organic compounds
N-(β-Carboxyethyl)-α-isoleucine
aFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstaetter-Strasse 11, D-12489 Berlin, Germany, and bSGS Institut Fresenius GmbH, Tegeler Weg 33, D-10589 Berlin, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: franziska.emmerling@bam.de
The title compound, {2-[(2-carbamoylethyl)amino]-3-methylpentanoic acid}, C9H18N2O3, is of interest with respect to its biological activity. It was formed during an between acrylamide and the amino acid isoleucine. The is a three-dimensional network built up by intermolecular N—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds.
Related literature
For toxicological investigations on acrylamide, see: Besaratinia & Pfeifer (2007); Parzefall (2008); Bowyer et al. (2009); Wang et al. (2010); Mei et al. (2010); Koyama et al. (2011); Lee et al. (2012); Nixon et al. (2012); Rice (2005). For directives on monitoring acrylamide in drinking water, see: EU (2000). For the determination of acrylamide in different media, see: Zangrando et al. (2012); Marin et al. (2006); Lucentini et al. (2009); Keramat et al. (2011); Tareke et al. (2002); Pittet et al. (2004); Castle & Eriksson (2005); Mizukami et al. (2006); Dias Soares et al. (2009); Alpmann & Morlock (2008); Preston et al. (2009); Perez & Osterman-Golkar (2003).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053681205146X/bg2493sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681205146X/bg2493Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681205146X/bg2493Isup3.mol
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681205146X/bg2493Isup4.cml
The derivatization of acrylamide (for synthesis, > 99%; Merck, Darmstadt, Germany) with L-isoleucine (Biochemica > 99%; Fluka, Deishofen, Germany) was achieved in a water bath at 39 °C. For the reaction 0.4233 g L-isoleucin (3.2 mol) were dissolved in water (19.8 g) and temperated to 30 °C. The pH was set to 10 with sodium hydroxide (2M) and 0.4562 g (6.4 mol) acrylamide was added. The flask was shaken for two minutes and placed in the water bath for 48 h. Crystallized solids were filtered out, washed with cold methanol, redissolved in small amounts of hot water and at 4 °C for one week to yield light yellow crystals with a melting point of 282 °C and a purity (DSC) of 99.9%.
All H-atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model with d(C—H) = 0.93 Å, Uiso=1.2Ueq (C) for aromatic C atoms, 0.98 Å, Uiso = 1.2Ueq (C) for CH, 0.97 Å, Uiso= 1.2Ueq (C) for CH2, 0.96 Å, Uiso = 1.5Ueq (C) for CH3 hydrogen atoms, and d(N—H) = 0.86 Å, Uiso=1.2Ueq (N). In the absence of significant
effects Friedel pairs were merged. The has not been determined by anomalous-dispersion effects in diffraction measurements of the crystal, but assigned as based on an unchanged chiral centre in the synthetic procedure.Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).C9H18N2O3 | F(000) = 440 |
Mr = 202.25 | Dx = 1.207 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 1516 reflections |
a = 5.2989 (17) Å | θ = 1.8–27.5° |
b = 9.024 (3) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 23.268 (7) Å | T = 298 K |
V = 1112.6 (6) Å3 | Needle, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.64 × 0.06 × 0.06 mm |
Bruker APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1516 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1124 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.074 |
ω/2θ scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 1.8° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SHELXTL [SADABS?]; Sheldrick, 2008) | h = −6→6 |
Tmin = 0.944, Tmax = 0.994 | k = −10→11 |
7386 measured reflections | l = −30→25 |
