Binuclear Cadmium Dithiophosphate Crystals: 13C, 31P,and 113Cd CP/MAS NMR Studies

Binuclear diisopropyl and dicyclohexyl dithiophosphate cadmium complexes, namely, [Cd₂{S₂P(OR)₂}₄], were studied by high-resolution heteronuclear (¹³C, ³¹P, and ¹¹³Cd) NMR spectroscopy in the solid state in a temperature range from 295 to 378 K. ³¹P NMR signals for the terminal and bridging ligands of the complexes were differentiated. The experimental NMR spectra show ³¹–^111,113Cd and ¹¹³Cd–³¹ spin–spin couplings only for the terminal ligands. The chemical shift anisotropy _aniso and the asymmetry parameter were calculated for ³¹P and ¹¹³Cd NMR signals. It was found that the ³¹P chemical shifts for the terminal and bridging dithiophosphato groups differ in anisotropy character.     

Structural organization of mercury(II) and copper(II) dithiocarbamates from EPR and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C and <Superscript>15</Superscript>N MAS NMR spectra and X-ray diffraction analysis

The structures and spectroscopic properties of mononuclear and binuclear mercury(II) and copper(II) complexes with four dithiocarbamate ligands R₂NC(S)S^? (R = CH₃, C₂H₅, or iso-C₃H₇; R₂ = (CH₂)₆) were studied by solid-state ¹³C and ¹⁵N CP/MAS NMR and EPR spectroscopy. Mercury(II) N,N-cyclohexamethylenedithiocarbamate [Hg₂{S₂CN(CH₂)₆}₄] was obtained and characterized in detail by X-ray diffraction analysis at 299 K. The binuclear molecule of the complex is centrosymmetric; the central tricyclic fragment [Hg₂S₄C₂] is in the chair conformation. In the ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR spectra, the signals were assigned to the dithiocarbamate ligands with different structural functions: bidentate chelating and combined (both chelating and bridging) ones. The differences between the isotropic ¹⁵N chemical shifts for the dialkyldithiocarbamate ligands were interpreted in terms of combination of the mesomeric effect of the =NC(S)S-groups and the inductive effect of the alkyl substituents. According to the EPR data, copper(II) in magnetically diluted systems is mainly found in heterobinuclear molecules [CuHg(S₂CNR₂)₄] and the geometry of the chromophores [CuS₅] approximates to a tetragonal pyramid.     

Adducts of zinc and copper(II) dialkyldithiocarbamate complexes with dialkylamines: Synthesis,EPR, and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C and <Superscript>15</Superscript>N CP/MAS NMR

Crystalline adducts of zinc and copper(II) dithiocarbamate (Dtc) complexes with dialkylamines [M(NHR′₂)(S₂CNR₂)₂] (M = Zn, ⁶³Cu, ⁶⁵Cu; R = CH₃, C₂H₅, or R₂ = (CH₂)₄O; R′ = C₂H₅, C₃H₇) have been preparatively isolated. The structures and spectral properties of the adducts have been studied by EPR and ¹³C and ¹⁵N MAS NMR. Chemisorption of bases on powders of dinuclear dithiocarbamates leads to their dissociation into monomeric adducts. Computer simulation demonstrates that the experimental EPR spectra of isotope-substituted copper(II) adducts have an individual character. The geometry of the copper polyhedra is intermediate between a trigonal bipyramid (TBP) and a tetragonal pyramid (TP). The TBP and TP contributions have been quantified based on EPR data. ¹³C and ¹⁵N MAS NMR data show that the Dtc ligands incorporated into the zinc adduct molecule are structurally nonequivalent. The dependence of the isotropic ¹⁵N chemical shifts of the Dtc groups on the alkyl substituents at the nitrogen atom is interpreted based on the concept of joint manifestation of the (+)inductive effect of the alkyl substituents and the mesomeric effect of the Dtc groups.     

