Quantitative determination of glucose in blood plasma by homonuclear proton decoupled water attenuation transverse relaxation Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (WATR-HDCPMG) NMR spectroscopy

Glucose in 5% D₂O/95% H₂O solution was successfully determined quantitatively by measurements of the ¹H NMR peak height (intensity) of the single peaks at δ(¹H) = 5.22 and 4.64 ppm corresponding to the α-D and the β-D-glucose spectrum, respectively. The single peaks were obtained from decoupling of the high field part of the AX spectrum of the α-D- or the β-D-glucose by incorporation of time shared homonuclear decoupling in the WATR-CPMG method (WATR-HDCPMG) without re-attenuation of the water peak. The method was applied to the determination of total glucose in blood plasma from human subjects undergoing oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in the teaching hospital. The results compared favorably with those obtained from the standard glucose oxidase method obtained in a hospital pathology laboratory. The accuracy of the results obtained using the WATR-HDCPMG method was within 3.5% of the glucose oxidation method. Received: 5 January 1998 / Revised: 23 February 1998 / Accepted: 26 February 1998     

Complete Solid State 13C NMR Chemical Shift Assignments for α-D-Glucose, α-D-Glucose-H2O and β-D-Glucose

Abstract

NMR spectra of crystalline α-D-glucose DH₂O (1), α-D-glucose (2), and β-D-glucose (3) were examined by 13C cross polarization magic angle spinning (CPMAS) methods. Each of the three forms of glucose exhibited a distinctly different spectrum. Chemical interconversion of 2 and 3 as well as the in situ dehydration of 1 during the course of the CPMAS NMR experiment was monitored in the ¹³C spectra. Samples of 1, 2, and 3 specifically enriched at C-1 and C-6 with ¹³C yielded ¹³C spectra in which the resonances corresponding to the adjacent C-2 and C-5 carbons were not visible due to strong homonuclear ¹³C dipolar interactions with the high abundance label. Spectra of these analogues as well as the C-2 and C-3 labeled materials provided the complete ¹³C chemical shift assignments of crystalline 1 2, and 3. A comparison of the solid state and solution ¹³C spectra revealed substantial resonance shifts for each of the three structures examined.     

Study of spectroscopic properties of Europium (III) Tris(β-diketonate) complex and α-Cyclodextrin in aqueous medium

The solubilization of an europium (III) β-diketonate chelate in aqueous medium and the changes in its photophysical properties upon its inclusion into an α-cyclodextrin hydrophobic cavity are described. The complex [Eu(tta)₃·(H₂O)₂] (tta = 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(thiophen-2-yl)butane-1,3-dione) was synthesized, characterized, and incorporated into the hydrophobic cavity by stirring in an α-cyclodextrin aqueous solution. The inclusion was confirmed by ¹H NMR, and the stoichiometry of association was obtained by the Job method. The maximum in the excitation spectrum of the α-CD inclusion compound in aqueous solution was shifted 28 nm compared with the maximum of non α-CD complex. The emission spectrum of the association is similar to that of the free solid complex and displays the characteristic ⁵D₀ → ⁷F_0-4 Eu³⁺ transitions.     

Complete assignment of the carbon-13 NMR spectrum of chlorophyl a

The ¹³C NMR spectrum (at natural abundance) of monomeric chlorophyll α in acetone-d₆ has been recorded to re-examine the assignments of the low field (aromatic-olefinic) region of the spectrum. The assignments, made by the examination of the fully coupled spectrum and by the use of long-range selective ¹H decoupling (LSPD) with low-power irradiation, were compared with those of the previous reports. The results of the present work clarify the ambiguities previously encountered in the assignment of the 10a-ester, 7c-propionyl, P-2-phytyl, 2b-vinyl, γ- and β-methine carbon atoms, as well as the β-pyrrolic carbon-6 and α-pyrrolic carbons ?16 and ?17 of chlorophyll α. Reassignment of the three last carbons was found necessary. Knowledge of the chemical shifts of these carbon atoms was considered to be particularly valuable, as it yields relevant information on the delocalized π electron system which is crucial for the function of chlorophyll in photosynthesis.     

Stereochemistry in cationic polymerization of alkenyl ethers. I. 1H- and 13C-NMR spectra of poly(propenyl ethers)

Benzyl, ethyl, and deuterated ethyl propenyl ethers (BzPE, EPE, and EPE-d₅, respectively) with different cis/trans isomer ratios were polymerized by BF₃O(C₂H₅)₂ at ?78°C in toluene, methylene chloride, and nitroethane solvents. Poly(propenyl alcohol) [poly(PA)] was also prepared by treating poly(BzPE) with HBr gas. The steric structure of these polymers was studied by ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy. The poly(EPE-d₅) obtained from a trans-rich monomer mixture was crystalline, while one from a cis-rich monomer mixture was amorphous. Poly(BzPE) was always amorphous. Poly(BzPE), poly(PA), and poly(EPE-d₅) gave ¹H-NMR spectra with two β-methine peaks, relative intensities of which depended on the geometric structure of the monomers. Their spectra of β-methyl protons decoupled from β-methine proton were also split into two peaks, relative intensities of which corresponded to those of the two α-methine peaks. ¹³C-NMR spectra of α-OCH₂ and β-CH₃ of poly(EPE), respectively, consisted of two peaks. These observations show that the poly(propenyl ethers) examined, whether crystalline or amorphous, have only two dyad structures (probably threo or erythro-meso and racemic), and that their α- and β-carbons have the same dyad structure, irrespective of the kind of the alkoxyl groups.     

Origin of the [C4H9O]+ ions in the mass spectrum of n-butyl ethyl ether

The mechanisms of formation of m/z 73 ions in the mass spectrum of the ionized title compound were investigated by deuterium substitution and by examining the decompositions of metastable ions. Two routes to the [C₄H₉O]⁺ ions were found in the normal spectrum. The ethyl lost by the major pathway contains the α- and β-hydrogens and a γ-hydrogen from the butyl group. The minor route involves the loss of ethylene from the [M? H]⁺ ion. There were metastable peaks for losses of ethyl, ethanol and methyl from the molecular ion. The ethyl contains the α- and β-methylenes and a γ-hydrogen, while the methyl is the δ-methyl of the butyl group. The labeling data rule out a previous mechanistic proposal for the loss of ethyl and support a mechanism involving stepwise isomerization to the sec-butyl ethyl ether molecular ion. However, the metastable ion chemistries of the molecular ions from the n- and sec-butyl ethyl ethers are highly dissimilar, perhaps due to decompositions from different electronic states. The n-pentyl methyl ether ions loses both ethyl and propyl, apparently following rearrangements to the 3-pentyl and 2-pentyl ether ions. Di n-butyl and n-butyl methyl ethers also give metastable peaks for loss of methyl, ethyl and the shorter chain alcohol.     

Collision‐induced dissociation mass spectra of glucosinolate anions

Collision‐induced dissociation (CID) mass spectra of differently substituted glucosinolates were investigated under negative‐ion mode. Data obtained from several glucosinolates and their isotopologues (³⁴S and ²H) revealed that many peaks observed are independent of the nature of the substituent group. For example, all investigated glucosinolate anions fragment to produce a product ion observed at m/z 195 for the thioglucose anion, which further dissociates via an ion/neutral complex to give two peaks at m/z 75 and 119. The other product ions observed at m/z 80, 96 and 97 are characteristic for the sulfate moiety. The peaks at m/z 259 and 275 have been attributed previously to glucose 1‐sulfate anion and 1‐thioglucose 2‐sulfate anion, respectively. However, based on our tandem mass spectrometric experiments, we propose that the peak at m/z 275 represents the glucose 1‐thiosulfate anion. In addition to the common peaks, the spectrum of phenyl glucosinolate (β‐D ‐Glucopyranose, 1‐thio‐, 1‐[N‐(sulfooxy)benzenecarboximidate] shows a substituent‐group‐specific peak at m/z 152 for C₆H₅‐C(?NOH)S^?, the CID spectrum of which was indistinguishable from that of the anion of synthetic benzothiohydroxamic acid. Similarly, the m/z 201 peak in the spectrum of phenyl glucosinolate was attributed to C₆H₅‐C(?S)OSO₂^?. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Formation of cyclic ions in the electron impact induced fragmentation of 1,n-bis-(alkylthio) alkanes

Fragmentation of molecular ions of 1,n-bis(alkylthio)alkanes (R¹-S-(CH₂)_n-S-R²) occurs mainly by α- or β-cleavage to a sulphur atom. The ratio of fragments derived by α- or β-cleavage depends on the number of methylene groups (n) between the two sulphur atoms and on the alkyl groups R¹ and R². Generally β-cleavage induced fragmentation dominates for 1,2-bis(alkylthio)ethanes (n=2) leading to formation of thiiranium ions. Fragmentations derived by α-cleavage are predominant for all compounds with n=3; base peaks corresponding to [M-(R)]⁺ or [M-(2R)+(H)]⁺ are found which gives evidence for formation of five membered cyclic ions. Such fragmenss are less intense in compounds with n=4 whereas m all other compounds β-cleavage predominates if R = methyl, ethyl, n-propyl.     

