A. Nunzi

Preparation and physico-chemical properties of the ternary complexes formed between adenosine 5′-triphosphoric acid, bis(2-pyridyl)amine, and divalent metal ions. Crystal and molecular structures of the compounds containing MgII and CaII

Ternary compounds formed between M (MgII, CaII, SrII, MnII, CoII, CuII, or ZnII), adenosine 5′-triphosphate [adenosine 5′-triphosphate(4–)= atp], and bis(2-pyridyl)amine(bipyam) have been prepared. The solid compounds are crystalline and have a stoicheiometry described by the formula M(Hatp)(Hbipyam)·nH2O (n= 2–9). X-Ray powder diffraction patterns are similar. Potentiometric titrations in aqueous solution show the presence of two ionizable protons. Visible spectra suggest an octahedral co-ordination geometry. I.r. spectra indicated essentially the same type of metal–ligand interactions in all the complexes and show that Hatp3– co-ordinates to the metal through the oxygen atoms of the α, β, and γ phosphate groups. The ternary compounds where M = MgII(1) or CaII(2) have been studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques and their molecular structures determined. The two species are isostructural and can be formulated as [Mg(H2O)6][Hbipyam]2[Mg(Hatp)2]·12H2O (1) and [Ca(H2O)6][Hbipyam]2[Ca(Hatp)2]·9H2O (2). Both (1) and (2) crystallise in space group C2221(Z= 4), with a= 22.734(3), b= 10.233(3), c= 30.997(4)A for (1) and a= 22.965(3), b= 10.154(3), c= 32.390(4)A for (2). X-Ray diffraction data were collected on a Philips automatic diffractometer and the structures solved by direct methods using the SIR (Semi-invariant Representation) package and refined by full-matrix least squares to final R values of 0.111 and 0.124 (1 088 and 1 008 independent observed reflections) for (1) and (2) respectively. In the [M(Hatp)2]4– units the metal ions lie on a two-fold axis with an octahedral co-ordination geometry completed by the oxygen atoms of the α, β, and γ phosphate groups of two symmetry-related Hatp3– molecules. The co-ordination polyhedron of (1) is nearly regular but in (2) it is significantly distorted. The phosphate chains have a folded configuration in both (1) and (2). In both complexes there are no bonding interactions between the metal ions and the adenine base. The metal atoms of the [M(H2O)6]2+ cations are also located on two-fold axes while the six co-ordinated water molecules form hydrogen bonds with the phosphate chains. The Hbipyam+ molecules do not co-ordinate to the metal ions and are disordered around two-fold axes. Strong stacking interactions exist between Hbipyam+ and purine rings.

Interaction of Adenosine 5′-Triphosphate with Metal Ions X-ray Structure of Ternary Complexes Containing Mg(II), Ca(II), Mn(II), Co(II), ATP and 2,2′ -Dipyridylamine

The X-ray structures of the isomorphous Mg2+, Ca2+, Mn2+ and Co2+ complexes of ATP have been determined. The metal ions are wrapped in hexa-coordination by the alpha, beta and gamma phosphate groups of two ATP molecules thus blocking the interaction of the metal ions with the adenine base. A second metal ion which is fully hydrated, M(H2O)2+(6), is engaged in a strong hydrogen bond with the gamma phosphate group of ATP and suggests a possible step in facilitating the cleavage between the beta and gamma phosphates in phosphoryl transfer reactions.

The crystal structure of Roscherite

Roscherite from Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral, Minas Gerais is a magnesian roscherite. Semiquantitative chemical analyses and crystal-structure investigation indicate its chemical formula to be

One-phase seminvariants of first rank II. Probabilistic considerations

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