先进固体NMR技术研究高分子结构与动力学

随着固体NMR理论和谱仪硬件技术的不断发展,近年来固体NMR技术在高分子多尺度结构与动力学研究领域中正发挥着越来越重要的作用. 多脉冲及高速魔角旋转（MAS）等质子高分辨技术的发展使得高灵敏度的¹H谱可有效地用于高分子化学结构与链间相互作用的检测;基于化学键（J-耦合）相关和通过空间（偶极耦合）相互作用的各种二维异核相关谱NMR新技术,使得复杂高分子的链结构得以严格解析. 基于MAS下同核和异核偶极-偶极相互作用、化学位移各向异性等各向异性相互作用重聚的系列新技术,使得研究者可在采用高分辨¹H或¹³C 检测信号的同时检测准静态下的各向异性相互作用,进而获得与之密切相关的结构和动力学信息. 通过质子偶极滤波技术可有效检测多相聚合物中的界面相与相区尺寸、高分子共混物中的相容性等问题. 在动力学的研究中,通过质子间自旋扩散的有效压制技术和化学位移各向异性的重聚,目前已经可以有效地获取链段上单个化学键的快速局域运动以及链段的超慢分子运动. 上述丰富的多尺度NMR技术可以使研究者在不同空间和时间尺度上对高分子聚合物的微观结构、相分离和动力学行为等进行详细的研究,进而阐明高分子微观结构与宏观性能的关联. 该文以固体NMR中最主要的2类核（¹H和¹³C）的检测技术为主线,简单介绍近年来固体NMR领域的一些最新研究进展及其在高分子结构和动力学研究中的应用.     

化学位移张量的测量

对于刚性晶格中的分子,化学位移是与外加磁场空间取向相关的张量,这个张量有6个独立的分量. 化学位移张量也可以利用其主轴分量及主轴与晶体坐标系的方向余弦来表示. 很显然,知道了固体分子中各不等价位置处的化学位移张量,就可以推测出分子中电子分布的图象,具有重要意义. 本文首先描述了化学位移张量测量的理论,对测量化学位移 各 向异性的各种方法作了介绍和比较,并详细论述了一些常用的方法,如二维魔角跳旋转(M a gic Angle Hopping, MAH)、二维魔角慢旋转(Magic Angle Turning, MAT)和二维变相旋转边带分离（2D phase-adjusted spinning sidebands, 2D-PASS）技术等. 最后,还介绍了单晶化学位移张量的常规测量方法.     

基于多弛豫信号补偿的快速磁共振T1ρ散布成像

定量磁共振成像（MRI）可量化组织特性,是科学研究和临床研究的重要工具.旋转坐标系下的自旋-晶格弛豫时间（T_1ρ）能反映水与大分子之间的低频交互作用,在3 T及以上的高场环境下,T_1ρ受水和不稳定质子之间化学交换的影响较大,通过测量弛豫率随自旋锁定场强度的变化而得到其分布情况（T_1ρ散布）,可用于分析和量化质子的交换过程,因此T_1ρ散布是一种重要的定量MRI技术.然而,获得不同自旋锁定场强下T_1ρ加权图像的时间过长,限制了其应用范围.针对这一问题,本研究提出一种基于多弛豫信号补偿策略的快速T_1ρ散布成像方法.该方法将不同锁定频率下的T_1ρ加权图像补偿到同一信号强度水平,并结合低秩与稀疏建立重建模型.实验结果表明,该方法在加速倍数高达7倍时仍获得了较好的重建结果.     

聚乙烯结晶区的交叉极化动力学研究

研究了单轴拉伸的聚乙烯（PE）纤维结晶区的¹H-¹³C交叉极化（CP）动力学,发现在魔角旋转(MAS)条件下,质子的同核偶极相互作用变弱,其CP动力学可以用I-I*-S模型描述. 沿MAS转轴整齐排列的纤维样品CP动力学曲线随接触时间的增加振荡上升,与斜方晶相比,单斜晶曲线的振荡更为明显, 而非取向样品的CP动力学曲线则单调上升. 说明经过单轴拉伸的PE样品中斜方晶和单斜晶都在一定程度上沿着拉伸方向排列,而单斜晶的取向度高于斜方晶,上述结果表明测量在MAS条件下的CP动力学可以成为表征分子取向度的一种新方法.     

肝脏肿瘤高分辨魔角旋转质子波谱分析

应用高分辨魔角旋转质子核磁共振波谱分析了正常肝脏（9例）、良性肿瘤（7例）及肝细胞癌（9例）代谢物变化. 半定量分析表明,肝细胞癌组织的甘氨酸、牛黄酸、胆碱、谷氨酸盐、丙氨酸、缬氨酸及乳酸明显高于正常对照和良性肝脏肿瘤组织. 实验结果表明肝细胞癌的代谢特征不同于正常肝脏和良性肝脏肿瘤. 不同肝脏组织的代谢改变可以通过高分辨魔角旋转质子核磁共振波谱检测.     

