Abstract
The crystal structure of β-(pyrazolyl-3)-L-alanine, CHCHNHNCCH2CH(NH3+)COO–, has been solved using Patterson superposition techniques. Monoclinic crystals, obtained from an ethanol-water solution, had lattice constants at room temperature of a = 4.62 (2), b = 7.55 (2), c = 10.06 (2) Å, and β = 98.61 (1)°. The space group of the crystals was P21, with two molecules in the unit cell; Dx = 1.451 g cm–3 and Dm = 1.419 g cm–3. Intensity data were collected by a diffractometer; the structure was refined by full-matrix least squares to an R factor of 0.078. The structure has two separate regions: one hydrophilic, which makes use of all four possible hydrogen bonds, and the other hydrophobic, involving a characteristic (perpendicular) stacking of bases. The labile proton of the pyrazole ring has been located, associated with the nitrogen atom furthest from the alanyl moiety.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1717-1720 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 94 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 1972 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry