Local Structure of Nanoscopic Magnesium Hydroxide ­Fluorides Studied by Natural Abundance 25Mg Solid State NMR Spectroscopy

Along with X‐ray diffraction measurements, ²⁵Mg solid state NMR experiments were performed in natural abundance at 9.4 T on crystalline and mechanically milled samples of MgO, Mg(OH)₂, MgF₂, and magnesium hydroxide fluorides Mg(OH)_xF_2–x prepared on mechanochemical and sol‐gel syntheses routes. In addition to single pulse and spin‐echo sequences, both static ¹H‐²⁵Mg CP and ¹⁹F‐²⁵Mg CP measurements allowed the registration of ²⁵Mg spectra in attractive short measurement times. Although an assignment of different magnesium species in magnesium hydroxide fluorides is only hardly possible, position and line shapes of ²⁵Mg spectra of magnesium hydroxide fluorides reflect chemically reliable trends. All samples studied here show a sixfold fluorine, oxygen, or mixed fluorine / oxygen coordination of magnesium, also in highly disordered samples.     

Multi-Site Conformational Exchange in the Synthetic Neomycin-Sensing Riboswitch Studied by 19F NMR

The synthetic neomycin-sensing riboswitch interacts with its cognate ligand neomycin as well as with the related antibiotics ribostamycin and paromomycin. Binding of these aminoglycosides induces a very similar ground state structure in the RNA, however, only neomycin can efficiently repress translation initiation. The molecular origin of these differences has been traced back to differences in the dynamics of the ligand:riboswitch complexes. Here, we combine five complementary fluorine based NMR methods to accurately quantify seconds to microseconds dynamics in the three riboswitch complexes. Our data reveal complex exchange processes with up to four structurally different states. We interpret our findings in a model that shows an interplay between different chemical groups in the antibiotics and specific bases in the riboswitch. More generally, our data underscore the potential of ¹⁹F NMR methods to characterize complex exchange processes with multiple excited states.     

(1)H and (19)F PGSE diffusion and HOESY NMR studies on cationic palladium (II) 1,3-diphenylallyl complexes in THF solution

THF solutions of the cationic chiral 1,3-diphenylallyl bidentate phosphine complexes [Pd(eta(3)-PhCHCHCHPh)(Duphos)](CF(3)SO(3)), Duphos = 1,2-Bis-((2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylphospholano)benzene), 2, and [Pd(eta(3)-PhCHCHCHPh)(P,S)]BF(4), 4, P,S = [8-((o-(diphenylphosphino)benzyl) thiomethyl]-(7,7'-dimethyl)-exo-norborneol, have been studied via pulsed gradient spin-echo (PGSE) diffusion, (1)H, (19)F HOESY and a variety of other multi-dimensional NMR methods. On the basis of the (1)H, (19)F HOESY data, the anions show a preference for a specific structural position with respect to the eta(3)-PhCHCHCHPh allyl ligand, i.e. the anion does not move evenly around the periphery of the cation. THF is shown to promote significant ion pairing, although neither 2 nor 4 shows 100% ion pairing.     

Polymer-Solvent Interactions in Solutions of Thermoresponsive Polymers Studied by NMR and IR Spectroscopy

Summary: NMR relaxation and diffusion coefficient measurements revealed that a portion of water molecules is bound in mesoglobules formed in poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) (PIPMAm) and poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) aqueous solutions above the LCST, with fast exchange between bound and free states (residence time ∼1 ms). Two types of bound water molecules were assigned to water bound inside mesoglobules and on their surface. For highly concentrated PVME/D₂O solutions (c ≥ 20 wt%) a slow exchange was detected by NMR for bound water (residence time = 2.1 s). For PIPMAm aqueous solution IR spectra indicate a two-steps character of the phase transition. For PIPMAm in D₂O/ethanol (EtOH) mixtures the globular structures were observed by NMR at 298 K for certain compositions of the mixed solvent (cononsolvency effect). Virtually no EtOH is bound in these globular structures, in contrast to the temperature-induced globular structures.     

Rapid Amperometric Determination of Magnesium(II) Ions

Abstract

An amperometric procedure for the measurement of magnesium(II) has been developed using the enzyme hexokinase in solution and glucose oxidase immobilized onto a preactivated polymeric support. The reaction of hexokinase was monitored following the decrease in current due to the glucose consumption by the enzyme in the presence of the ATP-Mg²⁺ complex. The reaction rate was dependent on the concentration of magnesium(II) in solution. Concentrations of hexokinase and ATP were optimised. Measuring the current change in the 1-3 min interval after the start of the reaction magnesium(II) can be determined in the 4 × 10^?5 to 10^?3 M range. Other divalent cations tested showed no interference. The magnesium(II) content of 5 pharmaceutical products was measured with the amperometric and compared to a spectrophotometric procedure. The results correlated well.     