Structural organization of the tetranuclear zinc di-iso-propyl phosphorodithioate complex [Zn4O{S2P(O-iso-C3H7))2}6] as probed by single-crystal x-ray diffraction and 13C and 31P CP/MAS NMR

The zinc O,O’-di-iso-propyl phosphorodithioate complex [Zn₄O?ub;S₂P(O-iso-C₃H₇)₂?ub;₆] (I) has been synthesized and characterized by multinuclear MAS NMR (¹³C, ³¹P). The metal core of the tetranuclear structure of I, determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, is a tetrahedron centered by an oxygen atom. All Dtph ligands are structurally nonequivalent and act as μ₂ bridges combining pairs of zinc atoms. Bonding of all metal atoms to the μ₄ oxygen atom provides additional stabilization of the structure. For ³¹P NMR signals, the chemical shift anisotropy δ_aniso and the asymmetry parameter η were calculated, which allowed to assign them to the phosphorus positions in the structure of I.     

Structure of binuclear platinum(III) acetamidate complexes in solutions as probed by <Superscript>195</Superscript>Pt, <Superscript>13</Superscript>C,and <Superscript>1</Superscript>H NMR spectroscopy

¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy was used to study the structure of binuclear platinum(III) acetamidate complexes with 1,10-phenanthroline and 2,2′-bipyridine ligands [Pt₂(phen)₂(acam)₄](NO₃)₂ (1) and [Pt₂(bipy)₂(acam)₄](NO₃)₂ (2) in aqueous solutions. The ¹⁹⁵Pt NMR spectra of solutions of complexes 1 and 2 in D₂O exhibit two signals with satellites due to the ¹⁹⁵Pt–¹⁹⁵Pt spin-spin coupling (¹ J(Pt–Pt) ≈ 6345 Hz), whereas their ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra contain four sets of signals for the protons and the carbon atoms of the heterocyclic and acetamidate ligands. The signals were assigned using the COSY, NOESY, and HSQC/ HMBC experiments and comparing the coordination shifts of the signals for the protons of heterocycles. These data allowed us to draw a conclusion that binuclear complexes 1 and 2 in solution have a head-to-head structure with nonequivalent platinum(III) atoms (coordination cores PtN₅ and PtN₃O₂), the axial-equatorial coordination of the bidentate heterocyclic molecules, and two bridging and two terminal acetamidate ligands.     

Adducts of zinc and copper(II) dialkyldithiocarbamate complexes with dibutyl-and diisobutylamines: Synthesis,structures, EPR and solid-state natural abundance <Superscript>13</Superscript>C and <Superscript>15</Superscript>N CP/MAS NMR spectra

Crystalline adducts of zinc and copper(II) dithiocarbamate complexes with dibutyl-and diisobutylamines of the general formula [M(NHR′₂)(S₂CNR₂)₂] (M = Zn, ⁶³Cu, and ⁶⁵Cu; R = CH₃ and C₂H₅; R₂ = (CH₂)₄O; R′ = C₄H₉ and i-C₄H₉) were synthesized. Their structures and spectroscopic properties were studied by EPR and solid-state natural abundance ¹³C and ¹⁵N CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy. Experimental EPR data and computer-assisted modeling confirmed the individual character of copper(II) adducts. The geometries of the copper coordination polyhedra were found to be intermediate between a tetragonal pyramid and a trigonal bipyramid (TBP). The contributions from TBP to the geometries of the adducts obtained were calculated from the EPR data. According to the X-ray diffraction data, the adduct of zinc diethyldithiocarbamate with diisobutylamine exists in two isomeric forms. The ¹³C and ¹⁵N CP/MAS NMR signals were assigned to the atomic positions in two crystallographically independent conformer molecules.     

