The crystal structures of the title compounds, (
S)-1-carboxy-3-(methylsulfanyl)propanaminium chloride, C
5H
12NO
2S
+·Cl
-, and (
S)-1-carboxy-3-(methylselanyl)propanaminium chloride, C
5H
12NO
2Se
+·Cl
-, are isomorphous. The protonated
L-methionine and
L-selenomethionine molecules have almost identical conformations and create very similar contacts with the Cl
- anions in the crystal structures of both compounds. The amino acid cations and the Cl
- anions are linked
viaN-H
Cl
- and O-H
Cl
- hydrogen bonds.
Supporting information
CCDC references: 259035; 259036
L-Selenomethionine hydrochloride, (II), was crystallized at room temperature by slow evaporation from an aqueous solution of L-selenomethionine (25 mg ml−1) and 0.1M HCl in a 1:1 ratio. The same procedure was used to crystallize L-methionine hydrochloride, (I), but the concentration of L-Met was 50 mg ml−1. Both L-Met and L-SeMet were purchased from Sigma. Crystals were needle-shaped and were cut to a smaller size for data collection. The absolute structures of both compounds were determined unambiguously by successful refinement of the Flack parameter (Flack, 1983) and the subsequent observation that the error in the Flack parameter was small, specifically 0.05 in the case of (I) and 0.007 in the case of (II).
All H atoms in (I) and most of those in (II) were located in the difference Fourier map and refined freely. The methyl and carboxylic acid H atoms of (II) were placed in geometric positions and treated as riding, with C—H = 0.96 and O—H = 0.82 Å, and with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C,O). Please check added text.
For both compounds, data collection: HKL-2000 (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); cell refinement: HKL-2000; data reduction: HKL-2000; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997) and HKL-2000; molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and HKL-2000; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
(I) (
S)-1-Carboxy-3-(methylsulfanyl)propanaminium chloride
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Crystal data top
C5H12NO2S+·Cl− | F(000) = 392 |
Mr = 185.67 | Dx = 1.374 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 9199 reflections |
a = 5.2740 (1) Å | θ = 3.0–27.5° |
b = 7.0220 (2) Å | µ = 0.61 mm−1 |
c = 24.2330 (7) Å | T = 103 K |
V = 897.45 (4) Å3 | Prism, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.20 × 0.05 × 0.05 mm |
Data collection top
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 2058 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2009 reflections with I > −3σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.029 |
Detector resolution: 10.00 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.0° |
ω scan with χ offset | h = −6→6 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (Software?; Otwinowski et al., 2003) | k = −8→9 |
Tmin = 0.932, Tmax = 0.970 | l = −26→31 |
9199 measured reflections | |
Refinement top
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.019 | All H-atom parameters refined |
wR(F2) = 0.050 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0266P)2 + 0.0878P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.07 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