Ultrasound assisted ambient temperature synthesis of ternary oxide AgMO2 (M=Fe, Ga)

The application of ultrasound for the synthesis of ternary oxide AgMO₂ (M=Fe, Ga) was investigated. Crystalline α-AgFeO₂ was obtained from the alkaline solutions of silver and iron hydroxides by sonication for 40 minutes. α-AgFeO₂ was found to absorb optical radiation in the 300-600 nm range as shown by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The Raman spectrum of α-AgFeO₂ exhibited two bands at 345 and 638 cm⁻¹. When β-NaFeO₂ was sonicated with aqueous silver nitrate solution for 60 minutes, β-AgFeO₂ possessing orthorhombic structure was obtained as the ion-exchanged product. The Raman spectrum of β-AgFeO₂ showed four strong bands at 295, 432, 630 and 690 cm⁻¹. Sonication of β-NaGaO₂ with aqueous silver nitrate solution for 60 minutes resulted in olive green colored, α-AgGaO₂. The diffuse reflectance spectrum and the EDX analysis confirmed that the ion-exchange through sonication was complete. The Raman spectrum of α-AgGaO₂ had weak bands at 471 and 650 cm⁻¹.     

Calorimetric measurement of the heat of desorption of water vapor from amorphous and crystalline lactose

The heat required to release and vaporize bound H₂O from crystalline α-lactose monohydrate and from lactose glass, as determined by differential scanning calorimetry is 12.3±0.7 and 10.8±0.5 kcal·mole⁻¹ of H₂O, respectively. Water vapor sorption by anhydrous α-lactose leads to the formation of the α-monohydrate. The isotherm, obtained gravimetrically for this process is Langmuir type. β-Lactose is completely non-hygroscopic below 97% relative humidity. Thereafter, it sorbs H₂O rapidly to form a concentrated solution wherein the lactose is capable of mutarotation. Densites of lactose forms determined pycnometrically by helium displacement are: 1.535 g/cm³ for α-lactose·H₂O; 1.547 g/cm³ for anhydrous α-lactose; and 1.576 g/cm³ for β-lactose.     

Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry of Organophosphorus Compounds

Abstract

Fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry has been applied to a range of ionic, zwitterionic, and thermally labile organophosphorus compounds and has been shown to be a potentially valuable aid to identification and characterisation. Results are presented for the positive ion spectra of quasiphosphonium salts, aminophosphonic, aminophosphonous, and aminophosphinic acids, phosphonopeptides, and a number of heat sensitive derivatives. The quasiphosphonium intermediates derived from alkyl esters of phosphorus (III) acids and halogeno compounds generally show base peaks corresponding to the phosphonium ion which fragments to give the protonated form of the Arbuzov product. Strong characteristic peaks are also obtained from various phosphonic and phosphinic derivatives. α- and ω-aminoalkanephosphonic acids and their guanidino analogues give base peaks corresponding to [M+H]⁺ ions and show simple fragmentations arising mainly from the loss of HPO₃ and H₃PO₃ Phosphonous derivatives give peaks corresponding to [M+H]⁺ and [2M+H]⁺ with the base peak apparently resulting from the elimination of HPO₃ from the dimeric structure. Elimination of H₃PO₂ is also indicated. Examples of phosphonopeptides are also shown to give base peaks at [M+H]⁺ and to exhibit characteristic fragmentations that are of potential value as aids to identification. Fast atom bombardment mass spectra have also been recorded for a number of pesticidal phosphorodithioates, their principal metabolites, and some related esters. Although [M+H]⁺ peaks are clearly present in all cases, the intensity is variable and fragmentations are generally more complex than those obtained for the compounds referred to above. O,O-Diethyl phosphorodithioates, for example, frequently give rise to (EtO)₂PS⁺, which fragments further by stepwise elimination of ethylene as is also observed in electron impact mass spectrometry. We are grateful to SERC for support of this work and for FAB mass spectrometry facilities at the Physico-Chemical Measurements Unit, Harwell.     