Structural studies of bacterial cellulose through the solid-phase nitration and acetylation by CP/MAS <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR spectroscopy

The solid-phase nitration and acetylation processes of bacterial cellulose have been investigated mainly by CP/MAS ¹³C NMR spectroscopy to clarify the features of these reactions in relation to the characterization of the disordered component included in the microfibrils. CP/MAS ¹³C NMR spectra of bacterial and Valonia cellulose samples are markedly changed as the nitration progresses, in a similar way to the case of cotton linters previously reported; and the relative reactivity of the OH groups in the glucose residues is found to decrease in the order of O(6)H>O(2)H>O(3)H. Moreover, the nitration rate and mode greatly depend on the concentration of nitric acid in the reaction media. At dilute and medium concentrations, the O(6)H groups in the crystalline and disordered components are subjected to nitration at nearly the same rate, indicating that these two components are distributed almost at random in the entire region of each microfibril. The preferential penetration of nitric acid into each microfibril also occurs prior to nitration at the medium concentration, resulting in an increase in the mole fraction of the disordered component. In contrast, all OH groups undergo nitration very rapidly at the higher concentration, although nitration levels off to a certain extent for O(3)H groups. In solid-phase acetylation, no regio-selective reactivity is observed among the three kinds of OH groups, which may be due to the characteristic reaction that proceeds in a very thin layer between the acetylated and nonacetylated regions in each microfibril. The almost random distribution of the disordered component in the entire region of the microfibrils is also confirmed in this solid-phase acetylation. On the basis of these results, the mechanism of the solid-phase reactions and the microfibril structure are discussed.     

Combination of <Superscript>13</Superscript>C/<Superscript>113</Superscript>Cd NMR,potentiometry, and voltammetry in characterizing the interactions between Cd and two models of the main components of soil organic matter

This work allowed the characterization of the Cd-binding sites of two compounds taken as models for exudates, the main components of soil organic matter (SOM). The studied compounds were exopolysaccharides (EPS), specifically exudates of roots (polygalacturonic acid) and of soil bacteria (Phytagel). Potentiometric acid–base titrations were performed and fitting of the obtained results indicated the presence of two main classes of acidic sites, defined by their pK _a values, for both EPS but of a different nature when comparing the two compounds. The two studied exopolysaccharides presented different acidic/basic site ratios: 0.15 for Phytagel and 0.76 for polygalacturonic acid. Spectroscopic techniques (¹³C/¹¹³Cd NMR, FTIR) distinguished different Cd surroundings for each of the studied EPS, which is in agreement with the titration results. Furthermore, these analyses indicated the presence of –COOH and –OH groups in various proportions for each exopolysaccharide, which should be linked to their reactivity towards cadmium. Cadmium titrations (voltammetric measurements) also differentiated different binding sites for each compound and allowed the determination of the strength of the Cd-binding site of the EPS. Fitting of the results of such voltammetric measurements was performed using PROSECE (Programme d’Optimisation et de Speciation Chimique dans l’Environnement), a software coupling chemical speciation calculation and binding parameter optimization. The fitting, taking into account the Cd²⁺/H⁺ competition towards exopolysaccharides, confirmed the acid-base titrations and spectroscopic analyses by revealing two classes of binding sites: (i) one defined as a strong complexant regarding its Cd²⁺–EPS association (logK = 9–10.4) and with basic functionality regarding H⁺–EPS association (pK _a = 11.3–11.7), and (ii) one defined as a weak complexant (logK = 7.1–8.2) and with acidic functionality (pK _a = 3.7–4.0). Therefore the combination of spectroscopic analyses, voltammetry, and fitting allowed the precise characterization of the binding sites of the studied exopolysaccharides, mimicking the main SOM components. Furthermore, the binding parameters obtained by fitting can be used in biogeochemical models to better define the role of key SOM compounds like exudates of roots and of soil bacteria on trace metal transport or assimilation.     

