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Atropisomers of arylmaleimides: Stereodynamics and absolute configuration
Ambrogi, Martina,Ciogli, Alessia,Mancinelli, Michele,Ranieri, Silvia,Mazzanti, Andrea
, p. 3709 - 3719 (2013/05/22)
4-Aryl-3-bromo-N-benzylmaleimides and 3,4-biaryl-N-benzylmaleimides have been synthesized by a modified Suzuki cross-coupling reaction from 3,4-dibromo-N-benzylmaleimide. The conformational studies by dynamic NMR and DFT calculations showed that the interconversion barrier between the two available skewed conformations is under steric control. When the aryl group was a 2-methylnaphthyl, thermally stable atropisomers were isolated by enantioselective HPLC and their absolute configurations were assigned by TD-DFT simulations of the ECD spectra.
The spermine-bisaryl conjugate as a potent inducer of B- to Z-DNA transition
Doi, Issei,Tsuji, Genichiro,Kawakami, Kyoko,Nakagawa, Osamu,Taniguchi, Yosuke,Sasaki, Shigeki
experimental part, p. 11993 - 11999 (2011/01/12)
DNA containing alternating purine and pyrimidine repeats has the potential to adopt the Z-DNA structure, one of the well-studied structures besides A- and B-DNA. Despite a number of molecular models that have been proposed to explain the mechanism for B→Z transition, there is continued discussion on the mechanism and physiological role of this transition. In this study, we have found that the bis(2-naphthyl)-maleimide-spermine conjugate (3c) exhibits a remarkable ability to cause the B→Z transition of d(CGCGCG)2 at low salt concentrations. Using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) we show that the B→Z transition induced by 3c is both enthalpically and entropically favorable. The ligand might effect the dehydration of B-DNA, which leads to the B→Z transition. Interestingly, an intermediate CD between the B and Z forms was observed in the pH-dependent transition in the presence of the ligand. The unique structure and characteristics of the ligand designed in this investigation will be useful for the study of Z-DNA. From B to Z: The bis(2-naphthyl)maleimide-spermine conjugate shown in the figure exhibits a remarkable ability to cause the B→Z transition of d(CGCGCG)2 at low salt concentrations. A stable intermediate between the B and Z forms was observed in the presence of the ligand at about pH 8.
