Fast multidimensional localized parallel NMR spectroscopy for the analysis of samples

A parallel localized spectroscopy (PALSY) method is presented to speed up the acquisition of multidimensional NMR (nD) spectra. The sample is virtually divided into a discrete number of nonoverlapping slices that relax independently during consecutive scans of the experiment, affording a substantial reduction in the interscan relaxation delay and the total experiment time. PALSY was tested for the acquisition of three experiments 2D COSY, 2D DQF‐COSY and 2D TQF‐COSY in parallel, affording a time‐saving factor of 3–4. Some unique advantages are that the achievable resolution in any dimension is not compromised in any way: it uses conventional NMR data processing, it is not prone to generate spectral artifacts, and once calibrated, it can be used routinely with these and other combinations of NMR spectra. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Sensitivity and lineshape improvement in ultrafast 2D NMR by optimized apodization in the spatially encoded dimension

Ultrafast 2D NMR allows the acquisition of a 2D spectrum in a single scan. However, even when the acquisition of ultrafast spectra is carried out under optimized conditions, the appearance and the sensitivity of 2D spectra are often not satisfactory compared with what one could expect from this promising methodology. This is due to limitations in terms of sensitivity, spectral width and resolution, and also to non-ideal lineshapes characterized by asymmetric sinc wiggles. Here, we identify the origin of these distortions by means of numerical simulations compared with experimental data. We then propose a processing approach to improve lineshapes while increasing the sensitivity of ultrafast experiments. The method consists in multiplying the Fourier transform of ultrafast echoes by an optimized apodization function. The principles of the method are described, and a variety of window functions are tested to determine optimum processing conditions. The approach is finally applied to ultrafast 2D spectra, leading to symmetric lineshapes with a sensitivity increased by a factor of 2.     

Unambiguous structural characterization of hydantoin reaction products using 2D HMBC NMR spectroscopy

Data from two-dimensional (2D) NMR experiments were used to identify the reaction products resulting from the opening of pyroglutamates with isocyanates or thioisocyanates. The reaction has the potential to produce compounds that would have very similar one-dimensional proton ((1)H) or carbon-13 ((13)C) NMR spectra. Careful analysis of (1)H--(1)H COSY, (1)H--(1)H NOESY, and HMBC data, including chemical shifts and coupling constants, were used to distinguish correctly between carbamoyl-2-pyrrolidinone, hydantoin, and perhydro-1,3-diazepine-2,4-dione type structures that could result from this reaction. This work describes their preparation and subsequent identification using 2D NMR spectroscopy, and includes complete (13)C assignments of the reaction products. The 2D NMR techniques and analysis described here can be applied successfully to other synthetic reactions with the potential to produce isomeric products.     

New practical tools for the implementation and use of ultrafast 2D NMR experiments

Ultrafast (UF) 2D NMR is a very promising methodology enabling the acquisition of 2D spectra in a single scan. In the last few years, the analytical performance of UF 2D NMR has been highly increased, consequently maximizing its range of applications. However, its implementation and use by non‐specialists are far from being straightforward, because of the specific acquisition and processing procedures and parameters characterizing UF NMR. To make this methodology implementable and applicable by non‐specialists, we developed a simple routine capable of translating conventional parameters (spectral widths and transmitter frequencies) into specific UF parameters (gradient and chirp pulse parameters). This macro was subsequently implemented in a Web page, which is available for external users. Although the algorithm was designed for two widely used 2D experiments, COSY and HSQC, it can easily be extended to any other pulse sequence. The robustness of this routine was verified successfully on a variety of small molecules. We believe that this tool will eliminate much of the technical difficulties related to UF 2D NMR and will make the technique accessible to a wider audience of organic and analytical chemists. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

一些高级NMR技术介绍

对一些二维NMR技术,例如^1H-^1H相关谱（^1H-^1H COSY),^1H-^13C杂核化学位移相关谱（^1H-C^13 COSY）,奥氏核效应交换相关谱（NOESY）作了介绍,列举了一些典型谱图。     

Synthesis and structure elucidation of five new pyrimido[5,4-c]quinoline-4(3H)-one derivatives using 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy

Five new 2-(amino/aroxy)-5-methylpyrimido[5,4-c]quinolin-4(3H)-one derivatives have been designed and synthesized via an aza-Wittig reaction, and the structure elucidation was accomplished using extensive 1D ((1)H, (13)C) and 2D NMR spectroscopic studies (COSY, HSQC and HMBC experiments).     

Synthesis and structure elucidation of three series of nitro‐2‐styrylchromones using 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy

2‐Styrylchromones, although scarce in nature, constitute a group of oxygen heterocyclic compounds which have shown significant biological activities. New nitro‐2‐styrylchromones have been synthesised by the Baker–Venkataraman method, and the structure elucidation was accomplished using extensive 1D (1H, 13C) and 2D NMR spectroscopic studies (COSY, HSQC and HMBC experiments). Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Toward multipurpose NMR experiments

Standard phase cycled NMR pulse sequences were generalized such that for each individual step of the pulse phase cycle the free induction decay is stored separately without phase correction. This is in contrast to the usual practice, where pulse responses are phase shifted immediately (by applying a ‘receiver phase’) and co‐added as they are stored. The approach used here allows one to extract different types of NMR information, which are usually referred to as different ‘experiments’, from the same raw data set a posteriori by using complex linear combinations. Storing the free induction decays of individual phase cycle steps separately and using specific linear combinations of these data to obtain a particular type of information increase the overall efficiency of a given set of NMR experiments substantially, because all information can be derived from a single multiplexed data set. This ‘super‐experiment’ requires only as much time as the most complex of the derived specific experiments alone. The principle of this multipurpose approach was demonstrated by performing different multiple‐quantum filtered COSY experiments. It also becomes possible to generate linear combinations, which differ from the conventionally acquired spectra a posteriori. For example, we implemented diagonal peak reduction by using zero‐ and single‐quantum filtered COSY contributions without requiring additional experiment time. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis and structure elucidation of five new conjugates of oleanolic acid derivatives and chalcones using 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy

Five new conjugates of oleanolic acid derivatives and chalcones have been designed and synthesized. The structure elucidation of these conjugates was accomplished by using extensive 1D (¹H, ¹³C) and 2D NMR spectroscopic studies (COSY, HSQC and HMBC); and α‐glucosidase inhibitory activity is reported for these conjugates. Compound 2b (IC₅₀ = 47.5 µm ) displayed much stronger activity than oleanolic acid and acarbose. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Structural determination of 3beta-stearyloxy-urs-12-ene from Maytenus salicifolia by 1D and 2D NMR and quantitative 13C NMR spectroscopy

Six pentacyclic triterpenoids, 3beta-stearyloxy-urs-12-ene (1), friedelin (2), 3beta-friedelinol (3), alpha-amyrin (4), beta-amyrin (5), and lupeol (6), have been isolated from the hexane extract of Maytenus salicifolia Reissek (Celastraceae) leaves. The molecular and structural formula as well as the stereochemistry of a new pentacyclic triterpene (1) were determined using data obtained from 1H and 13C NMR spectra, DEPT135 and by 2D HSQC, HMBC, COSY and NOESY experiments. The molecular formula C48H84O2 was established using quantitative 13C NMR, and the molecular weight (692 Da) was confirmed by elemental analysis and mass spectrometry (GC-MS).     

Synthesis and structure elucidation of five series of aminoflavones using 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy

Twenty-six new aminoflavones have been synthesised by two different methods and the structure elucidation was accomplished using extensive 1D (1H, 13C) and 2D NMR spectroscopic studies (COSY, HSQC and HMBC experiments).     

Structure elucidation of a novel group of dithiocarbamate derivatives using 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy

Compounds 1-7 form a novel group of dithiocarbamates, first synthesized from the reaction of a series of primary amines with carbon disulfide and 3-bromo ethyl pyruvate in the presence of anhydrous potassium phosphate. Structure elucidation of this group of compounds was accomplished using extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic studies, including (1)H, (13)C, COSY, NOESY, HSQC, and gHMBC experiments. The distinction between the linear structures I, II and the cyclic structure III was made mainly on the basis of the analysis of the cross peak between H-2 and H-4a in the COSY spectra, in combination with the long-range correlation between H-2 and C-4, 6 in the gHMBC spectra.     

