Measurement of spin polarizabilities of the proton

Spin polarizabilities are as-yet experimentally unknown fundamental structure constants that describe the response of the nucleon spin to the action of a changing electromagnetic field. The A2 Collaboration at the Institute for Nuclear Physics in Mainz (Institut für Kernphysik, Mainz) performed the first measurements of the energy and angular dependences of spin asymmetries of the cross section for doubly polarized (polarized-photon beam incident to a polarized proton target) Compton effect in the Δ-resonance region, these asymmetries being sensitive to values of the spin polarizabilities. The preparation of spin-asymmetry measurements at energies below the pion-production threshold with an active (scintillating) polarized target is in progress. These measurements will make it possible to determine individual spin polarizabilities of the proton in a model-independent way.     

Chemie-Nobelpreis für Ozonforscher

Der diesjähriege Nobelpreis für Chemie geht an Paul Crutzen vom Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie in Mainz, Mario Molina (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) und R. Sherwood Rowland (University of California, Irvine, USA). Das Komitee würdigte damit ihre ?Arbeiten zur Chemie der Atomsphäre, insbesondere über Bildung und Abbau von Ozon”?.     

Ionic diffusion and structural changes in lithium compounds

⁷Li NMR measurements have been performed to study milling effects on ionic diffusion in lithium cobalt oxide, LiCoO₂ and piezoelectric compound, LiNbO₃ prepared by mechanical milling method. The milling process gives quite different effects on NMR spectra of these compounds. Both ⁷Li MAS and static NMR spectra of the milled LiCoO₂ show the line broadening with increasing milling time. ⁵⁹Co static spectra also show specific changes in the line shape with increasing milling time. These results would be attributed to the change in an electronic state of Co 3d orbitals because of charge compensation associated with oxygen vacancies and/or defects. ⁷Li static NMR spectrum of milled LiNbO₃ shows complicated line shape with increasing milling time. It is explained by superposition of two spectra arising from mobile Li⁺ ions and non-mobile ones settled on the fixed site. It is shown that the ratio of mobile Li⁺ ions increases up to a maximum of 9.4% with increasing milling time. Milling effects on the Li⁺ ionic diffusion in LiCoO₂ and LiNbO₃ are discussed in connection with changes in local structure.     

NMR and Mössbauer study of multiferroic BiFeO<Subscript>3</Subscript>

Pulse nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was applied in studying the effect of ⁵⁷Fe isotope content in multiferroic BiFeO₃ on the shape of NMR spectra at 4.2 K. Strong dependences of the NMR line shape on the isotope content and transverse relaxation time were found. Consideration of these effects on NMR line shape shows that there is an undisturbed (with no anharmonicity effect) space spin-modulated structure of the cycloid type in BiFeO₃. The Mössbauer effect was also used to investigate the perovskite BiFeO₃ at 650, 295, and 87 K. Experimental spectra allowed us to obtain the distribution of hyperfine fields, which was found to be consistent with studies of the NMR line shape. The local electronic and magnetic states of the iron ion were measured.     

α,α'-二氧代烯酮环二氮代缩醛的NMR研究

报道了5种新的α,α'-二氧代烯酮环二氮代缩醛化合物的NMR谱,初步探讨了分子结构对化学位移的影响.     

1-D and 2-D NMR of broad-line solids: an application to quasicrystals

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques for measuring one-dimensional absorption spectra and two-dimensional exchange spectra of solids with extremely inhomogeneously broadened lines are discussed. Among various “broad-line” solids, quasicrystals represent alloys of metallic elements, the structures of which include “forbidden” symmetry elements. NMR absorption lines of quasicrystals exhibit a strong electric-quadrupole-induced inhomogeneous broadening that originates from the lack of translational periodicity of the otherwise perfectly long-range-ordered quasiperiodic lattice. Recording an NMR spectrum of a quasicrystalline sample requires a magnetic field-sweep technique. The two-dimensional exchange experiment on quasicrystals can be performed on selectively excited portions of the NMR spectrum only. Due to the off-resonance effects in a selective excitation, the use of a simple three-pulse stimulated-echo exchange sequence is preferred. The²⁷Al spectra of the Al-Pd-Mn and Al-Pd-Re families show interesting features like temperature-dependent frequency shifts and exchange effects due to atomic motion.     

Application of27Al NMR techniques to structure determination in solids

There have been great improvements in the quality of²⁷Al NMR spectra from solids over the last decade. The impact of this technique on structure determination for a wide range of solids is briefly reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the effects arising from the presence of the quadrupolar interaction and strategies that allow unambiguous spectral interpretation. It is demonstrated that in addition to the chemical shift, the quadrupolar interaction itself can be a rich source of local information about solids. The insight obtained from²⁷Al NMR into atomic level structure often contains surprises, such that previous models of structure and properties have to be reassessed.     

