
Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o1738 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808025294 ]
-Azido-5-cholesteneThe crystal structure of the title compound, C27H45N3, has been determined as part of our investigation into the hydrophobic modification of aminoglycoside antibiotics. The isopropyl group showed disorder for the tertiary carbon (equal occupancies), with high thermal motion for the peripheral atoms of the isopropyl and azide groups also apparent in the structure. The axial disposition of the azide group is consistent with the clean inversion of stereochemistry at C-3 under Mitsunobu conditions.
Diisopropyl azodicarboxylate (DIAD) (520 µL, 2.58 mmol) was slowly added to a suspension of cholesterol (I) (500 mg, 1.29 mmol), triphenylphosphine (676 mg, 2.58 mmol) and [Zn(N3)2(py)2] (Viand & Rollin, 1990) (400 mg, 1.29 mmol) in toluene at RT and stirred (4 h). The reaction mixture was then concentrated under reduced pressure and subjected to column chromatography to furnish 3α-azido-5-cholestene as a pale-yellow solid (394 mg, 74%). Crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis, were obtained after recrystallization from CDCl3: mp 387–389 K [lit. mp 388–389 K (Freiberg, 1965)].
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, 298 K): δ p.p.m. 5.41 (1H, m, H6), 3.88 (1H, dddd, J = 4, 5, 11, 11 Hz, H3), 2.54 (1H, ddd, J = 2.2, 2.2, 15 Hz H4a), 2.20 (1H, ddd, J = 2.5, 2.5, 15 Hz H4b), 2.06–1.91 (2H, m, H7a,16a), 1.90–0.97 (24H, m), 1.10 (3H, s, CH3,H19), 0.92 (3H, d, J = 6.6, CH3, H21), 0.88 (3H, d, J = 1.8, CH3, H26/H27) 0.86 (3H, s, J = 1.8, CH3, H26/H27) 0.69 (3H, s, CH3, H18).
13C{1H} NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3, 298 K): δ p.p.m. 138.06 (C5), 123.15 (C6), 58.26 (C3), 56.68 (C14), 56.10 (C17), 49.88 (C9), 42.28 (C13), 39.71 (C12), 39.51 (C24), 37.10 (C10), 36.18 (C22), 36.10 (C4), 35.80 (C20), 33.61(C1), 31.80, 31.76 (C7/C8), 28.22 (C16), 28.00 (C25), 26.10 (C2), 24.25 (C15), 23.81 (C23), 22.81, 22.55 (C26/27), 20.71 (C11), 18.98 (C19), 18.70 (C21), 11.84 (C18).
H atoms attached to carbon were constrained as riding atoms, with C–H set to 0.93 - 0.97Å. Uiso(H) values were set to 1.2Ueq of the parent atom. The isopropyl group showed disorder with the C25 atom modelled as two atoms with 50% occupancy. High thermal motion of peripheral carbon atoms (C26, C27) for the isopropyl group and the nitrogen atom N33 of the azide group was also apparent in the structure. In the absence of significant anomalous dispersion effects, Friedel pairs were merged before refinement. The absolute configuration was assigned on the basis of the C atoms retaining their configuration during the synthesis of the azide.
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); cell refinement: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2003).
| Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (II), with atom labels and 40% probability displacement ellipsoids for non-H atoms. |
| Fig. 2. The formation of the title compound. |
| C27H45N3 | F000 = 456 |
| Mr = 411.66 | Dx = 1.093 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21 | Mo Kα radiation λ = 0.71070 Å |
| Hall symbol: P 2yb | Cell parameters from 6446 reflections |
| a = 13.3763 (3) Å | θ = 3.0–28.8º |
| b = 6.2288 (1) Å | µ = 0.06 mm−1 |
| c = 15.0495 (4) Å | T = 223 K |
| β = 94.205 (2)º | Block, colourless |
| V = 1250.52 (5) Å3 | 0.44 × 0.39 × 0.28 mm |
| Z = 2 |
