title: Determination of the absolute configuration of (-)-(2R)-succinic-2-d acid by neutron diffraction study: unambiguous proof of the absolute stereochemistry of the NAD+/NADH interconversion.
abstract: The absolute configuration of the CHD group (D = deuterium) in (-)-(2R)-succinic-2-d acid, as prepared from (-)-(2S,3R)-malic-3-d acid, has been shown unambiguously to be R by the technique of single-crystal neutron diffraction. The optically active cation (+)-phenylethylammonium was used as the chiral reference. The structure of [C6H5CH3CHNH3]+[HOOCCH2CHDCOO]- has been studied with x-ray diffraction at room temperature and neutron diffraction at 100 K. Crystal data from the neutron diffraction analysis of the phenylethylammonium salt of the title compound at 100 K: space group P21; a = 8.407(2) A, b = 8.300(4) A, c = 8.614(2) A, beta = 91.20(3) degrees; unit cell volume = 600.9(3) A3, zeta = 2 (numbers in parentheses are the estimated standard deviations). Final agreement factors are R(F2) = 0.0355 and R(wF2) = 0.0457 for 1690 independent neutron reflections and 297 parameters varied. The result confirms the stereochemistry of the malate/succinate transformation, as well as the NAD+/NADH interconversion, and demonstrates the usefulness of the single-crystal neutron diffraction method for determining the absolute configuration of molecules having a chiral monodeuteriomethylene group.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089.
authors: H S
authors: HS
authors: Yuan
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Stevens
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Fujita
authors: M I
authors: MI
authors: Watkins
authors: T F
authors: TF
authors: Koetzle
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Bau
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism*; D009502:Neutrons; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013386:Succinates / Q000378:metabolism*; D019802:Succinic Acid
chemical_list: D013386:Succinates; D009243:NAD; D019802:Succinic Acid