嘧螨酯波谱学数据全归属

嘧螨酯为一种新型杀螨剂和STAT₃激活抑制剂. 该文对嘧螨酯的紫外吸收光谱(UV)、红外吸收光谱(IR)、质谱(MS)、核磁共振氢谱(¹H NMR)、核磁共振碳谱(¹³C NMR)、DEPT谱、¹H-¹H COSY谱、异核单量子相关谱(HSQC)、异核多键相关谱(HMBC)进行了解析,并对该化合物所有的核磁信号进行了全归属;同时讨论了紫外光谱吸收带位置和吸收强度与该化合物的生色团对应关系、红外光谱特征吸收峰与该化合物的各官能团的对应关系、氟原子(F)对其¹³C NMR的影响以及质谱离子碎片的归属和化合物的裂解规律. 该研究将为嘧螨酯的结构确证及其他相关研究提供参考.     

基于自主研发的500 MHz NMR谱仪的紫杉醇结构解析

中国科学院武汉物理与数学研究所（WIPM）于2010年成功研制了500 MHz（WIPM-I 500）高分辨超导核磁共振（NMR）谱仪,并将其投入实际应用中.然而,关于其二维核磁共振（2D NMR）谱图的准确性及在此基础上对复杂物质的结构解析尚无系统完整的数据报道.该文利用WIPM-I 500型NMR谱仪,对紫杉醇样品进行了1D NMR及2D NMR（包括¹H-¹H COSY、¹H-¹H TOCSY、J-Res、¹H-¹³C HMQC和¹H-¹³C HMBC）实验,将谱图分析结果与进口仪器进行了对比.结果表明：利用WIPM-I 500型NMR谱仪能够采集准确的2D NMR谱图,为紫杉醇的正确归属提供了实验基础;而且该文也纠正了文献中对紫杉醇的错误归属.     

7Li NMR study of the mobility of lithium ions in one-dimensional channels of Nb3Se4

The temperature dependence of the spin-lattice relaxation time T ₁ and the ⁷Li NMR spectra of the Li_0.7Nb₃Se₄ intercalation compound with one-dimensional channel structure have been studied. It is found that the temperature dependence of T ₁ exhibits two relaxation minima, and the quadrupole splitting in the Li NMR spectra shows an anomalous temperature behavior. The inference is drawn that the observed effects are associated with the high-rate diffusive motion of lithium ions along one-dimensional channels and the interchannel transitions.     

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.     

Atomic reorientation rates in liquid chalcogenide glasses: NMR in Se and As2Se3

Temperature dependence of the NMR spectrum in liquid Se indicates that atomic reorientation in this molten ring-chain structure glass is governed by a distribution of correlation times with a median of τ^∗ = 5 × 10⁻⁵sec at 220°C. In liquid layer structure glasses at equivalent viscosity, atomic reorientation rates are not sufficient to narrow observed NMR spectra. SeSe and AsSe bonds in glassy Se and As₂Se₃ are distinguishable on the basis of their chemically shifted Se⁷⁷ NMR spectra.     

Quadrupolar effects in interstitial solid solutions of oxygen and nitrogen in vanadium

The⁵¹V NMR in dilute solid solutions of O and N in V was used to study quadrupolar effects due to alloying. The foils with the strong texture showed the discernible structure in the wings of the observed NMR spectra. The metallic site neighbour positions were selectively identified. Electric field gradients (EFG'S) and Knight shifts at these sites were measured. The origin of EFG's is discussed. The experimental data were used to construct the impurity potentials. The energy of O−O bonds in vanadium was estimated.     

Definitive Carbon-13 Chemical Shift Assignments in 2-Substituted Adamantane Derivatives by Deuterium Isotope Effects

Deuterium isotope effects on carbon-13 chemical shifts in 5-[²H]-isotopomeres of ten 2-substituted adamantane derivatives were determined and used for complete assignment of their carbon-13 NMR spectra.

The carbon-13 NMR spectra of ten 2-substituted adamantane derivatives have been assignated by consideration of deuterium isotope effects. Some four- and five-bond downfield deuterium effects on certain chemical shifts have been measured and attributed to remote hyperconjugative interactions.     

On the 13C CP/MAS spectra of leucine.

The CP/MAS 13C NMR spectra of crystalline L-leucine and DL-leucine at 7 T are compared with previously reported spectra at lower field strengths. An increasing dominance of chemical shift effects over residual 14N-13C dipolar interactions is observed on the C alpha and C beta splittings with increasing field strength. A new structure is observed in the 25 ppm region of both samples. The spectra in this region were assigned by application of the depolarisation-repolarisation method. The assignment showed differences in the ordering of peaks between solid state and liquid state chemical shifts.     

法罗培南钠的波谱学数据与结构确证

法罗培南钠是一种新型的口服青霉烯类抗生素,对法罗培南钠的紫外吸收光谱(UV)、红外吸收光谱(IR)、质谱(MS)、核磁共振氢谱(¹H NMR)、氢 氢相关谱(¹H-¹H COSY)、核磁共振碳谱(¹³C NMR)、DEPT谱、异核单量子相关谱(HSQC)、异核多键相关谱(HMBC)进行了解析,对其所有的NMR谱信号进行了归属;讨论了红外光谱特征吸收峰所对应的官能团的振动形式,确证了法罗培南钠的结构.     

核磁共振T2谱换算孔隙半径分布方法研究

岩芯核磁共振T2谱和压汞分析数据均在一定程度上反映了岩石的孔隙结构特征,理论分析和二者频率分布图对比表明,这两组数据有较好的相关性,核磁共振T₂谱能够换算为反映岩石孔隙结构特征的孔隙半径分布图. 本文应用最大相关性原理、最小二乘法及插值算法等数学方法,给出了一个改进的将T2谱换算为孔隙半径分布图的实用有效新方法,求得了T2弛豫时间与岩芯孔隙半径r之间的换算系数C,计算过程中着重对比了T₂谱与压汞数据的主要分布区间,并考虑了压汞进汞饱和度小于100%对换算结果的影响. 天然砂岩岩芯核磁共振T₂谱换算为孔隙半径分布图的实际应用效果表明,着重对比T₂谱与压汞数据的主要分布区间,同时考虑压汞进汞饱和度小于100%对换算结果的影响是必要的,换算结果更加真实可信.     

α-萘乙酸芳酯的13C NMR研究

报道了7种新的α-萘乙酸芳酯的¹³C NMR谱.对其全部谱峰进行了归属,并讨论了化学位移与分子结构间的一些关系。     

Three-dimensional correlated accordion NMR spectroscopy of proteins

A major step toward the protein structure determination by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the assignment of multidimensional NMR signals that provide through-bond and through-space inter-atomic correlations. Ambiguities often occur during the assignment process due to resonance degeneracy, which challenges high resolution and larger size protein structure determination. Here, we present a method that will significantly improve the efficiency and accuracy of the NMR signal assignment. The method is based on a correlated accordion principle that, when incorporated into conventional three-dimensional (3D) heteronuclear NMR experiments, allows the retrieval of additional frequency correlation information at high resolution. We show that 3D spectra derived from this method are as effective as the impractical high resolution four-dimensional (4D) spectra with substantially reduced signal ambiguity as compared to their conventional counterparts. The approach promises increased accuracy and size of protein structures determined by NMR.     

Solid-State NMR Studies on Ionic <Emphasis Type="Italic">closo</Emphasis>-Dodecaborates

Alkali metal dodecahydro-closo-dodecaborates M₂[B₁₂H₁₂] (M = K, Rb, Cs, NH₄, N(CH₃)₄) and the perhalogenated cesium salts Cs₂[B₁₂X₁₂] (X = Cl, Br, I) are studied by solid-state ¹¹B nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy as well as X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry. The present work addresses the molecular dynamics of the anionic [B₁₂X₁₂]²⁻ icosahedra which is examined by variable-temperature ¹¹B NMR line shape studies between 120 and 370 K. Characteristic line shape effects are observed which strongly depend on the actual substituent X and the counterion M⁺. All alkali metal dodecahydro-closo-dodecaborates M₂ [B₁₂H₁₂] exhibit at elevated temperatures ¹¹B NMR spectra with a single isotropic line which proves the presence of an efficient molecular process, resulting in dynamic (rotational) disorder along with vanishing dipolar and quadrupolar interactions. The positional order of the boron clusters, however, remains unaffected, as shown by the XRD data. At lower temperatures, the underlying motions are frozen on the NMR timescale resulting in characteristic ¹¹B NMR spectra with a dominant homonuclear ¹¹B–¹¹B dipolar splitting. The per-halogenated cesium salts Cs₂[B₁₂X₁₂] behave differently. Hence, from the experimental ¹¹B NMR spectra at room temperature a substantial mobility is only seen for the [B₁₂Cl₁₂]²⁻ anion. Obviously, the degree of anion mobility depends on the size of the substituent X in the [B₁₂X₁₂]²⁻ clusters (X = H, Cl, Br, I). A quantitative analysis of the experimental ¹¹B NMR spectra of the alkali metal dodecahydro-closo-dodecaborates M₂ [B₁₂H₁₂] is achieved by line shape simulations, considering [B₁₂H₁₂]²⁻ ions undergoing reorientational jumps between icosahedral sites. From the motional correlation times the activation energies are derived. It is found that a correlation exists between the activation energies, the motional correlation times and the lattice constant. Hence, the activation energies and correlation times strongly increase with decreasing size of the cation M⁺, which reflects an increasing sterical hindrance due to a decreasing crystallo-graphic lattice constant in the same direction. Authors' address: Klaus Müller, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universit?t Stuttgart, Pfaffen-waldring 55, Stuttgart 70569, Germany