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  • ORIGINAL PAPER

    X-Ray Crystal Structure of BetulinDMSO Solvate

    Stanisaw Boryczka Ewa Michalik

    Maria Jastrzebska Joachim Kusz

    Maciej Zubko Ewa Bebenek

    Received: 7 July 2011 / Accepted: 3 December 2011 / Published online: 21 December 2011

    Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

    Abstract Betulin is a lupane triterpenoid [lup-20(29)-ene-

    3b,28-diol, C30H50O2] showing high biological activity.This activity is supposed to be strongly affected by the

    molecular structure of its polymorphic forms. Different

    solvate polymorphic forms of betulin have aroused

    increasing interest as the possible anticancer agents of nat-

    ural origin. X-ray diffraction was used to investigate crystal

    structure of (1:1) betulinDMSO solvate. Title compound

    crystallizes in the orthorhombic P212121 space group. Unit

    cell parameters are as follows: a = 7.0006(2) A, b =

    12.1623(3) A, c = 33.6991(8) A, Z = 4. Crystal packing

    and selected geometric parameters are described. It has been

    found that the hydrogen bonding and the dipoledipole

    interaction between DMSO molecules play the major role in

    the formation of the crystal structure.

    Keywords X-ray crystal structure Betulin DMSO Hydrogen bonds Polymorphism

    Introduction

    Betulin [lup-20(29)-ene-3b,28-diol, C30H50O2] (1), alsoknown as betulinic alcohol, is a pentacyclic triterpene of

    the lupane type which was one of the first natural products

    identified and isolated from plants as a pure chemical

    substance in 1788 by Lowitz [1]. Betulin can be obtained

    from the birch bark either by sublimation or by the

    extraction with organic solvents. The still growing interest

    in betulin (1) and its derivatives results from their wide

    spectrum of biological activities such as: anticancer, anti-

    viral, antibacterial or hepatoprotective properties [13].

    The structure of 1 is based on a 30-carbon skeleton com-

    prising of four 6-membered rings and one 5-membered

    ring. Betulin (1) has three available sites for simple

    chemical modification, namely: secondary hydroxyl group

    at position C-3, primary hydroxyl group at position C-28

    and isopropenyl side chain at position C-20. The high

    content of betulin (up to 30%) in white birch bark and the

    ease of its isolation in almost any amount, make it

    important starting material for synthesis of new compounds

    with various interesting biological activities. In the last few

    years a large number of betulin derivatives have been

    reported to possess anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-HIV

    and anti-leishmanial activity [1, 4]. Figure 1 shows the

    numbering scheme for betulin (1).

    It is well known that the large numbers of natural

    molecules are capable of exhibiting polymorphism or

    pseudopolymorphism [5]. More importantly, different

    polymorphic forms of pharmaceutical compounds display

    varying physicochemical properties, such as: solubility,

    stability, density as well as bioavailability, particularly

    when the drug substance is poorly soluble. Various solvent

    used in the crystallization process and different melting

    points reported may indicate the existence of several

    S. Boryczka (&) E. Michalik E. BebenekDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Silesian Medical University,

    4 Jagiellonska Str., 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland

    e-mail: [email protected]

    M. Jastrzebska

    Department of Solid State Physics, Institute of Physics,

    University of Silesia, 4 Uniwersytecka Str., 40-007 Katowice,

    Poland

    J. Kusz M. ZubkoDepartment of Physics of Crystals, Institute of Physics,

    University of Silesia, 4 Uniwersytecka Str., 40-007 Katowice,

    Poland

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  • crystal polymorphic forms of betulin. It is therefore

    important to investigate molecular structure of different

    polymorphs of betulin and describe how their properties

    may differ.

    Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a commercially impor-

    tant product, commonly used in chemical laboratories and

    in cosmetology and pharmaceutical industry, particularly

    as an excellent aprotic solvent. DMSO has been intensively

    studied for its pharmacological activity, as it has many

    effects; e.g. it has been found to relieve symptoms of

    arthritis, secondary amyloidosis associated with rheuma-

    toid arthritis, bursitis and myositis [6]. The semipolar sul-

    phur-oxygen linkages in DMSO have a full or partial

    positive charge on the sulphur and the negative charge on

    the oxygen atom. Therefore SO bonds can interact or

    associate with various reagents both through the sulphur

    and oxygen atoms or form the hydrogen bonds with water,

    alcohols, phenols, proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acid and

    other H-donor compounds of living systems [7]. The

    molecular and crystal structure of DMSO was described in

    detail by Thomas et al. [8].

    Biological activity of a drug substance is usually tested in

    the solvent environment. The most frequently solvents used

    are water and DMSOwater mixtures. Solvent molecules can

    strongly affect the energies of different conformations, the

    hydrogen bonding pattern as well as the hydrophilic/hydro-

    phobic group exposures to protein molecules.

    Biological activity of the betulin is supposed to be

    strongly affected by the ability of its polymorphs to form

    hydrogen bonds. In our work it has been found, that in the

    crystal structure of betulinDMSO solvate the hydrogen

    bonding plays a major role.

    The hydrogen bonding in the crystal structure of betulin

    ethanol solvate was reported previously by Drebushchak

    et al. [9]. They found three sites, where the hydrogen bonds

    were formed.

    In this work, we describe the crystal structure of the new

    betulinDMSO (1:1) solvate in order to gain better

    understanding of this important molecule.

    Experimental

    General Techniques

    Melting points were determined in open capillary tubes on

    a Boetius melting point apparatus and were uncorrected.

    NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker MSL 600 spec-

    trometer in CDCl3 solvents with tetramethylsilane as

    internal standard; chemical shifts are reported in ppm (d)and J values in Hz. Multiplicity is designated as singlet (s),

    doublet (d), multiplet (m). IR spectra (KBr, pellet) were

    recorded on a IRAffinity-1 Shimadzu spectrophotometer.

    TLC was performed on silica gel 60 254F plates (Merck)

    using a mixture of dichloromethane and ethanol (20:1, v/v)

    as an eluent. Spots were detected by spraying a solution of

    5% sulfuric acid, followed by gentle heating. Column

    chromatography was performed on silica gel 60, \63 lm(Merck) using a mixture of dichloromethane and ethanol

    (40:1 v/v) as an eluent. Solvents were dried and purified

    according to usual procedures.

    Isolation of Betulin (1)

    Betulin (1) was isolated from the bark of birch (Betula

    verrucosa), collected in Poland, by extraction with

    dichloromethane. The crude betulin was purified by col-

    umn chromatography using a mixture of dichloromethane

    and ethanol (40:1, v/v) as an eluent. Recrystallization from

    DMSOwater solution (9:1, v/v) afforded (1) as a white

    crystals, Rf 0.35 (silica gel, dichloromethane-ethanol, 20:1,

    v/v), mp 245-247 C. 1H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3) d: 0.76(s, 3H, CH3), 0.82 (s, 3H, CH3), 0.97 (s, 3H, CH3), 0.98 (s,

    3H, CH3), 1.02 (s, 3H, CH3), 1.68 (s, 3H, CH3), 1.021.94

    (m, 25H, CH, CH2), 2.39 (m, 1H, H-19), 2.67 (s, 6H,

    2xCH3), 3.19 (m, 1H, H-3), 3.34 (d, J = 10.8 Hz, 1H,

    H-28), 3.81 (d, J = 10.8 Hz, 1H, H-28), 4.58 (s, 1H,

    H-29), 4.69 (s, 1H, H-29). 13C NMR (150 Hz, CDCl3) d:14.76 (C27), 15.37 (C26), 15.93 (C24), 16.07 (C25), 18.24

    (C6), 19.03 (C30), 20.77 (C11), 25.13 (C12), 26.99 (C15),

    27.30 (C2), 27.94 (C23), 29.11 (C16), 29.68 (C21), 33.93

    (C7), 34.16 (C22), 37.09 (C10), 37.24 (C13), 38.64 (C1),

    38.81 (C4), 40.64 [(CH3)2SO], 40.85 (C8), 42.66 (C14),

    47.73 (C17, C19), 48.69 (C18), 50.33 (C9), 55.22 (C5),

    60.47 (C28), 78.96 (C3), 109.66 (C29), 150.45 (C20). IR

    (KBr, cm-1) m: 3328, 2943, 1626, 1449, 1375, 1244, 1043,1006, 882.