2058 reflections | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
140 parameters | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), with how many Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: −0.01 (5) |
Crystal data top
C5H12NO2S+·Cl− | V = 897.45 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 185.67 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 5.2740 (1) Å | µ = 0.61 mm−1 |
b = 7.0220 (2) Å | T = 103 K |
c = 24.2330 (7) Å | 0.20 × 0.05 × 0.05 mm |
Data collection top
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 2058 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (Software?; Otwinowski et al., 2003) | 2009 reflections with I > −3σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.932, Tmax = 0.970 | Rint = 0.029 |
9199 measured reflections | |
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.019 | All H-atom parameters refined |
wR(F2) = 0.050 | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
S = 1.07 | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
2058 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), with how many Friedel pairs |
140 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: −0.01 (5) |
0 restraints | |
Special details top
Experimental. During data processing, Bijvoet pairs were scaled separately. |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s 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. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
Cl | 0.21708 (5) | 0.42706 (4) | 0.185389 (10) | 0.01872 (8) | |
S | 0.72352 (6) | 0.57178 (4) | 0.012965 (10) | 0.01995 (8) | |
O1 | 0.54662 (19) | 1.11990 (13) | 0.13534 (4) | 0.0275 (2) | |
O2 | 0.35613 (15) | 0.93707 (12) | 0.19910 (3) | 0.01988 (17) | |
N | 0.73304 (19) | 0.68603 (13) | 0.20450 (4) | 0.01713 (19) | |
C1 | 0.5318 (2) | 0.97109 (16) | 0.16865 (5) | 0.0170 (2) | |
C2 | 0.7683 (2) | 0.84908 (15) | 0.16576 (4) | 0.0160 (2) | |
C3 | 0.8382 (2) | 0.78231 (16) | 0.10745 (4) | 0.0163 (2) | |
C4 | 0.6411 (2) | 0.65166 (18) | 0.08158 (4) | 0.0194 (2) | |
C5 | 0.9830 (3) | 0.4133 (2) | 0.02809 (6) | 0.0306 (3) | |
H1N1 | 0.588 (3) | 0.616 (2) | 0.1977 (7) | 0.038 (4)* | |
H1 | 0.435 (4) | 1.192 (3) | 0.1449 (8) | 0.055 (6)* | |
H1C3 | 0.475 (3) | 0.722 (2) | 0.0769 (6) | 0.031 (4)* | |
H1C4 | 0.862 (3) | 0.893 (2) | 0.0848 (6) | 0.020 (3)* | |
H1C5 | 1.012 (3) | 0.343 (2) | −0.0039 (7) | 0.037 (4)* | |
H2N1 | 0.860 (3) | 0.603 (2) | 0.2012 (6) | 0.023 (4)* | |
H2C3 | 1.003 (3) | 0.7131 (19) | 0.1085 (6) | 0.022 (3)* | |
H2C4 | 0.610 (3) | 0.535 (2) | 0.1043 (6) | 0.023 (3)* | |
H2C5 | 0.949 (4) | 0.328 (3) | 0.0550 (8) | 0.049 (5)* | |
H3N1 | 0.735 (3) | 0.731 (2) | 0.2407 (6) | 0.029 (4)* | |
H3C5 | 1.134 (4) | 0.479 (3) | 0.0389 (7) | 0.043 (5)* | |
H1C2 | 0.909 (3) | 0.9242 (18) | 0.1790 (5) | 0.018 (3)* | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
Cl | 0.01828 (13) | 0.01879 (13) | 0.01908 (12) | 0.00435 (11) | 0.00143 (9) | 0.00149 (9) |
S | 0.02143 (15) | 0.02275 (14) | 0.01566 (13) | 0.00009 (13) | 0.00003 (10) | −0.00360 (9) |
O1 | 0.0318 (5) | 0.0209 (5) | 0.0297 (5) | 0.0102 (4) | 0.0116 (4) | 0.0065 (4) |
