Synthesis,structural and multinuclear natural abundance (<Superscript>13</Superscript>C, <Superscript>31</Superscript>P, <Superscript>195</Superscript>Pt) CP/MAS NMR studies of crystalline O,O′-dialkyldithiophosphate platinum(II) complexes

Platinum(II) O,O′-dicyclohexyl dithiophosphate [Pt{S₂P(O-cyclo-C₆H₁₁)₂}₂] (I) and platinum(II) O,O′-diisopropyl dithiophosphate [Pt{S₂P(O-iso-C₃H₇)₂}₂] (II) complexes were obtained and studied by solidstate ¹³C, ³¹P, and ¹⁹⁵Pt CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy. The dithiophosphate (Dtph) ligands in molecular structure I were found to be coordinated by platinum in S,S′-bidentate fashion to form the planar chromophore [PtS₄] (single-crystal X-ray diffraction data). For complex II, a new α-form (α-II) was obtained and identified by ³¹P MAS NMR spectroscopy. The ³¹P chemical shift anisotropy δ_aniso and the asymmetry parameter η of the ³¹P chemical shift tensor were calculated from the whole MAS spectra.     

Structural organization of silver(I) complexes with O,O′-dialkyl dithiophosphates: Solid-state <Superscript>13</Superscript>C and <Superscript>31</Superscript>P CP/MAS NMR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies

Silver(I) complexes with four symmetrically substituted O,O′-dialkyl derivatives of dithiophosphoric acid of the general formula [Ag{S₂P(OR)₂}] _n (R = C₂H₅, i-C₃H₇, C₄H₉, and s-C₄H₉) were obtained. Their structures and spectroscopic characteristics were studied by solid-state ¹³C and ³¹P CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The parameters of the anisotropy of the ³¹P chemical shift ³¹P-δ _aniso and η (δ _aniso is the chemical shift anisotropy and η is the asymmetry parameter) calculated from the diagrams of the x ²-statistic revealed that the (RO)₂PS₂ groups act as bridging ligands in all the silver(I) complexes obtained. The hexanuclear complex [Ag₆{S₂P(O-i-C₃H₇)₂}₆] was found to form two modifications α and β. According to the X-ray diffraction data, the silver(I) complex with O,O′-di-s-butyl dithiophosphate exists as discrete hexanuclear molecules [Ag₆{S₂P(O-s-C₄H₉)₂}₆]. In the clear molecules β-[Ag₆{S₂P(O-i-C₃H₇)₂}₆], the signals for the phosphorus atoms were assigned to their positions determined from the X-ray diffraction data.     

31P solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance study of the sorption of phosphate onto gibbsite and kaolinite

Sorption of phosphate onto gibbsite (gamma-Al(OH)3) and kaolinite has been studied by both macroscopic and 31P solid-state NMR measurements. Together these measurements indicate that phosphate is sorbed by a combination of surface complexation and surface precipitation with the relative amounts of these phases depending on pH and phosphate concentration. At low pH and high phosphate concentrations sorption is dominated by the presence of both amorphous and crystalline precipitate phases. The similarity between the single-pulse and CP/MAS NMR spectra suggests that the precipitate phases form a thin layer on the surface of the particles in close contact with protons from surface hydroxyl groups or coordinated water molecules. While the crystalline phase is only evident on samples below pH 7, amorphous AlPO4 was found at all pH and phosphate concentrations studied. As pH was increased the fraction of phosphate sorbed as an inner-sphere complex increased, becoming the dominant surface species by pH 8. Comparison of sorption and NMR results suggests that the inner-sphere complexes form by monodentate coordination to singly coordinated Al-OH sites on the edges of the gibbsite and kaolinite crystals. Outer-sphere phosphate complexes, which are readily desorbed, are also present at high pH.     

Structural Organization of Symmetrical Dialkylthiuram Disulfides and Their Cyclic Analogs: X-Ray Diffraction and CP/MAS (13C, 15N) NMR Studies

High-resolution ¹³C and ¹⁵N solid-state NMR spectra were recorded for seven crystalline tetraalkyl-thiuram disulfides and their cyclic analogs of the general formula [R₂NC(S)S]₂ (where R = CH₃, C₂H₅, C₃H₇, and i-C₃H₇ or R₂ = (CH₂)₅, (CH₂)₆, and (CH₂)₄O). The ¹⁵N and ¹³C NMR resonances were assigned to the particular atoms in the compounds studied. Different isotropic ¹⁵N chemical shifts for both dialkyldithiocarbamato groups were interpreted while considering the inductive effects of the alkyl substituents combined with the mesomeric effect of the dithiocarbamato group. X-ray diffraction data were used to refine the molecular structure of bis(cyclohexamethylene)thiuram disulfide and to quantitatively characterize the conformations of the seven-membered N(CH₂)₆ heterocycles.     

Micelle structure and molecular self‐diffusion in isononylphenol ethoxylate–water systems

The structure and dynamic properties of micellar solutions of nonionic surfactants of a series of isononylphenol ethoxylates, C₉H₁₉C₆H₄O(C₂H₄O)_nH (where n = 6,8,9,10, and 12), were studied by NMR diffusometry, dynamic light scattering, and viscosimetry. The sizes of the micelles were determined for different surfactants and at different surfactant concentrations. The numbers of water molecules bound by a micelle and by one oxyethylene group of the surfactant were estimated. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Solid-state NMR and EXAFS spectroscopic characterization of polycrystalline copper(I) O,O'-dialkyldithiophosphate cluster compounds: Formation of copper(I) O,O'-diisobutyldithiophosphate compounds on the surface of synthetic chalcocite

A number of polycrystalline copper(I) O,O'-dialkyldithiophosphate cluster compounds with Cu4, Cu6, and Cu8 cores were synthesized and characterized by using extended X-ray absorption fine-structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy. The structural relationship of these compounds is discussed. The polycrystalline copper(I) O,O'-diisobutyldithiophosphate cluster compounds, [Cu8{S2P(OiBu)2}6(S)] and [Cu6{S2P(OiBu)2}6], were also characterized by using 31P CP/MAS NMR (CP = cross polarization, MAS = magic-angle spinning) and static 65Cu NMR spectroscopies (at different magnetic fields) and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Comparative analyses of the 31P chemical-shift tensor, and the 65Cu chemical shift and quadrupolar-splitting parameters, estimated from the experimental NMR spectra of the polycrystalline copper(I) cluster compounds, are presented. The adsorption mechanism of the potassium O,O'-diisobutyldithiophosphate collector, K[S2P(OiBu)2], at the surface of synthetic chalcocite (Cu2S) was studied by means of solid-state 31P CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). 31P NMR resonance lines from collector-treated chalcocite surfaces were assigned to a mixture of [Cu8{S2P(OiBu)2}6(S)] and [Cu6{S2P(OiBu)2}6] compounds.     

A Hexameric Peptide Barrel as Building Block of Amyloid‐β Protofibrils

Oligomeric and protofibrillar aggregates formed by the amyloid‐β peptide (Aβ) are believed to be involved in the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease. Central to Alzheimer pathology is also the fact that the longer Aβ₄₂ peptide is more prone to aggregation than the more prevalent Aβ₄₀. Detailed structural studies of Aβ oligomers and protofibrils have been impeded by aggregate heterogeneity and instability. We previously engineered a variant of Aβ that forms stable protofibrils and here we use solid‐state NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling to derive a structural model of these. NMR data are consistent with packing of residues 16 to 42 of Aβ protomers into hexameric barrel‐like oligomers within the protofibril. The core of the oligomers consists of all residues of the central and C‐terminal hydrophobic regions of Aβ, and hairpin loops extend from the core. The model accounts for why Aβ₄₂ forms oligomers and protofibrils more easily than Aβ₄₀.