Coupling of functional hydrogen bonds in pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-enzyme model systems observed by solid-state NMR spectroscopy

We present a novel series of hydrogen-bonded, polycrystalline 1:1 complexes of Schiff base models of the cofactor pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP) with carboxylic acids that mimic the cofactor in a variety of enzyme active sites. These systems contain an intramolecular OHN hydrogen bond characterized by a fast proton tautomerism as well as a strong intermolecular OHN hydrogen bond between the pyridine ring of the cofactor and the carboxylic acid. In particular, the aldenamine and aldimine Schiff bases N-(pyridoxylidene)tolylamine and N-(pyridoxylidene)methylamine, as well as their adducts, were synthesized and studied using 15N CP and 1H NMR techniques under static and/or MAS conditions. The geometries of the hydrogen bonds were obtained from X-ray structures, 1H and 15N chemical shift correlations, secondary H/D isotope effects on the 15N chemical shifts, or directly by measuring the dipolar 2H-15N couplings of static samples of the deuterated compounds. An interesting coupling of the two "functional" OHN hydrogen bonds was observed. When the Schiff base nitrogen atoms of the adducts carry an aliphatic substituent such as in the internal and external aldimines of PLP in the enzymatic environment, protonation of the ring nitrogen shifts the proton in the intramolecular OHN hydrogen bond from the oxygen to the Schiff base nitrogen. This effect, which increases the positive charge on the nitrogen atom, has been discussed as a prerequisite for cofactor activity. This coupled proton transfer does not occur if the Schiff base nitrogen atom carries an aromatic substituent.     

NMR studies of solvent-assisted proton transfer in a biologically relevant Schiff base: toward a distinction of geometric and equilibrium H-bond isotope effects

The tautomeric equilibrium in a Schiff base, N-(3,5-dibromosalicylidene)-methylamine 1, a model for the hydrogen bonded structure of the cofactor pyridoxal-5'-phosphate PLP which is located in the active site of the enzyme, was measured by means of 1H and 15N NMR and deuterium isotope effects on 15N chemical shifts at variable temperature and in different organic solvents. The position of the equilibrium was estimated using the one-bond 1J(OHN) and vicinal 3J(H(alpha)CNH) scalar coupling constants. Additionally, DFT calculations of a series of Schiff bases, N-(R1-salicylidene)-alkyl(R2)amines, were performed to obtain the hydrogen bond geometries. The latter made it possible to investigate a broad range of equilibrium positions. The increase of the polarity of the aprotic solvent shifts the proton in the intramolecular OHN hydrogen bond closer to the nitrogen. The addition of methanol and of hexafluoro-2-propanol to 1 in aprotic solvents models the PLP-water interaction in the enzymatic active site. The alcohols, which vary in acidity and change the polarity around the hydrogen bond, also stabilize the equilibrium, so that the proton is shifted to the nitrogen.     

15N nuclear magnetic resonance studies of acid-base properties of pyridoxal-5'-phosphate aldimines in aqueous solution

By use of 15N NMR spectroscopy, we have measured the pKa values of the aldimines 15N-(pyridoxyl-5'-phosphate-idine)-methylamine (2a), N-(pyridoxyl-5'-phosphate-15N-idine)-methylamine (2b), and 15N-(pyridoxyl-idine)-methylamine (3). These aldimines model the cofactor pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP, 1) in a variety of PLP-dependent enzymes. The acid-base properties of the aldimines differ substantially from those of the free cofactor in the aldehyde form 1a or in the hydrated form 1b, which were also investigated using 15N NMR for comparison. All compounds contain three protonation sites, the pyridine ring, the phenol group, and the side chain phosphate (1, 2) or hydroxyl group (3). In agreement with the literature, 1a exhibits one of several pKas at 2.9 and 1b at 4.2. The 15N chemical shifts indicate that the corresponding deprotonation occurs partially in the pyridine and partially in the phenolic site, which compete for the remaining proton. The equilibrium constant of this ring-phenolate tautomerism was measured to be 0.40 for 1a and 0.06 for 1b. The tautomerism is essentially unaltered above pH 6.1, where the phosphate group is deprotonated to the dianion. This means that the pyridine ring is more basic than the phenolate group. Pyridine nitrogen deprotonation occurs at 8.2 for 1a and at 8.7 for 1b. By contrast, above pH 4 the phosphate site of 2 is deprotonated, while the pyridine ring pKa is 5.8. The Schiff base nitrogen does not deprotonate below pH 11.4. When the phosphate group is removed, the pKa of the Schiff base nitrogen decreases to 10.5. The phenol site cannot compete for the proton of the Schiff base nitrogen and is present in the entire pH range as a phenolate, preferentially hydrogen bonded to the solvent. The intrinsic 15N chemical shifts provide information about the hydrogen bond structures of the protonated and unprotonated species involved. Evidence is presented that the intramolecular OHN hydrogen bond of PLP aldimines is broken in aqueous solution. The coupling between the inter- and intramolecular OHN hydrogen bonds is also lost in this environment. The pyridine ring of the PLP aldimines is not protonated in aqueous solution near neutral pH. The basicity of the aldimine nitrogens would be even lower without the doubly negatively charged phosphate group. Protonation of both the Schiff base and pyridine nitrogens has been discussed as a prerequisite for catalytic activity, and the implications of the present findings for PLP catalysis are discussed.     

