organic compounds
bond (Table 4). The formation of this bond requires a relo-
cation of the H atom. What is more, amide atom H2 of another
molecule of (II) in that hydrogen bond corresponds to the
position of the carboxyl H atom in (I). Therefore, we suspect
some competition between the O8—H8 covalent bond and the
1
N2—H2ꢀ ꢀ ꢀO8(1 ꢂ x, y ꢂ , 12 ꢂ z) hydrogen bond which results
2
in moving atom H8 to the alternative position.
Further information can be derived from a detailed analysis
of the packing diagrams of both molecules. The crystal
structure stabilizing effect compensates for the energy loss
resulting from the unusual position of the H atom in (II).
Additionally, the position of atom H8 in (II) is stabilized by
the O8—H8ꢀ ꢀ ꢀO2(x, 12 ꢂ y, 21 + z) hydrogen bond. This unusual
position of the hydroxy H atom is rarely encountered. As
reported recently, it occurs when additional stabilization is
provided by other interactions (Videnova-Adrabinska et al.,
2007). In the discussed case, the H atom switches its orienta-
tion to approach the lone pair of another hydroxy O atom.
Figure 2
A packing diagram for peptide (I). Hydrogen bonds are represented by
dashed lines. Symmetry codes are as given in Table 2.
torsion angles for this ꢁ-turn (ꢂ60 and 120ꢁ, and 80 and 0ꢁ) are
not larger than 26ꢁ, compared with a maximum acceptable
deviation of 40ꢁ (Lewis et al., 1973). In addition, the C-term-
inal amino acid residues adopt a conformation similar to a
type-IV ꢁ-turn. The whole structure is stabilized by inter- and
intramolecular hydrogen bonds of various types, namely O—
Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀO, N—Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀO and C—Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀꢃ (Table 4). However, the
conformational constraints are not sufficient for a second
ꢁ-turn to be formed. The molecular structure of peptide (II) is
presented in Fig. 1(b).
A comparison of (I) and (II) reveals that a ÁZPhe residue is
a more effective inducer of folded structures than a ÁEPhe
residue. The insertion of two ÁZPhe residues in (I) gives rise
to the formation of two ꢁ-turns and the structure is stabilized
by two intramolecular 4!1 hydrogen bonds. In the case of
(II), there is only one ꢁ-turn stabilized by a hydrogen bond
and the resulting conformation is more distorted, and this is
reflected in the greater deviations from ideal dihedral angles
for the ꢁ-turns. The previously reported crystal structure of a
closely related peptide, viz. Boc–Gly–ÁZPhe–Gly–ÁEPhe–
Gly–OMe (Makowski et al., 2006), shows that in the case of a
ÁEPhe4 residue the formation of a second ꢁ-turn is hindered
and deviations from ideal values for the torsion angles ’ and
are increased. A type-II ꢁ-turn for the ÁZPhe2 and Gly3
residues, and a type-IV ꢁ-turn for Gly3 and ÁEPhe4, was
observed. The ÁEPhe4 residue in (II) does not induce a ꢁ-turn,
as in the case of Boc0–Gly1–ÁZPhe2–Gly3–ÁEPhe4–Gly5–
OMe. A ꢁ-turn at the ÁEPhe4 residue has been observed for
Boc0–Gly1–ÁZPhe2–Gly3–ÁEPhe4–Phe5-p-NAꢀEtOH (Mak-
owski et al., 2005), due to the presence of the additional
H-atom donor, p-nitroaniline (p-NA), which forms a hydrogen
bond with the CO group of Gly3.
Experimental
Both title compounds were obtained from their methyl esters. The
syntheses of the methyl esters of (I) and (II) have been described by
Latajka et al. (2008). For the preparation of (I), Boc–Gly–ÁZPhe–
Gly–ÁZPhe–Gly–OMe (0.059 g, 0.1 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH
(1.5 ml) and then H2O (0.1 ml) and 1 M NaOH (0.3 ml, 0.3 mmol)
were added. The reaction was carried out for 30 min at room
temperature. The reaction mixture was then acidified to pH 3 and
brine (ca 10 ml) was added. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (5
ꢄ 3 ml). The acetate extracts were washed with 0.5 M HCl (2 ꢄ 2 ml)
and brine (2 ꢄ 2 ml) and dried over anhydrous MgSO4. After
removal of EtOAc in vacuo, Boc–Gly–ÁZPhe–Gly–ÁZPhe–Gly–OH
was crystallized from EtOAc with addition of hexane to the first
turbidity [yield 0.056 g, 97%; m.p. 474–477 K (decomposition)].
Elemental analysis calculated for C29H33N5O8: C 60.09, H 5.74,
N 12.08%; found: C 59.89, H 5.98, N 12.12%. Boc–Gly–ÁEPhe–Gly–
ÁEPhe–Gly–OH, (II), was obtained from its methyl ester in the same
way [yield 0.054 g, 94%; m.p. 474–477 K (decomposition)]. Elemental
analysis calculated for C29H33N5O8: C 60.09, H 5.74, N 12.08%; found:
C 60.33, H 5.87, N 11.89%. Finally, peptide (II) were recrystallized
from a solution in a mixture of MeOH and EtOAc.
Compound (I)
Crystal data
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C29H33N5O8ꢀCH4O
V = 3030.2 (17) A
Z = 4
Cu Kꢀ radiation
ꢅ = 0.84 mmꢂ1
T = 100 K
Mr = 611.65
Monoclinic, P21=c
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a = 14.075 (4) A
b = 16.577 (5) A
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c = 14.041 (4) A
0.30 ꢄ 0.20 ꢄ 0.01 mm
ꢁ = 112.34 (3)ꢁ
Data collection
Oxford Xcalibur PX ꢆ-geometry
diffractometer with CCD area
detector
Absorption correction: analytical
[CrysAlis RED (Oxford
Diffraction, 2003); analytical
numeric absorption correction
using a multifaceted crystal
model based on the expressions
derived by Clark & Reid (1995)]
Tmin = 0.842, Tmax = 0.966
22848 measured reflections
5247 independent reflections
3735 reflections with I > 2ꢇ(I)
Rint = 0.099
The atypical location of the H atom of the C-terminal
carboxyl group, H8, merits further discussion. In (II) it is
directed to the opposite side compared with the analogous
atom in (I). The O8 atoms in both molecules take part in
hydrogen bonds. In the case of (II), atom H8 participates in
1
the intermolecular N2—H2ꢀ ꢀ ꢀO8(1 ꢂ x, y ꢂ , 12 ꢂ z) hydrogen
2
ꢃ
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