organic compounds
1,3-Diammonio-1,2,3-trideoxy-cis-inositol sulfate
aFachrichtung Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, Postfach 151150, D-66041 Saarbrücken, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: hegetschweiler@mx.uni-saarland.de
In the 6H16N2O32+·SO42−, each cation forms three O—H⋯O and five N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to six neighbouring sulfate anions. In addition, interlinking of the cations by N—H⋯O interactions is also observed. The cyclohexane ring adopts a chair conformation with two axial hydroxy groups. Although the separation of 2.928 Å is almost ideal for a hydrogen bond, intramolecular hydrogen bonding between these two hydroxy groups is not observed.
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The synthesis of the chloride salt, as well as formation of a CuII complex of 1,3-diamino-1,2,3-trideoxy-cis-inositol, was reported by Merten et al. (2012). A determination of the chloride salt was performed by Neis et al. (2012). The importance of intramolecular hydrogen bonding in syn-1,3,5-trisubstituted cyclohexane derivatives has been discussed by Gencheva et al. (2000), Kramer et al. (1998), Kuppert et al. (2006), and Neis et al. (2010). Puckering parameters were calculated according to Cremer & Pople (1975). For the treatment of hydrogen atoms in SHELXL, see: Müller et al. (2006).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Refinement
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Data collection: IPDS Software (Stoe & Cie, 1997); cell IPDS Software; data reduction: IPDS Software; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2011); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536812016029/bx2402sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812016029/bx2402Isup2.hkl
The title compound has been obtained following the protocol given by Merten et al. (2012). 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR properties are identical with the chloride salt (Neis et al., 2012). Single crystals were grown from an aqueous solution (pH 2) by slow evaporation at 298 K.
All non-hydrogen atoms were refined using anisotropic displacement parameters. Hydrogen atoms were treated as recommended by Müller et al. (2006): A riding model was used for C-bonded hydrogen atoms. The positional parameters of the O- and N-bonded hydrogen atoms were refined using isotropic displacement parameters which were set to 1.5×Ueq of the pivot atom. In addition, restraints of 0.84 and 0.88 Å were used for the O—H and N—H distances, respectively.
Data collection: IPDS Software (Stoe & Cie, 1997); cell
IPDS Software (Stoe & Cie, 1997); data reduction: IPDS Software (Stoe & Cie, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2011); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. Molecular structure of the title compound with numbering scheme and displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. | |
Fig. 2. The double chain structure which is formed by hydrogen bonding between dication entities (ball and stick model). |
C6H16N2O32+·SO42− | F(000) = 552 |
Mr = 260.27 | Dx = 1.663 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 3837 reflections |
a = 9.2151 (18) Å | θ = 2.6–25.0° |
b = 6.6673 (13) Å | µ = 0.34 mm−1 |
