deazapurine ring system of (Ia) is nearly planar. The deviations of the ring atoms from the least-squares plane (N1/C2/N3/C4/N5/C6–C8/N9) range from -0.021 (2) Å (atom N5) to 0.018 (2) Å (atom N1), with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.014 Å. The C1' substituent and atom O6 of (Ia) lie 0.317 (3) and 0.041 (3) Å, respectively, above this plane, while atom N2 lies 0.074 (3) Å below it. The C2—N2 bond length of the amino group is 1.329 (2) Å, which is very close to the value observed for the amino group of the related 7-deaza-2'-deoxyguanosine [1.343 (4) Å; Seela et al., 2005].
For purines, the orientation of the nucleobase relative to the sugar moiety (syn/anti) is defined by the torsion angle χ (O4'—C1'—N9—C4) (IUPAC–IUB Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature, 1983). In the crystalline state of (Ia), the glycosyl bond torsion angle is in the anti range, with χ = -123.1 (2)°. The ribonucleoside (IIIb) also adopts an anti conformation (Kojić-Prodić et al., 1982), while the 2'-deoxyribonucleoside α-anomer, (IV), adopts a high-anti conformation, with χ = 87.5 (3)° (Seela et al., 2002). The glycosyl N9—C1' bond in (Ia) is 1.447 (2) Å, which is shorter than the corresponding bonds in both (IIIb) [1.462 (4) Å] and the α-anomer, (IV), lacking the 2'-fluoro substituent [1.461 (4) Å].
The conformation about the exocyclic C4'—C5' bond, defined by the torsion angle γ (O5'—C5'—C4'—C3'), is -78.3 (2)° for (Ia), corresponding to a -sc (trans, gauche) conformation. This conformation was also observed for the hydroxyl group of the α-anomer, (IV) (Seela et al., 2002). In contrast, for the ribonucleoside (IIIb) a -gauche conformation about the C4'—C5' bond was reported, which corresponds to ap (gauche, trans) according to Saenger (1984). The F2'—C2' length of (Ia) is 1.398 (2) Å, similar to the C—F bonds found in other 2'-fluoro `up' nucleosides (Birnbaum et al., 1982; He et al., 2003; Seela et al., 2006) and 2'-fluoro `down' nucleosides (Suck et al., 1974; Hakoshima et al., 1981). Moreover, the F2'—C2' bond length is notably close to the C2'-O2' distance observed in the parent compound (IIIb) [1.400 (4) Å; Kojić-Prodić et al., 1982].
The C2'-endo (south, S) and C3'-endo (north, N) puckerings are the most frequently observed sugar-ring conformations of nucleosides. The sugar moiety of (Ia) shows an S-type conformation, with a major C2'-endo puckering (C2'-endo-C1'-exo, 2T1) and a pseudorotation phase angle P = 156.9 (2)°, with the maximum amplitude τm = 36.8 (1)°. Its conformation is close to that of the non-fluorinated ribonucleoside (IIIb) (S-type, C2'-endo, 2E, P = 164.2°; Kojić-Prodić et al., 1982). The 2'-deoxyribonucleoside α-anomer, (IV), also adopts an S sugar conformation, with P = 177.43° and τm = 30.5° (C2'-endo-C3'-exo, 2T3; Seela et al., 2002).
In contrast with its behaviour in the solid state, the spatial conformation of the sugar moiety dynamically interconverts between north and south in solution. For the fluorinated compound (I), this ratio was determined from the vicinal 3J(H,H) and 3J(H,F) coupling constants of 1H NMR spectra measured in DMSO-d6 containing one drop of D2O, using the PSEUROT6.3 program (Van Wijk et al., 1999). The presence of the F atom shifts the sugar population of (I) towards the north conformation (54% N) compared with compound (IIIa) (37% N) (Glaçon & Seela, 2004). The same observation can also be made in the case of fluorinated (II) (50% N) and the unmodified 2'-deoxyguanosine (29% N) (Tennilä et al., 2000). Thus, in solution, the presence of the F atom in an `up' position (arabino configuration) enhances the population of the N conformers. It is interesting to note that the sugar conformation of compound (I) favours N puckering in solution, while in the crystalline state (Ia) adopts an S-type sugar conformation.
The crystalline structure of nucleoside (Ia) forms an infinite three-dimensional network which is stabilized by several intermolecular hydrogen bonds involving the nucleoside and water molecules (Table 2 and Figs. 2 and 3). If layers are selected, perpendicular to the b axis, it can be seen that the nucleobases of (Ia) stack into columns with alternating orientations.
Hydrogen bonds are formed within each layer as well as between adjacent layers. The nucleosides are linked by three intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Both H atoms of the amino group act as donors, forming hydrogen bonds with atom O6 of a neighbouring base moiety (N2—H2B···O6ii) and atom O4' of a neighbouring sugar residue (N2—H2A···O4'i (see Table 2 for symmetry codes and geometry). Moreover, adjacent sugar residues form strong hydrogen bonds (O3'—H3'··· O5'iii). To connect molecules of adjacent layers, the water molecule acts as a donor (O10—H10A···O6 and O10—H10B···O3'i) as well as an acceptor (O5'—H5'···O10iv), as illustrated in Fig. 3. Neither the heterocyclic ring N atoms nor the F substituent take part in hydrogen bonding.
Earlier, we reported the crystal structure of the closely related α-anomer of 5-aza-7-deaza-2'-deoxyguanosine, (IV), albeit lacking the 2'-fluoro substituent (Seela et al., 2002). Interestingly, compound (IV) crystallizes in the same space group (monoclinic, P21) with one water molecule in the asymmetric unit, as found for (Ia) (Seela et al., 2002). However, closer inspection of the crystal packing of (IV) reveals several differences from the molecular packing of (Ia). In the crystal structure of (IV), the 5-aza-7-deazaguanine moieties form double layers and are arranged in a reverse orientation to each other (Seela et al., 2002). A distance of 3.508 Å between nucleobases within a layer was calculated. Moreover, individual double layers are spatially displaced. In contrast, the 5-aza-7-deazaguanine moieties of (Ia) form highly regular layers, with a distance of 3.354 Å between the nucleobases. As in (IV), the nucleobases of (Ia) are alternating, although with different orientations of the sugar moieties, as shown in Fig. 2. In addition, the hydrogen-bonding network of the two compounds is different. Conspicuously, none of the heterocyclic ring N atoms of (Ia) is involved in hydrogen bonding, which is in contrast with (IV), where atoms N1 and N3 function as acceptor sites (Seela et al., 2002).