O2 | 0.0162 (4) | 0.0214 (4) | 0.0221 (4) | 0.0017 (3) | 0.0024 (3) | −0.0003 (3) |
N | 0.0171 (5) | 0.0194 (5) | 0.0149 (4) | 0.0033 (4) | 0.0003 (4) | 0.0004 (3) |
C1 | 0.0188 (5) | 0.0177 (5) | 0.0146 (5) | 0.0007 (4) | −0.0012 (4) | −0.0028 (4) |
C2 | 0.0146 (5) | 0.0176 (5) | 0.0159 (4) | 0.0000 (5) | 0.0006 (4) | −0.0006 (4) |
C3 | 0.0154 (5) | 0.0183 (5) | 0.0153 (5) | 0.0016 (4) | 0.0023 (4) | −0.0012 (4) |
C4 | 0.0177 (6) | 0.0244 (5) | 0.0160 (5) | −0.0014 (5) | 0.0023 (4) | −0.0018 (4) |
C5 | 0.0269 (7) | 0.0294 (7) | 0.0354 (7) | 0.0078 (7) | −0.0030 (6) | −0.0103 (6) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
S—C5 | 1.8013 (14) | C2—C3 | 1.5338 (14) |
S—C4 | 1.8078 (11) | C2—H1C2 | 0.965 (14) |
O1—C1 | 1.3228 (14) | C3—C4 | 1.5217 (17) |
O1—H1 | 0.81 (2) | C3—H1C4 | 0.960 (14) |
O2—C1 | 1.2084 (14) | C3—H2C3 | 0.994 (15) |
N—C2 | 1.4922 (14) | C4—H1C3 | 1.011 (17) |
N—H1N1 | 0.924 (18) | C4—H2C4 | 1.000 (15) |
N—H2N1 | 0.890 (16) | C5—H1C5 | 0.930 (16) |
N—H3N1 | 0.932 (14) | C5—H2C5 | 0.91 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.5147 (16) | C5—H3C5 | 0.956 (19) |
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C5—S—C4 | 100.79 (6) | C4—C3—H1C4 | 110.1 (8) |
C1—O1—H1 | 106.0 (14) | C2—C3—H1C4 | 108.0 (8) |
C2—N—H1N1 | 113.6 (10) | C4—C3—H2C3 | 108.1 (8) |
C2—N—H2N1 | 110.6 (10) | C2—C3—H2C3 | 109.7 (8) |
H1N1—N—H2N1 | 105.0 (13) | H1C4—C3—H2C3 | 107.2 (12) |
C2—N—H3N1 | 109.2 (9) | C3—C4—S | 113.68 (8) |
H1N1—N—H3N1 | 110.8 (14) | C3—C4—H1C3 | 110.0 (8) |
H2N1—N—H3N1 | 107.5 (13) | S—C4—H1C3 | 104.8 (8) |
O2—C1—O1 | 125.03 (11) | C3—C4—H2C4 | 112.3 (8) |
O2—C1—C2 | 123.22 (10) | S—C4—H2C4 | 107.0 (8) |
O1—C1—C2 | 111.72 (9) | H1C3—C4—H2C4 | 108.6 (12) |
N—C2—C1 | 107.59 (9) | S—C5—H1C5 | 106.4 (10) |
N—C2—C3 | 112.02 (9) | S—C5—H2C5 | 114.0 (13) |
C1—C2—C3 | 114.41 (9) | H1C5—C5—H2C5 | 106.4 (13) |
N—C2—H1C2 | 107.8 (8) | S—C5—H3C5 | 112.8 (11) |
C1—C2—H1C2 | 107.9 (8) | H1C5—C5—H3C5 | 110.2 (14) |
C3—C2—H1C2 | 106.8 (8) | H2C5—C5—H3C5 | 106.9 (15) |
C4—C3—C2 | 113.56 (9) | | |
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O2—C1—C2—N | 1.99 (15) | N—C2—C3—C4 | 58.93 (13) |
O1—C1—C2—N | −179.94 (9) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | −63.86 (12) |
O2—C1—C2—C3 | 127.14 (12) | C2—C3—C4—S | −179.73 (8) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −54.78 (13) | C5—S—C4—C3 | 70.14 (10) |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N—H1N1···Cl | 0.924 (18) | 2.383 (19) | 3.3054 (10) | 176.7 (15) |
N—H2N1···Cli | 0.890 (16) | 2.286 (16) | 3.1683 (10) | 171.1 (13) |
N—H3N1···Clii | 0.932 (14) | 2.273 (15) | 3.1709 (10) | 161.5 (13) |
O1—H1···Cliii | 0.81 (2) | 2.24 (2) | 3.0239 (10) | 164 (2) |
C2—H1C2···O2i | 0.965 (14) | 2.410 (14) | 3.2627 (14) | 147.1 (10) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) x, y+1, z. |
(II) (
S)-1-Carboxy-3-(methylselanyl)propanaminium chloride
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Crystal data top
C5H12NO2Se+·Cl− | F(000) = 464 |
Mr = 232.57 | Dx = 1.663 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 18743 reflections |
a = 5.2370 (5) Å | θ = 3.0–31.5° |
b = 7.0660 (3) Å | µ = 4.28 mm−1 |
c = 25.0960 (12) Å | T = 103 K |