c = 17.267 (4) Å | T = 200 K |
β = 101.46 (3)° | Prism, colourless |
V = 1039.7 (4) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.20 × 0.15 mm |
Z = 4 |
Stoe IPDS image plate diffractometer | 1685 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.035 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.3° |
phi scans | h = −10→10 |
6961 measured reflections | k = −7→7 |
1779 independent reflections | l = −20→20 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.026 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.066 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.06 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0259P)2 + 0.7072P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1779 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
172 parameters | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
9 restraints | Δρmin = −0.29 e Å−3 |
C6H16N2O32+·SO42− | V = 1039.7 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 260.27 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 9.2151 (18) Å | µ = 0.34 mm−1 |
b = 6.6673 (13) Å | T = 200 K |
c = 17.267 (4) Å | 0.30 × 0.20 × 0.15 mm |
β = 101.46 (3)° |
Stoe IPDS image plate diffractometer | 1685 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
6961 measured reflections | Rint = 0.035 |
1779 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.026 | 9 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.066 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
1779 reflections | Δρmin = −0.29 e Å−3 |
172 parameters |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
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 > σ(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 | ||
C5 | 0.44604 (15) | −0.0876 (2) | 0.10574 (8) | 0.0129 (3) | |
H5 | 0.4373 | −0.1399 | 0.0507 | 0.015* | |
C6 | 0.35712 (15) | −0.2238 (2) | 0.15088 (8) | 0.0149 (3) | |
H6A | 0.3961 | −0.3624 | 0.1521 | 0.018* | |
H6B | 0.3684 | −0.1762 | 0.2061 | 0.018* | |
C2 | 0.12716 (15) | −0.0111 (2) | 0.10691 (8) | 0.0139 (3) | |
H2 | 0.0241 | −0.0171 | 0.0749 | 0.017* | |
C1 | 0.19415 (15) | −0.2228 (2) | 0.11143 (8) | 0.0136 (3) | |
H1 | 0.1839 | −0.2768 | 0.0566 | 0.016* | |
C3 | 0.22081 (16) | 0.1251 (2) | 0.06417 (8) | 0.0137 (3) | |
H3 | 0.2117 | 0.0722 | 0.0092 | 0.016* | |
C4 | 0.38668 (15) | 0.1297 (2) | 0.10194 (8) | 0.0126 (3) | |
H4 | 0.4396 | 0.2105 | 0.0674 | 0.015* | |
N1 | 0.11358 (15) | −0.3591 (2) | 0.15750 (8) | 0.0171 (3) | |
H1A | 0.124 (2) | −0.325 (3) | 0.2070 (9) | 0.026* | |
H1B | 0.142 (2) | −0.481 (2) | 0.1514 (10) | 0.026* | |
H1C | 0.0204 (17) | −0.360 (3) | 0.1393 (10) | 0.026* | |
N5 | 0.60555 (14) | −0.09248 (19) | 0.14663 (8) | 0.0151 (3) | |
H5A | 0.6514 (19) | 0.006 (3) | 0.1269 (10) | 0.023* | |
H5B | 0.612 (2) | −0.084 (3) | 0.1971 (9) | 0.023* | |
H5C | 0.642 (2) | −0.208 (2) | 0.1385 (10) | 0.023* | |
O4 | 0.41236 (12) | 0.21890 (16) | 0.17886 (6) | 0.0177 (2) | |
H4O | 0.4859 (19) | 0.294 (3) | 0.1786 (11) | 0.027* | |
O2 | 0.12055 (12) | 0.05338 (16) | 0.18490 (6) | 0.0188 (2) | |
H2O | 0.0491 (19) | 0.137 (3) | 0.1815 (11) | 0.028* | |
O3 | 0.15853 (12) | 0.32218 (16) | 0.05817 (6) | 0.0206 (2) | |
H3O | 0.171 (2) | 0.369 (3) | 0.0137 (9) | 0.031* | |