| Oxford-Diffraction GEMINI Ultra diffractometer | 2428 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: Enhance (Mo) X-ray Source | 1883 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Monochromator: graphite | Rint = 0.027 |
| Detector resolution: 16.0774 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.1º |
| T = 223 K | θmin = 3.0º |
| ω and φ scans | h = 0→15 |
| Absorption correction: none | k = −7→7 |
| 10298 measured reflections | l = −17→17 |
| Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.125 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0932P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 0.99 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.019 |
| 2428 reflections | Δρmax = 0.20 e Å−3 |
| 280 parameters | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
| 1 restraint | Extinction correction: none |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
| C27H45N3 | V = 1250.52 (5) Å3 |
| Mr = 411.66 | Z = 2 |
| Monoclinic, P21 | Mo Kα |
| a = 13.3763 (3) Å | µ = 0.06 mm−1 |
| b = 6.2288 (1) Å | T = 223 K |
| c = 15.0495 (4) Å | 0.44 × 0.39 × 0.28 mm |
| β = 94.205 (2)º |
| Oxford-Diffraction GEMINI Ultra diffractometer | 2428 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: none | 1883 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| 10298 measured reflections | Rint = 0.027 |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.125 | Δρmax = 0.20 e Å−3 |
| S = 0.99 | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
| 2428 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 280 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 1 restraint | Rogers parameter: ? |
Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su's are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > 2σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
| N31 | 0.0644 (2) | 0.4907 (5) | −0.3662 (2) | 0.0638 (11) | |
| N32 | −0.0062 (3) | 0.3729 (6) | −0.3817 (2) | 0.0697 (12) | |
| N33 | −0.0652 (3) | 0.2474 (7) | −0.3963 (4) | 0.124 (2) | |
| C1 | 0.2026 (2) | 0.7988 (5) | −0.26902 (18) | 0.0471 (10) | |
| C2 | 0.1368 (2) | 0.8453 (6) | −0.35372 (19) | 0.0529 (10) | |
| C3 | 0.0392 (2) | 0.7231 (6) | −0.3553 (2) | 0.0511 (10) | |
| C4 | −0.0146 (2) | 0.7594 (6) | −0.2716 (2) | 0.0485 (10) | |
| C5 | 0.0524 (2) | 0.7326 (5) | −0.18621 (18) | 0.0390 (8) | |
| C6 | 0.0231 (2) | 0.6140 (6) | −0.12045 (19) | 0.0447 (9) | |
| C7 | 0.08021 (19) | 0.5861 (5) | −0.03207 (18) | 0.0422 (9) | |
| C8 | 0.16458 (19) | 0.7473 (4) | −0.01577 (17) | 0.0338 (8) | |
| C9 | 0.22078 (18) | 0.7753 (4) | −0.10085 (17) | 0.0350 (8) | |
| C10 | 0.1518 (2) | 0.8525 (5) | −0.18214 (17) | 0.0372 (8) | |
| C11 | 0.3143 (2) | 0.9172 (5) | −0.08280 (18) | 0.0448 (9) | |
| C12 | 0.38295 (19) | 0.8491 (6) | −0.00183 (18) | 0.0443 (9) | |
| C13 | 0.32634 (19) | 0.8317 (5) | 0.08311 (17) | 0.0357 (8) | |
| C14 | 0.23823 (19) | 0.6769 (4) | 0.06031 (18) | 0.0336 (8) | |
| C15 | 0.1992 (2) | 0.6228 (5) | 0.15046 (18) | 0.0433 (9) | |
| C16 | 0.2943 (2) | 0.6222 (5) | 0.21424 (18) | 0.0438 (9) | |
| C17 | 0.38102 (19) | 0.7131 (5) | 0.16239 (18) | 0.0385 (8) | |
| C18 | 0.2909 (2) | 1.0517 (5) | 0.1121 (2) | 0.0464 (9) | |
| C19 | 0.1302 (2) | 1.0949 (6) | −0.1771 (2) | 0.0512 (10) | |
| C20 | 0.4598 (2) | 0.8319 (5) | 0.22355 (18) | 0.0447 (9) | |
| C21 | 0.5409 (3) | 0.9376 (7) | 0.1724 (2) | 0.0687 (14) | |
| C22 | 0.5077 (2) | 0.6834 (6) | 0.2950 (2) | 0.0504 (10) | |
| C23 | 0.5700 (3) | 0.7965 (8) | 0.3692 (3) | 0.0881 (17) | |
| C24 | 0.6160 (2) | 0.6573 (6) | 0.4412 (2) | 0.0546 (10) | |