19F NMR Investigations of the Reaction of B(C6F5)3 with Different Tri(alkyl)aluminum Compounds

Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane, B(C₆F₅)₃ reacts with triethylaluminum, AlEt₃ to a mixture of Al(C₆F₅)_3−nEt_n and Al₂(C₆F₅)_6−nEt_n compounds depending on the B/Al ratio. From excess borane to excess AlEt₃ the species Al(C₆F₅)₃ → Al(C₆F₅)₂Et Al₂(C₆F₅)₄Et₂ → Al₂(C₆F₅)₃Et₃ → Al₂(C₆F₅)₂Et₄ → Al₂(C₆F₅)Et₅ are formed and differentiated by their para-F signal in ¹⁹F NMR. The reaction between B(C₆F₅)₃ and the higher aluminum alkyls, tri(iso-butyl)aluminum and tri(n-hexyl)aluminum AlR₃ (R = i-Bu, n-C₆H₁₃) is slower and requires AlR₃ excess to shift the C₆F₅ R exchange equilibria to almost complete formation of Al(C₆F₅)R₂ and BR₃. At equimolar ratio the equilibrium lies on the side of the unchanged borane together with its boranate [B(C₆F₅)₃R]⁻ anion. For tri(n-octyl)aluminum even at large Al(n-C₈H₁₇)₃ excess no C₆F₅ alkyl exchange can be observed, but boranate anions form.     

一些长链全氟烷基化合物的19-FNMR化学位移

长链全氟烷基化合物的~(19)F NMR化学位移已有很多报道,然而,文献报道的大多是CF_3-(CF_2)_n-X化合物,对于X-(CF_2)_n-Y化合物报道相对较少。长链全氟烷基化合物的~(19)F NMR谱的归属是较困难的,特别是对于X-(CF_2)_n-Y的化合物的谱,由于两端取代基的效应,图谱归属更困难。本文报道一些未报道过的长链全氟烷基化合物的~(19)F NMR化学位移的数据,并讨论它们的归属。     

Theoretical study on 19F magnetic shielding constants of some metal fluorides

A study is presented of ¹⁹F NMR magnetic shielding constants of MF₂ (M = Zn, Cd), β‐PbF₂, MF₃ (M = Al, Ga, In), AMF₃ (A = K, Rb, Cs, Ba; M = Mg, Ca, Li, Zn, Cd), BaMgF₄, BaZnF₄ and Ba₂ZnF₆ using the DFT/GIAO method. The aug‐cc‐pVTZ basis set was used for the fluorine atom under investigation and LanL2DZ for the remaining fluorine atoms. The 3–21G(2d) basis set was used for the aluminum atom and CRENBL for the other metal atoms. When appropriate cluster models were employed, the theoretical results obtained from the B3LYP/GIAO calculations are in good agreement with experimental measurements and may be better than those obtained from empirical calculations. The correlation coefficient and the slope of the fitting line between our theoretical predictions and the experimental observations are close to unity. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Solid-state 19F MAS NMR study on the conformation and molecular mobility of poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene)

The temperature dependence of molecular mobility and conformational changes of poly(chlorotrifluoro- ethylene) (PCTFE) have been investigated by solid-state (19)F magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectroscopy. The pulse techniques of dipolar-filter and T(1rho)-filter allow selective observation of the amorphous and crystalline domains, respectively. The temperature dependence of T(1rho) (F) revealed that the segmental motion in the amorphous domain becomes vigorous above ca 80 degrees C, which is well above the glass transition (T(g)) temperature (52 degrees C) and more close to the beta-relaxation temperature (95 degrees C). On the other hand, vigorous molecular motions in the crystalline domain occur above 120 degrees C, which is much below the melting temperature (212 degrees C). This indicates that the polymer chains in the PCTFE crystallites are more mobile than those of typical semicrystalline fluoropolymers like poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), which can be associated with structural imperfections in the crystallites. In addition, the density functional theory (DFT) calculations of (19)F magnetic shielding suggest that the high-frequency shifts observed for the crystalline signals above 80 degrees C can be ascribed to the conformational change around meso diads toward more twisted and/or helical conformations in the main chain.     