V = 928.67 (11) Å3 | Prism, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.40 × 0.10 × 0.10 mm |
Data collection top
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 3082 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2934 reflections with I > −3σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.060 |
Detector resolution: 10.00 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 31.5°, θmin = 3.0° |
ω scan with χ offset | h = −7→7 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (Software?; Otwinowski et al., 2003) | k = −9→10 |
Tmin = 0.592, Tmax = 0.652 | l = −36→36 |
18743 measured reflections | |
Refinement top
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.026 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.069 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0322P)2 + 0.0408P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.05 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
3082 reflections | Δρmax = 0.89 e Å−3 |
125 parameters | Δρmin = −0.87 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), with how many Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: 0.000 (7) |
Crystal data top
C5H12NO2Se+·Cl− | V = 928.67 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 232.57 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 5.2370 (5) Å | µ = 4.28 mm−1 |
b = 7.0660 (3) Å | T = 103 K |
c = 25.0960 (12) Å | 0.40 × 0.10 × 0.10 mm |
Data collection top
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 3082 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (Software?; Otwinowski et al., 2003) | 2934 reflections with I > −3σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.592, Tmax = 0.652 | Rint = 0.060 |
18743 measured reflections | |
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.026 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.069 | Δρmax = 0.89 e Å−3 |
S = 1.05 | Δρmin = −0.87 e Å−3 |
3082 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), with how many Friedel pairs |
125 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.000 (7) |
0 restraints | |
Special details top
Experimental. During data processing, Bijvoet pairs were scaled separately. |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s 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. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
Se | 0.71402 (4) | 0.57507 (3) | 0.017152 (7) | 0.02378 (7) | |
Cl | 0.21581 (8) | 0.44426 (6) | 0.188426 (17) | 0.01971 (9) | |
O1 | 0.5460 (3) | 1.1378 (2) | 0.13950 (6) | 0.0294 (3) | |
H1 | 0.4310 | 1.2125 | 0.1465 | 0.044* | |
O2 | 0.3523 (2) | 0.9557 (2) | 0.20089 (5) | 0.0205 (3) | |
N | 0.7315 (3) | 0.7051 (2) | 0.20536 (6) | 0.0186 (3) | |
C1 | 0.5298 (3) | 0.9897 (3) | 0.17127 (7) | 0.0181 (3) | |
C2 | 0.7659 (3) | 0.8655 (3) | 0.16786 (7) | 0.0177 (3) | |
C3 | 0.8299 (3) | 0.7981 (3) | 0.11150 (7) | 0.0181 (3) | |
C4 | 0.6225 (4) | 0.6758 (3) | 0.08678 (7) | 0.0209 (3) | |
C5 | 0.9736 (5) | 0.3972 (4) | 0.04151 (10) | 0.0360 (5) | |
H5A | 1.0436 | 0.3311 | 0.0114 | 0.054* | |
H5B | 0.8978 | 0.3079 | 0.0656 | 0.054* | |
H5C | 1.1071 | 0.4650 | 0.0595 | 0.054* | |
H1C3 | 0.852 (4) | 0.902 (4) | 0.0899 (9) | 0.015 (5)* | |
H1C4 | 0.481 (6) | 0.746 (4) | 0.0792 (10) | 0.034 (7)* | |
