Structural analysis of oxazolomycin and simpler fragments containing a common 3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropanamide moiety has indicated that a U-shaped conformation is preferred, in some cases stabilised by hydrogen bonding between the N-H and O-H residues, as shown by a combination of molecular modelling, NMR spectroscopic and single crystal X-ray analysis. A direct synthesis of this unit has been established via the opening of b-lactones by a range of amines, and their antibacterial activity been shown to vary with the hydrophobic character of the substituents. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Structural analysis of oxazolomycin and simpler fragments containing a common 3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropanamide moiety has indicated that a U-shaped conformation is preferred, in some cases stabilised by hydrogen bonding between the N-H and O-H residues, as shown by a combination of molecular modelling, NMR spectroscopic and single crystal X-ray analysis. A direct synthesis of this unit has been established via the opening of b-lactones by a range of amines, and their antibacterial activity been shown to vary with the hydrophobic character of the substituents. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.