(15N₅)-Labeled Adenine Derivatives: Synthesis and Studies of Tautomerism by15N NMR Spectroscopy and Theoretical Calculations

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Abstract

Since the nitrogens of nucleosides and nucleotides play an important role in the molecular recognition of these compounds, (15)N NMR became a method of choice in this field. Fully (15)N-labeled adenine, required in the latter studies, was obtained in four synthetic steps, in a good yield. Likewise, ((15)N(5))-2-hexylthioether-adenine and ((15)N(5))-8-Br-adenine were obtained in five synthetic steps from the relatively inexpensive (15)N sources: (15)N-NH(4)Cl, (15)N-NH(4)OH, (15)N-NaNO(2). Full (15)N labeling of these adenine prototypes enabled to obtain high-resolution (15)N NMR spectra of these bases at 60.8 MHz. Furthermore, the spectra suggested the existence of the N3-H species in the tautomeric mixtures of these compounds in solution, in addition to the well-reported N9-H (major) and N7-H (minor) tautomers. These observations were also supported by quantum mechanical calculations of the tautomeric equilibria in the gas phase and in solution of the above-mentioned adenine compounds. The gas-phase tautomeric equilibria were estimated using density functional theory and second-order perturbation theory methods. Solvent effects were included by means of both continuum and discrete solvation models. The observation of the existence of the N3-H tautomer has a clear impact on the possible H-bonding patterns of these adenine prototypes and on their molecular recognition by various biological macromolecules. The above(15)N-labeled analogues are expected to find use as (15)N NMR probes for numerous biochemical studies.

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