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Article

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a New 1,2,3-Triazole Derivative of Pentacyclic Triterpene

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Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, 4 Jagiellońska Str., 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
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Silesian Center for Education and Interdisciplinary Research, Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, 75 Pułku Piechoty Str.1a, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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Faculty of Science and Technology, Institute of Physics, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty Str.1a, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Submission received: 25 February 2022 / Revised: 12 March 2022 / Accepted: 14 March 2022 / Published: 18 March 2022

Abstract

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The new 30-substituted triazole derivative of 3,28-O,O′-diacetylbetulin was obtained in the copper(I) catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC). The title compound was characterized by NMR, IR, HR-MS, and X-ray diffraction techniques. The X-ray diffraction study showed that the 1,2,3-triazole derivative crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P212121, Z = 4, and unit cell parameters are as follows a = 9.4860(10) Å, b = 13.9440(2) Å, and c = 30.2347(4) Å. The molecular packing is stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen interactions C-H…O. The Hirshfeld surface analysis showed the presence of the O…H interactions with a percentage of the 16.5% in the total Hirshfeld area. The MEP analysis showed that the nucleophilic regions are located near the oxygen atoms of the acyl and carbonyl groups of betulin moiety and the sulfur atom in the triazole linker. The HOMO and LUMO orbitals are located near the triazole moiety. The obtained results indicated that this new betulin derivative is more reactive with electrophilic than nucleophilic molecules.

1. Introduction

Pentacyclic triterpenes are bioactive secondary metabolites found widely distributed throughout the plant kingdom. Betulin belongs to the lupane-type triterpenoids and is obtained in significant amounts from bark of white birch species (Betula spp.). This naturally derived product contains the 30-carbon skeleton consisting of four six-membered rings and one five-membered ring (Figure 1). Transformation of functional groups of betulin, such as isopropenyl moiety or C-3/C-28 hydroxyl group, gives the opportunity to design new derivatives [1,2]. Naturally occurring betulin and its semi-synthetic derivatives possess a broad range of pharmacological properties such as anticancer, antiviral, antimalarial, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, and anti-inflammatory activities. The different biological activities of pentacyclic triterpenoids may be due to the presence of following functional groups: ketone, ester, amino, oxime, sulfonate, and alkyne attached to the lupane skeleton. Unfortunately, the use of betulin as a potential therapeutic substance is limited by its poor solubility in water and low bioavailability [1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12].
It was observed that linking the parent structure of pentacyclic triterpenes with the 1,2,3-triazole ring makes it possible to improve their pharmacokinetic properties. Compounds containing a triazole ring exhibit a broad spectrum of biological activity. This is due to the possibility of binding to various enzymes and receptors by creating non-covalent interactions [13].
The triazole ring, one of the most important heterocyclic scaffolds, can be used as the bioisostere group of an amide, ester, or carboxyl group. Copper catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) leading to 1,2,3-triazole occurs under mild conditions with high yield and allows simple product isolation. It should be mentioned that some compounds containing the 1,2,3-triazole system have been used in medicine as antibacterial (tazobactam) and anticancer (cefatrizine) drugs [12,14,15,16,17].
In 2009 the cycloaddition reaction was used for the first time in the synthesis of triazole derivatives of triterpenes. The triazole ring as an element connecting the basic triterpene skeleton with various types of substituents has been introduced at the positions C-3, C-28, and C-30. The solubility-increasing effect was observed for the triazole derivatives converted to conjugates with α- and β-cyclodextrin [17].
In the present work, we described synthesis of new 30-substituted triazole derivative of 3,28-O,O′-diacetylbetulin. The chemical structure of 3,28-O,O′-diacetyl-30-(1-phenylthiomethyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)carbonylbetulin (Figure 1) was confirmed by NMR, IR, HR-MS, and X-ray analyze. Moreover, Hirshfeld and DFT calculations were used to obtain the electronic parameters of the new 1,2,3-triazole derivative.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. General Methods