Characterizations of Pr-doped Yb3Al5O12 single crystals for scintillator applications

Yb₃Al₅O₁₂ (YbAG) single crystals doped with different concentrations of Pr were synthesized by the Floating Zone (FZ) method. Then, we evaluated their basic optical and scintillation properties. All the samples showed photoluminescence (PL) with two emission bands appeared approximately 300–500 nm and 550–600 nm due to the charge transfer luminescence of Yb³⁺ and intrinsic luminescence of the garnet structure, respectively. A PL decay profile of each sample was approximated by a sum of two exponential decay functions, and the obtained decay times were 1 ns and 3–4 ns. In the scintillation spectra, we observed emission peaks in the ranges from 300 to 400 nm and from 450 to 550 nm for all the samples. The origins of these emissions were attributed to charge transfer luminescence of Yb³⁺ and intrinsic luminescence of the garnet structure, respectively. The scintillation decay times became longer with increasing the Pr concentrations. Among the present samples, the 0.1% Pr-doped sample showed the lowest scintillation afterglow level. In addition, pulse height spectrum of 5.5 MeV α-rays was demonstrated using the Pr-doped YbAG, and we confirmed that all the samples showed a full energy deposited peak. Above all, the 0.1% Pr-doped sample showed the highest light yield with a value of 14 ph/MeV under α-rays excitation.     

Use of 13C isotope shifts for assignment of deuterium labelling sites in 1,3-diphenylpropan-1-one

¹³C NMR spectroscopy was used for the unequivocal analysis of the mixture of products of RuCl₂[P(C₆H₅)₃]₃-catalysed transfer deuteriation of benzylideneacetophenone by (a) DCOONa/H₂O, (b) HCOONa/D₂O and (c) DCOONa/D₂O. Signal assignments in the ¹³C spectra were obtained mainly from the deuterium-induced ¹³C isotope shifts. The geminal ¹³C? ²H shift of the β-carbon of deuteriated 1,3-diphenylpropan-1-one is almost twice that for the α-carbon.     

Convenient high yield and stereoselective synthesis of O-glycopeptides using N-α-Fmoc-Tyr/Ser[β-d-Glc(OAc)4]OPfp generated in solution

Fmoc-AA-OPfp (AA=Tyr or Ser) (1 equiv) was reacted with β-d-Glc(OAc)₅ (6 equiv) in the presence of BF₃.Et₂O (6 equiv) in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature for 2 h, and the glycosylation reaction mixture was used directly to couple to the amino group of the peptide resin without isolation and purification of the Fmoc-AA[β-d-Glc(OAc)₄]-OPfp. Moreover, the -OAc protecting groups of glucose was removed just prior to releasing the peptide from the resin using 6 mM NaOMe in 85% DMF-MeOH. The crude product obtained by TFA cleavage contained >90% of the target O-glycopeptide, and the 500 MHz ¹H NMR analysis revealed that the glycosylation reaction was nearly stereoselective (>97% β-anomer). This method is rapid and stereoselective, and can now be exploited for the routine synthesis of O-glycopeptides.     

Two-Dimensional Proton Chemical Shift Correlated NMR Spectroscopy of Digitoxose1

Abstract

The hydroxyl proton coupled ¹H NMR spectra of solutions of β-d-digitoxopyranose and of an equilibrated mixture of the four ring forms of d-digitoxose in dimethylsulfoxide-d ₆ have been assigned completely by two-dimensional, proton chemical shift correlated NMR spectroscopy and spin decoupling at 400 MHz. Analysis of resolution enhanced, one-dimensional ¹H NMR spectra yielded an almost complete set of CH and OH proton-proton coupling constants for the four ring forms. The free aldehydo form of d-digitoxose in dimethylsulfoxide-d ₆ solution has been detected by means of its characteristic H-l quartet at 6 9.687. Quantitative analysis of the equilibrated mixture of the five forms of d-digitoxose gave the composition:- α-pyranose, β-pyranose, α-furanose, β-furanose, aldehydo form, 11.2, 67.3, 8.4, 13.0, and 0.1%, respectively. The ⁴ C ₁ chair conformations have been assigned to the α- and β-pyranose forms by analysis of the coupling constants and are discussed qualitatively in terms of their relative stabilities.     