Application of nuclear magnetic relaxation to elucidate proton location and dynamics in n···h···o hydrogen bonds

The proton location and dynamics in a hydrogen bond in solution are fundamentally important for understanding the phenomenon of proton transfer (PT). In the present study, the proton location and its dynamics were explored for the NH form of the two PT tautomers of the Schiff base by analyzing the fluctuation of the (15)N-(1)H magnetic dipolar coupling by the PT as well as the NH reorientational motion. For this purpose, the (15)N and (13)C spin-lattice relaxation times were measured in dichloromethane or acetonitrile solutions of three Schiff bases with different substituents on the benzene moieties, N-(4,6-dimethoxysalicylidene)methylamine (compound 1), N-(1-methylnitrilomethylidyne)-2-naphthalenomethylamine (compound 2), and N-(3,5-dibromosalicylidene)-methylamine (compound 3). For the NH form of compound 2 in dichloromethane, the proton location shifted to the center between the nitrogen and oxygen atoms, as compared with the minimum of the PT potential surface derived from molecular orbital calculations. For the NH form of compound 3 in dichloromethane, the proton location shift was not observed, and the PT rate was significantly lower than the reorientation rate of the NH bond. The results are discussed in terms of the electronic effect of the substituents and the static and dynamic solvent effect.     

A nitrogen-15 NMR study of hydrogen bonding in 1-alkyl-4-imino-1,4-dihydro-3-quinolinecarboxylic acids and related compounds

The title compounds contain groups (amine, amide, imine, carboxylic acid) that are capable of forming intramolecular hydrogen bonds involving a six-membered ring. In compounds where the two interacting functional groups are imine and carboxylic acid, the imine is protonated to give a zwitterion; where the two groups are imine and amide, the amide remains intact and forms a hydrogen bond to the imine nitrogen. The former is confirmed by the iminium 15N signal, which shows the coupling of 1J(15N,1H) -85 to -86.8 Hz and 3J(1H,1H) 3.7-4.2 Hz between the iminium proton and the methine proton of a cyclopropyl substituent on the iminium nitrogen. Hydrogen bonding of the amide is confirmed by its high 1H chemical shift and by coupling of the amide hydrogen to (amide) nitrogen [(1J(15N,1H) -84.7 to -90.7 Hz)] and to ortho carbons of a phenyl substituent. Data obtained from N,N-dimethylanthranilic acid show 15N-1H coupling of (-)8.2 Hz at 223 K (increasing to (-)5.3 Hz at 243 K) consistent with the presence of a N... H-O hydrogen bond.     

