Naslov
Helically chiral alanine peptides containing 1'-aminoferrocene-1-carboxylic acid subunit as turn inducer

Autori
Barišić, Lidija ; Čakić, Mojca ; Mahmoud, A. Khaled ; Liu, You-nian ; Kraatz, Heinz-Bernhard ; Pritzkow, Hans ; Kirin, Srećko I. ; Metzler-Nolte, Nils ; Rapić, Vladimir

Izvornik
Chemistry : a European journal (0947-6539) 12 (2006); 4965-4980

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Ključne riječi
Amino Acids ; Bioorganometallic Chemistry ; Ferrocene ; Hydrogen Bonds ; Peptides

Sažetak
We present a detailed structural study of peptide derivatives of 1'-aminoferrocene-1-carboxylic acid (ferrocene amino acid, Fca), one of the simplest organometallic amino acids. Fca was incorporated into di- to pentapeptides with D- and L-alanine residues attached to either the carboxy or amino group, or to both. Crystallographic and spectroscopic studies (circular dicroism (CD), IR, and NMR) of about two dozen compounds were used to gain a detailed insight into their structures in the solid state as well as in solution. Four derivatives were characterized by single crystal X-ray analysis, namely Boc-Fca-Ala-OMe (16), Boc-Fca-D-Ala-OMe (17), Boc-Fca- -Ala-OMe (18), and Boc-Ala-Fca-Ala-Ala-OMe (21). CD spectroscopy is an extremely useful tool to elucidate the helical chirality of the metallocene core. Unlike in all other known ferrocene peptides, the helical chirality of the ferrocene is governed solely by the chirality of the amino acid attached to the N-terminus of Fca. Depending on the degree of substitution of both cyclopentadiene (Cp) rings, different hydrogen-bonding patterns are realized. 1H NMR and IR spectroscopy, together with the results from X-ray crystallography, give detailed information regarding not only the hydrogen-bonding patterns of the compounds, but also the equilibria between different conformers in solution. Differences in chemical shifts of NH-protons in dimethyl sulfoxide ([D6]DMSO and CDCl3, that is, the variation ratio (vr), is used for the first time as a measure of the hydrogen-bonding strength of individual CO   HN bonds in ferrocenoyl peptides. In dipeptides with one intramolecular hydrogen bond between the pendant chains, for example in dipeptide 16, an equilibrium between hydrogen bonded and open forms is observed, as testified by a vr value around 0.5. Higher peptides, such as tetrapeptide 21, are able to form two intramolecular hydrogen bonds stabilizing one single conformation in CDCl3 solution (vr  0). Due to the low barrier of Cp-ring rotation, new and unnatural hydrogen-bonding patterns are emerging. The systematic work described herein lays a solid foundation for the rational design of metallocene peptides with unusual structures and properties.

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Engleski

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