Abstract
By crystallization from dilute solutions of acetic acid (2–4%) in diethyl ether, acetone, or methyl ethyl ketone, 6,6′-dimethoxy-gossypol forms a solvate with acetic acid in a one-to-one molar ratio. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic P $$ \overline{1} $$ space group and has unit cell dimensions of a = 7.5793(10) A, b = 14.7211(19) A and c = 14.740(2) A, α = 106.260(3)°, β = 102.310(3)°, γ = 95.975(3)°, Z = 2. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to an R1 value of 0.0394 on 4252 observed reflections. Enantiomeric pairs of dimethoxy-gossypol molecules form centrosymmetic dimers that are characterized by a pair of intermolecular hydrogen bonds and by hydrophobic stacking between pairs of naphthalene rings. The acetic acid molecule accepts a hydrogen bond from a gossypol hydroxyl group and donates to a hydrogen bond with one of the aldehyde groups of an adjacent gossypol molecule. Although there is less hydrogen bonding in this structure than in the gossypol:acetic acid (1:1) structure, the molecular packing of the two compounds is similar. Crystal and molecular structure of 6,6′-dimethoxy-gossypol:acetic acid (1:1) Michael K. Dowd and Edwin D. Stevens The molecular structure of the acetic acid solvate of 6,6′-dimethoxy-gossypol is presented.
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