S1 | 0.77047 (4) | 0.40360 (5) | 0.132375 (19) | 0.01264 (13) | |
O7 | 0.80382 (13) | 0.58885 (16) | 0.09000 (6) | 0.0268 (3) | |
O8 | 0.90424 (11) | 0.34825 (16) | 0.19086 (6) | 0.0201 (2) | |
O5 | 0.72807 (12) | 0.23732 (16) | 0.07600 (6) | 0.0221 (3) | |
O6 | 0.65015 (12) | 0.45266 (18) | 0.17466 (7) | 0.0294 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C5 | 0.0114 (7) | 0.0124 (7) | 0.0148 (7) | −0.0003 (5) | 0.0022 (5) | −0.0010 (5) |
C6 | 0.0148 (7) | 0.0096 (7) | 0.0200 (7) | −0.0004 (5) | 0.0027 (5) | 0.0025 (5) |
C2 | 0.0112 (7) | 0.0156 (7) | 0.0142 (6) | 0.0004 (5) | 0.0008 (5) | −0.0008 (5) |
C1 | 0.0151 (7) | 0.0118 (7) | 0.0146 (6) | −0.0038 (5) | 0.0043 (5) | −0.0007 (5) |
C3 | 0.0165 (7) | 0.0106 (7) | 0.0137 (6) | 0.0026 (5) | 0.0024 (5) | 0.0004 (5) |
C4 | 0.0150 (7) | 0.0104 (7) | 0.0131 (6) | −0.0017 (5) | 0.0044 (5) | −0.0001 (5) |
N1 | 0.0178 (7) | 0.0142 (6) | 0.0205 (7) | −0.0052 (5) | 0.0067 (5) | −0.0017 (5) |
N5 | 0.0129 (6) | 0.0132 (6) | 0.0191 (6) | 0.0008 (5) | 0.0032 (5) | −0.0012 (5) |
O4 | 0.0199 (5) | 0.0158 (5) | 0.0179 (5) | −0.0065 (4) | 0.0045 (4) | −0.0047 (4) |
O2 | 0.0209 (6) | 0.0195 (5) | 0.0172 (5) | 0.0050 (4) | 0.0069 (4) | −0.0003 (4) |
O3 | 0.0269 (6) | 0.0136 (5) | 0.0223 (5) | 0.0083 (4) | 0.0073 (4) | 0.0046 (4) |
S1 | 0.0110 (2) | 0.01085 (19) | 0.0156 (2) | −0.00160 (12) | 0.00125 (13) | 0.00023 (12) |
O7 | 0.0345 (7) | 0.0183 (6) | 0.0244 (6) | −0.0064 (5) | −0.0017 (5) | 0.0082 (4) |
O8 | 0.0183 (5) | 0.0207 (5) | 0.0193 (5) | 0.0035 (4) | −0.0009 (4) | 0.0023 (4) |
O5 | 0.0255 (6) | 0.0209 (6) | 0.0205 (5) | −0.0077 (4) | 0.0055 (4) | −0.0057 (4) |
O6 | 0.0168 (6) | 0.0289 (6) | 0.0455 (7) | −0.0041 (5) | 0.0134 (5) | −0.0149 (5) |
C5—N5 | 1.4993 (18) | C4—O4 | 1.4312 (17) |
C5—C6 | 1.5355 (19) | C4—H4 | 1.0000 |
C5—C4 | 1.5454 (19) | N1—H1A | 0.870 (14) |
C5—H5 | 1.0000 | N1—H1B | 0.867 (15) |
C6—C1 | 1.521 (2) | N1—H1C | 0.853 (15) |
C6—H6A | 0.9900 | N5—H5A | 0.885 (15) |
C6—H6B | 0.9900 | N5—H5B | 0.864 (14) |
C2—O2 | 1.4265 (17) | N5—H5C | 0.866 (15) |
C2—C1 | 1.536 (2) | O4—H4O | 0.845 (15) |
C2—C3 | 1.5386 (19) | O2—H2O | 0.855 (15) |
C2—H2 | 1.0000 | O3—H3O | 0.856 (15) |
C1—N1 | 1.4985 (18) | S1—O5 | 1.4758 (11) |
C1—H1 | 1.0000 | S1—O8 | 1.4768 (11) |
C3—O3 | 1.4297 (17) | S1—O6 | 1.4802 (12) |
C3—C4 | 1.538 (2) | S1—O7 | 1.4982 (11) |
C3—H3 | 1.0000 | ||
N5—C5—C6 | 108.67 (11) | C2—C3—H3 | 107.4 |
N5—C5—C4 | 110.25 (11) | O4—C4—C3 | 111.66 (11) |
C6—C5—C4 | 110.85 (11) | O4—C4—C5 | 110.99 (11) |
N5—C5—H5 | 109.0 | C3—C4—C5 | 108.20 (11) |
C6—C5—H5 | 109.0 | O4—C4—H4 | 108.6 |
C4—C5—H5 | 109.0 | C3—C4—H4 | 108.6 |
C1—C6—C5 | 110.43 (11) | C5—C4—H4 | 108.6 |
C1—C6—H6A | 109.6 | C1—N1—H1A | 113.0 (13) |
C5—C6—H6A | 109.6 | C1—N1—H1B | 108.2 (12) |
C1—C6—H6B | 109.6 | H1A—N1—H1B | 112.8 (17) |
C5—C6—H6B | 109.6 | C1—N1—H1C | 112.2 (13) |
H6A—C6—H6B | 108.1 | H1A—N1—H1C | 105.8 (18) |
O2—C2—C1 | 108.74 (11) | H1B—N1—H1C | 104.5 (18) |
O2—C2—C3 | 114.09 (11) | C5—N5—H5A | 107.5 (12) |
C1—C2—C3 | 107.97 (11) | C5—N5—H5B | 109.5 (12) |
O2—C2—H2 | 108.6 | H5A—N5—H5B | 113.7 (16) |
C1—C2—H2 | 108.6 | C5—N5—H5C | 108.8 (12) |
C3—C2—H2 | 108.6 | H5A—N5—H5C | 111.5 (17) |
N1—C1—C6 | 107.99 (11) | H5B—N5—H5C | 105.7 (17) |
N1—C1—C2 | 110.35 (12) | C4—O4—H4O | 103.2 (12) |
