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Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for CrystEngComm. This journal is The Royal Society of Chemistry 2014 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Quasi-Enantiomeric Single-Nucleoside and Quasi-Racemic Two-Nucleosides Hydrochloride Salts and Ruthenium Complexes of Cytidine and 2,3 - Dideoxycytidine Analogs Unveiling the Negligible Structure-Driving Role of the 2,3 -Moieties Felipe Terra Martins, a, * Rodrigo S. Corrêa, b Alzir Azevedo Batista, b Javier Ellena c a Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Campus Samambaia, CP 131, 74001-970, Goiânia, GO, Brazil; b Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luís KM 235, CP 676, 13561-901, São Carlos, SP, Brazil; c Departamento de Física e Informática, Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 369, 13560-970, São Carlos, SP, Brazil * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: felipe@ufg.br Content: Tables S1 (crystal data for 2-5), S2 (main torsion angles and planarity descriptors for 1-3), S3 (hydrogen bond table for 2 and 3), S4 (main bond angles and lengths for 4 and 5), S5 (main torsion angles for 4 and 5), and S6 (hydrogen bond table for 4 and 5), Figures S1 (complete geometry for stacking interactions in 1-3), S2, S3 (ellipsoid plots for 4 and 5), S4 to S10 (NMR experiments for 4 and 5), S11, S12 (electrochemical experiments for 4 and 5), S13 and S14 (infrared spectra for 4 and 5) 1

Table S1 - Crystal data and refinement statistics for the multicomponent molecular forms [zalcitabine hydrochloride (2) and lamivudine zalcitabine hydrochloride (3)] and ruthenium(ii) complexes {trans-[ru(pph 3 ) 2 (3TC)(bipy)]ClO 4 (4) and trans-[ru(pph 3 ) 2 (CYD)(bipy)]ClO 4 (5)} prepared in this study. structural formula 2 3 4 5 (C 9 H 14 N 3 O 3 )Cl (C 9 H 14 N 3 O 3 )(C 8 H 12 N 3 O 3 S)2Cl [RuC 54 H 49 N 5 O 2 P 2 S].ClO 4.H 2 O. (CH 3 ) 2 CO 2[RuC 55 H 50 N 5 O 5 P 2 ].(ClO 4 ) 2. 1½H 2 O.½CH 3 OH.(CH 3 CH 2 ) 2 O fw (g/mol) 247.68 513.40 1185.59 2364.08 cryst dimensions (mm 3 ) 0.60 x 0.12 x 0.06 0.13 x 0.11 x 0.09 0.18 x 0.08 x 0.07 0.31 x 0.11 x 0.05 cryst syst monoclinic triclinic orthorhombic monoclinic space group P2 1 P1 P2 1 2 1 2 1 P2 1 Z / Z 2 / 1 2 / 2 4/4 2/4 T (K) 298(2) 150(2) 298(2) 150(2) 293(2) 293(2) unit cell dimensions a (Å) 5.5482(2) 5.467 (2) 6.706(3) 6.692(1) 9.800(5) 10.432(1) b (Å) 12.0260(5) 11.978 (3) 9.155(8) 8.886(1) 16.008(5) 20.600(3) c (Å) 8.5725(3) 8.540(2) 10.512(7) 10.412(1) 34.268(5) 27.012(5) α ( ) 90 90 105.81(2) 105.22(1) 90 90 β ( ) 104.639(2) 105.327(2) 98.48(1) 99.04(1) 90 98.20(5) γ ( ) 90 90 108.40(2) 107.50(1) 90 90 V (Å 3 ) 553.41(4) 539.3(3) 569.6(7) 550.7(1) 5376(3) 5745.5(1) calculated density (Mg/m 3 ) 1.486 1.525 1.497 1.548 1.465 1.367 Refinement (only on low temp. data) absorption coefficient μ (mm -1 ) 0.342 0.351 0.438 0.502 0.437 Transmission factors for absorption correction (Gaussian) T min = 0.882 T max = 0.981 T min = 0.860 T max = 0.980 T min = 0.959 T max = 0.985 T min = 0.937 T max = 0.971 T min = 0.906 T max = 0.972 θ range for data collection ( ) 3.97 24.85 3.05 25.37 3.30-25.11 3.02 to 25.25 3.02 to 26.38 index ranges h -6 to 6-6 to 6-7 to 7-11 to 11-13 to 13 k -13 to 13-15 to 15-10 to 10-19 to 18-25 to 25 l -9 to 9-10 to 10-11 to 11-41 to 33-33 to 33 data collected 4896 11644 7307 24783 44046 unique reflections 1653 2237 3091 9650 22785 symmetry factor (R int ) 0.0655 0.0759 0.0517 0.0884 0.0380 completeness to θ max (%) 97.1 97.6 99.5 99.2 99.5 F (000) 260 260 268 2448 2444 parameters refined 157 157 232 686 1414 goodness-of-fit on F 2 1.074 1.068 1.099 0.999 1.004 final R factors for I >2σ(I) R 1 = 0.0407 wr 2 = 0.1048 R 1 = 0.0403 wr 2 = 0.1035 R 1 = 0.0656 wr 2 = 0.1453 R1 = 0.0657 wr2 = 0.1443 R1 = 0.0470 wr2 = 0.1081 2

R factors for all data R1 = 0.0440 wr2 = 0.1083 R1 = 0.0413 wr2 = 0.1053 R1 = 0.0792 wr2 = 0.1558 R1 = 0.0963 wr2 = 0.1560 R1 = 0.0768 wr2 = 0.1184 largest diff. peak / hole (e/å 3 ) 0.380/-0.160 0.246/-0.338 0.391/-0.369 2.476 and -0.533 1.026 and -0.418 absolute structure Flack parameter 0.05(9) -0.02(7) 0.03(16) 0.05(4) 0.09(2) Friedel pairs 779 1054 1408 4256 10747 CCDC deposit number 788023 788024 787748 976187 976188 3

Table S2 - Selected Torsion Angles (deg.) for the conformationally variable structure moieties of lamivudine and zalcitabine and descriptors for planarity between cytosine and chloride (r.m.s. deviation and chloride deviation in Å) in the single-drug hydrochloride salts (1 12 and 2) and in the two-drugs one (3) determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction data at 150 K. Structure moiety Torsion 1 2 3 zalcitabine lamivudine N1 C1 bridge C2 N1 C1 O1 161.9(2) -162.5(2) -165.3(8) 158.6(8) between cytosine C6 N1 C1 O1-22.1(3) 17.9(3) 22(1) -27(1) and the fivemembered C2 N1 C1 C2-78.1(3) 79.7(2) 77(1) -83(1) rings C6 N1 C1 C2 97.9(3) -99.8(2) -96(1) 91(1) Five-membered ring O1 C1 C2 C3 (S3 ) 35.4(4) -25.8(2) -28.8(9) 33.5(8) C1 C2 C3 (S3 ) C4-41.4(3) 35.8(2) 37.3(9) -41.9(7) C2 C3 (S3 ) C4 O1 38.7(3) -34.1(2) -35.7(9) 40.2(7) C3 (S3 ) C4 O1 C1-24.8(4) 19.1(2) 19(1) -27.5(9) C4 O1 C1 C2-6.6(5) 4.6(2) 7(1) -4(1) 5 -CH 2 OH branch O1 C4 C5 O5-175.8(2) 172.5(2) 60(1) -142(2) [a] / -75(2) [b] C3 (S3 ) C4 C5 O5 65.1(3) -69.2(3) -174.8(8) 71(1) [a] / 165(2) [b] cytosine least-square N1 C2 O2 N3 C4 N4 C5 C6 0.0310 0.0172 0.0720 0.0721 (l.s.) plane r.m.s.d. chloride-cytosine Cl [c] deviation from the cytosine l.s. plane 0.092(1) 0.079(1) 0.144(2) 0.059(3) coplanarity Cl [d] deviation from the cytosine l.s. plane 1.434(1) 1.673(1) 0.052(2) 0.172(3) [a] The fractions of the C5 and O5 atoms are in the major 60% occupancy sites. [b] The fractions of the C5 and O5 atoms are in the minor 40% occupancy sites. [c] Chloride counterion held together through two hydrogen bonds in which protonated cytosine ring of the drugs is a donor through its imine and amine moieties. [d] Chloride counterion involved in just one hydrogen bonding in which amine moiety is donor through its hydrogen opposite to imine moiety. 4