Systematic ab initio study of 15N-15N and 15N-1H spin-spin coupling constants across N-H+-N hydrogen bonds: predicting N-N and N-H coupling constants and relating them to hydrogen bond type

A systematic ab initio EOM-CCSD study of 15N-15N and 15N-1H spin-spin coupling constants has been carried out for a series of complexes formed from 11 nitrogen bases with experimentally measured proton affinities. When these complexes are arranged in order of increasing proton affinity of the proton-acceptor base and, for each proton acceptor, increasing order of proton affinity of the protonated N-H donor, trends in distances and signs of coupling constants are evident that are indicative of the nature of the hydrogen bond. All two-bond spin-spin coupling constants (2hJ(N-N)) are positive and decrease as the N-N distance increases. All one-bond N-H coupling constants (1J(N-H)) are negative (1K(N-H) are positive). 1J(N-H) is related to the N-H distance and the hybridization of the donor N atom. One-bond H...N coupling constants (1hJ(H-N)) are positive (1hK(H-N) are negative) for traditional hydrogen bonds, but 1hJ(H-N) becomes negative when the hydrogen bond acquires sufficient proton-shared character. The N-N and H...N distances at which 1hJ(H-N) changes sign are approximately 2.71 and 1.62 A, respectively. Predictions are made of the values of 2hJ(N-N) and 1J(N-H), and the signs of 1hJ(H-N), for those complexes that are too large for EOM-CCSD calculations.     

Comparative analysis of hydrogen bonding with participation of the nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur atoms in the 2(2'-heteroaryl)pyrroles and their trifluoroacetyl derivatives based on the 1H, 13C, 15N spectroscopy and DFT calculations

The N-H...X (X = N,O,S) intramolecular hydrogen bond in the series of 2(2'-heteroaryl)pyrroles and their trifluoroacetyl derivatives is examined by the (1)H, (13)C, (15)N spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The influence of the hydrogen bond on coupling and shielding constants is considered. It is shown that the N-H...N intramolecular hydrogen bond causes a larger increase in the absolute size of the (1)J(N,H) coupling constant and a larger deshielding of the bridge proton than the N-H...O hydrogen bond. The effect of the N-H...S interaction on the (1)J(N,H) coupling constant and the shielding of the bridge proton is small. The NMR parameter changes in the series of the 2(2'-heteroaryl)pyrroles due to N-H...X hydrogen bond and the series of the 1-vinyl-2-(2'-heteroaryl)-pyrroles due to C-H...X hydrogen bond have the same order. The proximity of the nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur lone pair to the F...H hydrogen bridge quenches the trans-hydrogen bond spin-spin couplings (1h)J(F,H-1) and (2h)J(F,N).     

Bifurcated hydrogen-bonding effect on the shielding and coupling constants in trifluoroacetyl pyrroles as studied by 1H, 13C and 15N NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations

According to the (1)H, (13)C and (15)N NMR spectroscopic data and DFT calculations, bifurcated N--H...N and N--H...O intramolecular hydrogen bond is shown to be present in 2-trifluoroacetyl-5-(2'-pyridyl)-pyrrole. This bifurcated hydrogen bond causes an increase in the absolute size of the (1)J(N,H) coupling constant by about 6 Hz, and the deshielding of the bridge proton by 2 ppm. DFT calculations show that the influence of the N--H...N and N--H...O intramolecular hydrogen bonds on the (1)J(N,H) coupling and proton shielding is almost additive, although the components of the bifurcated hydrogen bond slightly weaken each other. In 2-trifluoroacetyl-5-(2'-pyridyl)-pyrrole, the coupling constants involving the fluorine and the N--H covalent bond nuclei depend dramatically on the spatial position of the pyridine ring. The pyridine ring rotation operates as a quantum switch controlling the spin information transfer between the (19)F and (15)N nuclei, as well as the proton.     

Detection of scalar couplings involving 2'-hydroxyl protons across hydrogen bonds in a frameshifting mRNA pseudoknot

The -1 frameshift-stimulating mRNA pseudoknot from pea enation mosaic virus-1 (PEMV-1) is composed nearly entirely of RNA triple helix.(4) The 2'-OH hydroxyl protons of riboses C15 and C16 are hydrogen bond donors to the N1 atoms of adenosines A27 and A25, respectively, positioned in the minor groove of pseudoknot stem S1. In this paper, a nonrefocused (1)H,(15)N CPMG HSQC of uniformly (13)C,(15)N-labeled 33-mer PEMV-1 RNA has been tailored to reveal a correlation of the 2'-OH hydroxyl proton of C15 to the N1 nitrogen resonance of A27 mediated by a cross hydrogen bond scalar coupling. The (1h)J(2'OH,N) cross hydrogen bond scalar coupling constant determined from a quantitative 1D (15N) spin-echo difference experiment for the C15/A27 interaction is 1.7 +/- 0.1 Hz, while that for the C16/A25 interaction appears larger, 3.5 +/- 0.3 Hz, despite the fact that the corresponding direct correlation between the 2'-OH hydroxyl proton of C16 and the N1 of A25 is missing due to unfavorable solvent exchange properties. These findings reveal a detailed picture of critical noncanonical O-H.N hydrogen-bonding loop-stem interactions in an RNA triple helical structure.     