C6—C1—C2 | 112.20 (11) | C2—O2—H2O | 107.9 (12) |
N1—C1—H1 | 108.7 | C3—O3—H3O | 106.1 (13) |
C6—C1—H1 | 108.7 | O5—S1—O8 | 109.81 (7) |
C2—C1—H1 | 108.7 | O5—S1—O6 | 111.42 (6) |
O3—C3—C4 | 111.27 (11) | O8—S1—O6 | 108.86 (7) |
O3—C3—C2 | 108.78 (11) | O5—S1—O7 | 110.50 (6) |
C4—C3—C2 | 114.41 (11) | O8—S1—O7 | 108.39 (6) |
O3—C3—H3 | 107.4 | O6—S1—O7 | 107.77 (7) |
C4—C3—H3 | 107.4 | ||
N5—C5—C6—C1 | 179.85 (11) | O2—C2—C3—C4 | 65.11 (15) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 58.54 (15) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | −55.89 (14) |
C5—C6—C1—N1 | 179.52 (11) | O3—C3—C4—O4 | 58.04 (15) |
C5—C6—C1—C2 | −58.64 (15) | C2—C3—C4—O4 | −65.75 (15) |
O2—C2—C1—N1 | 51.84 (14) | O3—C3—C4—C5 | −179.54 (11) |
C3—C2—C1—N1 | 176.11 (10) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | 56.67 (15) |
O2—C2—C1—C6 | −68.64 (14) | N5—C5—C4—O4 | −53.77 (15) |
C3—C2—C1—C6 | 55.63 (14) | C6—C5—C4—O4 | 66.61 (14) |
O2—C2—C3—O3 | −60.00 (15) | N5—C5—C4—C3 | −176.61 (11) |
C1—C2—C3—O3 | 179.00 (10) | C6—C5—C4—C3 | −56.23 (15) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1A···O4i | 0.87 (1) | 2.09 (2) | 2.9292 (17) | 163 (2) |
N1—H1B···O3ii | 0.87 (2) | 2.11 (2) | 2.8125 (18) | 138 (2) |
N1—H1C···O7iii | 0.85 (2) | 2.04 (2) | 2.882 (2) | 170 (2) |
N5—H5A···O5 | 0.89 (2) | 1.97 (2) | 2.8538 (17) | 173 (2) |
N5—H5B···O8iv | 0.86 (1) | 2.02 (2) | 2.8530 (18) | 162 (2) |
N5—H5C···O7ii | 0.87 (2) | 2.29 (2) | 3.0852 (18) | 153 (2) |
N5—H5C···O6ii | 0.87 (2) | 2.34 (2) | 3.0856 (19) | 144 (2) |
O4—H4O···O6 | 0.85 (2) | 1.86 (2) | 2.7017 (16) | 177 (2) |
O2—H2O···O8v | 0.86 (2) | 1.97 (2) | 2.8161 (15) | 170 (2) |
O3—H3O···O7vi | 0.86 (2) | 1.87 (2) | 2.7149 (16) | 167 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) x, y−1, z; (iii) x−1, y−1, z; (iv) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (v) x−1, y, z; (vi) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C6H16N2O32+·SO42− |
Mr | 260.27 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 200 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.2151 (18), 6.6673 (13), 17.267 (4) |
β (°) | 101.46 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1039.7 (4) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.34 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.20 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Stoe IPDS image plate diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6961, 1779, 1685 |
Rint | 0.035 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.594 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.026, 0.066, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 1779 |
No. of parameters | 172 |
No. of restraints | 9 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.27, −0.29 |
Computer programs: IPDS Software (Stoe & Cie, 1997), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2011), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1A···O4i | 0.870 (14) | 2.086 (15) | 2.9292 (17) | 163.0 (17) |
N1—H1B···O3ii | 0.867 (15) | 2.105 (16) | 2.8125 (18) | 138.4 (16) |
N1—H1C···O7iii | 0.853 (15) | 2.037 (16) | 2.882 (2) | 170.3 (18) |
N5—H5A···O5 | 0.885 (15) | 1.974 (15) | 2.8538 (17) | 172.6 (17) |
N5—H5B···O8iv | 0.864 (14) | 2.019 (15) | 2.8530 (18) | 161.8 (17) |
