The structure and conformation of a mesogenic compound between almost zero and almost complete orientational order

The conformational distributions in molecules that form liquid crystalline phases are predicted to depend strongly on orientational order. Results are presented here to test this hypothesis. The mesogen 4-hexyloxy-4'-cyanobiphenyl (6OCB) has been studied by NMR spectroscopy in the isotropic phase and in the nematic phase. In the isotropic phase the field-induced orientational ordering produces small dipolar couplings between ¹³C and ¹H nuclei, which were determined from the ¹³C spectra. Couplings between ¹H nuclei were also obtained using 2D selective refocusing experiments. In the nematic phase, both ¹H-¹H dipolar couplings and quadrupolar splittings for deuterium nuclei were measured for partially-deuterated samples. Both proton and deuterium spectra were also obtained for 6OCB in an equimolar mixture with 4-(ethoxybenzylidene)-4'-butylaniline (EBBA). This mixture exhibits SmA and SmB phases. The data obtained from these experiments has been analysed to yield the probability distribution of the conformations in this molecule generated by rotations about bonds. It is found that there is a substantial influence of the orientational order of the molecules on these distributions.     

The dynamics of the CH3CN molecule in the isotropic phase and in a nematic solution

NMR lineshape studies of acelonitrile in the isotropic and the liquid-crystalline nematic phase of PCH have been performed. The scalar relaxation of the second kind due to the presence of the ¹⁴N quadrupolar nucleus has been confirmed as the most important relaxation mechanism for this molecule in both the isotropic and the anisotropic phase. It has been found largely responsible for the selective broadening on ¹³C and ¹H transitions. A minor contribution arising from intramolecular dipolar relaxation mechanism has also been investigated. Linewidth analysis of the NMR spectra allowed us to determine the quadrupolar relaxation time T_IN of the ¹⁴N nucleus. This is connected to the correlation time for rotational diffusion perpendicular to the molecular symmetry axis. A possible explanation of a residual selective broadeining which effects the ¹³C and ¹H NMR transitions and is not taken into account by this mechanism, is also given.     

First order transitions to a lyotropic biaxial nematic

The phase diagram of the sodium dodecylsulphate/decanol/water system is studied by²H NMR spectroscopy in the range between the calamitic nematic (N⁺_C) and discotic nematic (N^-_D) phases. In this narrow range a nematic biaxial phase (N_BX) is observed. The phase transitions between the nematic phases are all of first order. The shape of the surfactant aggregates in the nematic phases varies with composition and temperature.     

Interactive n→σ delocalizations that control an aqueous organic equilibrium

Hydrated acetaldehydes were condensed in D₂O with substituted alcohols and thiols to determine ΔG of hemiacetalization by ¹H NMR. Specific n→σ^* delocalizations in the alkoxy/alkylthio functionality of the product interact to influence n→σ^* delocalization in the hemiacetal functionality. Delocalization in the latter functionality controls ΔG.     

Intermediate phases in the dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride/water system

Two intermediate phases have been found in the concentration range between the hexagonal and concentrated cubic phases in the binary system dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride (C₁₂TACl)/water. This region in the phase diagram was studied by means of ²H NMR of specifically deuteriated surfactant as well as by ¹⁴N NMR. Below 35°C, an intermediate phase with non-cylindrical aggregates is formed in the concentration range 80 to 84 wt% surfactant, X-ray data from this phase can be indexed to a centred rectangular lattice. In addition, there is a uniaxial phase with a reduced quadrupole splitting. The aggregates comprising the centred rectangular phase were analysed by means of bandshape analysis of the NMR spectra and by small angle X-ray scattering.     

Effect of molecular dynamics and modulated structure on H NMR spectrum studied in [Mg(H2O)6][SiF6]

The spectrum of magnetic resonance is typically affected by a modulated structure in an incommensurate phase, resulting in the broadened spectrum characterized by ‘edge singularities’. We demonstrate that the modulated structure in the crystal where molecular motion exists is responsible for the narrowing of the spectrum in the fast motional region by means of the simulation of ²H NMR spectrum of [Mg(H₂O)₆][SiF₆]. The program developed by combining the theories of phase solitons in the incommensurate phase and motional change of ²H NMR spectrum was used for the simulation. We obtained a good agreement between the theoretical ²H NMR spectrum and experimental one for [Mg(H₂O)₆][SiF₆].     

