Crystal Structure and Bovine Serum Albumin Binding Studies of Methyl 4-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-2,7,7-trimethyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylate

The title compound, methyl 4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2,7,7-trimethyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylate(C_(20) H_(21)Cl_2NO_3, 1) was synthesized and the crystal structure was —determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in tetragonal system, space group P421 c with a = 16.076(3), b = 16.076(3), c = 14.750(2) ?, V = 3811.8(14) ?3, Z = 8, R = 0.0377 and wR = 0.0845. The interactions between compound 1 and bovine serum albumin(BSA) were investigated using fluorescence spectroscopy. The results revealed that compound 1 can effectively quench the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA by static quenching mechanism. The thermodynamic parameters revealed that the action forces between compound 1 and BSA were mainly van der Waals forces and hydrogen bonds. According to F?rster's non-radioactive energy transfer theory, the binding distance between compound 1 and BSA had been determined. Furthermore, the synchronous fluorescence showed that compound 1 has few effects on the microenvironment and conformation of BSA in the binding process.