X-ray and 1H nmr analyses of 5-(m-benzyloxybenzyl)-1-[(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxy)methyl]uracil, an acyclonucleoside inhibitor of uridine phosphorylase

Abstract

The title compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group [Formula: see text] and the cell dimensions are a = 16.890(3), b = 9.586(2), c = 6.316(1) Å, α = 91.09(1), β = 93.50(1), γ = 93.04(1)°. X-ray intensity data were measured on a diffractometer, and the crystal structure was determined by direct methods. Least-squares refinement, which included all hydrogen atoms, converged at R = 0.056 for 3454 observed reflections. Adjacent six-membered rings are approximately perpendicular to one another. The glycosidic torsion angle [C(6)—N(1)—C(1′)—O(4′)] is 96.2(2)°. In the acyclic moiety, both C—OH bonds are gauche with respect to C(4′)—O(4′). The gauche conformation is also dominant in solution, as determined by high-resolution 1H nmr spectroscopy. Results of nuclear Overhauser experiments lead to conclusions about the flexibility of the molecule.