Structure of the Holliday junction: applications beyond recombination

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 1149-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Shing Ho
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Crystal Engineering ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Dna Origami ◽  
Holliday Junction ◽  
Dna Assembly ◽  
Halogen Bonds ◽  
Sequence Dependence

The Holliday junction (HJ) is an essential element in recombination and related mechanisms. The structure of this four-stranded DNA assembly, which is now well-defined alone and in complex with proteins, has led to its applications in areas well outside of molecular recombination, including nanotechnology and biophysics. This minireview explores some interesting recent research on the HJ, as it has been adapted to design regular two- or three-dimensional lattices for crystal engineering, and more complex systems through DNA origami. In addition, the sequence dependence of the structure is discussed in terms how it can be applied to characterize the geometries and energies of various noncovalent interactions, including halogen bonds in oxidatively damaged (halogenated) bases and hydrogen bonds associated with the epigenetic 5-hydroxylmethylcytosine base.

Halogen Bonds in Crystal Engineering: Like Hydrogen Bonds yet Different

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (8) ◽  
pp. 2514-2524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arijit Mukherjee ◽  
Srinu Tothadi ◽  
Gautam R. Desiraju
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Crystal Engineering ◽  
Halogen Bonds

scholarly journals Crystal structures of the dioxane hemisolvates ofN-(7-bromomethyl-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)acetamide and bis[N-(7-dibromomethyl-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)acetamide]

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (10) ◽  
pp. 1409-1413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Rosin ◽  
Wilhelm Seichter ◽  
Monika Mazik
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Crystal Structures ◽  
Lone Electron Pair ◽  
Electron Pair ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Supramolecular Network ◽  
Halogen Bonds ◽  
Host Interactions ◽  
Compound Ii ◽  
Noncovalent Bonding

The syntheses and crystal structures ofN-(7-bromomethyl-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)acetamide dioxane hemisolvate, C11H10BrN3O·0.5C4H8O2, (I), and bis[N-(7-dibromomethyl-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)acetamide] dioxane hemisolvate, 2C11H9Br2N3O·0.5C4H8O2, (II), are described. The molecules adopt a conformation with the N—H hydrogen pointing towards the lone electron pair of the adjacent naphthyridine N atom. The crystals of (I) are stabilized by a three-dimensional supramolecular network comprising N—H...N, C—H...N and C—H...O hydrogen bonds, as well as C—Br...π halogen bonds. The crystals of compound (II) are stabilized by a three-dimensional supramolecular network comprising N—H...N, C—H...N and C—H...O hydrogen bonds, as well as C—H...π contacts and C—Br...π halogen bonds. The structure of the substituent attached in the 7-position of the naphthyridine skeleton has a fundamental influence on the pattern of intermolecular noncovalent bonding. While the Br atom of (I) participates in weak C—Br...Oguestand C—Br...π contacts, the Br atoms of compound (II) are involved in host–host interactionsviaC—Br...O=C, C—Br...N and C—Br...π bonding.

Supramolecular hydrogen-bonding patterns in the organic–inorganic hybrid compound bis(4-amino-5-chloro-2,6-dimethylpyrimidinium) tetrathiocyanatozinc(II)–4-amino-5-chloro-2,6-dimethylpyrimidine–water (1/2/2)

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammasai Karthikeyan ◽  
Matthias Zeller ◽  
Packianathan Thomas Muthiah
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Normal Function ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Hybrid Compound ◽  
Compound C ◽  
Thiocyanate Complexes ◽  
Axis Of Symmetry ◽  
Distorted Tetrahedral Coordination