All commercial reagents were purchased from the Sigma-Aldrich (Sigma-Aldrich, Saint Louis, MO, USA). Melting point was measured with the Electrothermal IA 9300 melting point apparatus (Bibby Scientific Limited, Stone, Southhampton, GB). The NMR spectra were measured in deuterated chloroform as solvent using the Bruker Avance III 600 spectrometer (Bruker, Billerica, MA, USA). The chemical shifts are given in ppm (δ) and the coupling constants (J) in Hz. Multiplicities are indicated by the following abbreviations: singlet (s), doublet (d), and multiplet (m). The high-resolution mass spectral analysis was performed on a Bruker Impact II instrument (Bruker) using an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization APCI method (negative mode). The IR spectrum (KBr, pellet) was recorded using the IRAffinity-1 Shimadzu spectrometer (Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan).The progress of reactions was monitored by TLC method (silica gel 60 254F plates, Merck). The spots were visualized by spraying with solution of 5% sulfuric (VI) acid and then heating to 100 °C. Triazole derivative was purified by a flash chromatography (Grace Reveleris Prep, Buchi, Flawil, Switzerland) using an ethyl acetate (A) and hexane (B) as mobile phase (40% A).

2.2. Synthesis of 3,28-O,O′-diacetyl-30-(1-phenylthiomethyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)carbonylbetulin 4

Synthesis of the intermediate compounds 13 (3,28-O,O′-diacetylbetulin 1, 3,28-O,O′-diacetyl-30-hydroxybetulin 2, 3,28-O,O′-diacetyl-30-propynoylbetulin 3) was performed according to the methods described previously [18,19,20].
Synthesis of 4: Azidomethyl phenyl sulfide (0.20 mmol) was added to the mixture of alkyne derivative 3 (0.11 g, 0.19 mmol) and copper(I) iodide (0.003 g, 0.001 mmol) in toluene (3.6 mL). The mixture was stirred under reflux for 72 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by flash chromatography using an ethyl acetate (A) and hexane (B) as mobile phase (40% A).
3,28-O,O′-diacetyl-30-(1-phenylthiomethyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)carbonylbetulin 4.
Yield: 67%; m.p. 216–218 °C; Rf 0.46 (heksane/ethyl acetate, 3:2, v/v); 1H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm: 0.85 (3H, s, CH3), 0.86 (s, 3H, CH3), 0.87 (s, 3H, CH3), 0.96 (s, 3H, CH3), 1.05 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.07 (s, 3H, CH3C=O), 2.09 (s, 3H, CH3C=O), 2.43 (m, 1H, H-19), 3.83 (d, 1H, J = 10.8 Hz, H-28), 4.26 (d, 1H, J = 10.8 Hz, H-28), 4.47 (m, 1H, H-3), 4.84 (m, 2H, CH2, C-30), 5.03 (s, 1H, H-29), 5.05 (s, 1H, H-29), 5.69 (2H, s, CH2), 7.33–7.53 (5H, m, HAr), 8.11 (1H, s, CH-triazole) (Figure S1-Supplementary materials); 13C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm: 13.73, 15.02, 15.14, 15.48, 17.12, 19.87, 20.02, 22.65, 25.60, 25.98, 26.91, 28.71, 30.16, 33.09, 33.34, 36.02, 36.47, 36.77, 37.34, 39.88, 41.65, 42.81, 45.30, 48.54, 49.18, 53.32, 54.30, 54.95, 61.42, 79.86, 109.85, 126.78, 128.10, 128.25, 130.12, 130.16, 139.30, 147.14, 159.09, 169.99, 170.56. (Figure S2-Supplementary materials); IR (νmax cm−1 KBr): 2954, 1735, 1448, 1242 (Figure S3-Supplementary materials); HR-MS (APCI) m/z: C44H61N3O6S [M–H], Calcd. 758.4203; Found 758.4196 (Figure S4-Supplementary materials).

2.3. Determination of Crystal Structure

2.3.1. X-ray Diffraction Experiment

Colorless single crystals of good quality were preselected under a polarized light microscope. The single-crystal X-ray experiment was performed at 100 K. The data for compound 4 were collected using a SuperNova diffractometer (Agilent Technologies currently Rigaku Oxford Diffraction) with Atlas CCD detector. The controlling of the measurement and data reduction was performed by CrysAlisPro software [20]. The same program was used to determine and refine the lattice parameters [21].