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)] = 0.043 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.114 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.95 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0694P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1516 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
127 parameters | Δρmax = 0.42 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
C9H18N2O3 | V = 1112.6 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 202.25 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 5.2989 (17) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 9.024 (3) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 23.268 (7) Å | 0.64 × 0.06 × 0.06 mm |
Bruker APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1516 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SHELXTL [SADABS?]; Sheldrick, 2008) | 1124 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.944, Tmax = 0.994 | Rint = 0.074 |
7386 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.043 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.114 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.95 | Δρmax = 0.42 e Å−3 |
1516 reflections | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
127 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 | ||
C10 | 0.7698 (9) | 0.2828 (6) | 0.55528 (14) | 0.1012 (15) | |
H102 | 0.6633 | 0.2437 | 0.5256 | 0.152* | |
H101 | 0.9239 | 0.2271 | 0.5568 | 0.152* | |
H103 | 0.8073 | 0.3848 | 0.5472 | 0.152* | |
C9 | 0.6365 (7) | 0.2719 (4) | 0.61206 (12) | 0.0594 (8) | |
H9A | 0.6549 | 0.1718 | 0.6267 | 0.071* | |
H9B | 0.4579 | 0.2899 | 0.6062 | 0.071* | |
C11 | 0.6607 (8) | 0.5381 (3) | 0.64355 (12) | 0.0669 (10) | |
H11A | 0.7246 | 0.6032 | 0.6728 | 0.100* | |
H11B | 0.4800 | 0.5454 | 0.6422 | 0.100* | |
H11C | 0.7297 | 0.5661 | 0.6070 | 0.100* | |
C8 | 0.7355 (5) | 0.3811 (3) | 0.65718 (9) | 0.0416 (6) | |
H8 | 0.9202 | 0.3770 | 0.6555 | 0.050* | |
C6 | 0.6585 (4) | 0.3299 (3) | 0.71788 (9) | 0.0303 (5) | |
H61 | 0.7165 | 0.2210 | 0.7210 | 0.036* | |
C7 | 0.3729 (4) | 0.3374 (3) | 0.72786 (10) | 0.0325 (5) | |
O3 | 0.2475 (3) | 0.22453 (18) | 0.71760 (8) | 0.0472 (5) | |
O2 | 0.2878 (3) | 0.45814 (17) | 0.74539 (7) | 0.0461 (5) | |
H21 | 0.1361 | 0.4499 | 0.7516 | 0.069* | |
N5 | 0.7864 (3) | 0.42102 (19) | 0.76255 (7) | 0.0287 (4) | |
H51 | 0.7098 | 0.5195 | 0.7647 | 0.034* | |
C4 | 0.7693 (5) | 0.3514 (3) | 0.82032 (9) | 0.0387 (6) | |
H41 | 0.8359 | 0.2514 | 0.8184 | 0.046* | |
H42 | 0.5935 | 0.3452 | 0.8317 | 0.046* | |
C3 | 0.9138 (5) | 0.4382 (3) | 0.86474 (10) | 0.0437 (6) | |
H31 | 0.8541 | 0.5398 | 0.8653 | 0.052* | |
H32 | 1.0916 | 0.4392 | 0.8549 | 0.052* | |
C2 | 0.8789 (5) | 0.3691 (3) | 0.92360 (11) | 0.0441 (6) | |
O1 | 0.6669 (4) | 0.3386 (3) | 0.94118 (8) | 0.0640 (7) | |
N1 | 1.0852 (5) | 0.3443 (3) | 0.95370 (10) | 0.0571 (7) | |
H1A | 1.0748 | 0.3050 | 0.9873 | 0.069* | |
H1B | 1.2303 | 0.3674 | 0.9398 | 0.069* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C10 | 0.107 (4) | 0.145 (4) | 0.051 (2) | 0.017 (4) | 0.002 (2) | −0.022 (2) |
C9 | 0.0570 (19) | 0.073 (2) | 0.0485 (16) | 0.0103 (17) | −0.0078 (16) | −0.0115 (14) |
C11 | 0.087 (3) | 0.0601 (19) | 0.0532 (16) | −0.0004 (19) | 0.0045 (18) | 0.0146 (14) |
C8 | 0.0266 (12) | 0.0569 (16) | 0.0414 (13) | 0.0032 (12) | 0.0010 (11) | 0.0006 (11) |
C6 | 0.0201 (10) | 0.0329 (11) | 0.0379 (12) | 0.0000 (9) | −0.0006 (9) | −0.0035 (9) |
C7 | 0.0210 (10) | 0.0351 (13) | 0.0414 (12) | 0.0018 (10) | −0.0020 (10) | 0.0028 (10) |
O3 | 0.0258 (9) | 0.0366 (9) | 0.0792 (13) | −0.0046 (8) | −0.0105 (9) | 0.0016 (8) |
O2 | 0.0176 (7) | 0.0442 (10) | 0.0765 (12) | 0.0006 (7) | 0.0048 (8) | −0.0150 (8) |
N5 | 0.0205 (8) | 0.0306 (9) | 0.0351 (9) | 0.0005 (8) | 0.0001 (7) | 0.0010 (7) |
C4 | 0.0326 (12) | 0.0442 (14) | 0.0391 (13) | −0.0061 (12) | −0.0010 (11) | 0.0080 (10) |
C3 | 0.0359 (14) | 0.0528 (16) | 0.0423 (14) | −0.0086 (12) | −0.0040 (11) | 0.0059 (12) |
C2 | 0.0343 (13) | 0.0568 (17) | 0.0412 (13) | −0.0005 (12) | −0.0004 (12) | 0.0029 (12) |
O1 | 0.0384 (11) | 0.1044 (19) | 0.0493 (11) | −0.0072 (12) | 0.0022 (9) | 0.0191 (11) |
N1 | 0.0412 (13) | 0.087 (2) | 0.0436 (12) | 0.0016 (13) | −0.0024 (11) | 0.0155 (12) |
C10—C9 | 1.501 (5) | C7—O3 | 1.239 (3) |
C10—H102 | 0.9600 | C7—O2 | 1.248 (3) |
C10—H101 | 0.9600 | O2—H21 | 0.8200 |
C10—H103 | 0.9600 | N5—C4 | 1.487 (3) |
C9—C8 | 1.532 (4) | N5—H51 | 0.9781 |
C9—H9A | 0.9700 | C4—C3 | 1.506 (3) |
C9—H9B | 0.9700 | C4—H41 | 0.9700 |
C11—C8 | 1.506 (4) | C4—H42 | 0.9700 |
C11—H11A | 0.9600 | C3—C2 | 1.516 (3) |
C11—H11B | 0.9600 | C3—H31 | 0.9700 |
C11—H11C | 0.9600 | C3—H32 | 0.9700 |
C8—C6 | 1.541 (3) | C2—O1 | 1.226 (3) |
C8—H8 | 0.9800 | C2—N1 | 1.318 (3) |
C6—N5 | 1.489 (3) | N1—H1A | 0.8600 |
C6—C7 | 1.532 (3) | N1—H1B | 0.8600 |
C6—H61 | 1.0319 | ||
C9—C10—H102 | 109.5 | C7—C6—H61 | 109.0 |
C9—C10—H101 | 109.5 | C8—C6—H61 | 105.7 |
H102—C10—H101 | 109.5 | O3—C7—O2 | 125.9 (2) |
C9—C10—H103 | 109.5 | O3—C7—C6 | 117.7 (2) |
H102—C10—H103 | 109.5 | O2—C7—C6 | 116.4 (2) |
H101—C10—H103 | 109.5 | C7—O2—H21 | 109.5 |
C10—C9—C8 | 113.5 (3) | C4—N5—C6 | 111.72 (17) |
C10—C9—H9A | 108.9 | C4—N5—H51 | 108.1 |
C8—C9—H9A | 108.9 | C6—N5—H51 | 110.5 |
C10—C9—H9B | 108.9 | N5—C4—C3 | 111.69 (19) |
C8—C9—H9B | 108.9 | N5—C4—H41 | 109.3 |
H9A—C9—H9B | 107.7 | C3—C4—H41 | 109.3 |
C8—C11—H11A | 109.5 | N5—C4—H42 | 109.3 |
C8—C11—H11B | 109.5 | C3—C4—H42 | 109.3 |
H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 | H41—C4—H42 | 107.9 |
C8—C11—H11C | 109.5 | C4—C3—C2 | 110.1 (2) |
H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 | C4—C3—H31 | 109.6 |
H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 | C2—C3—H31 | 109.6 |
C11—C8—C9 | 111.8 (2) | C4—C3—H32 | 109.6 |
C11—C8—C6 | 113.9 (2) | C2—C3—H32 | 109.6 |
C9—C8—C6 | 110.2 (2) | H31—C3—H32 | 108.2 |
C11—C8—H8 | 106.9 | O1—C2—N1 | 123.0 (2) |
C9—C8—H8 | 106.9 | O1—C2—C3 | 120.3 (2) |
C6—C8—H8 | 106.9 | N1—C2—C3 | 116.7 (2) |
N5—C6—C7 | 108.63 (18) | C2—N1—H1A | 120.0 |
N5—C6—C8 | 110.73 (18) | C2—N1—H1B | 120.0 |
C7—C6—C8 | 112.77 (19) | H1A—N1—H1B | 120.0 |
N5—C6—H61 | 110.0 | ||
C10—C9—C8—C11 | 71.4 (4) | N5—C6—C7—O2 | 35.8 (3) |
C10—C9—C8—C6 | −160.9 (3) | C8—C6—C7—O2 | −87.3 (3) |
C11—C8—C6—N5 | −62.4 (3) | C7—C6—N5—C4 | 70.3 (2) |
C9—C8—C6—N5 | 171.1 (2) | C8—C6—N5—C4 | −165.35 (18) |
C11—C8—C6—C7 | 59.6 (3) | C6—N5—C4—C3 | 176.1 (2) |
C9—C8—C6—C7 | −66.9 (3) | N5—C4—C3—C2 | 176.6 (2) |
N5—C6—C7—O3 | −144.6 (2) | C4—C3—C2—O1 | −49.4 (4) |
C8—C6—C7—O3 | 92.2 (3) | C4—C3—C2—N1 | 130.4 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1A···O1i | 0.86 | 2.17 | 2.982 (3) | 159 |
N1—H1B···O1ii | 0.86 | 2.33 | 3.097 (4) | 149 |
O2—H21···N5iii | 0.82 | 1.89 | 2.708 (2) | 176 |
N5—H51···O3iv | 0.98 | 1.91 | 2.783 (3) | 147 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z+2; (ii) x+1, y, z; (iii) x−1, y, z; (iv) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+3/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C9H18N2O3 |
Mr | 202.25 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.2989 (17), 9.024 (3), 23.268 (7) |
V (Å3) | 1112.6 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.64 × 0.06 × 0.06 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SHELXTL [SADABS?]; Sheldrick, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.944, 0.994 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7386, 1516, 1124 |
Rint | 0.074 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.651 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.043, 0.114, 0.95 |