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    34

    5

    67

    8

    9

    10

    1112

    13

    1415

    16

    1718

    19

    20

    21

    22

    2324

    25 26

    27

    28

    29

    30

    H3C

    CH3 CH3

    H

    CH2OH

    HO

    CH3H

    H CH3

    H

    CH2

    H3C

    A B

    C D

    E

    Fig. 1 Atomic numbering scheme of betulin (1)

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  • X-Ray Diffraction Experiment

    The single crystal X-ray experiment was performed at

    100.0(1) K. For this measurement, a colourless single

    crystal (0.15 9 0.22 9 0.60 mm3) of good quality was

    preselected under a polarizing microscope. The crystal was

    mounted on a quartz capillary and cooled down by a cold,

    dry nitrogen gas stream (Oxford Cryosystems equipment).

    The data were collected using Oxford Diffraction kappa

    diffractometer with Sapphire3 CCD detector. Accurate cell

    parameters were determined and refined with using pro-

    gram CrysAllis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2008) [10]. For

    the integration of the collected data the program CrysAllis

    RED was used (Oxford Diffraction, 2008).

    Refinement

    The structure was solved using direct method with SHEL-

    XS97 software and then the solution was refined using

    SHELXL97 program [11]. The aromatic hydrogen atoms

    were treated as riding on their parent carbon atoms with

    d(CH) = 0.95 A

    and assigned isotropic atomic displace-

    ment parameters equal to 1.2 times the value of the equivalent

    atomic displacement parameters of the parent carbon atom

    (Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C)). The methylene H atoms were con-

    strained to an ideal geometry with d(CH) = 0.99 A

    or

    d(CH) = 0.95 A

    (for terminal methylene group) and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). Methyl H atoms were constrained as riding

    atoms, fixed to the parent atoms with distance of 0.98 A

    and

    Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C). The methyl group at C31 and C32 were

    constrained as riding atoms and torsion angle were refined.

    Hydrogen atoms involved in hydrogen bonding were refined

    freely with isotropic atomic displacement parameters.

    Results and Discussion

    Chemistry

    Betulin (1) was isolated from the bark of birch by extrac-

    tion with dichloromethane. The crude betulin was purified

    by column chromatography using a mixture of dichloro-

    methane and ethanol. Crystals of betulin (1) for X-ray

    structural analysis were grown from a DMSOwater (9:1,

    v/v) solution. Full structural elucidation of the new betulin

    DMSO solvate was made using 1H, 13C NMR and IR

    spectroscopy, and assignments were performed based on

    our analysis and related literature. The significant feature

    of the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of betulinDMSO solvate

    lies in the presence of characteristic signals for the protons

    and carbons atoms of methyl groups at 2.67 and

    40.64 ppm, respectively, attributed to the DMSO.

    X-Ray Crystal Structure

    BetulinDMSO solvate (1:1) crystallizes in the orthorhom-

    bic, P212121 space group. Table 1 shows crystal parameters,

    data collections and refinement details. The asymmetric unit

    contains one betulin molecule and one DMSO molecule.

    They are shown in Fig. 2 with displacement ellipsoids of

    50% probability. The unit cell contains four molecules of

    betulin and DMSO (Z = 4). The selected bond lengths, bond

    angles and torsion angles are presented in Table 2. Bond

    lengths and valency angles have typical values for this type

    of compound [12].

    Six-members ring have chair conformation, while the

    cyclopentane ring adopts twisted conformation as shown

    by the Cremer and Pople parameters [13] [ring A:

    Q = 0.5480 A, h = 4.17 and u = 110.54; B: Q =0.5813 A, h = 10.47 and u = 358.76; C: Q = 0.6079 A,h = 9.95 and u = 319.02; D: Q = 0.5685 A, h =168.36 and u = 102.42; E: q2 = 0.4397 A, u2 = 3.92].The calculations were made by PLATON program [14].

    All ring junctions in the betulinDMSO solvate are

    trans-fused. A similar ring conformation was also observed

    in 3,28-O,O-diacetylbetulin [15], 3,28-O,O-diacetyl-29-

    bromobetulin [16], and betulinethanol solvate [9].

    Table 1 Crystal parameters, data collection and refinement detailsfor studied compound

    Chemical formula C30H50O2C2H6OSFormula mass 520.83

    Crystal system Orthorhombic

    Space group P212121

    a (A) 7.0006(2)

    b (A) 12.1623(3)

    c (A) 33.6991(8)

    a () 90.00b () 90.00c () 90.00Unit cell volume (A3) 2869.26(13)

    No. of formula units per unit cell, Z 4

    Temperature (K) 100(1)

    Crystal size (mm3) 0.60 9 0.22 9 0.15

    Radiation type MoKa

    Absorption coefficient (l/mm-1) 0.144

    No. of reflections measured 17,912

    No. of independent reflections 5,093

    Rint 0.0286

    Final R1 values (I [ 2r(I)) 0.0786Final wR(F2) values (I [ 2r(I)) 0.2195Final R1 values (all data) 0.0858

    Final wR(F2) values (all data) 0.2243

    Goodness of fit on F2 1.061

    Flack parameter 0.1(4)

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  • The cyclopentane ring is characterized by envelope

    conformation with the C17 atom being displaced from C18

    C19C21C22 plane about 0.668 A so that the C17C18

    C19C21 and C19C21C22C17 torsion angles are equal

    to 28.76 and -24.26 correspondingly (for betulinethanolsolvate 0.654 A, 29.23 and -23.06, respectively [9]).

    It is important to emphasize that the C29C20C19

    C21 torsion angle describing the orientation of the iso-

    propenyl group is equal to -96.84, while for betulinethanol solvate and the 3,28-O,O-diacetylbetulin it was

    88.64 [9] and -107.18 [15], respectively. Figure 3 showsdifferent orientations of isopropenyl group in two confor-

    mational polymorphic structures of betulin. The OH group

    is attached to the atom C3 of the ring A in an equatorial

    orientation, while the hydroxymethyl group is attached to

    the atom C17 of the ring D in an axial orientation.

    The hydroxyl group of betulin is involved in intermo-

    lecular O1H1O2 hydrogen bonding, which links themolecules into chains running along the a axis. The crystal

    Table 2 Selected geometric parameters (A, ) for the crystal struc-ture of betulinDMSO solvate

    O1C3 1.426(4) C29C20C30 120.1(4)

    O2C28 1.425(5) C29C20C19 118.4(4)

    C17C28 1.538(6) C30C20C19 121.4(4)

    C17C22 1.538(5) O2C28C17 111.6(3)

    C17C18 1.549(5) O1C3C4C23 67.1(4)

    C18C19 1.546(5) O1C3C4C5 -176.9(3)

    C19C20 1.519(6) C18C19C20C29 146.5(4)

    C19C21 1.569(6) C21C19C20C29 -96.8(5)

    C20C29 1.386(7) C18C19C20C30 -36.8(6)

    C20C30 1.424(7) C21C19C20C30 79.9(5)

    S1O3 1.552(12) C16C17C28O2 66.3(4)

    O1C3C2 107.3(3) C22C17C28O2 -62.6(4)

    O1C3C4 113.0(3) C18C17C28O2 -173.3(3)

    C20C19C18 116.0(3) O3S1O3iS1i -144.3(11)

    C20C19C21 110.0(3)

    Symmetry codes: (i) x - 1/2, -y ? 3/2, -z ? 1

    a bFig. 3 Different orientations ofthe isopropenyl groups (marked

    as a circle) towards the C18C19C21C22 plane: a betulinDMSO solvate (this work) and

    b betulinethanol solvate(according to Drebushchak et al.