Zinc thiocyanate complexes have been found to be biologically active compounds. Zinc is also an essential element for the normal function of most organisms and is the main constituent in a number of metalloenzyme proteins. Pyrimidine and aminopyrimidine derivatives are biologically very important as they are components of nucleic acids. Thiocyanate ions can bridge metal ions by employing both their N and S atoms for coordination. They can play an important role in assembling different coordination structures and yield an interesting variety of one-, two- and three-dimensional polymeric metal–thiocyanate supramolecular frameworks. The structure of a new zinc thiocyanate–aminopyrimidine organic–inorganic compound, (C6H9ClN3)2[Zn(NCS)4]·2C6H8ClN3·2H2O, is reported. The asymmetric unit consist of half a tetrathiocyanatozinc(II) dianion, an uncoordinated 4-amino-5-chloro-2,6-dimethylpyrimidinium cation, a 4-amino-5-chloro-2,6-dimethylpyrimidine molecule and a water molecule. The ZnIIatom adopts a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry and is coordinated by four N atoms from the thiocyanate anions. The ZnIIatom is located on a special position (twofold axis of symmetry). The pyrimidinium cation and the pyrimidine molecule are not coordinated to the ZnIIatom, but are hydrogen bonded to the uncoordinated water molecules and the metal-coordinated thiocyanate ligands. The pyrimidine molecules and pyrimidinium cations also form base-pair-like structures with anR22(8) ring motifviaN—H...N hydrogen bonds. The crystal structure is further stabilized by intermolecular N—H...O, O—H...S, N—H...S and O—H...N hydrogen bonds, by intramolecular N—H...Cl and C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds, and also by π–π stacking interactions.

Reaction-path calculations and crystal structures of 1,1′-(ethylene-1,2-diyl)dipyridinium dichloride dihydrate and 1,1′-(ethylene-1,2-diyl)dipyridinium dibromide

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-118
Author(s):  
Mwaffak Rukiah ◽  
Mahmoud M. Al-Ktaifani ◽  
Mohammad K. Sabra
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Crystal Engineering ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Substitution Reactions ◽  
Nucleophilic Substitutions ◽  
Triclinic Space Group ◽  
Pyridinium Bromide ◽  
Multinuclear Nmr Spectroscopy

The design of new organic–inorganic hybrid ionic materials is of interest for various applications, particularly in the areas of crystal engineering, supramolecular chemistry and materials science. The monohalogenated intermediates 1-(2-chloroethyl)pyridinium chloride, C5H5NCH2CH2Cl+·Cl−, (I′), and 1-(2-bromoethyl)pyridinium bromide, C5H5NCH2CH2Br+·Br−, (II′), and the ionic disubstituted products 1,1′-(ethylene-1,2-diyl)dipyridinium dichloride dihydrate, C12H14N22+·2Cl−·2H2O, (I), and 1,1′-(ethylene-1,2-diyl)dipyridinium dibromide, C12H14N22+·2Br−, (II), have been isolated as powders from the reactions of pyridine with the appropriate 1,2-dihaloethanes. The monohalogenated intermediates (I′) and (II′) were characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, while (I) and (II) were structurally characterized using powder X-ray diffraction. Both (I) and (II) crystallize with half the empirical formula in the asymmetric unit in the triclinic space groupP\overline{1}. The organic 1,1′-(ethylene-1,2-diyl)dipyridinium dications, which display approximateC2hsymmetry in both structures, are situated on inversion centres. The components in (I) are linkedviaintermolecular O—H...Cl, C—H...Cl and C—H...O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional framework, while for (II), they are connectedviaweak intermolecular C—H...Br hydrogen bonds into one-dimensional chains in the [110] direction. The nucleophilic substitution reactions of 1,2-dichloroethane and 1,2-dibromoethane with pyridine have been investigated byab initioquantum chemical calculations using the 6–31G** basis. In both cases, the reactions occur in two exothermic stages involving consecutive SN2 nucleophilic substitutions. The isolation of the monosubstituted intermediate in each case is strong evidence that the second step is not fast relative to the first.

scholarly journals Crystal structures of 2-aminopyridine citric acid salts: C5H7N2 +·C6H7O7 − and 3C5H7N2 +·C6H5O7 3−

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (8) ◽  
pp. 1111-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shet M. Prakash ◽  
S. Naveen ◽  
N. K. Lokanath ◽  
P. A. Suchetan ◽  
Ismail Warad
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Citric Acid ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Crystal Structures ◽  
Crystal Engineering ◽  
Molecular Conformation ◽  
Crystal Packing ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Almost All