Tautomerism in the solid state and in solution of a series of 6-aminofulvene-1-aldimines

To study systems able to sustain intramolecular proton-transfer, we have prepared a series of six aminofulvene aldimines including several labeled with (15)N and (2)H. These compounds show coupling constants through the hydrogen bond, (1h)J((15)N- (1)H) and (2h)J((15)N-(15)N). The position of the tautomeric equilibria, i.e., on what nitrogen atom is the proton, was determined in the solid state and in solution. The crystal structure of N[[5-[(phenylamino)methylene]-1,3-cyclopentadien-1-yl]methylene]pyrrole-1-amine (3) has been determined by X-ray analysis. In solution, both N-H and C-H tautomers were observed and their structures assigned by NMR spectroscopy. Particularly useful is the value of the (1)J((15)N-(1)H) coupling constant.     

Low-Barrier Hydrogen Bonds in Negative Thermal Expansion Material H3[Co(CN)6]

The covalent nature of the low-barrier N−H−N hydrogen bonds in the negative thermal expansion material H₃[Co(CN)₆] has been established by using a combination of X-ray and neutron diffraction electron density analysis and theoretical calculations. This finding explains why negative thermal expansion can occur in a material not commonly considered to be built from rigid linkers. The pertinent hydrogen atom is located symmetrically between two nitrogen atoms in a double-well potential with hydrogen above the barrier for proton transfer, thus forming a low-barrier hydrogen bond. Hydrogen is covalently bonded to the two nitrogen atoms, which is the first experimentally confirmed covalent hydrogen bond in a network structure. Source function calculations established that the present N−H−N hydrogen bond follows the trends observed for negatively charge-assisted hydrogen bonds and low-barrier hydrogen bonds previously established for O−H−O hydrogen bonds. The bonding between the cobalt and cyanide ligands was found to be a typical donor–acceptor bond involving a high-field ligand and a transition metal in a low-spin configuration.     

A novel tubular hydrogen‐bond pattern in a new diazaphosphole oxide: a combination of X‐ray crystallography and theoretical study of hydrogen bonds

In the structure of 2‐(4‐chloroanilino)‐1,3,2λ⁴‐diazaphosphol‐2‐one, C₁₂H₁₁ClN₃OP, each molecule is connected with four neighbouring molecules through (N—H)₂…O hydrogen bonds. These hydrogen bonds form a tubular arrangement along the [001] direction built from R ³₃(12) and R ₄³(14) hydrogen‐bond ring motifs, combined with a C (4) chain motif. The hole constructed in the tubular architecture includes a 12‐atom arrangement (three P, three N, three O and three H atoms) belonging to three adjacent molecules hydrogen bonded to each other. One of the N—H groups of the diazaphosphole ring, not co‐operating in classical hydrogen bonding, takes part in an N—H…π interaction. This interaction occurs within the tubular array and does not change the dimension of the hydrogen‐bond pattern. The energies of the N—H…O and N—H…π hydrogen bonds were studied by NBO (natural bond orbital) analysis, using the experimental hydrogen‐bonded cluster of molecules as the input file for the chemical calculations. In the ¹H NMR experiment, the nitrogen‐bound proton of the diazaphosphole ring has a high value of 17.2 Hz for the ²J _H–P coupling constant.     