1,3-丙二胺邻苯二酚钼钨手性八面体配合物的仿生合成、晶体结构以及与ATP作用的液相NMR研究

合成了1,3-丙二胺邻苯二酚钼钨手性八面体配合物(NH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂NH₂)₂[Mo_0.4W_0.6O₂(C₆H₄O₂)₂],并对其进行了单晶结构解析,研究了其与ATP作用的液相NMR谱.该晶体属正交晶系,空间群为Pcan.晶胞参数a=0.7501(2)nm,b=2.3994(7)nm,c=1.2178(4)nm,Z=4.[Mo_0.4W_0.6O₂(C₆H₄O₂)₂]^2-的配位几何构型为手性八面体,晶体为外消旋体.配位阴离子中MoW中心金属离子除了与两个端基O配位形成cis-MO键外,同时还分别与两个邻苯二酚配位基团的的氧原子配位,形成4个M-Ob(M=Mo,W)键,构成两个五元环.利用¹HNMR,¹³CNMR,³¹PNMR以及¹H-¹⁵NHMBC对标题配合物及其与ATP在D₂O溶剂中的作用进行了研究,发现标题配合物的MoW中心金属离子在纯D₂O溶剂中被还原成+5价,但与ATP混合后转化为+6价,且与原配位基邻苯二酚发生解离.解离后的[MO₂]²⁺最大可能与腺嘌呤上的氨基N原子配位,而此配位可能是其抗癌抗肿瘤活性的主要作用机理之一.     

H, C, N NMR, ESI mass spectral and single crystal X-ray structural characterization of three spiro[pyrrolidine-2,3′-oxindoles]

Three spiro[pyrrolidine-2,3′-oxindoles], 1,1′,2,2′,5′,6′,7′,7′a-octahydro-2-oxo-1′-phenyl-spiro[3H-indole-3,3′-[3H]-pyrrolizine]-2′-carboxylic acid methyl ester (1), 1,1′,2,2′,5′,6′,7′,7′a-octahydro-2-oxo-1′-nitro-2′-phenyl-spiro[3H-indole-3, 3′-[3H]-pyrrolizine] (2) and 1,1′,2,2′,5′,6′,7′,7′a-octahydro-2-oxo-1′-nitro-2′-(4″-chlorophenyl)-spiro[3H-indole-3,3′-[3H]-pyrrolizine] (3) have been synthesized and their ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N spectra assigned. The chemical shift assignments are based on Pulsed Field Gradient (PFG) Double Quantum Filter (DQF) ¹H, ¹H correlation spectroscopy (COSY), PFG ¹H, ¹³C Heteronuclear Multiple Quantum Coherence (HMQC) and PFG ¹H,X (X = ¹³C and ¹⁵N) Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Correlation (HMBC) experiments. The single crystal X-ray structures of 1–3 have been determined. Compounds 1 and 2 crystallized in monoclinic space group C2/c and compound 3 in monoclinic space group P2₁/c, respectively. Also the ESI-TOF MS data of 1–3 are given.     

The N quadrupole coupling tensor of pyridine and pyrimidine in solution, assigned by NMR in an electric field

The principal components of the ¹⁴N quadrupole coupling tensor in liquid pyridine and pyrimidine are determined from the ²H and ¹⁴N NMR spe     

Studies on adducts of rhodium(II) tetraacetate and rhodium(II) tetratrifluoroacetate with some amines in CDCl3 solution using H, C and N NMR

¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopy has been applied for investigation of amine adducts with rhodium(II) tetraacetate dimer and rhodium(II) tetratrifluoroacetate dimer in CDCl₃ solution. Subsequent formation of two adducts, 1:1 and 2:1, was proved by NMR and VIS titration experiments, and by NMR measurements at reduced temperatures, from 233 to 273 K. The adduct formation shift, defined as Δδ=δ_adduct−δ_ligand and characterizing complexation reaction, varies from ca. 0 to +1.6 ppm for ¹H, from ca. −10 to +6 ppm for ¹³C and from −4.4 to −39 ppm for ¹⁵N NMR. Formation of N–Rh bond slows the inversiof on the nitrogen atom and generates, in the case of N-methyl-(1-phenylethyl)-amine, a nitrogenous chiral center in the molecule. VIS spectra of amine-dirhodium salt mixture contain two bands in the 532–597 nm spectral range, assigned to 1:1- and 2:1-adducts.     