Structural organization of dithiocarbamate heteropolynuclear gold(III)-cadmium complexes from X-ray crystallography and 113Cd MAS NMR spectroscopy data

We study the interaction of dialkyl substituted and cyclic cadmium dithiocarbamates with [AuCl₄]^? anions in 2M HCl medium. The state of the chemisorbents upon contact with AuCl₃ solutions is controlled by ¹¹³Cd MAS NMR spectroscopy. The result of the heterogeneous reactions involving chemisorption binding of gold(III) from the solutions and partial ion exchange is the formation of heteropolynuclear gold(III)-cadmium complexes. The crystal and molecular structure of the acetone-solvated form of polymeric bis-(N,N-diethyldithiocarbamato-S,S′) gold(III) hexachlorodicadmate is identified by single-crystal XRD. The main structural moieties of the compound are complex [Au{S₂CN(C₂H₅)₂}₂]⁺ cations and [Cd₂Cl₆]^2? anions. The structural self-organization of the complex at the supramolecular level is attributed to the secondary Au…S bonds between neighboring isomeric complex gold(III) cations; the bonding results in the formation of linear polymer ([Au{S₂CN(C₂H₅)₂}₂]⁺) _n chains, with [Cd₂Cl₆]^2? anions alternating to the right and left of the chains.     

The state of Al(III) in alcohol solutions of aluminum alkoxide as probed by <Superscript>27</Superscript>Al and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR and small-angle X-ray scattering

Solutions of aluminum alkoxides obtained by interaction of aluminum metal with methyl, ethyl, and isopropyl alcohols were studied by ²⁷Al and ¹³C NMR and small-angle X-ray scattering. Alkoxides with a tetrahedral environment of aluminum prevail in methanol solutions, and those with an octahedral environment of aluminum predominate in ethanol solutions. In isopropyl alcohol at 293 K, polynuclear alkoxides with tetrahedral, octahedral, and pentacoordinated aluminum environments coexist. The structure of polynuclear complexes was refined by comparison of their calculated dimensions with small-angle X-ray scattering data.     

Solid-state <Superscript>29</Superscript>Si MAS NMR studies of diatoms: structural characterization of biosilica deposits

Four different diatom species (Chaetoceros debilis, Chaetoceros didymum, Cylindrotheca fusiformis, Nitzschia angularis) were studied by solid-state (29)Si MAS NMR spectroscopy. To determine the Q(2):Q(3):Q(4) ratios in the biosilica deposits of the diatoms, quantitative (29)Si MAS NMR experiments were performed. This analysis did not reveal any differences regarding the molecular architecture of the silica (i.e. the degree of condensation of the SiOH units (2 identical with SiOH --> identical with Si-O-Si identical with + H(2)O)) from the different diatom species. However, complete cells showed significantly smaller Q(4):Q(3) ratios (1.8-1.9) than extracted cell walls (2.5-2.8), indicating the existence of intracellular pools of less condensed silica.     

A multinuclear (113Cd, 29Si and 13C) NMR study of some cadmium dialkylamides and their adducts

New dialkylamido compounds of cadmium have been prepared and their physical and spectral properties studied. Adducts of Cd[N(SiMe₃)₂]₂ with nitrogen donors have also been prepared and studied. Multinuclear NMR spectroscopy (¹¹³Cd, ²⁹Si and ¹³C) has been used but no simple correlation of chemical shifts has been found except the downfield shifts for the ¹¹³Cd resonances accompanying an increae in coordination number from two of three.     

Tetraphenyl-and tetratolylantimony complexes with N,N-dialkyldithiocarbamate ligands: Synthesis, X-ray diffraction analysis, and 13C and 15N CP/MAS NMR studies

Crystalline tetraphenylantimony and tetratolylantimony complexes with N,N-dialkyldithiocarbamate ligands [Sb(C₆H₅)₄(S₂CNR₂)] (R = CH₃, C₂H₅, and C₃H₇ and R₂ = (CH₂)₆) were synthesized by ligand exchange reactions and studied by ¹³C and ¹⁵N CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the complex [Sb(n-CH₃-C₆H₄)₄{S₂CN(C₃H₇)₂}] exists as the single molecular form, while [Sb(C₆H₅)₄{S₂CN(CH₂)₆}] exists as two molecular conformers. The ¹³C and ¹⁵N signals were assigned to the positions of the atoms in the isomeric structures [Sb(C₆H₅)₄{S₂CN(CH₂)₆}] in terms of different degrees of double bonding in the formally single =N-C(S)S-bond.     