H2N | 0.855 (5) | 0.613 (4) | 0.2032 (11) | 0.028 (6)* | |
H2C3 | 0.977 (5) | 0.726 (4) | 0.1119 (9) | 0.024 (6)* | |
H2C4 | 0.586 (5) | 0.571 (4) | 0.1072 (10) | 0.025 (6)* | |
H3N | 0.751 (5) | 0.751 (5) | 0.2421 (11) | 0.037 (7)* | |
H1C2 | 0.919 (5) | 0.939 (4) | 0.1832 (11) | 0.031 (7)* | |
H1N | 0.605 (7) | 0.654 (5) | 0.1965 (12) | 0.047 (9)* | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
Se | 0.02651 (10) | 0.02612 (12) | 0.01871 (9) | −0.00204 (7) | 0.00173 (6) | −0.00497 (7) |
Cl | 0.01778 (15) | 0.0197 (2) | 0.02165 (18) | 0.00465 (16) | 0.00117 (13) | 0.00137 (14) |
O1 | 0.0337 (7) | 0.0209 (8) | 0.0335 (8) | 0.0107 (6) | 0.0142 (6) | 0.0069 (6) |
O2 | 0.0149 (5) | 0.0216 (7) | 0.0249 (6) | 0.0018 (4) | 0.0031 (4) | 0.0000 (5) |
N | 0.0159 (6) | 0.0213 (8) | 0.0187 (6) | 0.0037 (6) | −0.0003 (5) | −0.0003 (5) |
C1 | 0.0170 (7) | 0.0193 (9) | 0.0180 (7) | 0.0021 (6) | 0.0004 (6) | −0.0028 (6) |
C2 | 0.0145 (7) | 0.0195 (8) | 0.0190 (7) | 0.0014 (6) | 0.0011 (5) | −0.0009 (6) |
C3 | 0.0158 (7) | 0.0210 (9) | 0.0175 (7) | 0.0021 (6) | 0.0028 (5) | −0.0007 (6) |
C4 | 0.0193 (7) | 0.0260 (10) | 0.0174 (8) | −0.0022 (6) | 0.0015 (6) | −0.0027 (7) |
C5 | 0.0343 (10) | 0.0306 (13) | 0.0432 (13) | 0.0058 (9) | −0.0024 (9) | −0.0104 (10) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Se—C4 | 1.9467 (18) | C2—C3 | 1.530 (2) |
Se—C5 | 1.950 (2) | C2—H1C2 | 1.03 (3) |
O1—C1 | 1.319 (2) | C3—C4 | 1.520 (3) |
O1—H1 | 0.8200 | C3—H1C3 | 0.92 (2) |
O2—C1 | 1.214 (2) | C3—H2C3 | 0.92 (3) |
N—C2 | 1.484 (2) | C4—H1C4 | 0.91 (3) |
N—H2N | 0.92 (3) | C4—H2C4 | 0.92 (3) |
N—H3N | 0.98 (3) | C5—H5A | 0.9600 |
N—H1N | 0.79 (3) | C5—H5B | 0.9600 |
C1—C2 | 1.518 (2) | C5—H5C | 0.9600 |
| | | |
C4—Se—C5 | 97.24 (9) | C4—C3—H1C3 | 107.6 (14) |
C1—O1—H1 | 109.5 | C2—C3—H1C3 | 108.8 (14) |
C2—N—H2N | 114.6 (18) | C4—C3—H2C3 | 106.6 (17) |
C2—N—H3N | 109.4 (19) | C2—C3—H2C3 | 110.1 (14) |
H2N—N—H3N | 102 (2) | H1C3—C3—H2C3 | 110 (2) |
C2—N—H1N | 106 (2) | C3—C4—Se | 113.47 (12) |
H2N—N—H1N | 105 (3) | C3—C4—H1C4 | 110.8 (18) |
H3N—N—H1N | 120 (3) | Se—C4—H1C4 | 102.2 (16) |
O2—C1—O1 | 125.20 (17) | C3—C4—H2C4 | 112.2 (16) |
O2—C1—C2 | 122.94 (17) | Se—C4—H2C4 | 105.0 (17) |
O1—C1—C2 | 111.84 (15) | H1C4—C4—H2C4 | 113 (2) |
N—C2—C1 | 107.88 (13) | Se—C5—H5A | 109.5 |
N—C2—C3 | 112.01 (15) | Se—C5—H5B | 109.5 |
C1—C2—C3 | 114.23 (14) | H5A—C5—H5B | 109.5 |
N—C2—H1C2 | 104.0 (16) | Se—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H1C2 | 108.9 (16) | H5A—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—H1C2 | 109.4 (15) | H5B—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 113.45 (14) | | |
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O2—C1—C2—N | 0.7 (2) | N—C2—C3—C4 | 61.1 (2) |
O1—C1—C2—N | 179.19 (16) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | −61.9 (2) |
O2—C1—C2—C3 | 125.94 (19) | C2—C3—C4—Se | −175.86 (13) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −55.6 (2) | C5—Se—C4—C3 | 70.09 (16) |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N—H1N···Cl | 0.79 (3) | 2.53 (3) | 3.2974 (17) | 166 (3) |
N—H2N···Cli | 0.92 (3) | 2.26 (3) | 3.1638 (16) | 166 (2) |
N—H3N···Clii | 0.98 (3) | 2.22 (3) | 3.1681 (17) | 161 (3) |