Low-Temperature TSDC Studies of Molecular Dynamics in Pristine and O7+ Ion–Modified Liquid Crystalline Polyurethane

The molecular dynamics of pristine and 100 MeV O⁷⁺ ion–modified liquid crystalline polyurethane (LCPU) was carried out using the thermally stimulated depolarization currents (TSDC) method. The TSDC spectra of pristine LCPU samples consist of current peaks appearing around 110,160, 210, and 260 K and are called the γ, β, α, and δ peaks respectively. The γ-peak is attributed to the crankshaft motion of the spacer group (but-2-ene group). The β-peak is due to the localized rotational fluctuations of C?O groups. The α-peak is associated with the dipolar orientation of imines group present in the urethane linkage, and the δ-peak has its origin in the space charge trapping mechanism. In the TSDC spectra of O⁷⁺ ion–irradiated LCPU samples the γ-peak almost disappears, which shows that the ion induced modification in the methylene linkage. A relaxation process owing to new sub-polar groups formed due to dehydrogenation of CH₂ groups and occurring in the vicinity of β-relaxation is discussed. The radiation-induced chain scissioning at NH groups in LCPU is also confirmed from the fluence effect on the α-peak. The irradiation results in the production of a large number of defect sites and an increase in the same results in the enhancement of δ-relaxation.     

Theoretical Investigations on the Agostic Interactions of the Molybdenum and Manganese Complexes

The essential participation of agostic interactions in C−H bond activation, cyclometallation and other catalytic processes has been widely observed. To quantitatively evaluate the Mo−H−C agostic interaction in the Mo β/γ- agostomers [CpMo(CO)₂(PiPr₃)]⁺ ( Mo , 1 and Mo , 2 ) and the Mn−H−C agostic interaction in the Mn α/ϵ-agostomers [(C₆H₉]Mo(CO)₃] ( Mn , 1 and Mn , 2 ), the comprehensive density functional theory (DFT) theoretical investigations were performed. Results indicated that the Mo β-agostomer 1 is only favorable by 0.5 kcal mol⁻¹ than Mo γ-agostomer 2 , and the Gibbs barrier for their interconversion was 9.1 kcal mol⁻¹. A slightly higher Gibbs barrier of 12.7 kcal mol⁻¹ for the isomerization between the Mn α/ϵ-agostomers was also obtained. The relatively strong agostic interactions in Mo β-agostomer 1 and Mn α-agostomer 1 were further verified by the AIM (Atoms-In-Molecules) analyses and the NAdOs (natural adaptive orbitals) analyses. The findings on the agostic interaction presented in this study are believed to benefit the understandings of the agostic interaction involved catalytic processes and to promote the development of new organometallic complexes.     

Effects of simultaneous 13C?1H and 13C?11B decoupling on the carbon-13 n.m.r. spectra of some organoboron compounds

¹³C FT n.m.r. spectra were obtained from borates of methyl α-D -glucopyranoside, triethylboron, sodium tetraphenylboron and 1-butaneboronic acid employing a simultaneous ¹H and ¹¹B decoupling network. The effectiveness of the system was evident using the three latter organoboron compounds. Since no diminution in line broadening of signals occurred in the spectrum of the sugar borate, the absence of ¹³C? O? ¹¹B coupling was indicated. This finding was confirmed by comparing the effects of varying the temperatures of sugar borates and triethylboron on their conventional ¹³C n.m.r. spectra.     

Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of 1,3-butadienes. IX—The 1H spectra of isoprene and related compounds

Full analyses of the five-spin ¹H n.m.r. spectra for the diene protons of isoprene, ethylbutadiene and β-myrcene under conditions of decoupling the sidechain α-protons are reported. The data are discussed in terms of spin–spin coupling mechanism and molecular conformation. The fully-coupled spectra of the compounds were also examined and coupling information obtained.     

13C NMR measurements of acid-base equilibrium constants in alkaline aqueous solutions of D-glucose anomers

The concentration dissociation constants pK _c of the α and β D-glucose anomers were measured at pH 12–14 by the ¹³C NMR method. The pK _c values for L ? H_?1L + H equilibria at 25°C and an ionic strength of 1.0 mol/l (NaCl) were pK _c ^α = 12.31 ± 0.03 and pK _c ^β = 12.03 ± 0.01. Dissociation was found to shift all the spectrum lines downfield. The most probable hydroxyl group responsible for the dissociation of β-D-glucose was determined.