DFT studies of the structure, vibrational and NMR spectra of 2-amino-pyridine betaine monohydrate

Four of the most stable conformers of 2-amino-pyridine betaine (1-carboxymethyl-2-amino-pyridinium inner salt) monohydrates, 2-NH₂PB·H₂O, and one anhydrous were analyzed by the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) calculations and compared with the X-ray data. Two types of optimized conformers can be distinguished: (a) with NH₂ and COO groups and (b) an imino tautomer with NH and COOH groups. A common feature of the optimized molecules are intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the COO⁻ and H₂N or COOH and HN groups. In the crystal both NH₂ and COO groups participate in intermolecular hydrogen bonds. The probable assignments of the anharmonic experimental solid state vibrational frequencies of 2-NH₂PB·H₂O and 2-ND₂PB·D₂O (conformer 2) based on the calculated B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) harmonic frequencies have been made. Correlations between experimental chemical shifts for 2-NH₂PB, its hydrochloride and 1-carboxyethyl-2-amino-pyridinium inner salt (¹³C and ¹H in D₂O) and GIAO/B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) calculated isotropic shielding constants, δ_exp=a+bσ_calc, are reported. Good linear regression between experimental and theoretical results for ¹³C was obtained. Only in 2-NH₂PB the hydrogen at -position is outside the linear correlation.     

顺二氨二水合铂(Ⅱ)与生物膜磷脂反应的核磁共振研究

用NMR法研究了顺二氨二水合铂(Ⅱ)(AAP)与α-二棕搁酸磷脂酰胆碱(DPPC)的相互作用方式,以阐明在顺铂-细胞相互作用中膜磷脂的贡献。¹H及¹³C谱表明,DPPC与AAP在CDCl₃中作用时,铂结合在DPPC的头部并引起DPPC分子中gauche向trans的构象转变。65℃测定DPPC脂质体与AAP在D₂O溶液中反应不同时间后的-N(CH₃)₃、-(CH₂)_n及-CH₃基团¹H的T₁值表明,铂在磷脂上的结合引起的磷脂构象变化会导致膜分子重新装配。     

Multinuclear NMR studies of lead(II) soaps II. 13C and 1H studies of solid and liquid-crystalline phases

The solid and liquid-crystalline phases of two long chain lead(II) carboxylates have been studied by ¹³C and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. High resolution ¹³C NMR spectra of the solid phase of lead(II) decanoate and octadecanoate, reveal splittings of the peaks attributed to the carboxylate and adjacent methylene groups. This may result from two different environments for the carboxylate chains coordinated to the same Pb(II) ion. On going from the solid to liquid-crystalline or liquid phases, this splitting is lost, and small changes in chemical shift of the bands due to the methyl and methylene groups are observed. These are attributed to the onset of conformational disordering, and analysis of the data gives a gauche population in good agreement with that from Raman spectra and theoretical calculations. Longitudinal ¹³C relaxation times are reported. From these, and from spectral data, the -CH₃ group is seen to have different dynamics from the rest of the chain, and to retain high mobility even in the solid phase. Further information on the structural changes comes from proton NMR spectroscopy. The transverse ¹H relaxation of lead(II) decanoate shows two components, which are suggested to arise from a crystalline, and a relatively amorphous region of the compound. Study of the evolution of these as a function of temperature shows that the amorphous fraction is relatively low up to 335 K. but then increase rapidly, until at 365 K, close to the transition to the L, phase, it is 99 per cent- In parallel to these observations, changes in band shape were also observed and suggest a progressive fusion of the chains up to the temperature of this transition. The global ¹H spin-lattice relaxation was also studied as a function of temperature. and two components were observed between room temperature and approximately the tint phase transition. These are associated with populations of hydrogen nuclei with different mobilities.     

Molecular dynamics of discotic charge-transfer complexes, dielectric spectroscopy and 2H NMR studie

Using a combination of solid state ²H NMR spectroscopy on selectively deuteriated samples and dielectric spectroscopy, the molecular dynamics of discotic charge-transfer (CT) complexes were investigated. These complexes show particular thermodynamic and flow properties. Considered were mixtures of low molar mass donors and acceptors, low molar mass donors with main chain acceptor polymers and covalently linked donor-acceptor twins with different lengths of the spacer. A main result is that correlated rotational motions of discotic molecules or groups about the columnar axis are observed in all systems except for the twin with the short spacer. This type of motion seems to be a general feature of columnar phases. The non-discotic acceptor which is incorporated in the columns participates in this motion. The twin possessing a long spacer displays at high temperatures an additional process: it performs a diffusion process between the columns. A further result is that broad biphasic regions exist in CT mixtures at the transition from the discotic to the isotropic state.     