Real‐time mechanistic monitoring of an acetal hydrolysis using ultrafast 2D NMR

Ultrafast (UF) 2D NMR makes it possible to obtain a 2D NMR spectrum in less than a second. Here, UF‐HSQC experiments are used for the real‐time mechanistic study of an acetal hydrolysis at ¹³C natural abundance, and it is possible to characterize the presence of the hemiacetal, an intermediate with a well‐known short lifetime. The assignments are confirmed and rationalized by quantum calculations of ¹H and ¹³C NMR chemical shifts and natural bonding orbital analysis. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Assessing 2D electrophoretic mobility spectroscopy (2D MOSY) for analytical applications

Electrophoretic displacement of charged entity phase modulates the spectrum acquired in electrophoretic NMR experiments, and this modulation can be presented via 2D FT as 2D mobility spectroscopy (MOSY) spectra. We compare in various mixed solutions the chemical selectivity provided by 2D MOSY spectra with that provided by 2D diffusion‐ordered spectroscopy (DOSY) spectra and demonstrate, under the conditions explored, a superior performance of the former method. 2D MOSY compares also favourably with closely related LC‐NMR methods. The shape of 2D MOSY spectra in complex mixtures is strongly modulated by the pH of the sample, a feature that has potential for areas such as in drug discovery and metabolomics. Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.     

A simple flowcell for reaction monitoring by NMR

A simple, cheap and flexible flowcell based on a standard 5 mm NMR tube, designed for the monitoring of reactions but of wide applicability, is described. No modification of the NMR instrument is needed, allowing the system to be employed with any conventional NMR probe and magnet. The system is robust and economical in use of reagents, and can be used for studying both homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Conformational studies of novel estrogen receptor ligands by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy and computational methods

The solution conformations of the novel estrogen receptor ligands (17α,20E)‐(p‐trifluoromethylphenyl)vinylestradiol ( 1 ) and (17α,20E)‐(o‐trifluoromethylphenyl)vinylestradiol ( 2 ) were investigated in 2D and 1D NOESY studies and by comparison of ¹³C NMR chemical shifts with theoretical shieldings. The ¹H and ¹³C assignments of 1 and 2 were determined by DEPT, COSY and HMQC experiments. The conformations of the 17α‐phenylvinyl substituents of 1 and 2 are of interest because of their differing receptor binding affinities and effects in in vivo uterotrophic growth assays. A statistical method of evaluating contributing conformers of 1 and 2 from predicted ¹³C shifts of possible structures correlated fairly well with conformational conclusions derived from the NOE data. The 17α substituents of 1 and 2 apparently exist in similar conformational equilibria, suggesting that while 1 and 2 would occupy a similar receptor volume, interactions with the protein may shift the equilibrium and thereby influence the expression of the ligand. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Structural determination of quercusides A and B,new flavonoid glucosides from Quercus incana,by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy

Quercusides A and B, new flavonoid glucosides have been isolated from the chloroform soluble fractions of Quercus incana. Their structures were assigned from ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, distortionless enhancement by polarization transfer (DEPT) and by correlation spectroscopy, heteronuclear multiple quantum correlation (HMQC) and heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC) experiments. Lupeol, β‐sitosterol and ursolic acid have also been reported from this species. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Structural characterization of monomeric and oligomeric arylamides by solution and solid‐state NMR spectroscopy

An extensive study of both liquid‐ and solid‐state NMR spectroscopy was undertaken in order to elucidate the structural features of a phenyleneterephthalamide oligomer (OPTA) and of some related diarylamides. 1D‐ and 2D‐COSY measurements allowed us to assign completely the proton signals of the title compounds in solution, while 1D‐, 2D‐HETCOR and 2D‐COLOC measurements were used to assign ¹³C resonances. Solid‐state ¹³C NMR experiments, by conventional cross‐polarization (CP) at different contact times and with the dipolar dephased CP technique, were used to characterize these molecules in the solid state. Such techniques allowed us to differentiate among different carbon atoms; in the resulting spectra it was then possible to observe the selective appearance of signals from protonated and quaternary carbon atoms. It was also ascertained that the limited structural mobility of the insoluble OPTA, existing as a single monophasic species, can be explained in terms of hydrogen‐type bonds present in the solid state. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Regioselective synthesis and structural elucidation of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole derivatives using 1D and 2D NMR spectral techniques

Regioselective synthesis of 2-[1-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)-1H-[1,2,3]triazol-4-ylmethoxy]-benzaldehyde derivatives was achieved by [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of 2-(prop)-2-ynyloxy-benzaldehyde derivatives with phenacyl azide. The regiochemistry and the spectral assignments of the synthesized triazole derivatives were studied using both 1D and 2D NMR spectral techniques in solution.