| C25A | 0.6989 (9) | 0.746 (2) | 0.5021 (7) | 0.078 (4) | 0.500 |
| C25B | 0.6538 (6) | 0.7565 (18) | 0.5303 (5) | 0.052 (3) | 0.500 |
| C26 | 0.7182 (4) | 0.6018 (10) | 0.5855 (3) | 0.1035 (19) | |
| C27 | 0.7052 (5) | 0.9659 (11) | 0.5206 (3) | 0.113 (2) | |
| H1A | 0.21890 | 0.64970 | −0.26840 | 0.0570* | |
| H1B | 0.26210 | 0.88060 | −0.27010 | 0.0570* | |
| H2A | 0.12310 | 0.99450 | −0.35680 | 0.0640* | |
| H2B | 0.17200 | 0.80390 | −0.40390 | 0.0640* | |
| H3 | −0.00290 | 0.76810 | −0.40540 | 0.0610* | |
| H4A | −0.04100 | 0.90040 | −0.27320 | 0.0580* | |
| H4B | −0.06800 | 0.65840 | −0.27090 | 0.0580* | |
| H6 | −0.03910 | 0.53940 | −0.12970 | 0.0530* | |
| H7A | 0.10770 | 0.44550 | −0.02920 | 0.0500* | |
| H7B | 0.03490 | 0.60240 | 0.01340 | 0.0500* | |
| H8 | 0.13670 | 0.88140 | −0.00080 | 0.0410* | |
| H9 | 0.24440 | 0.63670 | −0.11570 | 0.0420* | |
| H11A | 0.29270 | 1.05990 | −0.07360 | 0.0540* | |
| H11B | 0.35200 | 0.91200 | −0.13390 | 0.0540* | |
| H12A | 0.41150 | 0.71340 | −0.01370 | 0.0530* | |
| H12B | 0.43470 | 0.95260 | 0.00770 | 0.0530* | |
| H14 | 0.26750 | 0.54780 | 0.04050 | 0.0400* | |
| H15A | 0.16750 | 0.48620 | 0.14910 | 0.0520* | |
| H15B | 0.15320 | 0.72890 | 0.16750 | 0.0520* | |
| H16A | 0.30940 | 0.47920 | 0.23310 | 0.0530* | |
| H16B | 0.28460 | 0.70910 | 0.26450 | 0.0530* | |
| H17 | 0.41400 | 0.59300 | 0.13840 | 0.0460* | |
| H18A | 0.34760 | 1.13990 | 0.12730 | 0.0560* | |
| H18B | 0.25080 | 1.11550 | 0.06480 | 0.0560* | |
| H18C | 0.25290 | 1.03570 | 0.16260 | 0.0560* | |
| H19A | 0.07130 | 1.12730 | −0.21380 | 0.0610* | |
| H19B | 0.18520 | 1.17230 | −0.19740 | 0.0610* | |
| H19C | 0.12080 | 1.13310 | −0.11730 | 0.0610* | |
| H20 | 0.42610 | 0.94200 | 0.25290 | 0.0540* | |
| H21A | 0.52340 | 1.08250 | 0.16040 | 0.0830* | |
| H21B | 0.54670 | 0.86300 | 0.11780 | 0.0830* | |
| H21C | 0.60310 | 0.93140 | 0.20700 | 0.0830* | |
| H22A | 0.54990 | 0.58520 | 0.26700 | 0.0610* | |
| H22B | 0.45570 | 0.60650 | 0.32070 | 0.0610* | |
| H23A | 0.52790 | 0.89640 | 0.39580 | 0.1060* | |
| H23B | 0.62260 | 0.87000 | 0.34320 | 0.1060* | |
| H24A | 0.67160 | 0.58730 | 0.41790 | 0.0660* | |
| H24B | 0.56710 | 0.55250 | 0.45380 | 0.0660* | |
| H25A | 0.75650 | 0.72340 | 0.46960 | 0.0950* | 0.500 |
| H25B | 0.59740 | 0.78220 | 0.56240 | 0.0560* | 0.500 |
| H26A | 0.78450 | 0.61280 | 0.56720 | 0.1210* | |
| H26B | 0.72010 | 0.63670 | 0.64560 | 0.1210* | |
| H26C | 0.69710 | 0.45970 | 0.57450 | 0.1210* | |
| H27A | 0.66620 | 1.05800 | 0.48200 | 0.1360* | |
| H27B | 0.76900 | 0.94260 | 0.49580 | 0.1360* | |
| H27C | 0.71770 | 1.03240 | 0.57720 | 0.1360* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| N31 | 0.0661 (17) | 0.0602 (19) | 0.0640 (19) | 0.0036 (18) | −0.0020 (15) | −0.0113 (16) |
| N32 | 0.079 (2) | 0.058 (2) | 0.068 (2) | 0.009 (2) | −0.0227 (17) | 0.0007 (16) |
| N33 | 0.106 (3) | 0.067 (2) | 0.187 (5) | −0.016 (3) | −0.062 (3) | 0.006 (3) |
| C1 | 0.0395 (14) | 0.063 (2) | 0.0391 (15) | −0.0020 (15) | 0.0051 (12) | 0.0025 (15) |
| C2 | 0.0502 (17) | 0.069 (2) | 0.0391 (15) | 0.0002 (18) | 0.0008 (13) | 0.0010 (17) |
| C3 | 0.0527 (18) | 0.059 (2) | 0.0399 (16) | 0.0085 (17) | −0.0079 (14) | 0.0024 (16) |
| C4 | 0.0409 (14) | 0.0579 (19) | 0.0457 (16) | 0.0007 (15) | −0.0040 (13) | −0.0040 (16) |
| C5 | 0.0351 (13) | 0.0414 (16) | 0.0406 (15) | 0.0036 (14) | 0.0033 (11) | −0.0027 (14) |
| C6 | 0.0377 (14) | 0.0528 (18) | 0.0432 (15) | −0.0075 (15) | 0.0008 (12) | −0.0061 (15) |
| C7 | 0.0391 (14) | 0.0449 (17) | 0.0427 (15) | −0.0069 (14) | 0.0042 (12) | −0.0001 (15) |
| C8 | 0.0344 (13) | 0.0327 (13) | 0.0341 (13) | −0.0012 (12) | 0.0016 (11) | −0.0005 (12) |
| C9 | 0.0334 (13) | 0.0375 (16) | 0.0343 (13) | 0.0013 (12) | 0.0041 (11) | −0.0041 (12) |
| C10 | 0.0375 (14) | 0.0416 (16) | 0.0328 (14) | −0.0005 (13) | 0.0046 (12) | −0.0009 (13) |
| C11 | 0.0432 (15) | 0.0564 (19) | 0.0349 (15) | −0.0091 (15) | 0.0042 (12) | 0.0051 (14) |
| C12 | 0.0348 (13) | 0.0584 (18) | 0.0397 (15) | −0.0070 (15) | 0.0028 (12) | 0.0005 (15) |
| C13 | 0.0370 (13) | 0.0366 (15) | 0.0332 (13) | −0.0031 (13) | 0.0012 (11) | 0.0009 (12) |
| C14 | 0.0373 (13) | 0.0277 (14) | 0.0360 (13) | 0.0022 (12) | 0.0050 (11) | 0.0002 (11) |
| C15 | 0.0455 (15) | 0.0436 (16) | 0.0414 (15) | −0.0044 (15) | 0.0073 (12) | 0.0059 (14) |
| C16 | 0.0487 (15) | 0.0456 (17) | 0.0369 (15) | −0.0012 (15) | 0.0021 (12) | 0.0014 (14) |
| C17 | 0.0407 (14) | 0.0349 (15) | 0.0396 (14) | 0.0044 (13) | 0.0016 (12) | 0.0001 (13) |
| C18 | 0.0542 (17) | 0.0362 (16) | 0.0476 (16) | −0.0009 (14) | −0.0035 (14) | −0.0020 (14) |
| C19 | 0.0595 (18) | 0.0455 (17) | 0.0473 (17) | 0.0024 (17) | −0.0049 (14) | 0.0036 (16) |
| C20 | 0.0442 (15) | 0.0504 (17) | 0.0390 (15) | −0.0019 (15) | −0.0009 (12) | −0.0019 (15) |
| C21 | 0.0580 (19) | 0.089 (3) | 0.057 (2) | −0.024 (2) | −0.0108 (16) | 0.016 (2) |
| C22 | 0.0465 (16) | 0.062 (2) | 0.0416 (15) | −0.0025 (16) | −0.0034 (13) | 0.0008 (15) |
| C23 | 0.107 (3) | 0.078 (3) | 0.072 (3) | −0.003 (3) | −0.042 (2) | 0.004 (2) |
| C24 | 0.0471 (16) | 0.068 (2) | 0.0470 (17) | −0.0042 (17) | −0.0075 (14) | 0.0016 (16) |
| C25A | 0.081 (7) | 0.086 (7) | 0.063 (6) | 0.010 (7) | −0.024 (5) | −0.005 (6) |
| C25B | 0.052 (5) | 0.070 (5) | 0.032 (4) | −0.002 (5) | −0.001 (3) | −0.005 (4) |
| C26 | 0.129 (4) | 0.106 (3) | 0.067 (3) | −0.003 (4) | −0.051 (3) | 0.007 (3) |
| C27 | 0.141 (4) | 0.121 (5) | 0.073 (3) | −0.052 (4) | −0.020 (3) | −0.008 (3) |
| N31—N32 | 1.205 (5) | C4—H4A | 0.9500 |
| N31—C3 | 1.498 (5) | C4—H4B | 0.9500 |
| N32—N33 | 1.121 (6) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
| C1—C2 | 1.523 (4) | C7—H7A | 0.9500 |
| C1—C10 | 1.554 (4) | C7—H7B | 0.9500 |
| C2—C3 | 1.510 (4) | C8—H8 | 0.9500 |
| C3—C4 | 1.513 (4) | C9—H9 | 0.9500 |
| C4—C5 | 1.521 (4) | C11—H11A | 0.9500 |
| C5—C6 | 1.317 (4) | C11—H11B | 0.9500 |
| C5—C10 | 1.522 (4) | C12—H12A | 0.9500 |
| C6—C7 | 1.495 (4) | C12—H12B | 0.9500 |
| C7—C8 | 1.517 (4) | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
| C8—C9 | 1.542 (4) | C15—H15A | 0.9500 |
| C8—C14 | 1.519 (4) | C15—H15B | 0.9500 |
| C9—C10 | 1.554 (4) | C16—H16A | 0.9500 |
| C9—C11 | 1.540 (4) | C16—H16B | 0.9500 |
| C10—C19 | 1.540 (5) | C17—H17 | 0.9500 |
| C11—C12 | 1.531 (4) | C18—H18A | 0.9500 |
| C12—C13 | 1.537 (4) | C18—H18B | 0.9500 |
| C13—C14 | 1.542 (4) | C18—H18C | 0.9500 |
| C13—C17 | 1.542 (4) | C19—H19A | 0.9500 |
| C13—C18 | 1.524 (4) | C19—H19B | 0.9500 |
| C14—C15 | 1.527 (4) | C19—H19C | 0.9500 |
| C15—C16 | 1.536 (4) | C20—H20 | 0.9500 |
| C16—C17 | 1.552 (4) | C21—H21A | 0.9500 |
| C17—C20 | 1.537 (4) | C21—H21B | 0.9500 |
| C20—C21 | 1.525 (5) | C21—H21C | 0.9500 |
| C20—C22 | 1.524 (4) | C22—H22A | 0.9500 |
| C22—C23 | 1.517 (5) | C22—H22B | 0.9500 |
| C23—C24 | 1.486 (6) | C23—H23A | 0.9500 |
| C24—C25A | 1.492 (12) | C23—H23B | 0.9500 |
| C24—C25B | 1.528 (9) | C24—H24A | 0.9500 |
| C25A—C25B | 0.765 (14) | C24—H24B | 0.9500 |
| C25A—C26 | 1.550 (12) | C25A—H25A | 0.9500 |
| C25A—C27 | 1.399 (14) | C25B—H25B | 0.9400 |
| C25B—C26 | 1.502 (11) | C26—H26A | 0.9500 |
| C25B—C27 | 1.487 (13) | C26—H26B | 0.9300 |
| C1—H1A | 0.9500 | C26—H26C | 0.9400 |
| C1—H1B | 0.9500 | C27—H27A | 0.9500 |
| C2—H2A | 0.9500 | C27—H27B | 0.9700 |
| C2—H2B | 0.9500 | C27—H27C | 0.9500 |
| C3—H3 | 0.9500 | ||
| N31···H1A | 2.6400 | H12A···H21Av | 2.5700 |
| N32···H2Ai | 2.9300 | H12B···C21 | 2.7700 |
| N32···H4B | 2.6100 | H12B···H18A | 2.5000 |
| N33···H4Ai | 2.8500 | H12B···H21B | 2.2200 |
| C12···C21 | 3.291 (4) | H14···C11 | 3.0500 |
| C18···C21 | 3.474 (5) | H14···H7A | 2.4000 |
| C21···C12 | 3.291 (4) | H14···H9 | 2.4100 |
| C21···C18 | 3.474 (5) | H14···H12A | 2.3800 |
| C1···H11B | 2.8300 | H14···H17 | 2.3800 |
| C2···H19A | 2.9300 | H15A···C7 | 2.9500 |
| C4···H19A | 2.6800 | H15B···C18 | 2.8900 |
| C5···H8 | 3.0700 | H15B···H18C | 2.3300 |
| C6···H9 | 2.9600 | H15B···H6vi | 2.5000 |
| C7···H15A | 2.9500 | H16A···C22 | 3.0300 |
| C8···H18B | 2.8000 | H16A···H22B | 2.4100 |
| C8···H19C | 2.8800 | H16B···C22 | 2.9900 |
| C11···H1B | 2.8600 | H16B···H18C | 2.5600 |
| C11···H19C | 2.9300 | H16B···H20 | 2.4000 |
| C11···H19B | 2.8400 | H16B···H22B | 2.4700 |
| C11···H14 | 3.0500 | H17···H12A | 2.4100 |
| C11···H18B | 2.7300 | H17···H14 | 2.3800 |
| C12···H21B | 2.7300 | H17···H21B | 2.4800 |
| C13···H21B | 2.9600 | H17···H22A | 2.5600 |
| C15···H7B | 2.9000 | H18A···C20 | 2.7800 |
| C15···H18C | 2.6700 | H18A···C21 | 2.9100 |
| C15···H7A | 3.0900 | H18A···H12B | 2.5000 |
| C16···H22B | 2.5900 | H18A···H20 | 2.4300 |
| C16···H18C | 2.7400 | H18A···H21A | 2.3900 |
| C18···H11A | 2.8000 | H18B···C8 | 2.8000 |
| C18···H8 | 2.7800 | H18B···C11 | 2.7300 |
| C18···H20 | 2.7700 | H18B···H8 | 2.2800 |
| C18···H15B | 2.8900 | H18B···H11A | 2.2200 |
| C19···H4A | 2.8800 | H18C···C15 | 2.6700 |
| C19···H2A | 2.7700 | H18C···C16 | 2.7400 |
| C19···H8 | 2.9600 | H18C···H15B | 2.3300 |
| C19···H11A | 2.5900 | H18C···H16B | 2.5600 |
| C20···H18A | 2.7800 | H19A···C2 | 2.9300 |
| C21···H12B | 2.7700 | H19A···C4 | 2.6800 |
| C21···H18A | 2.9100 | H19A···H2A | 2.4500 |
| C21···H23B | 2.7500 | H19A···H4A | 2.2000 |
| C21···H12Aii | 3.0500 | H19B···C11 | 2.8400 |
| C22···H16A | 3.0300 | H19B···H1B | 2.3900 |
| C22···H16B | 2.9900 | H19B···H11A | 2.3700 |
| C23···H21C | 2.6500 | H19C···C8 | 2.8800 |
| C23···H27A | 2.6200 | H19C···C11 | 2.9300 |
| C27···H23A | 2.9500 | H19C···H7Aiii | 2.3700 |
| C27···H23B | 2.8800 | H19C···H8 | 2.3500 |
| H1A···N31 | 2.6400 | H19C···H11A | 2.3900 |
| H1A···H9 | 2.3000 | H20···C18 | 2.7700 |
| H1B···C11 | 2.8600 | H20···H16B | 2.4000 |
| H1B···H11B | 2.3100 | H20···H18A | 2.4300 |
| H1B···H19B | 2.3900 | H20···H23A | 2.4800 |
| H2A···N32iii | 2.9300 | H21A···H18A | 2.3900 |
| H2A···C19 | 2.7700 | H21A···H12Aii | 2.5700 |
| H2A···H19A | 2.4500 | H21B···C12 | 2.7300 |
| H4A···N33iii | 2.8500 | H21B···C13 | 2.9600 |
| H4A···C19 | 2.8800 | H21B···H12B | 2.2200 |
| H4A···H19A | 2.2000 | H21B···H17 | 2.4800 |
| H4B···N32 | 2.6100 | H21C···C23 | 2.6500 |
| H4B···H6 | 2.2600 | H21C···H22A | 2.4600 |
| H6···H4B | 2.2600 | H21C···H23B | 2.0800 |
| H6···H15Biv | 2.5000 | H22A···H17 | 2.5600 |
| H7A···C15 | 3.0900 | H22A···H21C | 2.4600 |
| H7A···H14 | 2.4000 | H22B···C16 | 2.5900 |
| H7A···H19Ci | 2.3700 | H22B···H16A | 2.4100 |
| H7B···C15 | 2.9000 | H22B···H16B | 2.4700 |
| H8···C5 | 3.0700 | H22B···H24B | 2.4300 |
| H8···C18 | 2.7800 | H23A···C27 | 2.9500 |
| H8···C19 | 2.9600 | H23A···H20 | 2.4800 |
| H8···H18B | 2.2800 | H23A···H27A | 2.4000 |
