Table 4 Torsion angles of the backbone in the structure of 2′,3′-trans-BNAs shown in Fig. 5
Torsion angle (°) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
δ | ε | ζ | α | β | |
RNA duplex (A type)83 | 81 ± 7 | −157 ± 12 | −71 ± 12 | −67 ± 17 | 174 ± 14 |
DNA duplex (B type)83 | 128 ± 13 | −176 ± 11 | −95 ± 10 | −62 ± 15 | 176 ± 9 |
2′,3′-5,6-trans-BNAolefin (23a) | 85 | 163 | −16 | 176 | – |
2′,3′-5,6-trans-BNA (24a) | 83 | 175 | −55 | 172 | – |
2′,3′-5,7-trans-BNA (28a, R-isomer) | 85 | −169 | −59 | 69 | 159 |
2′,3′-5,7-trans-BNA (29a, S-isomer) | 83 | 158 | 29 | −79 | −170 |