O1—H1···Cliii | 0.82 | 2.25 | 3.0309 (16) | 160 |
C2—H1C2···O2i | 1.03 (3) | 2.32 (3) | 3.244 (2) | 149 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) x, y+1, z. |
Experimental details
| (I) | (II) |
Crystal data |
Chemical formula | C5H12NO2S+·Cl− | C5H12NO2Se+·Cl− |
Mr | 185.67 | 232.57 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 103 | 103 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.2740 (1), 7.0220 (2), 24.2330 (7) | 5.2370 (5), 7.0660 (3), 25.0960 (12) |
V (Å3) | 897.45 (4) | 928.67 (11) |
Z | 4 | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.61 | 4.28 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.20 × 0.05 × 0.05 | 0.40 × 0.10 × 0.10 |
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Data collection |
Diffractometer | Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (Software?; Otwinowski et al., 2003) | Multi-scan (Software?; Otwinowski et al., 2003) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.932, 0.970 | 0.592, 0.652 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > −3σ(I)] reflections | 9199, 2058, 2009 | 18743, 3082, 2934 |
Rint | 0.029 | 0.060 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 | 0.736 |
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Refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.019, 0.050, 1.07 | 0.026, 0.069, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 2058 | 3082 |
No. of parameters | 140 | 125 |
H-atom treatment | All H-atom parameters refined | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.25, −0.20 | 0.89, −0.87 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), with how many Friedel pairs | Flack (1983), with how many Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | −0.01 (5) | 0.000 (7) |
Selected geometric parameters (Å, º) for (I) topS—C5 | 1.8013 (14) | N—C2 | 1.4922 (14) |
S—C4 | 1.8078 (11) | C1—C2 | 1.5147 (16) |
O1—C1 | 1.3228 (14) | C2—C3 | 1.5338 (14) |
O2—C1 | 1.2084 (14) | C3—C4 | 1.5217 (17) |
| | | |
C5—S—C4 | 100.79 (6) | N—C2—C3 | 112.02 (9) |
O2—C1—O1 | 125.03 (11) | C1—C2—C3 | 114.41 (9) |
O2—C1—C2 | 123.22 (10) | C4—C3—C2 | 113.56 (9) |
O1—C1—C2 | 111.72 (9) | C3—C4—S | 113.68 (8) |
N—C2—C1 | 107.59 (9) | | |
| | | |
O2—C1—C2—N | 1.99 (15) | N—C2—C3—C4 | 58.93 (13) |
O1—C1—C2—N | −179.94 (9) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | −63.86 (12) |
O2—C1—C2—C3 | 127.14 (12) | C2—C3—C4—S | −179.73 (8) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −54.78 (13) | C5—S—C4—C3 | 70.14 (10) |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) for (I) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N—H1N1···Cl | 0.924 (18) | 2.383 (19) | 3.3054 (10) | 176.7 (15) |
N—H2N1···Cli | 0.890 (16) | 2.286 (16) | 3.1683 (10) | 171.1 (13) |
N—H3N1···Clii | 0.932 (14) | 2.273 (15) | 3.1709 (10) | 161.5 (13) |
O1—H1···Cliii | 0.81 (2) | 2.24 (2) | 3.0239 (10) | 164 (2) |
C2—H1C2···O2i | 0.965 (14) | 2.410 (14) | 3.2627 (14) | 147.1 (10) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) x, y+1, z. |
Selected geometric parameters (Å, º) for (II) topSe—C4 | 1.9467 (18) | N—C2 | 1.484 (2) |
Se—C5 | 1.950 (2) | C1—C2 | 1.518 (2) |
O1—C1 | 1.319 (2) | C2—C3 | 1.530 (2) |