2-Aminopyridine and citric acid mixed in 1:1 and 3:1 ratios in ethanol yielded crystals of two 2-aminopyridinium citrate salts, viz. C5H7N2 +·C6H7O7 − (I) (systematic name: 2-aminopyridin-1-ium 3-carboxy-2-carboxymethyl-2-hydroxypropanoate), and 3C5H7N2 +·C6H5O7 3− (II) [systematic name: tris(2-aminopyridin-1-ium) 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate]. The supramolecular synthons present are analysed and their effect upon the crystal packing is presented in the context of crystal engineering. Salt I is formed by the protonation of the pyridine N atom and deprotonation of the central carboxylic group of citric acid, while in II all three carboxylic groups of the acid are deprotonated and the charges are compensated for by three 2-aminopyridinium cations. In both structures, a complex supramolecular three-dimensional architecture is formed. In I, the supramolecular aggregation results from Namino—H...Oacid, Oacid...H—Oacid, Oalcohol—H...Oacid, Namino—H...Oalcohol, Npy—H...Oalcohol and Car—H...Oacid interactions. The molecular conformation of the citrate ion (CA3−) in II is stabilized by an intramolecular Oalcohol—H...Oacid hydrogen bond that encloses an S(6) ring motif. The complex three-dimensional structure of II features Namino—H...Oacid, Npy—H...Oacid and several Car—H...Oacid hydrogen bonds. In the crystal of I, the common charge-assisted 2-aminopyridinium–carboxylate heterosynthon exhibited in many 2-aminopyridinium carboxylates is not observed, instead chains of N—H...O hydrogen bonds and hetero O—H...O dimers are formed. In the crystal of II, the 2-aminopyridinium–carboxylate heterosynthon is sustained, while hetero O—H...O dimers are not observed. The crystal structures of both salts display a variety of hydrogen bonds as almost all of the hydrogen-bond donors and acceptors present are involved in hydrogen bonding.

Associations of squaric acid and its anions as multiform building blocks of hydrogen-bonded molecular crystals

2001 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 859-865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gastone Gilli ◽  
Valerio Bertolasi ◽  
Paola Gilli ◽  
Valeria Ferretti
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Crystal Engineering ◽  
Negative Charge ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Molecular Crystals ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Squaric Acid ◽  
Orthosilicic Acid ◽  
Molecular Plane ◽  
Dimensional Crystal

Squaric acid, H2C4O4 (H2SQ), is a completely flat diprotic acid that can crystallize as such, as well as in three different anionic forms, i.e. H2SQ·HSQ−, HSQ− and SQ2−. Its interest for crystal engineering studies arises from three notable factors: (i) its ability of donating and accepting hydrogen bonds strictly confined to the molecular plane; (ii) the remarkable strength of the O—H...O bonds it may form with itself which are either of resonance-assisted (RAHB) or negative-charge-assisted [(−)CAHB] types; (iii) the ease with which it may donate a proton to an aromatic base which, in turn, back-links to the anion by strong low-barrier N—H+...O1/2− charge-assisted hydrogen bonds. Analysis of all the structures so far known shows that, while H2SQ can only crystallize in an extended RAHB-linked planar arrangement and SQ2− tends to behave much as a monomeric dianion, the monoanion HSQ− displays a number of different supramolecular patterns that are classifiable as β-chains, α-chains, α-dimers and α-tetramers. Partial protonation of these motifs leads to H2SQ·HSQ− anions whose supramolecular patterns include ribbons of dimerized β-chains and chains of emiprotonated α-dimers. The topological similarities between the three-dimensional crystal chemistry of orthosilicic acid, H4SiO4, and the two-dimensional one of squaric acid, H2C4O4, are finally stressed.

scholarly journals Crystal structures of two bis(iodomethyl)benzene derivatives: similarities and differences in the crystal packing

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (12) ◽  
pp. 1505-1509
Author(s):  
C. John McAdam ◽  
Lyall R. Hanton ◽  
Stephen C. Moratti ◽  
Jim Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Crystal Packing ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Stacking Interactions ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Benzene Derivatives ◽  
Halogen Bonds ◽  
Centroid Distance ◽  
Similarities And Differences