2.3.2. Refinement

The crystal structure was determined using the direct methods with SHELXS-2013 program and then the solution was refined using SHELXL-2014/6 program [22]. H atoms were treated as riding atoms in geometrically idealized positions, fixing the C-H bond lengths at 1.00, 0.99, 0.95, and 0.98 Å for methine CH, methylene CH2, terminal methylene CH2, and methyl CH3 atoms, respectively, and with Uiso(H) ¼ = 1.5Ueq(C) for methyl H atoms or 1.2Ueq(C) otherwise.
Crystal structure of compound 4 was deposited at the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Center, with deposit number CCDC 2153148 and is available free of charge via www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/data_request/cif (accessed date: 10 March 2022).

2.4. Hirshfeld Surface Analysis

The percentages of the intermolecular contacts in crystal structure of 4 were designated using the Hirshfeld surface analyses. The colors of 3D dnorm indicate different regions on this surface, i.e., red regions represent the closer contacts and negative dnorm value, blue regions correspond to longer contacts and positive dnorm values. The 3D and 2D plots were performed by Crystal-Explorer v.3.1 program [23]. Both de and di parameters are responsible for the normalized contact distance (dnorm).

2.5. Computational Details

Calculations of the electronic structure of 4 were performed in silico using the DFT method implemented in the Gaussian 09 program package [24]. The initial molecular geometry of 4 was taken from the X-ray crystallographic data. Geometry optimization was performed using the B3LYP exchange-correlation functional with the 6-311G+(d,p) basis set. All obtained results were visualized in the GaussView, Version 5 software package [25]. The superposition of both structures, i.e. experimental obtained by single crystal X-ray diffraction and optimized is shown in Figure S5 (Supplementary materials).

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Synthesis of Compound 4

Triterpenes 13 were prepared according to the procedures previously described in the literature [17,18,19]. The allylic oxidation of the isopropenyl group in 3,28-O,O′-diacetylbetulin 1 using m-chloroperbenzoic acid (m-CPBA) in refluxing chloroform provided the 3,28-O,O′-diacetyl-30-hydroxybetulin 2. The esterification of the C-30 hydroxy group of compound 2 was accomplished using propynoic acid, DCC (N,N′-dicyclohexylcabodiimide) and DMAP (4-dimethylaminopyridine) in dichloromethane to provide 30-propynoylated derivative 3. The resulting alkyne derivative 3 was further functionalized to triazole 4 via click reaction in refluxed toluene in the presence of azidomethyl phenyl sulfide and copper(I) iodide [26,27]. Synthesis of 30-substituted triazolyl derivative 4 is depicted in Scheme 1.

3.2. Crystal Structure of Compound 4

The single crystal of 4 was grown by slow evaporation at room temperature from acetonitrile solution. Molecular structure with atom numbering for the crystal is presented in Figure 2.The crystallographic data for 4 are summarized in Table 1.
The unit cell of 4 contains four molecules (Z = 4) and is presented in Figure 3.
The six-membered rings of betulin scaffold adopt chair conformation. The cyclopentane ring assumes conformation of the twisted envelope. The torsion angle C19-C20-C29-C30 describing the orientation of the isopropenyl group arrangement in relation to the five-membered ring of 4 is equal to −176.50°. The introduction of large substituent at the C-30 position in 4 caused a significant change in the arrangement of this group compared with the 3,28-O,O′-diacetylbetulin (C19-C20-C29-C30 = 177.69°, [28]). The selected geometric parameters (e.g., bond length, bond angles, and torsion angles) are presented in Tables S1 and S2 (Supplementary materials).
Molecules of 4 are linked to each other by weak C-H…O hydrogen bonds. The hydrogen bond parameters are shown in Table 2. All intermolecular hydrogen interactions C-H…O determining molecular packing are presented in Figure 4.
The molecular structure of compound 4 is stabilized by weak intermolecular hydrogen bonds (Table 2; Figure 4). The basic betulin structures are linked to each other in a “head to tail” system through C-H–O bonds formed between atoms C34 and O4 from the next molecule. Molecules connected in this way form a spring-like structure along the a-axis (Figure 5A). Additional stabilization of the crystal structure is provided by the C38-H38–O2, C44-H44–O6, C34-H34C–S1, and C43-H43–N2 bonds (Figure 5B) as well as π–π interactions between the triazole ring and the phenyl substituent (Figure S6, Supplementary Materials).