| H8···H19C | 2.3500 | H23B···C21 | 2.7500 |
| H9···C6 | 2.9600 | H23B···C27 | 2.8800 |
| H9···H1A | 2.3000 | H23B···H21C | 2.0800 |
| H9···H14 | 2.4100 | H23B···H27A | 2.4300 |
| H11A···C18 | 2.8000 | H24A···H26C | 2.4900 |
| H11A···C19 | 2.5900 | H24B···H22B | 2.4300 |
| H11A···H18B | 2.2200 | H24B···H26C | 2.4900 |
| H11A···H19B | 2.3700 | H26A···H27B | 2.3200 |
| H11A···H19C | 2.3900 | H26C···H24A | 2.4900 |
| H11B···C1 | 2.8300 | H26C···H24B | 2.4900 |
| H11B···H1B | 2.3100 | H27A···C23 | 2.6200 |
| H12A···H14 | 2.3800 | H27A···H23A | 2.4000 |
| H12A···H17 | 2.4100 | H27A···H23B | 2.4300 |
| H12A···C21v | 3.0500 | H27B···H26A | 2.3200 |
| N32—N31—C3 | 115.5 (3) | C10—C9—H9 | 107.00 |
| N31—N32—N33 | 173.2 (5) | C11—C9—H9 | 106.00 |
| C2—C1—C10 | 113.7 (2) | C9—C11—H11A | 108.00 |
| C1—C2—C3 | 111.3 (3) | C9—C11—H11B | 108.00 |
| N31—C3—C2 | 106.7 (2) | C12—C11—H11A | 108.00 |
| N31—C3—C4 | 111.1 (3) | C12—C11—H11B | 108.00 |
| C2—C3—C4 | 112.0 (3) | H11A—C11—H11B | 110.00 |
| C3—C4—C5 | 113.6 (2) | C11—C12—H12A | 109.00 |
| C4—C5—C6 | 120.5 (3) | C11—C12—H12B | 109.00 |
| C4—C5—C10 | 116.0 (2) | C13—C12—H12A | 109.00 |
| C6—C5—C10 | 123.5 (2) | C13—C12—H12B | 109.00 |
| C5—C6—C7 | 125.0 (3) | H12A—C12—H12B | 110.00 |
| C6—C7—C8 | 113.1 (2) | C8—C14—H14 | 105.00 |
| C7—C8—C9 | 110.1 (2) | C13—C14—H14 | 106.00 |
| C7—C8—C14 | 111.4 (2) | C15—C14—H14 | 105.00 |
| C9—C8—C14 | 109.3 (2) | C14—C15—H15A | 111.00 |
| C8—C9—C10 | 113.0 (2) | C14—C15—H15B | 111.00 |
| C8—C9—C11 | 111.0 (2) | C16—C15—H15A | 111.00 |
| C10—C9—C11 | 112.9 (2) | C16—C15—H15B | 111.00 |
| C1—C10—C5 | 107.2 (2) | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.00 |
| C1—C10—C9 | 109.0 (2) | C15—C16—H16A | 110.00 |
| C1—C10—C19 | 110.4 (2) | C15—C16—H16B | 110.00 |
| C5—C10—C9 | 110.3 (2) | C17—C16—H16A | 110.00 |
| C5—C10—C19 | 108.5 (2) | C17—C16—H16B | 110.00 |
| C9—C10—C19 | 111.6 (2) | H16A—C16—H16B | 110.00 |
| C9—C11—C12 | 114.4 (2) | C13—C17—H17 | 107.00 |
| C11—C12—C13 | 112.2 (2) | C16—C17—H17 | 107.00 |
| C12—C13—C14 | 105.9 (2) | C20—C17—H17 | 107.00 |
| C12—C13—C17 | 116.3 (2) | C13—C18—H18A | 109.00 |
| C12—C13—C18 | 110.9 (3) | C13—C18—H18B | 109.00 |
| C14—C13—C17 | 100.6 (2) | C13—C18—H18C | 109.00 |
| C14—C13—C18 | 112.2 (2) | H18A—C18—H18B | 110.00 |
| C17—C13—C18 | 110.4 (2) | H18A—C18—H18C | 109.00 |
| C8—C14—C13 | 115.5 (2) | H18B—C18—H18C | 110.00 |
| C8—C14—C15 | 119.2 (2) | C10—C19—H19A | 109.00 |
| C13—C14—C15 | 104.2 (2) | C10—C19—H19B | 109.00 |
| C14—C15—C16 | 103.6 (2) | C10—C19—H19C | 109.00 |
| C15—C16—C17 | 107.5 (2) | H19A—C19—H19B | 110.00 |
| C13—C17—C16 | 103.6 (2) | H19A—C19—H19C | 110.00 |
| C13—C17—C20 | 119.9 (3) | H19B—C19—H19C | 110.00 |
| C16—C17—C20 | 112.3 (2) | C17—C20—H20 | 107.00 |
| C17—C20—C21 | 112.8 (2) | C21—C20—H20 | 108.00 |
| C17—C20—C22 | 111.4 (3) | C22—C20—H20 | 107.00 |
| C21—C20—C22 | 109.9 (2) | C20—C21—H21A | 109.00 |
| C20—C22—C23 | 114.7 (3) | C20—C21—H21B | 109.00 |
| C22—C23—C24 | 116.2 (4) | C20—C21—H21C | 109.00 |
| C23—C24—C25A | 118.8 (5) | H21A—C21—H21B | 110.00 |
| C23—C24—C25B | 119.8 (5) | H21A—C21—H21C | 110.00 |
| C25A—C24—C25B | 29.3 (5) | H21B—C21—H21C | 109.00 |
| C24—C25A—C25B | 78.0 (11) | C20—C22—H22A | 108.00 |
| C24—C25A—C26 | 110.8 (8) | C20—C22—H22B | 108.00 |
| C24—C25A—C27 | 121.1 (9) | C23—C22—H22A | 108.00 |
| C25B—C25A—C26 | 72.0 (11) | C23—C22—H22B | 108.00 |
| C25B—C25A—C27 | 81.1 (13) | H22A—C22—H22B | 109.00 |
| C26—C25A—C27 | 113.7 (8) | C22—C23—H23A | 108.00 |
