Sun, Yu, Morton, Evelyn R., Bhabha, Hunaida, Clark, Ewan R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7287-2631, Bučar, Dejan‐Krešimir ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6393-276X, Barros‐Metlova, Victoria, Gould, Jamie A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5711-5042, Aliev, Abil E. and Haynes, Cally J.E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4262-8560 (2024) Competitive intramolecular hydrogen bonding: offering molecules a choice. ChemPlusChem, 89 (8):e202400055. ISSN 2192-6506 (Online) (doi:10.1002/cplu.202400055)

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Abstract

he conformational preferences of N-((6-methylpyridin-2-yl)carbamothioyl)benzamide were studied in solution, the gas phase and the solid state via a combination of NMR, density functional theory (DFT) and single crystal X-ray techniques. This acyl thiourea derivative can adopt two classes of low energy conformation, each stabilized by a different 6-membered intramolecular hydrogen bond (IHB) pseudoring. Analysis in different solvents revealed that the conformational preference of this molecule is polarity dependent, with increasingly polar environments yielding a higher proportion of the minor conformer containing an NH⋅⋅⋅N IHB. The calculated barrier to interconversion is consistent with dynamic behaviour at room temperature, despite the propensity of 6-membered IHB pseudorings to be static. This work demonstrates that introducing competitive IHB pathways can render static IHBs more dynamic and that such systems could have potential as chameleons in drug design.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This article also appears in: ChemPlusTalents - Celebrating Early Career Researchers.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	intramolecular, hydrogen bonding, conformational analysis, drug design, NMR, dynamic exchange
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Science (SCI)
Last Modified:	25 Nov 2024 14:15
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/48685

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