3.3. Hirshfeld Surface

Analysis of the short and long interactions in crystal structure is possible through the Hirshfeld surface analysis. The 3D surface is characterized by different colors, which indicate different norm values. The negative value of dnorm relating to close contacts is represented by red color, while its positive value meaning longer interaction is represented by blue color. The white region means that the dnorm is zero (Figure 6) [29].
Comparing Figure 4 and Figure 6 shows that the red regions are localized near the acyl groups at positions C-3 and C-28 containing carbonyl oxygen atoms, which create the hydrogen bond. The triazole ring involving in long distance interaction, is visualized by blue color. Figure 7a–d presents the quantitative analysis of intermolecular contacts using 2D fingerprint plots for compound 4. The 2D fingerprint plots show that the intermolecular interactions are dominated by the O–H interaction. The sharp spike in Figure 7c indicates the presence of the O…H hydrogen bonds. The N…H and C…H interactions comprise 7.5% and 8.0% of the total Hirshfeld surface, respectively. The full 2D fingerprint plot for 4 is presented in Supplementary Materials (Figure S7). All interactions observed for 4 are summarized in Table 3 with their percentage contributions to the surface.

3.4. Molecular Electrostatic Potential Analysis

The charge arrangement in molecules is usually analyzed by determining the molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) map. The different colors on the MEP mean different values of the electrostatic potential. The red and blue colors represent the nucleophilic and electrophilic regions, respectively, while the light green color represents the charge-neutral region [30]. The negative potential regions are located in four main areas. The first and second areas contain an acyl group at the C-3 and C-28 positions, respectively. The third area includes the carbonyl group at the C-30 position and the triazole ring. The fourth area contains a sulfur atom. The positive potential region is located near the phenyl ring. The charge neutral region contains the betulin scaffold (Figure 8).
In the first and second areas, two potential minima are observed (−1.09, −2.07) eV and (−0.98, −1.96) eV, respectively. In the third area four potential minima can be observed, two near the carbonyl group at the C-30 position (−0.54 eV and −1.96 eV) and the next two near the triazole ring (−2.79 eV and −2.07 eV). The potential minimum in the fourth area is −2.94 eV. The MEP surface of betulin described by Kazachenko shows two nucleophilic areas at the oxygen atoms in the C-3 and C-28 positions [31]. Comparing results for molecules 4 and betulin it can be seen, that introduction of the triazole ring at the C-30 position leads to formation of an additional nucleophilic area. The similar area of increasing electron density near the triazole ring was observed in the previously obtained triazole derivatives of betulin. These compounds were characterized by high anticancer activity. It has been observed, that the interaction of a compound with a biological target through the hydrogen and hydrophobic interactions depends on the system of nucleophilic and electrophilic regions in the molecule [32].