Order parameters of dye molecules in lyotropic nematic mesophases

The alignment in a magnetic field of two similar azo dyes in binary nematic lyotropic phases (C₇F₁₅CO₂NH₄ and C₈F₁₇CO₂NH₄ in D₂O) has been studied. The order 5 parameter for the dyes was determined by measuring quadrupolar splittings (deuterium N.M.R.), the anisotropy of the electric conductivity and dichroism. The order parameter of the dye fixed in the disc-like perfluoro micelle with positive diamagnetic anisotropy was determined as a function of magnetic field strength, surfactant concentration, temperature and chain length. In addition the time constants for orientation and disorientation were determined.     

NMR studies of solid state—solvent and H/D isotope effects on hydrogen bond geometries of 1:1 complexes of collidine with carboxylic acids

¹H and ¹⁵N NMR spectra of 10 complexes exhibiting strong OHN hydrogen bonds formed by ¹⁵N-labeled collidine and different proton donors, partially deuterated in mobile proton sites, have been observed by low-temperature NMR spectroscopy using a low-freezing CDF₃/CDF₂Cl mixture as polar aprotic solvent. The following proton donors have been used: HCl, formic acid, acetic acid, various substituted benzoic acids and HBF₄. The slow hydrogen bond exchange regime could be reached below 140 K, which allowed us to resolve ¹⁵N signal splittings due to H/D isotopic substitution. The valence bond order model is used to link the observed NMR parameters to hydrogen bond geometries. The results are compared to those obtained previously [Magn. Reson. Chem. 39 (2001) S18] for the same complexes in the organic solids. The increase of the dielectric constant from the organic solids to the solution (30 at 130 K) leads to a change of the hydrogen bond geometries along the geometric correlation line towards the zwitterionic structures, where the proton is partially transferred from oxygen to nitrogen. Whereas the changes of spectroscopic and, hence, geometric parameters are small for the systems which are already zwitterionic in the solid state, large changes are observed for molecular complexes which exhibit almost a full proton transfer from oxygen to nitrogen in the polar liquid solvent.     

A 2H NMR study of order and dynamics in the cubic I1 phase of the dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride/water system

The micellar cubic phase I₁ of the dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride (C₁₂TACl)/water system has been studied by ²H NMR spectroscopy. Relaxation rates of selectively deuteriated surfactant were measured at several frequencies down to 0.5 MHz in the temperature range 25-61°C. The results are interpreted within models for the reorientational dynamics in I1 phases and it is concluded that the remaining order after surface diffusion and aggregate rotation is small and does not vary substantially with temperature. The results are discussed in relation to the two prevailing models for the structure of these phases as suggested (separately) by Fontell and Vargas. At 0°C the ²H NMR spectrum from perdeuteriated n-dodecane solubilized in this phase shows static quadrupole splittings with a magnitude that is in good agreement with the results obtained from the analysis of the relaxation data.     

Two-photon excitation of h2o and D2O with a KrF laser (248 nm): photofragment fluorescence from OH and OD(A∑)

Photofragment fluorescence. From OH and OD(A ²∑⁺→X²π), has been observed following two-photon excitation of H₂O and D₂O in the gas phase with a KrF laser (248 nm). The rotational band contour of the OH fluorescence is the same as that observed following single-photon vacuum ultraviolet photolysis of H₂O at 123.6 nm.     

Matrix isolation and theoretical study of the photochemical reaction of CH3CN with CrO2Cl2 and OVCl3

The matrix isolation technique has been combined with theoretical calculations to identify and characterize the photoproducts in the reactions of CH₃CN with CrCl₂O₂ and OVCl₃. Twin jet co-deposition of these reagents led to the formation of a 1:1 molecular complex which was observed using UV/visible spectroscopy. Irradiation of these matrices with light of λ>300 nm led to the observation of new bands in the infrared spectra, the most intense of which was seen at 1942 cm⁻¹ for the CrCl₂O₂/CH₃CN system. The product bands are assigned to the ²η complexes of acetonitrile n-oxide with CrCl₂O and VCl₃, respectively. Identification of these species was supported by extensive isotopic labeling (²H and ¹⁵N), as well as by B3LYP/6-311++G(d,2p) density functional calculations.     

尿毒症毒素多肽二级结构的测定和预测

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