核磁共振研究大叶蛇葡萄提取物蛇葡萄素

通过质子检测的¹³C-¹H异核多键化学位移相关谱、¹³C-¹H异核多量子化学位移相关谱和质子相敏交换谱等NMR二维方法确定了传统中草药大叶蛇葡萄提取物的结构为蛇葡萄素(3,3',4',5,5',7-六羟基双氢黄酮醇),得到了更加准确的¹H和¹³C化学位移归属,并观测和讨论了这一体系中溶剂二甲亚砜的质子化现象.     

魔角旋转核磁共振波谱学

样品绕与外加恒定磁场方向成魔角β_M=cos^-1(1)/√3的轴向快速旋转(MAS)可以消除固体NMR的多种谱增宽。本文首先介绍了固体中的几种主要的各向异性相互作用,即偶极-偶极,核四极,自旋-自旋或称间接偶极-偶极以及化学位移相互作用。然后用平均哈密顿理论阐述了MAS对这些相互作用的影响。现今的固体高分辨方法有四种,即多脉冲(MP),多量子(MQ),交叉极化和大功率异核去耦合(CP)以及MAS,在这些方法中MAS方法是唯一可以获得各向同性化学位移的。因而要得到类似于液体谱的固体高分辨,MAS往往是最后的手段。以上这些方法的联合运用以及极为广泛的应用研究使得固体高分辨NMR兴旺发达起来了。本文引述了大量原始和最新的文献,力图概述当前该领域中的大部分成就。评论这一领域的理论和实验技术的发展。     

固体丁酸类代谢物13C化学位移的结构依赖性

丁酸类代谢物广泛存在于动物、植物和微生物中,且具有多种重要的生理功能,但它们的固体核磁共振参数、分子动力学性质及其结构依赖性并未得到清楚的认识. 该文使用高分辨交叉极化与魔角旋转核磁共振（¹³C CPMAS）实验技术,分析了一系列固体丁酸类代谢物的¹³C化学位移, 发现了这些代谢物的¹³C化学位移与其分子结构的一些相关性规律. 另外还发现,固体丁酸类代谢物与其在溶液中的¹³C化学位移有显著的差异. 这些代谢物中甲基参与的疏水作用以及羟基、氨基和羧基参与的氢键作用均对其化学位移大小有重要的影响. 上述结果为认识代谢物的结构和功能以及功能对结构的依赖性提供了重要信息.     

一个计算次甲基质子NMR化学位移的经验式

本文提出了一个计算次甲基质子NMR化学位移的经验式δ_CHXYZ=δ_(CH3)2CHZ+△_xy主要用来计算那些Bell、Bowles和Senese关系式不适用的、含有无去屏蔽作用的次甲基质子体系中次甲基质子的化学位移。     

电弧炉制备的Sm2Fe17-xCrx化合物的结构与磁性

通过X射线衍射、磁测量等手段对电弧炉制备的不同热处理条件的Sm₂Fe_17-xCr_x（x=1—3）化合物的结构和磁性进行了研究.结果表明1050 ℃下退火5 d的Sm₂Fe_17-xCr_x（x=1—3）化合物具有菱方相的Th₂Zn₁₇型结构,同样温度下退 关键词： 2Fe_17-xCr_x化合物')" href="#">Sm₂Fe_17-xCr_x化合物 磁体积效应 居里温度 磁晶各向异性     

Carbon-13 and fluorine-19 NMR spectroscopy of the supramolecular solid p-tert-butylcalix(4)arene.alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluorotoluene

The supramolecular 1:1 host-guest inclusion compound, p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene x alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluorotoluene, 1, is characterized by 19F and 13C solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Whereas the 13C NMR spectra are easily interpreted in the context of earlier work on similar host-guest compounds, the 15F NMR spectra of solid 1 are, initially, more difficult to understand. The 19F[1H] NMR spectrum obtained under cross-polarization and magic-angle spinning conditions shows a single isotropic resonance with a significant spinning sideband manifold. The static 19F[1H] CP NMR spectrum consists of a powder pattern dominated by the contributions of the anisotropic chemical shift and the homonuclear dipolar interactions. The 19F MREV-8 experiment, which minimizes the 19F-19F dipolar contribution, helps to identify the chemical shift contribution as an axial lineshape. The full static 19F[1H] CP NMR spectrum is analysed using subspectral analysis and subsequently simulated as a function of the 19F-19F internuclear distance (D(FF) = 2.25 +/- 0.01 A) of the rapidly rotating CF3 group without including contributions from additional libration motions and the anisotropy in the scalar tensor. The shielding span is found to be 56 ppm. The width of the centerband in the 19F[1H] sample-spinning CP NMR spectrum is very sensitive to the angle between the rotor and the magnetic field. Compound 1 is thus an attractive standard for setting the magic angle for NMR probes containing a fluorine channel with a proton-decoupling facility.     

Symmetry-based recoupling of proton chemical shift anisotropies in ultrahigh-field solid-state NMR

A two-dimensional NMR experiment for estimating proton chemical shift anisotropies (CSAs) in solid powders under magic-angle spinning conditions is demonstrated in which 1H CSAs are reintroduced with a symmetry-based recoupling sequence while the individual proton sites are resolved according to their isotropic chemical shifts by magic-angle spinning (MAS) or combined rotation and multiple pulse (CRAMPS) homonuclear decoupling. The experiments where carried out on an ultrahigh-field solid-state NMR instrument (900 MHz 1H frequency) which leads to increased resolution and reliability of the measured 1H CSAs. The experiment is expected to be important for investigating hydrogen bonding in solids.     

Characterization of 15N chemical shift tensors via 15N-13C REDOR and 1N-1H dipolar-shift CPMAS NMR spectroscopy

As part of our studies on the characterization of 15N chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) via magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectroscopy, we have investigated via numerical simulations the sensitivity of two different REDOR experimental protocols to the angles defining the orientation of the 15N-13C' bond vector in the principal axis system of the 15N CSA tensor of the amide nitrogen in a peptide bond. Additionally, employing polycrystalline samples of 15N and 13C', 15N-labeled acetanilide, we have obtained, in a first study of this type, the orientation of the 15N CSA tensor in the molecular frame by orienting the tensor with respect to the 15N-3C' and 15N-1H dipolar vectors via 15N-13C' REDOR and 15N-1H dipolar-shift MAS experiments, respectively.     

Experimental aspects of multidimensional solid-state NMR correlation spectroscopy.

The experimental parameters critical for the implementation of multidimensional solid-state NMR experiments that incorporate heteronuclear spin exchange at the magic angle are discussed. This family of experiments is exemplified by the three-dimensional experiment that correlates the (1)H chemical shift, (1)H-(15)N dipolar coupling, and (15)N chemical shift frequencies. The broadening effects of the homonuclear (1)H-(1)H dipolar couplings are suppressed using flip-flop (phase- and frequency-switched) Lee-Goldburg irradiations in both the (1)H chemical shift and the (1)H-(15)N dipolar coupling dimensions. The experiments are illustrated using the (1)H and (15)N chemical shift and dipolar couplings in a single crystal of (15)N-acetylleucine.     

Floquet-van Vleck analysis of heteronuclear spin decoupling in solids: the effect of spinning and decoupling sidebands on the spectrum

We investigate the effect of magic angle spinning on heteronuclear spin decoupling in solids. We use an analytical Floquet-van Vleck formalism to derive expressions for the powder-averaged signal as a function of time. These expressions show that the spectrum consists of a centerband at the isotropic frequency of the observed spin, omega(0), and rotational decoupling sidebands at omega(0)+/-omega(1)+/-momega(r), where omega(1) is the decoupling field strength and omega(r) is the rotation frequency. Rotary resonance occurs when the rotational decoupling sidebands overlap with the centerband. Away from the rotary resonance conditions, the intensity of the centerband as a function of omega(r)/omega(1) is simply related to the total intensity of the rotational decoupling sidebands. Notably, in the absence of offset terms it is shown that as omega(1) decreases, the centerband intensity can decrease without any associated broadening. Furthermore, the centerband width is shown to be independent of spinning speed, to second order for the effects we consider. The effects of I spin chemical shift anisotropy and homonuclear dipolar couplings are also investigated. The analytical results are compared to simulations and experiments.     

Very high-resolution 1H MAS NMR of a natural polymeric material

The use of ultrafast magic angle spinning (> 30 kHz) in tandem with delayed echo acquisition is shown to yield very high-resolution lH MAS NMR spectra of complex natural organic materials. For the first time, very high-resolution 1H MAS NMR spectra are reported for cork and wood components, two natural materials with great economic importance. The effect of the spinning rate on the 1H NMR spectra was evaluated with single-pulse acquisition and delayed-echo acquisition. The delayed-echo acquisition spectra presented linewidths as sharp as 67 and 25 Hz. The narrow peaks, characterised by proton spin-spin and spin-lattice relaxation, were assigned to the isotropic chemical shifts and the general spectral features were shown to correlate with the sample chemical structure. The tentative assignments of cork 1H MAS NMR signals were presented.     

Determination of the backbone torsion psi angle by tensor correlation of chemical shift anisotropy and heteronuclear dipole-dipole interaction

We demonstrate that the backbone torsion psi angle of a uniformly labeled residue can be determined accurately by correlating the chemical shift anisotropy of the carbonyl carbon and the 13C-1H heteronuclear dipole-dipole interaction of the alpha carbon. To obtain the highest sensitivity for the psi angle determination, the following conditions are desired: (i) the recoupling pulse sequences for the CSA and the heteronuclear dipolar interactions are gamma encoded, in which the spatial parts of m=2 are selected; (ii) the homonuclear polarization transfer is based on the scalar spin-spin coupling. Experimental data were obtained for [U-13C, 15N]-alanine and N-acetyl-[U-13C, 15N]-d,l-valine under magic-angle spinning at 25kHz. Only three data points are required for the measurements and the dihedral angles determined are in excellent agreement with the diffraction data.     

Applications of the CSA-amplified PASS experiment

The recently reported CSA-amplified PASS experiment correlates the spinning sidebands at the true spinning frequency omega(r) with the spinning sidebands that would be obtained at the effective spinning frequency omega(r)/N, where N is termed the scaling factor. The experiment is useful for the measurement of small chemical shift anisotropies, for which slow magic-angle spinning frequencies, required to measure several spinning sidebands, can be unstable. We have experimentally evaluated the reliability of this experiment for this application. In particular we have demonstrated that large scaling factors of the order of N=27 may be used, whilst still obtaining accurate chemical shift sideband intensities at the effective spinning frequency from the F(1) projection. Moreover, the sideband intensities are accurately obtained even in the presence of significant pulse imperfections. A second application of the CSA-amplified PASS experiment is the measurement of the chemical shift anisotropy of sites that experience homonuclear dipolar coupling, as may be found in uniformly labelled biological molecules, or for nuclei with a high natural abundance. The effects of homonuclear dipolar coupling on CSA-amplified PASS spectra has been investigated by numerical simulations and are demonstrated using uniformly (13)C enriched l-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate.     

A new sensitive isotropic-anisotropic separation experiment-SPEED MAS

A new sensitive 2D isotropic-anisotropic separation experiment that utilizes stroboscopic phase encoding in the evolution dimension (SPEED) under magic angle sample spinning is presented. This 2D experiment consists of a train of 2N - 1 pi pulses that are applied over 2N rotor periods. The pi pulse train effectively reduces the apparent spinning speed in the evolution dimension by a factor of 1 / (2N) from the mechanical spinning speed. Thus, problems commonly associated with magic angle turning such as stable slow spinning, different matching and TPPM proton decoupling conditions are avoided. Data replication similar to the five pi replicated magic angle turning (FIREMAT) and pseudo 2D sideband suppression (P2DSS) experiments transfers resolution from the acquisition dimension to the evolution dimension. Hence, large spectral windows with good digital resolution are obtained with a few evolution increments. Here, slow spinning sideband patterns are extracted from the replicated 2D dataset with TIGER processing. Nevertheless, 2D Fourier transformation is also applicable. The extracted sideband patterns are identical to magic angle turning sideband pattern allowing for easy extraction of principal shift components. Accurate (13)C principal shift components are obtained for 3-methylglutaric acid using SPEED and FIREMAT experiments to validate the method. Furthermore, SPEED spectra for calcium acetate and alpha santonin are reported to show the wide applicability of this new experiment.     

1H–13C hetero-nuclear dipole–dipole couplings of methyl groups in stationary and magic angle spinning solid-state NMR experiments of peptides and proteins

¹³C NMR of isotopically labeled methyl groups has the potential to combine spectroscopic simplicity with ease of labeling for protein NMR studies. However, in most high resolution separated local field experiments, such as polarization inversion spin exchange at the magic angle (PISEMA), that are used to measure ¹H–¹³C hetero-nuclear dipolar couplings, the four-spin system of the methyl group presents complications. In this study, the properties of the ¹H–¹³C hetero-nuclear dipolar interactions of ¹³C-labeled methyl groups are revealed through solid-state NMR experiments on a range of samples, including single crystals, stationary powders, and magic angle spinning of powders, of ¹³C₃ labeled alanine alone and incorporated into a protein. The spectral simplifications resulting from proton detected local field (PDLF) experiments are shown to enhance resolution and simplify the interpretation of results on single crystals, magnetically aligned samples, and powders. The complementarity of stationary sample and magic angle spinning (MAS) measurements of dipolar couplings is demonstrated by applying polarization inversion spin exchange at the magic angle and magic angle spinning (PISEMAMAS) to unoriented samples.