Structural Organization of Nickel(II), Zinc(II), and Copper(II) Complexes with Diisobutyldithiocarbamate: EPR, <Superscript>13</Superscript>C and <Superscript>15</Superscript>N CP/MAS NMR,and X-Ray Diffraction Studies

The structures and spectroscopic properties of nickel(II), zinc(II), and copper(II) complexes with dibutyl- and diisobutyldithiocarbamate were studied by EPR and ¹³C and ¹⁵N CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. According to the EPR data, copper(II) forms mononuclear [^63/65Cu{S₂CNR₂}₂] and heterobinuclear complexes [^63/65CuZn{S₂CNR₂}₄] under magnetic dilution conditions. The isomeric forms of nickel(II) and zinc(II) diisobutyldithiocarbamates were detected by ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopy. The crystalline zinc(II) diisobutyldithiocarbamate was found to have a unique structural organization with alternating mononuclear [Zn{S₂CN(i-C₄H₉)₂}₂] and binuclear molecular forms [Zn₂{ S₂CN(i-C₄H₉)₂}₄] in the 1 : 1 ratio.     

<Superscript>1</Superscript>H and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR spectra of some drimanic sesquiterpenoids

One- and two-dimensional homo- and heteronuclear correlation proton, carbon, proton—proton, and proton—carbon NMR spectra of fifteen drimanic sesquiterpenoids: 11,12-dibromodrima-5,8-dien-7-one, drim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11,12-dihydroxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxy-11,12-epoxydrim-8-en-7-one, 11-hydroxy-11,12-epoxydrim-8-en-7-one, 8,9-epoxydriman-7-one, 8,9-epoxydriman-7-ol, 11,12-diacetoxydrim-8-en-7-ol, drimane-7,8,11-triol, 7,8-isopropylidenedioxydriman-11-al, 9, 11-dihydroxydrim-7-en-6-one, drimane-7,8,9-triol, drimane-7,8,11-triol, and drim-8-ene-7,11,12-triol were studied. The proton and carbon chemical shifts were assigned.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2589–2594, December, 2004.     

A <Superscript>31</Superscript>P NMR study of ligand substitution in heterometallic Ru/Zn complexes

Based on the ³¹P NMR data, equilibriums in the [RuNO(NO₂)₄OHZn(TPPO)₃]-Py system are quantitatively described, and equilibrium constants of dissociation of the initial complex and organic ligand substitution are determined. The stability of heterometallic complexes is found to increase in passing from TPPO to pyridine. The mixed ligand [RuNO(NO₂)₄OHZn(TPPO)₂Py] complex is structurally characterized, and it is shown that the TPPO molecule in the trans-position to the μ²-bridging hydroxo group is substituted first.     

Diffusion mobility of alkali metals in perfluorinated sulfocationic and carboxylic membranes as probed by <Superscript>1</Superscript>H, <Superscript>7</Superscript>Li, <Superscript>23</Superscript>Na,and <Superscript>133</Superscript>Cs NMR spectroscopy

Water self-diffusion and ion mobilities in various ionic forms (H⁺, Li⁺, Na⁺, Rb⁺, Cs⁺, and Ba²⁺) of perfluorinated sulfocationic membranes MF-4SK were studied by NMR and impedance spectroscopy. When degrees of hydration are low, the self-diffusion coefficients of water and ionic conductivities are considerably affected by the water content of the membrane. The self-diffusion coefficients decrease in the order H⁺ > Ba²⁺ > Cs⁺ > Rb⁺ > Na⁺ > Li⁺, whereas the ion mobility decreases in the order H⁺ > Li⁺ > Na⁺ > Cs⁺ > Ba²⁺.     

High-Resolution <Superscript>1</Superscript>H and <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR of Glycyrrhizic Acid and Its Esters

Resonances for protons and C atoms in the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra of glycyrrhizic acid and its esters were assigned using high-resolution ¹H (600 MHz) and ¹³C (150 MHz) NMR methods. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 347–350, July–August, 2005.