| C24—C25B—C25A | 72.7 (10) | C22—C23—H23B | 108.00 |
| C24—C25B—C26 | 111.4 (7) | C24—C23—H23A | 108.00 |
| C24—C25B—C27 | 113.2 (6) | C24—C23—H23B | 108.00 |
| C25A—C25B—C26 | 79.0 (11) | H23A—C23—H23B | 110.00 |
| C25A—C25B—C27 | 68.4 (12) | C23—C24—H24A | 107.00 |
| C26—C25B—C27 | 111.5 (6) | C23—C24—H24B | 107.00 |
| C25A—C26—C25B | 29.0 (5) | C25A—C24—H24A | 80.00 |
| C25A—C27—C25B | 30.6 (6) | C25A—C24—H24B | 128.00 |
| C2—C1—H1A | 108.00 | C25B—C24—H24A | 107.00 |
| C2—C1—H1B | 109.00 | C25B—C24—H24B | 107.00 |
| C10—C1—H1A | 108.00 | H24A—C24—H24B | 109.00 |
| C10—C1—H1B | 109.00 | C24—C25A—H25A | 103.00 |
| H1A—C1—H1B | 109.00 | C25B—C25A—H25A | 176.00 |
| C1—C2—H2A | 109.00 | C26—C25A—H25A | 104.00 |
| C1—C2—H2B | 109.00 | C27—C25A—H25A | 102.00 |
| C3—C2—H2A | 109.00 | C24—C25B—H25B | 107.00 |
| C3—C2—H2B | 109.00 | C25A—C25B—H25B | 175.00 |
| H2A—C2—H2B | 109.00 | C26—C25B—H25B | 106.00 |
| N31—C3—H3 | 109.00 | C27—C25B—H25B | 107.00 |
| C2—C3—H3 | 109.00 | C25A—C26—H26A | 80.00 |
| C4—C3—H3 | 109.00 | C25A—C26—H26B | 130.00 |
| C3—C4—H4A | 108.00 | C25A—C26—H26C | 112.00 |
| C3—C4—H4B | 108.00 | C25B—C26—H26A | 108.00 |
| C5—C4—H4A | 109.00 | C25B—C26—H26B | 111.00 |
| C5—C4—H4B | 108.00 | C25B—C26—H26C | 111.00 |
| H4A—C4—H4B | 110.00 | H26A—C26—H26B | 108.00 |
| C5—C6—H6 | 118.00 | H26A—C26—H26C | 107.00 |
| C7—C6—H6 | 117.00 | H26B—C26—H26C | 112.00 |
| C6—C7—H7A | 109.00 | C25A—C27—H27A | 117.00 |
| C6—C7—H7B | 108.00 | C25A—C27—H27B | 80.00 |
| C8—C7—H7A | 109.00 | C25A—C27—H27C | 128.00 |
| C8—C7—H7B | 109.00 | C25B—C27—H27A | 111.00 |
| H7A—C7—H7B | 109.00 | C25B—C27—H27B | 109.00 |
| C7—C8—H8 | 109.00 | C25B—C27—H27C | 110.00 |
| C9—C8—H8 | 109.00 | H27A—C27—H27B | 108.00 |
| C14—C8—H8 | 109.00 | H27A—C27—H27C | 110.00 |
| C8—C9—H9 | 106.00 | H27B—C27—H27C | 108.00 |
| N32—N31—C3—C2 | −169.7 (3) | C18—C13—C14—C8 | 61.1 (3) |
| N32—N31—C3—C4 | 67.9 (4) | C18—C13—C14—C15 | −71.7 (3) |
| C10—C1—C2—C3 | −57.8 (4) | C12—C13—C17—C16 | −152.4 (3) |
| C2—C1—C10—C5 | 54.5 (3) | C12—C13—C17—C20 | 81.5 (3) |
| C2—C1—C10—C9 | 173.8 (2) | C14—C13—C17—C16 | −38.6 (3) |
| C2—C1—C10—C19 | −63.4 (3) | C14—C13—C17—C20 | −164.7 (2) |
| C1—C2—C3—N31 | −69.2 (3) | C18—C13—C17—C16 | 80.1 (3) |
| C1—C2—C3—C4 | 52.7 (4) | C18—C13—C17—C20 | −46.0 (3) |
| N31—C3—C4—C5 | 70.8 (3) | C8—C14—C15—C16 | −164.8 (2) |
| C2—C3—C4—C5 | −48.5 (4) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −34.2 (3) |
| C3—C4—C5—C6 | −131.6 (3) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 9.5 (3) |
| C3—C4—C5—C10 | 49.4 (4) | C15—C16—C17—C13 | 18.5 (3) |
| C4—C5—C6—C7 | −176.6 (3) | C15—C16—C17—C20 | 149.3 (2) |
| C10—C5—C6—C7 | 2.4 (5) | C13—C17—C20—C21 | −53.5 (4) |
| C4—C5—C10—C1 | −50.2 (3) | C13—C17—C20—C22 | −177.6 (2) |
| C4—C5—C10—C9 | −168.6 (2) | C16—C17—C20—C21 | −175.3 (3) |
| C4—C5—C10—C19 | 69.0 (3) | C16—C17—C20—C22 | 60.6 (3) |
| C6—C5—C10—C1 | 130.9 (3) | C17—C20—C22—C23 | −168.0 (3) |
| C6—C5—C10—C9 | 12.4 (4) | C21—C20—C22—C23 | 66.3 (3) |
| C6—C5—C10—C19 | −110.0 (3) | C20—C22—C23—C24 | 178.7 (3) |
| C5—C6—C7—C8 | 13.4 (4) | C22—C23—C24—C25A | 163.8 (6) |
| C6—C7—C8—C9 | −42.4 (3) | C22—C23—C24—C25B | −162.5 (4) |
| C6—C7—C8—C14 | −163.7 (2) | C23—C24—C25A—C25B | 100.3 (12) |
| C7—C8—C9—C10 | 58.7 (3) | C23—C24—C25A—C26 | 165.6 (5) |
| C7—C8—C9—C11 | −173.2 (2) | C23—C24—C25A—C27 | 28.6 (11) |
| C14—C8—C9—C10 | −178.7 (2) | C25B—C24—C25A—C26 | 65.3 (11) |
| C14—C8—C9—C11 | −50.7 (3) | C25B—C24—C25A—C27 | −71.7 (13) |