One-bond 1J(15N,H) coupling constants at sp2-hybridized nitrogen of Schiff bases,enaminones and similar compounds: A theoretical study

¹J(¹⁵N,H) coupling constants for enaminones and NH-forms of intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded Schiff bases as model compounds for sp²-hybridized nitrogen atoms are evaluated using density functional theory (DFT) to find the optimal functionals and basis sets. Ammonia is used as a test molecule and its one-bond coupling constant is compared with experiment. A methylamine Schiff base of a truncated molecule of gossypol is used for checking the performance of selected B3LYP, O3LYP, PBE, BHandH, and APFD density functionals and standard, modified, and dedicated basis sets for coupling constants. Both in vacuum and in chloroform, modeled by the simple continuum model of solvent, the modified basis sets predict significantly better the ¹J(¹⁵N,H) value in ammonia and in the methylamine Schiff base of a truncated molecule of gossypol than the standard basis sets. This procure is then used on a broad set of intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded molecules, and a good correlation between calculated and experimental one-bond NH coupling constants is obtained. The ¹J(¹⁵N,H) couplings are slightly overestimated. The calculated data show for hydrogen-bonded NH interatomic distances that the calculated values depend on the NH bond lengths. The shorter the bond lengths, the larger the ¹J(¹⁵N,H). A useful correlation between ¹J(¹⁵N,H) and NH bond length is derived that enables realistic predictions of one-bond NH coupling constants. The calculations reproduce experimentally observed trends for the studied molecules.     

Phonon-driven proton transfer in 3,5-pyridine dicarboxylic acid studied by 2H, 14N, and 17O nuclear quadrupole resonance

Hydrogen bonding in crystalline 3,5-pyridine dicarboxylic acid has been studied by (2)H, (14)N, and (17)O nuclear quadrupole resonance. The (2)H and (17)O data show the presence of two distinct hydrogen bonds, a "normal" O-H···O bond and a short, strong N···H···O bond, with significantly different NQR parameters. In the latter, the temperature variation of the (14)N nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) parameters is related to the phonon-driven proton transfer in the N···H···O hydrogen bond. The temperature dependence of the N···H and H···O distances in the N···H···O hydrogen bond is extracted from the (14)N NQR data.     

Study of conformations and hydrogen bonds in the configurational isomers of pyrrole‐2‐carbaldehyde oxime by 1H, 13C and 15N NMR spectroscopy combined with MP2 and DFT calculations and NBO analysis

The ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR studies have shown that the E and Z isomers of pyrrole‐2‐carbaldehyde oxime adopt preferable conformation with the syn orientation of the oxime group with respect to the pyrrole ring. The syn conformation of E and Z isomers of pyrrole‐2‐carbaldehyde oxime is stabilized by the N? H···N and N? H···O intramolecular hydrogen bonds, respectively. The N? H···N hydrogen bond in the E isomer causes the high‐frequency shift of the bridge proton signal by about 1 ppm and increase the ¹J(N, H) coupling by ～3 Hz. The bridge proton shows further deshielding and higher increase of the ¹J(N, H) coupling constant due to the strengthening of the N? H···O hydrogen bond in the Z isomer. The MP2 calculations indicate that the syn conformation of E and Z isomers is by ～3.5 kcal/mol energetically less favorable than the anti conformation. The calculations of ¹H shielding and ¹J(N, H) coupling in the syn and anti conformations allow the contribution to these constants from the N? H···N and N? H···O hydrogen bondings to be estimated. The NBO analysis suggests that the N? H···N hydrogen bond in the E isomer is a pure electrostatic interaction while the charge transfer from the oxygen lone pair to the antibonding orbital of the N? H bond through the N? H···O hydrogen bond occurs in the Z isomer. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Crystal structure of Schiff base derivative of 2,2′-dihydroxybiphenyl-3-carbaldehyde with n-butylamine

Crystals of the Schiff base derivative of 2,2′-dihydroxybiphenyl-3-carbaldehyde with n-butylamine were examined using X-ray diffraction, FT-IR and CPMAS spectroscopy. Their space group is with a=8.377(2), b=12.214(2), c=14.774(3) Å, =76.62(3)°, β=81.34(3)°, γ=86.62(3)° and Z=4. The unit cell contains two symmetry-independent zwitterions. The hydrogen atom of the protonated N atom of the Schiff base is linked to the oxygen atom of the carbonyl group at position 2, which in turn is linked to the hydroxyl group by a short hydrogen bond [molecule A: NO=2.614(3), OO=2.520(3) Å; molecule B: NO=2.594(4), OO=2.526(3) Å]. The OHO⁻H⁺N bifurcated intramolecular hydrogen bonds are crystallographically asymmetric. The results of the FT-IR, ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N NMR and CPMAS study of the crystals are in agreement with the X-ray data. Instead of a continuous absorption, only a broad band is found indicating relatively low proton polarizability in the two types of the cooperative relatively short intramolecular hydrogen bonds. The ¹⁵N NMR chemical shift indicates the protonation of the Schiff base.     

Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Tren-Schiff Base Compound and Its Manganese(III) Complex by Original Self-assembly Reaction

The new self-assembly tripodal hexadentate Schiff base compound, C 27 H 30 N 4 O 3 , derived from tris(2-aminoethyl)amine(tren) with salicylaldehyde and its manganese(III) complex [(C 27 H 27 N 4 O 3 )Mn]·CH 3 OH(1) were designed and synthesized by original self-assembly reaction at room temperature in the solution of methanol. Both the compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectrometry, UV-Vis spectroscopy and X-ray sin-gle crystal diffraction. It is noteworthy that the tripodal hexadentate Schiff base ligand effectively encapsulates the manganese(III) ion and enforces a six-coordinate geometry in complex 1 with the apical nitrogen atom of tren-Schiff base remaining unbound to the metal. It is found that there are several intra-molecular hydrogen bonds in them(C—H···O and O—H···N). In addition, quantum chemistry calculations were also performed and discussed in detail. These results are consistent with the structural analyses of them.     

Synthesis, Characterization and Structure of the Dimmer Complex [Ni(TSSB)(phen)H_2O]·C_2H_5OH·0.5H_2O

1 INTRODUCTION Schiff base complexes containing sulfur and com- plexes of amino acid Schiff bases[1～5] have recently aroused increasing interest because of their antiviral, anticancer and antibacterial activities. Taurine, an amino acid containing sulfur, is indispensable to human beings and has important physiological func- tions. Recently, we have found that the Shiff base derived from taurine has manifold coordination modes[4～10]. Aromatic-ring stacking interaction is an important …     

A density functional theory-time-dependent density functional theory investigation of photo-induced hydrogen bond and proton transfer for 2-(3,5-dichloro-2,6-dihydroxy-phenyl)-benzoxazole-6-carboxylicacid

Given the paramount importance of excited-state relaxation in the photochemical process, excited-state hydrogen bonding interactions and excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) are always hot topics. In this work, we theoretically explore the excited-state dynamical behaviors for a novel 2-(3,5-dichloro-2,6-dihydroxy-phenyl)-benzoxazole-6-carboxylicacid (DDPBC) system. As two intramolecular hydrogen bonds (O1 H2⋯N3 and O4 H5⋯O6) exist in the DDPBC structure, we first check if the double proton transfer form cannot be formed in the S1 state. Then, we explore the changes of geometrical parameters involved in hydrogen bonds, based on which we confirm that the dual intramolecular hydrogen bonds are strengthened on photo-excitation. The O1 H2⋯N3 hydrogen bond particularly plays a more important role in excited state. When it comes to the photo-induced excitation, we find charge transfer and electronic density redistribution around O1 H2 and N3 atom moieties. We verify the ESIPT tendency arising from the O1 H2⋯N3 hydrogen bond. In the analysis of the potential energy curves, along with O1 H2⋯N3 and O4 H5⋯O6, we demonstrate that the ESIPT reaction should occur along with O1 H2⋯N3 rather than O4 H5⋯O6. This work not only clarifies the specific ESIPT mechanism for DDPBC system but also paves the way for further novel applications based on DDPBC structure in the future.     

The direct detection of a hydrogen bond in the solid state by NMR through the observation of a hydrogen-bond mediated (15)N [bond] (15)N J coupling

A new method for detecting hydrogen bonds in the solid state is presented. Using two-dimensional NMR correlation experiments, it is shown that a hydrogen-bond mediated J coupling can be observed in a powder under magic-angle spinning conditions, even though the J coupling is 2 orders of magnitude smaller than the dominant anisotropic interactions encountered in solid-state NMR. Specifically, the observation of a pair of peaks in a two-dimensional 15N-15N solid-state INADEQUATE experiment due to two nitrogens that have no covalent connectivity is attributed to the presence of a J coupling across a linking hydrogen bond.