Preliminary studies on unusual polymorphs of thymine: Structural comparison with other nucleobases
Two polymorphs Form-R2 and Form-R4 of anhydrous thymine, one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of DNA were obtained via sublimation crystallization and desolvation technique respectively. Form-R2 crystallizes in monoclinic C 2/c with a = 25.107(7) Å, b = 6.846(2) Å, c = 6.715(2) Å, β = 90....
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Published in | Journal of molecular structure Vol. 1120; pp. 86 - 99 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier B.V
15.09.2016
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Summary: | Two polymorphs Form-R2 and Form-R4 of anhydrous thymine, one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of DNA were obtained via sublimation crystallization and desolvation technique respectively. Form-R2 crystallizes in monoclinic C 2/c with a = 25.107(7) Å, b = 6.846(2) Å, c = 6.715(2) Å, β = 90.529(6)⁰ and V = 1154.1(5) Å3. The supramolecular assembly in Form-R2 is a sheet of hydrogen bonded network similar to that found in the crystal structures of other reported anhydrous form of thymine (Form-R1). Interestingly the thermal behavior is similar for these two forms with a minor difference in powder X-ray diffraction pattern. Further thymine Form-R2 closely matches with one of the predicted form of thymine using Polymorph module of Accelrys. Form-R4 is obtained by the dehydration of the mono hydrated form (Form-R3) and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopic techniques and thermal analysis.
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•Two new polymorphic forms of anhydrous thymine.•Crystal obtained by sublimation technique.•Transformation among monohydrated thymine and anhydrous form. |
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ISSN: | 0022-2860 1872-8014 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.05.014 |