Molecular disorder in (‒)-encecanescin

Molecules. 2014 Apr 15;19(4):4695-707. doi: 10.3390/molecules19044695.

Abstract

(‒)-Encecanescin (1) has been isolated from the leaves of Eupatorium aschembornianum. Two conformers are present in the crystal structure as a result of molecular disorder. The structure of 1 was established by 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy in CDCl3 solution using 2D NMR techniques (gHSQC, gHMBC and NOESY). A Monte Carlo random search using molecular mechanics followed by the geometry optimization of each minimum energy structure using density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G* level and a Boltzmann analysis of the total energies generated accurate molecular models describing the conformational behavior of 1. The three most stable conformers 2-4 of compound 1 were reoptimized at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory using CHCl3 as a solvent. Correlations between the experimental 1H- and 13C-NMR chemical shifts (δexp) have been found, and the GIAO/B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) calculated magnetic isotropic shielding tensors (σcalc) for conformers 2 and 3, δexp=a+b σcalc, are reported. A good linear relationship between the experimental and calculated NMR data has been obtained for protons and carbon atoms.

MeSH terms

  • Benzopyrans / chemistry*
  • Benzopyrans / isolation & purification
  • Carbon / chemistry
  • Chloroform
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Eupatorium / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*
  • Protons*
  • Quantum Theory
  • Solvents
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Benzopyrans
  • Plant Extracts
  • Protons
  • Solvents
  • Carbon
  • Chloroform
  • encecanescin