Two conformational polymorphs of a bioactive pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine

Two monoclinic (P21/c; Z′ = 1) polymorphs, α (from methanol) and β (from ethanol, n-propanol and iso-propanol), of a bioactive pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivative have been isolated and characterised by X-ray crystallography as well as by a range of computational chemistry techniques. The different...

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Main Authors: Tan, Sang Loon *, Tan, Yee Seng *, Ng, Jia Hui, Dolzhenko, Anton V, Tiekink, Edward R. T. *
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2023
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Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2289/
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2289/1/crystals%202023%2013%20974.pdf
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Summary:Two monoclinic (P21/c; Z′ = 1) polymorphs, α (from methanol) and β (from ethanol, n-propanol and iso-propanol), of a bioactive pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivative have been isolated and characterised by X-ray crystallography as well as by a range of computational chemistry techniques. The different conformations observed for the molecules in the crystals are due to the dictates of molecular packing as revealed by geometry-optimisation calculations. The crucial difference in the molecular packing pertains to the formation of phenylamino-N–H···N(pyrazolyl) hydrogen bonding within supramolecular chains with either helical (α-form; 21-screw symmetry) or zigzag (β-form; glide symmetry). As a consequence, the molecular packing is quite distinct in the polymorphs. Lattice energy calculations indicate the β-form is more stable by 11 kJ/mol than the α-form.