No. of reflections | 1516 |
No. of parameters | 127 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.42, −0.27 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT (Bruker, 2001), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1A···O1i | 0.86 | 2.17 | 2.982 (3) | 159 |
N1—H1B···O1ii | 0.86 | 2.33 | 3.097 (4) | 149 |
O2—H21···N5iii | 0.82 | 1.89 | 2.708 (2) | 176 |
N5—H51···O3iv | 0.98 | 1.91 | 2.783 (3) | 147 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z+2; (ii) x+1, y, z; (iii) x−1, y, z; (iv) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+3/2. |
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Acrylamide is a water-soluble unsaturated amide, a reactive monomer and an industrial chemical used in many technological applications.
It is also a contaminant in baked and fried starchy food as a result of Maillard reactions involving asparagine and reducing sugars that leads to disseminated human exposure. So people may be exposed to acrylamide in industry as well as in daily life via diet and drinking water. Furthermore, it was recently reported a novel method for the determination of acrylamide in particulare-phase outdoor aerosol (Zangrando et al., 2012).
It is known that acrylamide is a neurotoxin and putative human carcinogen. In the last years a lot of different toxicological investigations have been carried out (Besaratinia and Pfeifer, 2007: Parzefall, 2008; Bowyer et al., 2009;Wang et al., 2010; Mei et al., 2010; Koyama et al., 2011; Lee et al., 2012; Nixon et al., 2012). Therefore, acrylamide was included (with a limit value of 0.1µg/L) to the numerous substances to be monitored in drinking water according to EU Water Framework Directive (EU 2000). The best method for the determination of acrylamide in water is the liquid chromatography/ tandem mass spectrometry (LC—MS/MS) (Marin et al., 2006; Lucentini et al., 2009; Keramat et al., 2011). In the area of foods GC method with bromination of acrylamide as a derivatization reaction was used (Tareke et al., 2002; Pittet et al., 2004; Castle & Eriksson, 2005; Mizukami et al., 2006; Dias Soares et al., 2009). But also methods such as high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) (Alpmann & Morlock, 2008) and a bioassay of dietary acrylamide exposure on the basis of monoclonal antibodies (Preston et al., 2009) were used.
In toxicological investigations it could be proven, that reactions between acrylamide and different amino acids take place (Rice, 2005). These reactions and the corresponding adducts can be used also for the analytical determination of acrylamide in drinking water (Perez & Osterman-Golkar, 2003). There the amino acid isoleucine served as a nucleophilic trapping agent. Our group examined the derivatization of acrylamide with isoleucine in the course of the drinking water analysis.
The molecular structure of the reaction product from acrylamide and isoleucine and the atom-labeling scheme is shown in Fig. 1. The absolute configuration has not been determined by anomalous-dispersion effects in diffraction measurements on the crystal, but assigned by reference to an unchanging chiral centre in the synthetic procedure. Each molecule forms six hydrogen bonds to six adjacent molecules leading to a three-dimensional-network structure. In the a-c plane adjacent molecules form strong hydrogen bonds between amino donor groups and oxygen acceptor atoms.Each molecule is further involved in N—H···O bonds parallel the crystallographic b direction. The hydrogen bond network is completed by a further hydrogen bond between a hydroxy donor group and a nitrogen acceptor atom parallel to the a direction. The resulting arrangement together with the hydrogen bonding system (dashed green lines) is shown in Fig. 2.