    [9])

    Fig. 2 Molecular structure withatomic numbering scheme of

    betulinDMSO solvate with

    displacement ellipsoids of 50%

    probability

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  • packing is further stabilized by weak intermolecular

    CHO hydrogen bonds. In the chain, betulin moleculesare zigzag arranged and linked head-to-tail by the

    O1H1O2 hydrogen bonds. Similar arrangement wasfound in the betulinethanol solvate crystal [9]. However,

    in the ethanol solvate the O1H1O2 hydrogen bond wasfound stronger in comparison to our result for DMSO sol-

    vate. According to Drebushchak et al. [9], the HA distanceand DHA angle were equal to 2.01 A and 172 whereas forbetulinDMSO solvate they are 2.16 A and 146, respec-tively. In Table 3, the main parameters of the all hydrogen

    bonds found in the betulinDMSO solvate are collected.

    Beside the hydrogen bonds between betulin molecules,

    there exist also H-bonds between betulin and solvent

    molecules. The oxygen atom of DMSO and the hydroxy-

    methyl group of betulin are involved in the O2H2O3bond, which is relatively strong with short HA distance(1.85 A) and almost linear directionality (Table 3). This is

    the strongest H-bond in the betulinDMSO solvate com-

    plex and play an important role in determining the solid-

    state.

    It should be noted, that in the betulinDMSO solvate the

    O1H1O3 hydrogen bond has not been detected. It canbe due to the fact that the hydroxymethyl group of betulin

    acts as stronger proton donor than the secondary OH group

    at C3. The strength of the H-bond depends on the relative

    acidities and basicities of the donor and acceptor sites and

    in the case of intramolecular bonds, on the spatial

    arrangement present [17]. However, the H-bond of

    O3H3O1 involving the proton from the OH group at C3,was observed by Drebushchak et al. [9] in the betulin

    ethanol solvate. The hydroxyl group at C28 in betulin

    molecule participates in two hydrogen bonds acting as both

    donor and acceptor of protons (Fig. 4). It results in

    enhancing the hydrogen bond energy over that of the sum

    of individual bond energies. It can also contribute to the

    fact that the O1H1O2 bond has been found weaker thanreported earlier by Drebushchak et al. [9] for the betulin

    ethanol solvate (Table 3).

    BetulinDMSO solvate was prepared using DMSO

    water (9:1) mixture. DMSO molecules were found to pre-

    dominate the formation of H-bonds in the solvate.

    According to literature data, DMSO oxygen can act as a

    Table 3 Hydrogen-bond parameters (A, ) for the betulinDMSOsolvate

    DHA DH HA DA DHA

    O1H1O2i 0.72(6) 2.16(6) 2.793(4) 146(6)O2H2O3ii 0.72(7) 1.85(7) 2.570(7) 175(8)C22H22AO2 0.99 2.53 2.944(6) 105C31H31BO2iii 0.98 2.46 3.168(11) 129C31H31CO3iv 0.98 2.51 3.070(17) 116C31H31CO1v 0.98 2.21 2.926(11) 129C32H32BO1v 0.98 2.51 3.209(12) 128

    Symmetry codes: (i) -x ? 2, y ? 1/2, -z ? 1/2; (ii) x, y - 1, z;(iii) x, y ? 1, z; (iv) x - 1/2, -y ? 3/2, -z ? 1; (v) -x ? 1, y ? 1/2,-z ? 1/2

    Fig. 4 View of the O1H1O2and O2H2O3 hydrogenbonds in betulinDMSO solvate

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  • successful competitor in hydrogen bonding against water

    [18].