| C7—C8—C14—C13 | −179.2 (2) | C23—C24—C25B—C25A | −96.5 (12) |
| C7—C8—C14—C15 | −53.9 (3) | C23—C24—C25B—C26 | −166.8 (4) |
| C9—C8—C14—C13 | 59.0 (3) | C23—C24—C25B—C27 | −40.2 (8) |
| C9—C8—C14—C15 | −175.7 (2) | C25A—C24—C25B—C26 | −70.3 (12) |
| C8—C9—C10—C1 | −160.0 (2) | C25A—C24—C25B—C27 | 56.4 (11) |
| C8—C9—C10—C5 | −42.6 (3) | C24—C25A—C25B—C26 | 116.8 (6) |
| C8—C9—C10—C19 | 78.0 (3) | C24—C25A—C25B—C27 | −124.6 (6) |
| C11—C9—C10—C1 | 73.0 (3) | C26—C25A—C25B—C24 | −116.8 (6) |
| C11—C9—C10—C5 | −169.6 (2) | C26—C25A—C25B—C27 | 118.6 (6) |
| C11—C9—C10—C19 | −49.0 (3) | C27—C25A—C25B—C24 | 124.6 (6) |
| C8—C9—C11—C12 | 50.6 (3) | C27—C25A—C25B—C26 | −118.6 (6) |
| C10—C9—C11—C12 | 178.7 (2) | C24—C25A—C26—C25B | −69.1 (12) |
| C9—C11—C12—C13 | −54.1 (4) | C27—C25A—C26—C25B | 71.3 (12) |
| C11—C12—C13—C14 | 54.9 (3) | C24—C25A—C27—C25B | 70.1 (11) |
| C11—C12—C13—C17 | 165.7 (3) | C26—C25A—C27—C25B | −65.8 (10) |
| C11—C12—C13—C18 | −67.0 (3) | C24—C25B—C26—C25A | 66.3 (11) |
| C12—C13—C14—C8 | −60.1 (3) | C27—C25B—C26—C25A | −61.3 (11) |
| C12—C13—C14—C15 | 167.2 (2) | C24—C25B—C27—C25A | −58.8 (10) |
| C17—C13—C14—C8 | 178.5 (2) | C26—C25B—C27—C25A | 67.8 (11) |
| C17—C13—C14—C15 | 45.7 (2) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x, y−1, z; (ii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z; (iii) x, y+1, z; (iv) −x, y−1/2, −z; (v) −x+1, y−1/2, −z; (vi) −x, y+1/2, −z. |
We acknowledge support of this work by Griffith University, the Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, and the Institute for Glycomics.
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As part of our program to identify new anti-tubercular compounds, we have created a diverse range of azide and alkyne coupling partners to generate a variety of compounds (Quader et al., 2007; Wilkinson et al., 2007). Among these are steroid and lipid components for the hydrophobic modification of aminoglycosides to aid in penetration of the waxy coat of mycobacteria (Quader et al., 2006). Here, we describe the synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of 3α-azido-5-cholestene, (II, Fig. 1). This compound was previously tested for its ability to inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis (Stoffel et al., 1978).
Compound (II) was synthesized directly from cholesterol (I) in 74% yield using the Mitsunobu reaction catalysed with the zinc azide-pyridine complex [Zn(N3)2(py)2] (Viaud & Rollin, 1990). This reaction compares favourably with the use of toxic HN3 for this purpose (Loibner & Zbiral, 1976). The clean inversion of stereochemistry under these conditions makes this method preferable in both efficiency and selectivity over azide displacement of 3-tosylate (Freiberg, 1965). A competing reaction at C-6 and a mixture of isomers at C-3 was reported in the latter case.
Compound (II) crystallizes in the polar space group P21 with one molecule in the asymmetric unit. The fused tetracyclic ring system adopts the expected conformations for the all-trans A/B/C/D junctions. The six-membered rings A and C adopt normal chair conformations. The C5—C6 bond length of 1.320 (4)Å confirms the presence of the double bond in this position while the axial disposition of the azide substituent on C3 confirms inversion of the alcohol stereochemistry has occurred. The azide group is almost linear with the N31—N32—N33 angle 173.4 (5)° while the C3—N31—N32 angle is 115.4 (4)°. The molecules are linked in the crystal lattice by van der Waals interactions only.