Chemistry and Structure of Diterpene Compounds of the Kaurane Series: VII. Chiral Complexes of Isosteviol with Aromatic Compounds

Author: Al'fonsov V. A.   Andreeva O. V.   Bakaleinik G. A.   Beskrovnyi D. V.   Gubaidullin A. T.   Kataev V. E.   Kovylyaeva G. I.   Konovalov A. I.   Korochkina M. G.   Litvinov I. A.   Strobykina I. Yu.   Musin R. Z.  

Publisher: MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica

ISSN: 1070-3632

Source: Russian Journal of General Chemistry, Vol.73, Iss.8, 2003-08, pp. : 1249-1254

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Abstract

(4α,8β,13β)-13-Methyl-16-oxo-17-norkaurane-18-carboxylic acid (isosteviol) forms with aniline, dimethylaniline, and toluene individual 2$^:$^1 molecular complexes whose crystals are isostructural. According to X-ray diffraction data, the supramolecular crystal structure of these complexes is formed by chiral double helices with a 43 screw axis, consisting of isosteviol molecules. The strands of the helices are linked together by intermolecular hydrogen bonds involving the carboxy and carbonyl groups of two isosteviol molecules of neighboring helices. In their turn, the two hydrogen-bonded isosteviol molecules form head-to-tail pseudocage dimers. The aromatic guests occupy fairly large cavities between the strands of isosteviol helices.

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