3.5. Molecular Properties of 4

The density functional theory (DFT) implemented in Gaussian software was used to calculate some molecular properties of 4 [24]. The selected parameters are collected in Table 4. The molecular polarization and arrangement of the charges are described by a dipole moment. The total molecular dipole moment of 4 is equal to 5.9024 D. Comparing 3D components of the dipole moment shows that the highest negative value is for x-axis component µx. The molecular energy levels of 4 show that the 205 of 1163 molecular orbitals are occupied. The HOMO and LUMO orbitals show the ability of molecules to donate or acquire an electron, respectively. As shown in Figure 9, the HOMO and LUMO orbitals for 4 are delocalized on the triazole moiety. The high HOMO (−6.900 eV) and low LUMO energy levels (−1.412 eV) show that the molecule 4 is more reactive with electrophilic than nucleophilic molecules. The energy gap (ΔE) suggests that the molecule 4 has kinetic stability and is less polarizable [33].
Energies of the HOMO and LUMO orbitals were used to calculate the global reactivity descriptors such as ionization potential (I), electron affinity (A), hardness (η), softness (s), chemical potential (µ), electronegativity (χ), and electrophilicity index (ω) [34]. The obtained values are presented in Table 4.
The chemical modification of betulin molecule into compound 4 increases the electrophilicity index from 1.223 eV [31] to 4.158 eV. The introduction of substituents at the C-3, C-28, and C-30 positions in the derivative 4 reduces the chemical potential (μ) from −2.947 [31] to −4.158 compared with betulin. The global reactivity descriptors show that 4 has high molecular stability. Moreover, the chemical potential and the electrophilicity index show also that 4 has a tendency to gain electrons [35].

4. Conclusions

The 3,28-O,O′-diacetyl-30-(1-phenylthiomethyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)carbonylbetulin 4 was synthesized by the alkyne-azide cycloaddition (CuAAC). Spectroscopy data and X-ray diffraction studies confirmed the chemical structure of compound 4. It has been shown that the intermolecular hydrogen interactions C-H…O determine molecular packing in the crystal structure. The Hirshfeld surface analysis allowed the percentage of intermolecular contacts to be determined. The MEP map showed the electrophilic and nucleophilic areas for 1,2,3-triazole derivative 4. The negative potential regions were located near the oxygen atoms of the betulin moiety and the sulfur atom in the triazole linker. Analysis of the HOMO and LUMO orbitals showed that the derivative 4 is more reactive with electrophilic then nucleophilic molecules.

Supplementary Materials

The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/article/10.3390/cryst12030422/s1, Figures S1–S4. 1H NMR, 13CNMR, IR, and HR-MS for compounds 4. Table S1: Selected bond lengths (Å) for compounds 4. Table S2: Selected angle (degree) for compounds 4. Figure S5: Atom by atom superimposition of X-ray structure (yellow) and calculate structure (grey). Figure S6: Intermolecular orientation of triazole and phenyl centroids showing π–π interactions. Figure S7: The full 2D fingerprint plot for 4. check CIF report.

Author Contributions

E.B. and E.C. conceptualization, writing—original draft preparation, investigation, formal analysis, writing—review and editing; M.K.-T. software, formal analysis, writing—original draft preparation, visualization; M.J. methodology, writing—review and editing; M.K. validation, formal analysis. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Not applicable.

