scholarly journals Phycocyanobilin in solution – a solvent triggered molecular switch

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 6146-6152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Watermann ◽  
Hossam Elgabarty ◽  
Daniel Sebastiani
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Molecular Switch ◽  
Conformational Switching ◽  
Spectroscopic Behaviour ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Pattern

The chromophore phycocyanobilin changes its spectroscopic behaviour upon solvent change. Our calculations trace this effect back to conformational switching, induced by changes in the hydrogen bonding pattern.

Five pseudopolymorphs of 6-amino-2-thiouracil: absence of N—H...S hydrogen bonds

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilhelm Maximilian Hützler ◽  
Michael Bolte
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Cambridge Structural Database ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Pattern ◽  
Crystallization Experiments ◽  
Structural Database ◽  
Thiouracil Derivatives

In order to study the preferred hydrogen-bonding pattern of 6-amino-2-thiouracil, C4H5N3OS, (I), crystallization experiments yielded five different pseudopolymorphs of (I), namely the dimethylformamide disolvate, C4H5N3OS·2C3H7NO, (Ia), the dimethylacetamide monosolvate, C4H5N3OS·C4H9NO, (Ib), the dimethylacetamide sesquisolvate, C4H5N3OS·1.5C4H9NO, (Ic), and two different 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one sesquisolvates, C4H5N3OS·1.5C5H9NO, (Id) and (Ie). All structures containR21(6) N—H...O hydrogen-bond motifs. In the latter four structures, additionalR22(8) N—H...O hydrogen-bond motifs are present stabilizing homodimers of (I). No type of hydrogen bond other than N—H...O is observed. According to a search of the Cambridge Structural Database, most 2-thiouracil derivatives form homodimers stabilized by anR22(8) hydrogen-bonding pattern, with (i) only N—H...O, (ii) only N—H...S or (iii) alternating pairs of N—H...O and N—H...S hydrogen bonds.

scholarly journals Crystal structures of butyl 2-amino-5-hydroxy-4-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran-3-carboxylate and 2-methoxyethyl 2-amino-5-hydroxy-4-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran-3-carboxylate

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 880-887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosita Diana ◽  
Angela Tuzi ◽  
Barbara Panunzi ◽  
Antonio Carella ◽  
Ugo Caruso
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Antitumoral Activity ◽  
Space Group ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Axis Direction ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Pattern ◽  
Butyl Group

The title benzofuran derivatives 2-amino-5-hydroxy-4-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran-3-carboxylate (BF1), C19H18N2O6, and 2-methoxyethyl 2-amino-5-hydroxy-4-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran-3-carboxylate (BF2), C18H16N2O7, recently attracted attention because of their promising antitumoral activity. BF1 crystallizes in the space group P\overline{1}. BF2 in the space group P21/c. The nitrophenyl group is inclined to benzofuran moiety with a dihedral angle between their mean planes of 69.2 (2)° in BF1 and 60.20 (6)° in BF2. A common feature in the molecular structures of BF1 and BF2 is the intramolecular N—H...Ocarbonyl hydrogen bond. In the crystal of BF1, the molecules are linked head-to-tail into a one-dimensional hydrogen-bonding pattern along the a-axis direction. In BF2, pairs of head-to-tail hydrogen-bonded chains of molecules along the b-axis direction are linked by O—H...Omethoxy hydrogen bonds. In BF1, the butyl group is disordered over two orientations with occupancies of 0.557 (13) and 0.443 (13).

Hydrogen-bond patterns in 1,4-dihydro-2,3-quinoxalinediones: ligands for the glycine modulatory site on the NMDA receptor

1996 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 487-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kubicki ◽  
T. W. Kindopp ◽  
M. V. Capparelli ◽  
P. W. Codding
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Pattern ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Additional Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bond Patterns ◽  
Solvent Molecules

The crystal structures of five 1,4-dihydro-2,3-quinoxalinediones, antagonists of the NMDA modulatory glycine binding site on the excitary amino acid (EAA) receptor complex, have been determined: (I) 6,7-dinitro-1,4-dihydro-2,3-quinoxalinedione (DNQX); (II) 5,7-dinitro-1,4-dihydro-2,3-quinoxalinedione (MNQX); (III) 6-nitro-1,4-dihydro-2,3-quinoxalinedione hydrate; (IV) 6,7-dichloro-1,4-dihydro-2,3-quinoxalinedione; (V) 5,7-dichloro-1,4-dihydro-2,3-quinoxalinedione dimethylformamide. The crystal structure of the most active compound (II) contains a unique intramolecular N—H...O(NO2) hydrogen bond, which may be important for activity, as semiempirical calculations show that this bond is stable over a wide range of dihedral angles between the planes of the molecule and of the nitro group. In the other compounds the intermolecular hydrogen bonds connect molecules into three-dimensional networks. In compounds (I), (III) and (IV) head-to-tail: π-stacking is found between molecules connected by a center of symmetry. The geometries of the hydrogen-bonded —NH—C=O fragments show evidence of π-cooperativity or resonance-assisted hydrogen bonding. Graph-set analysis of the hydrogen-bond patterns of quinoxalinedione derivatives shows a tendency to form two types of hydrogen-bonding motifs: a centrosymmetric dimeric ring and an infinite chain. Even though this pattern may be modified by the presence of additional hydrogen-bond acceptors and/or donors, as well as by solvent molecules, general similarities have been found. Comparison of all quinoxalinedione structures suggests that the hydrogen-bonding pattern necessary for the biological activity at the glycine binding site contains one donor and two acceptors.

scholarly journals Template-Free Synthesis of a Phenanthroline-Containing [2]Rotaxane: A Reversible pH-Controllable Molecular Switch

Symmetry ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1137
Author(s):  
Muraoka ◽  
Aoyama ◽  
Fujihara ◽  
Yamane ◽  
Hisaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Molecular Switches ◽  
Molecular Switch ◽  
Molecular Sensors ◽  
Template Free

The synthesis of symmetric and asymmetric rotaxanes consisting of neutral axle and ring components without ionic templates is necessary for applications in molecular sensors and molecular switches. A phenanthroline-containing symmetric [2]rotaxane was newly synthesized by inducing hydrogen bonding and π-interaction using a template-free threading-followed-by-stoppering method. The obtained rotaxane serves as a reversible pH-controllable molecular switch.

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