Table S3 - Intermolecular hydrogen bonding geometry of the multicomponent molecular forms prepared in this study at low temperature (150 K). D H R D H (Å) H R (Å) D R (Å) D H R ( ) 2 N (+) ( ) 3 H 3 Cl 1 ( ) N 4 H 4Nx Cl 1 ( ) [a] N 4 H 4Ny Cl 1 [b] O 5 H 5 O O 2 3 N (+) ( ) 3L H 3L Cl 1 ( ) N 4L H 4NxL Cl 1 ( ) [c] N 4L H 4NyL Cl 1 N (+) ( ) 3Z H 3Z Cl 2 ( ) N 4Z H 4NxZ Cl 2 ( ) [d] N 4Z H 4NyZ Cl 2 [e] O 5 L H 5 OL O 5 Z ( ) O 5 L H 5 OL Cl 2 0.90(3) 2.19(3) 3.047(2) 159(3) 1.05(3) 2.38(3) 3.343(2) 152(3) 0.89(3) 2.44(3) 3.259(2) 152(3) 0.82(3) 1.94(3) 2.734(3) 163(3) 0.86 2.22 3.057(9) 164 0.86 2.63 3.379(9) 146 0.86 2.58 3.385(9) 157 0.86 2.28 3.118(9) 164 0.86 2.65 3.393(9) 146 0.86 2.57 3.382(9) 159 0.82 2.09 2.77(1) 140 0.82 2.34 3.11(1) 158 O 5 Z H 5 OZ Cl1 ( ) 0.82 2.46 3.114(7) 134 Symmetry operators: [a] - 1 - x; 0,5 + y; 1 - z; [b] - x; 0,5 + y; - z; [c] 1 + x; y; z; [d] - 1 + x; y; z; [e] 1 + x; 1 + y; - 1 + z. 5

Table S4 - Selected bond and angle lengths (Å, ) for [Ru(PPh 3 ) 2 (3TC)(bipy)]ClO 4 and [Ru(PPh 3 ) 2 (CYD)(bipy)]ClO 4 around the metal center and the main bond lengths of the cytosine ring and five-membered ring. Fragment 4 5 Metal center Molecule A Molecule B d Ru1 N3 2.165(5) 2.122(6) 2.128(5) d Ru1 N4 2.150(6) 2.146(5) 2.129(4) d Ru1 N2 2.071(6) 2.060(5) 2.071(5) d Ru1 N5 2.039(6) 2.044(5) 2.055(5) d Ru1 P1 2.387(2) 2.389(2) 2.384(2) d Ru1 P2 2.396(2) 2.403(2) 2.401(2) < N3 Ru1 N4 61.3(2) 61.5(2) 61.18(19) <N2 Ru1 N5 77.2(2) 78.3(2) 77.0(2) < P1 Ru1 P2 179.43(7) 176.13(6) 176.46(6) <N2 Ru1 N3 172.0(2) 171.7(2) 173.7(2) <N2 Ru1 N4 110.7(2) 110.3(2) 112.5(2) <N3 Ru1 N5 110.8(2) 109.9(2) 109.2(2) < P1 Ru1 N3 88.4(2) 88.69(16) 88.90(15) <P1 Ru1 N4 87.5(1) 89.67(16) 87.67(16) < P2 Ru1 N3 91.8(2) 87.54(16) 87.78(15) <P2 Ru1 N4 92.1(2) 87.77(16) 89.66(16) Cytosine ring d C2 O2 1.238(8) 1.285(8) 1.198(8) d C4 N4 1.324(9) 1.302(8) 1.305(7) d C4 N3 1.360(9) 1.378(8) 1.370(8) d C2 N3 1.346(9) 1.334(8) 1.360(8) d C2 N1 1.427(9) 1.393(9) 1.410(8) d N1 C6 1.378(10) 1.358(10) 1.391(9) d C5 C6 1.335(11) 1.276(10) 1.377(9) d C5 C4 1.444(10) 1.437(8) 1.429(8) Five-membered ring d N1 C1 1.463(9) 1.524(8) 1.444(8) d C1 O1 1.430(9) 1.418(8) 1.382(7) d C1 C2 1.483(11) 1.479(9) 1.483(10) d O1 C4 1.442(9) 1.422(9) 1.459(7) d C4 S3 (C3 ) 1.840(8) 1.514(12) 1.510(11) d C2 S3 (C3 ) 1.817(8) 1.529(9) 1.516(13) 6

Table S5 - Selected Torsion Angles (deg.) for the conformationally variable structure moieties of lamivudine and cytidine into ruthenium complexes. Structure moiety Torsion 4 5 cytidine A cytidine B N1 C1 bridge C2 N1 C1 O1 120.9(7) -150.1(6) -159.1(6) between cytosine C6 N1 C1 O1-54.9(9) 29.6(10) 5.5(10) and the fivemembered C2 N1 C1 C2-120.1(8) 93.3(8) 79.9(9) rings C6 N1 C1 C2 64.1(10) -87.0(10) -115.6(8) Five-membered ring 5 -CH 2 OH branch O1 C1 C2 C3 (S3 ) -43.5(8) 38.3(8) -28.6(9) C1 C2 C3 (S3 ) C4-25.8(6) -22.4(10) 38.3(9) C2 C3 (S3 ) C4 O1-3.6(6) -0.1(12) -34.7(9) C3 (S3 ) C4 O1 C1-21.4(8) 23.3(12) 19.1(9) C4 O1 C1 C2 43.2(9) -38.2(9) 6.0(8) O1 C4 C5 O5-66.7(9) -62.5(17) -64.6(13) C3 (S3 ) C4 C5 O5-53.7(9) 58.5(16) 54.9(15) 7