The isomeric derivatives 1,2-bis(iodomethyl)benzene, (I), and 1,3-bis(iodomethyl)benzene (II), both C8H8I2, were prepared by metathesis from their dibromo analogues. Theortho-derivative, (I), lies about a crystallographic twofold axis that bisects the C—C bond between the two iodomethyl substituents. The packing in (I) relies solely on C—H...I hydrogen bonds supported by weak parallel slipped π–π stacking interactions [inter-centroid distance = 4.0569 (11) Å, inter-planar distance = 3.3789 (8) Å and slippage = 2.245 Å]. While C—H...I hydrogen bonds are also found in the packing of (II), type II, I...I halogen bonds [I...I = 3.8662 (2) Å] and C—H...π contacts feature prominently in stabilizing the three-dimensional structure.

scholarly journals Crystal structure of the co-crystalline adduct 1,3,6,8-tetraazatricyclo[4.4.1.13,8]dodecane (TATD)–4-iodophenol (1/2): supramolecular assembly mediated by halogen and hydrogen bonding

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (11) ◽  
pp. 1692-1695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Augusto Rivera ◽  
Jicli José Rojas ◽  
Jaime Ríos-Motta ◽  
Michael Bolte
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Rotation Axis ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Supramolecular Assembly ◽  
The Other ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
Framework Structure ◽  
Halogen Bonds ◽  
Crystalline Adduct ◽  
Aminal Cage

The asymmetric unit of the title co-crystalline adduct, 1,3,6,8-tetraazatricyclo[4.4.1.13,8]dodecane (TATD)–4-iodophenol (1/2), C8H16N4·2C6H5IO, comprises a half molecule of the aminal cage polyamine plus a 4-iodophenol molecule. A twofold rotation axis generates the other half of the adduct. The components are linked by two intermolecular O—H...N hydrogen bonds. The adducts are further linked into a three-dimensional framework structure by a combination of N...I halogen bonds and weak non-conventional C—H...O and C—H...I hydrogen bonds.

N—H...X (X = Cl and Br) hydrogen bonds in three isomorphous 3,5-dichloropyridinium salts

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (10) ◽  
pp. 803-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai Wang ◽  
Ulli Englert
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Small Molecules ◽  
Crystal Engineering ◽  
Electrostatic Interactions ◽  
Halogen Bond ◽  
Halogen Bonds ◽  
Dipole Orientation ◽  
Halide Ligand ◽  
Van Der Waals Radii ◽  
Short Contacts

Specific short contacts are important in crystal engineering. Hydrogen bonds have been particularly successful and together with halogen bonds can be useful for assembling small molecules or ions into crystals. The ionic constituents in the isomorphous 3,5-dichloropyridinium (3,5-diClPy) tetrahalometallates 3,5-dichloropyridinium tetrachloridozincate(II), (C5H4Cl2N)2[ZnCl4] or (3,5-diClPy)2ZnCl4, 3,5-dichloropyridinium tetrabromidozincate(II), (C5H4Cl2N)2[ZnBr4] or (3,5-diClPy)2ZnBr4, and 3,5-dichloropyridinium tetrabromidocobaltate(II), (C5H4Cl2N)2[CoBr4] or (3,5-diClPy)2CoBr4, arrange according to favourable electrostatic interactions. Cations are preferably surrounded by anions and vice versa; rare cation–cation contacts are associated with an antiparallel dipole orientation. N—H...X (X = Cl and Br) hydrogen bonds and X...X halogen bonds compete as closest contacts between neighbouring residues. The former dominate in the title compounds; the four symmetrically independent pyridinium N—H groups in each compound act as donors in charge-assisted hydrogen bonds, with halogen ligands and the tetrahedral metallate anions as acceptors. The M—X coordinative bonds in the latter are significantly longer if the halide ligand is engaged in a classical X...H—N hydrogen bond. In all three solids, triangular halogen-bond interactions are observed. They might contribute to the stabilization of the structures, but even the shortest interhalogen contacts are only slightly shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii.

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