Acknowledgments

This research was supported by The Medical University of Silesia in Katowice Grant nos. PCN-1-009/N/1/F and PCN-1-010/N/1/F.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Chemical structure of betulin and 1,2,3-triazole derivative of 3,28-O,O′-diacetylbetulin.
Figure 1. Chemical structure of betulin and 1,2,3-triazole derivative of 3,28-O,O′-diacetylbetulin.
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Scheme 1. Reagents and conditions: (a) m-CPBA (m-chloroperbenzoic acid), CHCl3 (chloroform), reflux, 8 h; (b) HC≡CCOOH (propynoic acid), CH2Cl2 (dichloromethane), DCC (N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide), DMAP (4-dimethylaminopyridine), from −10 °C to room temperature, 24 h (c) PhSCH2N3, (azidomethyl phenyl sulfide), CuI [copper(I) iodide], toluene, reflux, 72 h.
Scheme 1. Reagents and conditions: (a) m-CPBA (m-chloroperbenzoic acid), CHCl3 (chloroform), reflux, 8 h; (b) HC≡CCOOH (propynoic acid), CH2Cl2 (dichloromethane), DCC (N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide), DMAP (4-dimethylaminopyridine), from −10 °C to room temperature, 24 h (c) PhSCH2N3, (azidomethyl phenyl sulfide), CuI [copper(I) iodide], toluene, reflux, 72 h.
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Figure 2. Molecular structure with atom numbering of compound 4.
Figure 2. Molecular structure with atom numbering of compound 4.
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Figure 3. Molecular packing of unit cell for 4.
Figure 3. Molecular packing of unit cell for 4.
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Figure 4. The main weak C-H…O hydrogen bonds found in the crystal of 4.
Figure 4. The main weak C-H…O hydrogen bonds found in the crystal of 4.
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Figure 5. The intermolecular (A) hydrogen C34-H34B…O4 bonds and (B) the other hydrogen bonds and ππ interactions.
Figure 5. The intermolecular (A) hydrogen C34-H34B…O4 bonds and (B) the other hydrogen bonds and ππ interactions.
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Figure 6. The Hirshfeld surface for 4. The dnorm is viewed from the c-axis.
Figure 6. The Hirshfeld surface for 4. The dnorm is viewed from the c-axis.
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Figure 7. Fingerprint plots of (a) C…H, (b) N…H, (c) O…H, (d) S…H for 4.
Figure 7. Fingerprint plots of (a) C…H, (b) N…H, (c) O…H, (d) S…H for 4.
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Figure 8. Molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) map for 4.
Figure 8. Molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) map for 4.
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Figure 9. The molecular orbitals of 4: (a) LUMO; (b) HOMO.
Figure 9. The molecular orbitals of 4: (a) LUMO; (b) HOMO.
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Table 1. Crystal data and structure refinement for 4.
Table 1. Crystal data and structure refinement for 4.
Compound4
CCDC deposition number2,153,148
Chemical formulaC44H61N3O6S
Mr760.01
SolventCH3CN
Crystal system, space grouporthorhombic; P212121
Temperature (K)100
a, b, c (Å)9.4860(10); 13.9440(2); 30.2347(4)
α, β, γ [°]90; 90; 90
V(Å)33999.23(9)
Z4
Z′1
Dcalc (g/cm3)1.262
Radiation typeCu Kα
µ (mm−1)1.13
Crystal size (mm3)0.02 × 0.04 × 0.32
Rint0.0304
Rsigma0.0226
No. reflns. (5.8° ≤ 2θ ≤ 145.0°)19,516
Unigue reflns.7268
λ (Å)1.5418
GOOF (F2)1.053
θ range for data collection (◦)2.9 to 72.5
R10.0383
wR20.1038
Table 2. Selected weak C-H…O hydrogen bonds in 4.
Table 2. Selected weak C-H…O hydrogen bonds in 4.
NrD-H…AD-H [Å]H…A [Å]D…A [Å]<(DHA)Symmetry Codes
1C34-H34B…O40.982.393.305(4)155.5−x + 1, y + 1/2, −z + 1/2
2C34-H34C…S10.982.983.517(3)116.0x − 3/2, −y + 5/2, −z
3C38-H38A…O20.992.593.299(4)128.6x + 3/2, −y + 5/2, −z
4C44-H44…O60.952.653.460(4)143.2x − 1/2, −y + 5/2, −z
5C43-H43…N20.952.633.450(4)144.7−1 + x,y,z
D: donor, A: acceptor. Distances DH, HA, DA, are in Å and DHA angles are in degrees.
Table 3. Percentage contributions of interatomic contacts to the Hirshfeld surface for 4.
Table 3. Percentage contributions of interatomic contacts to the Hirshfeld surface for 4.
ContactsContribution (%)
C…H8.0
N…H7.5
O…H16.5
S…H3.9
S…O0.3
N…C0.8
C…C0.2
Table 4. Calculated molecular properties of 4.
Table 4. Calculated molecular properties of 4.
Parameters6-311G+(d,p)
Compound 4
SCF Energy (kcal/mol)−74,208.4052
Field independent dipole moment (Debye)
μx−4.4518
μy−1.8292
μz3.4166
μtotal5.9024
Fourier molecular orbital energies (eV)
EHOMO−6.900
ELUMO−1.412
ΔELUMO-EHOMO5.488
Global reactivity descriptors (eV)
Ionization potential (I)6.901
Electron affinity (A)1.416
Hardness (η)2.742
Chemical potential (μ)−4.158
Electronegativity (ϰ)4.158
Electrophilicity index (ω)3.152
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