N5—H5C···O7ii | 0.866 (15) | 2.290 (16) | 3.0852 (18) | 152.8 (16) |
N5—H5C···O6ii | 0.866 (15) | 2.342 (16) | 3.0856 (19) | 144.2 (15) |
O4—H4O···O6 | 0.845 (15) | 1.857 (15) | 2.7017 (16) | 177.3 (19) |
O2—H2O···O8v | 0.855 (15) | 1.970 (15) | 2.8161 (15) | 170.1 (18) |
O3—H3O···O7vi | 0.856 (15) | 1.873 (15) | 2.7149 (16) | 167.4 (19) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) x, y−1, z; (iii) x−1, y−1, z; (iv) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (v) x−1, y, z; (vi) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank Dr Volker Huch (Universität des Saarlandes) for the collection of the data set.
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Due to the versatile metal- and hydrogen-binding properties, 1,3-diamino-1,2,3-trideoxy-cis-inositol has been found to be a promising building block for the construction of polynuclear metal complexes and extended hydrogen bonded networks (Merten et al., 2012). The crystal structure of a corresponding hydrochloride C6H14N2O3.2HCl has recently been reported (Neis et al., 2012). Similar to this chloride salt, the title compound contains 1,3-diammonio-1,2,3-trideoxy-cis-inositol dications with the cyclohexane ring adopting an almost ideal chair conformation (puckering parameters: Q = 0.59 Å, θ = 178.3 °, ϕ = 89.0 °). In both salts, the cation has the same form with the two ammonium groups and one of the hydroxy groups in equatorial and the remaining two hydroxy groups in axial position. In the title compound, each cation is hydrogen-bonded to six sulfate counter ions by O—H···O and N—H···O interactions, one of the latter is bifurcated. These cation···anion interactions constitute an extended three-dimensional network. Direct cation···cation hydrogen bonding is also observed: One of the ammonium groups of each cation donates a hydrogen atom to the equatorial hydroxy group of a neighbouring cation and another hydrogen atom to the axial hydroxy group of an additional neighbour. Each cation is thus connected to a total of four neighbouring cations and these interactions generate double chains, which are oriented parallel to the crystallographic b axis. As already observed for the chloride salt, all O—H and N—H groups act as hydrogen donors, however, one of the axial hydroxy groups does not accept any hydrogen atom. We explain these observations by the well established stronger steric encumbrance of axial substituents. It is again worthy to note that the non-accepting axial hydroxy group does not form an intramolecular O—H···O hydrogen bond, even though the O···O separation of 2.928 Å between the two axial oxygen atoms corresponds almost ideally to the value required for such an interaction. For corresponding structures with three axial hydroxy or amino groups in a syn-1,3,5-triaxial arrangement, it appears, however, that the formation of such intramolecular hydrogen bonds is often a prerequisite for a stable cyclohexane chair (Gencheva et al., 2000; Kramer et al., 1998; Kuppert et al., 2006). The non-observance of such a hydrogen bond in the title compound further supports the conclusion that this type of interactions would be of minor importance in molecules having only two hydroxy groups in a 1,3-syn-axial arrangement.