    Beside the H-bonding between betulin and DMSO

    molecules, solvent molecules interact also between them-

    selves via a electrostatic interaction. In the DMSO mole-

    cule, the partial positive and negative charges on sulphur

    and oxygen atoms, respectively, give rise to the large

    dipole moment (4.1 D, gas phase [19]). The length of the

    S=O bond for free molecule was 1.495 A [20], while in our

    measurements the length is found to be longer

    (1.552(12) A) due to the H-bond formation with the betulin

    molecule (see Fig. 5; Table 2). Wiewior et al. [19] calcu-

    lated the electrostatic potential (ESP) for the gas phase

    DMSO molecule using the B3LYP/6-311??G(d,p)

    geometry optimization. They determined the hemispherical

    symmetric ESP about the oxygen atom. The DMSO oxy-

    gen charge was about -0.56e-, that is enough to form two

    or more hydrogen bonds or other weak electrostatic inter-

    actions. They found also that depending on the basis of the

    ESP calculation, the sulphur charge was varying from

    ?0.343 to ?0.725e-.

    Considering the large dipole moment of the DMSO

    molecules and the short distance between them

    (3.2244(12) A; Table 2, Fig. 5), the interaction of DMSO

    DMSO occurs most probably via dipoledipole interaction.

    Such dipoledipole interaction was observed earlier by

    Tukhvatullin et al. [21] in pure liquid DMSO.

    Our measurements have shown, that H-bonding and

    dipoledipole interaction play the crucial role in the for-

    mation of the crystal structure of DMSObetulin solvate. As

    it is seen in Fig. 6, H-bonds link betulin molecules into

    zigzag arranged ribbons laying in the bc plane. DMSO

    molecules form columns in a direction by dipoledipole

    interactions. Neighbouring betulin ribbons are connected

    via H-bonds to DMSO columns giving the final three

    dimensional network (Fig. 6). Longitudinal structures of

    DMSODMSO associations were also observed in crystal

    structures of two solvents of 9,10-anthraquinonecarboxylic

    acids and DMSO [22], however the dipoledipole interac-

    tion was not stated.

    Conclusions

    BetulinDMSO (1:1) solvate crystallizes in the ortho-

    rhombic P212121 space group. It was found that the

    Fig. 5 View of the DMSOdipoledipole interaction in

    betulinDMSO solvate

    Fig. 6 Hydrogen bonds in betulinDMSO solvate crystal structure:a view down the a axis and b view down the b axis

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  • hydrogen bonding is the major bond responsible for the

    crystal structure of the solvate. H-bonds occur between

    betulinbetulin as well as betulinDMSO molecules. The

    DMSO oxygen and the hydroxymethyl group of betulin are

    involved in the strongest H-bond in the solvate. The col-

    umn-like structures of the DMSO molecules coupled by the

    dipoledipole interactions were found in the crystal lattice.

    They were H-bonded to betulin molecules giving the final

    3-D crystal structure.

    DMSO is one of the most frequently used solvents in the

    medicinal chemistry and its interaction with the biologi-

    cally active substances like betulin is of great importance.

    Supplementary Material

    X-ray crystallographic data reported in this paper is

    deposited at the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre

    as supplementary publication number CCDC 810332.

    Acknowledgments This work was supported by the Medical Uni-versity of Silesia, Poland, Grant No KNW-1-073/P/1/0. The work of

    M.Z. was partially supported by PhD scholarship within the frame-

    work of the University as a Partner of the Economy Based on Sci-

    ence (UPGOW) project, subsidized by the European Social Fund

    (EFS) of the European Union.

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    X-Ray Crystal Structure of Betulin--DMSO SolvateAbstractIntroductionExperimentalGeneral TechniquesIsolation of Betulin (1)X-Ray Diffraction ExperimentRefinement

    Results and DiscussionChemistryX-Ray Crystal Structure

    ConclusionsSupplementary MaterialAcknowledgmentsReferences