O2—C1 | 1.214 (2) | C3—C4 | 1.520 (3) |
| | | |
C4—Se—C5 | 97.24 (9) | N—C2—C3 | 112.01 (15) |
O2—C1—O1 | 125.20 (17) | C1—C2—C3 | 114.23 (14) |
O2—C1—C2 | 122.94 (17) | C4—C3—C2 | 113.45 (14) |
O1—C1—C2 | 111.84 (15) | C3—C4—Se | 113.47 (12) |
N—C2—C1 | 107.88 (13) | | |
| | | |
O2—C1—C2—N | 0.7 (2) | N—C2—C3—C4 | 61.1 (2) |
O1—C1—C2—N | 179.19 (16) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | −61.9 (2) |
O2—C1—C2—C3 | 125.94 (19) | C2—C3—C4—Se | −175.86 (13) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −55.6 (2) | C5—Se—C4—C3 | 70.09 (16) |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) for (II) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N—H1N···Cl | 0.79 (3) | 2.53 (3) | 3.2974 (17) | 166 (3) |
N—H2N···Cli | 0.92 (3) | 2.26 (3) | 3.1638 (16) | 166 (2) |
N—H3N···Clii | 0.98 (3) | 2.22 (3) | 3.1681 (17) | 161 (3) |
O1—H1···Cliii | 0.82 | 2.25 | 3.0309 (16) | 160 |
C2—H1C2···O2i | 1.03 (3) | 2.32 (3) | 3.244 (2) | 149 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) x, y+1, z. |
L-Methionine (Met) is an essential amino acid, and in human and animal organisms is involved in many very important processes, such as initiation of translation of messenger RNA, transfer of methyl groups and sulfur metabolism. A naturally occurring Se analogue of methionine is L-selenomethionine (SeMet). Although SeMet is toxic, it is also one of the most important nutritional sources of selenium. L-Selenomethionine is extensively used in protein crystallography for solving the phase problem: incorporation of SeMet into proteins allows the use of single- or multi-wavelength anomalous dispersion methods (Hendrickson, 1991; Hendrickson & Ogata, 1997), since, usually, substitution of Met by SeMet does not change the three-dimensional structure of a protein and such labelling is more effective than other methods of protein derivatization.
In this study, the structures of L-methioninium chloride, (I), and L-selenomethioninium chloride, (II), at 103 K are reported (Fig. 1), this being a similar temperature to that used during X-ray data collection on protein crystals. Geometrical data obtained from SeMet may be applied to refinement and/or comparison with the geometry of SeMet incorporated into proteins. The crystal structure of L-methioninium chloride has previously been determined at 295 K (di Blasio et al., 1977), but the structure of L-selenomethioninium chloride has not been reported to date. The structure of DL-selenomethionine is known (Rajeswaran & Parthasarathy, 1984) and is the only Se analogue of Met reported in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD, November 2003 version; Allen, 2002; Bruno et al., 2002). \sch
The crystal structures of (I) at 103 K (this work) and 295 K (di Blasio et al., 1977), and the structure of (II) at 103 K (this work), are isomorphous. Both (I) and (II) crystallize in space group P212121 with very similar unit-cell parameters. For the low-temperature structures, the c parameter is slightly different, at 24.2330 (7) and 25.0978 (12) Å for (I) and (II), respectively. Equivalent bonds in both structures have very similar lengths; only the C—Se distances (C4—Se and C5—Se) are longer than the C—S distances (Tables 1 and3).
Not only is the intramolecular geometry of the methioninium and selenomethioninium cations similar, but also the contacts between the cations and Cl− anions present in both structures are identical. The Cl− ions are acceptors in N—H···Cl− and O—H···Cl− hydrogen bonds, which are the most important interactions for structure stability. H atoms from four different amino acid residues surround every Cl− ion. The distances between N atoms and Cl− ions are around 3.2 Å (Tables 2 and 4), and the distance between Cl− and O1 is shorter [3.0239 (10) Å in (I) and 3.0309 (16) Å in (II)]. The arrangement of donors around the Cl− ion may be described as highly distorted from tetrahedral,with the angles in (II), defined by the donors and the Cl− ion, being N···Cl···O1i 89.09 (4), N···Cl···Nii 96.80 (3), N···Cl···Niii 108.28 (5), Nii···Cl···Niii 105.52 (3), Nii···Cl···O1i 84.85 (4) and Niii···Cl···O1i 158.12 (5)° [symmetry codes: (i) x, y − 1, z; (ii) 1 − x, y − 1/2, 1/2 − z; (iii) x − 1, y, z]. The coordination of the Cl− in (I) is very similar and the Niii···Cl···O1i angle is also strongly distorted [158.61 (3)°].
In the structures of (I) and (II) reported here, both hydrophobic and hydrophilic layers are present (Fig. 2). The hydrophobic layers consist of methionine or selenomethionine side chains, while the hydrophilic layers contain the Cl− ions, amino and carboxylic groups.
Atom O2, in both structures, is involved in short contacts. Firstly, it is an acceptor for a hydrogen bond in which an H atom is donated by atom C2. Secondly, it also participates in an interesting short contact with an N atom, with O2···N(1 − x, y + 1/2, 1/2 − z) 2.9554 (12) Å in (I) and 2.9721 (21) Å in (II). In this type of contact, atom O2 points to the middle of a triangle with corners defined by H atoms from amino groups. O2···H distances are in the range 2.6–3.0 Å and O2···H—N angles are in the range 85–105°. An interaction of this type is not very common: in the CSD (November 2003 version), only ten crystal structures have contacts between an O atom and protonated amino groups with geometries similar to those reported here for (I) and (II).
Rajeswaran & Parthasarathy (1984) noticed that the conformations of methionine and selenomethionine are almost identical and there should be no conformational reason for selecting SeMet over Met in proteins. The conformations of protonated SeMet and Met molecules, in the reported structures of (I) and (II), are also very similar (Tables 1 and 3). From the point of view of conformational flexibility, SeMet incorporated into a protein should behave similarly to Met. The larger size of Se compared with S is probably the most important factor that may influence the interactions and conformations of amino acids in a labelled protein. In order to compare the conformation of the selenomethionine side chain in (II) with the conformations of SeMet in protein molecules, the Protein Data Bank (PDB, August 2004; Berman et al., 2000) was searched. Only SeMet residues having one well defined conformation and derived from structures refined with resolution higher than 1.4 Å were taken into account. Overall, 89 residues were analyzed. The results are presented in Fig. 3. Surprisingly, torsion angles similar to those reported in Table 3 are rarely (3 of 89) observed in protein structures. This may be related to the packing observed in the present structure. Also, in proteins, the conformation of a residue is restrained by covalent bonds in the polypeptide chain. For the C1—C2—C3—C4 and N1—C2—C3—C4 angles, values close to 60 and 180°, or 180 and −60°, respectively, are mostly observed. In the case of the angles C2—C3—C4—Se and C3—C4—Se—C5, the conformational flexibility is higher, but combinations of values close to −60, 60 and 180° occur most often.