Table S6 Main intermolecular hydrogen bonding geometry of the metal complexes. D H R D H (Å) H R (Å) D R (Å) D H R ( ) 4 [a] N 4 H 4 O 1s 0.86 2.73 3.533(11) 155 O 1w H 1w O 5 [b] 0.85 2.02 2.844(10) 162 O 1w H 2w O 2 0.85 2.21 2.919(9) 141 5 N 4 H 4 O 2s 0.86 2.43 3.236(11) 157 [c] N 4A H 4A O 7s 0.86 2.53 3.332(10) 156 O 1w H 12w O 5 [d] 0.85 2.27 3.114(16) 175 O 3wa H 23a O 2 [e] 0.85 2.13 2.90(2) 149 Symmetry operators: [a] x,+y-1,+z; [b] 1+x,y,z; [c] -1+x,y,z; [d] -x, -½+y,1-z; [e] -x, ½+y,-z. 8

Figure S1- Complete geometry of the π-π base-stacking interactions in the hydrochloride salts 1-3 determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction data at 150 K. The distance d 1 was calculated between the cytosine least-square (l.s.) planes (see Table S2 for plane definition and r.m.s. deviation). The distance d 2, as well as d 2, was calculated between two centroids, namely, that between C4 and N4 and that among the N1 C2 N3 C4 C5 C6 atoms. The distance d 3 was calculated between the cytosine least-square (l.s.) planes of lamivudine and zalcitabine (see Table S2 for planes definition and r.m.s. deviation), while d 4 is the distance between the centroids among the N1 C2 N3 C4 C5 C6 atoms. 9

Figure S2-30% Probability ellipsoids drawing for non-hydrogen atoms of trans- [Ru(PPh 3 ) 2 (3TC)(bipy)]ClO 4. Figure S3-30% Probability ellipsoids drawing for non-hydrogen atoms of trans- [Ru(PPh 3 ) 2 (CYD)(bipy)]ClO 4. 10

Figure S4-31 P NMR spectrum for trans-[ru(pph 3 ) 2 (3TC)(bipy)]ClO 4, in CDCl 3. Figure S5-1 H NMR spectrum for for trans-[ru(pph 3 ) 2 (3TC)(bipy)]ClO 4, in CDCl 3. 11

Figure S6-13 C NMR spectrum for trans-[ru(pph 3 ) 2 (3TC)(bipy)]ClO 4, in CDCl 3. Figure S7-31 P NMR spectrum for trans-[ru(pph 3 ) 2 (CYD)(bipy)]ClO 4, in CDCl 3. Figure S8-1 H NMR spectrum for trans-[ru(pph 3 ) 2 (CYD)(bipy)]ClO 4, in CDCl 3. 12

Figure S9-13 C NMR spectrum for trans-[ru(pph 3 ) 2 (CYD)(bipy)]ClO 4, in CDCl 3. Figure S10-2D [ 1 H, 1 H]-COSY spectrum for trans-[ru(pph 3 ) 2 (3TC)(bipy)]ClO 4, in CDCl 3. 13

150 100 1030 Current (ma) 50 0-50 -100 910 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 Potential (ma) Figure S11 - Cyclic voltammetry for [Ru(PPh 3 ) 2 (3TC)(bipy)]ClO 4, 1.0 10-3 moll -1 in CH 2 Cl 2 with 0.1 moll -1 of NBu 4 ClO 4, scan rate 100 mvs -1, measured at a platinum electrode. 100 802 Current (ma) 50 0-50 -100 700 400 600 800 1000 1200 Potential (mv) Figure S12 - Cyclic voltammetry for [Ru(PPh 3 ) 2 (CYD)(bipy)]ClO 4, 1.0 10-3 moll -1 in CH 2 Cl 2 with 0.1 moll -1 of NBu 4 ClO 4, scan rate 100 mvs -1, measured at a platinum electrode. 14

4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 Wavenumber (cm -1 ) Figure S13 - Infrared spectrum for [Ru(PPh 3 ) 2 (3TC)(bipy)]ClO 4, in KBr pallets. 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 Wavenumber (cm -1 ) Figure S14 - Infrared spectrum for [Ru(PPh 3 ) 2 (CYD)(bipy)]ClO 4, in KBr pallets. 15