Local fluorine environments in nanoscopic magnesium hydr(oxide) fluorides studied by F MAS NMR

¹⁹F MAS NMR signals of a variety of X-ray amorphous magnesium hydroxide (oxide) fluorides (MgF_x(OH(R))_2−x (0 < x ≤ 2)) prepared using different synthesis routes are compared and assigned. Relations between their ¹⁹F signal positions and local coordinations are elaborated on the basis of the chemical behaviour and data available for the few crystalline reference compounds known so far. Supported by the superposition model, ¹⁹F signals appearing between −150 ppm and −200 ppm were subdivided into three groups due to local [FMg₆], [FMg₅] and [FMg₄], and [FMg₃] environments, respectively.     

用原位变温19F NMR研究三氟甲磺酸根在苯乙烯不对称环丙烷化反应中的作用

The role of trifluoromethanesulfonate ion (OTf -) in asymmetric cyclopropanation of styrene catalyzed by ruthenium complex of chiral N, P ligand is investigated by in situ variable temperature 19 F NMR. The temperature of NMR experiment varies from 243 K to 283 K. After ethyl diazoacetate and styrene are added into the catalytic system, the process that the OTf - leaves from the central metal is observed from the change of the 19 F NMR spectra. Owing to the weakly coordinating behavior, trifluoromethanesulfonate ion can be easily removed from the central metal and replaced by substrates to form the reactive intermediate during the reaction. So that the catalytic reactivity can be improved greatly when the silver trifluoromethanesulfonate is added to the catalytic system.     

Coordination Structure of Aluminum in Magnesium Aluminum Hydroxide Studied by ^27Al NMR

The coordination structure of aluminum in magnesium aluminum hydroxide was studied by ^27Al NMR.The result showed that tetrahedral aluminum (Al^IV) existed in magnesium aluminum hydroxide,and the contents of Al^TV increased with the increase of the ratio of Al/Mg and with the peptizing temperature.Al^IV originated from the so-called Al13 polymer with the structure of one Al tetrahedron surrounded by twelve Al octahedrons.     

聚酯酰亚胺三元共聚物的核磁共振波谱法表征

用一维1H NMR、13C NMR方法研究了以N,N′-己二撑-1,6-双苯偏三酸酰亚胺二酸(IA6)、6-羟基-2-萘甲酸(HNA)和4,4′-二羟基二苯酮(DHBP)为单体的一种液晶聚酯酰亚胺三元共聚物的结构,并通过DEPT(无畸变极化转移增益法)、1H-1H COSY(氢-氢化学位移相关谱)、HMQC(异核多量子相关谱)、HMBC(异核多键相关谱)进一步确定了该类共聚物的1H谱和13C谱中各谱峰的归属,为研究热致性液晶聚酯酰亚胺共聚物的链结构和链序列提供了有价值的结构分析数据。     

Solid‐state 1H → 19F/19F → 1H CP/MAS NMR study of poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Solid‐state ¹H → ¹⁹F and ¹⁹F → ¹H cross‐polarization magic angle spinning (CP/MAS) NMR spectra have been investigated for a semicrystalline fluoropolymer, namely poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF). The ¹H → ¹⁹F CP/MAS spectra can be fitted by five Lorentzian functions, and the amorphous peaks were selectively observed by the DIVAM CP pulse sequences. Solid‐state spin‐lock experiments showed significant differences in T_1ρ^F and T_1ρ^H between the crystalline and amorphous domains, and the effective time constants, T_HF* and T_1ρ*, which were estimated from the ¹H → ¹⁹F CP curves, also clarify the difference in the strengths of dipolar interactions. Heteronuclear dipolar oscillation behaviour is observed in both standard CP and ¹H → ¹⁹F inversion recovery CP (IRCP) experiments. The inverse ¹⁹F → ¹H CP‐MAS and ¹H → ¹⁹F CP‐drain MAS experiments gave complementary information to the standard ¹H → ¹⁹F CP/MAS spectra in a manner reported in our previous papers for other fluoropolymers. The value of N_F/N_H (where N is a spin density) estimated from the CP‐drain curve is within experimental error equal to unity, which is consistent with the chemical structure. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Phase Separation in Aqueous Polymer Solutions as Studied by NMR Methods

Some possibilities of ¹H NMR spectroscopy in investigations of structural-dynamic changes and polymer-solvent interactions during the temperature-induced phase transitions in aqueous polymer solutions are described. Results obtained recently on D₂O solutions of poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME), poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) (PIPMAm), negatively charged copolymers of N-isopropylmethacrylamide and sodium methacrylate, and PIPMAm/PVME mixtures are discussed. A markedly different rate of dehydration process in dilute solutions on the one hand, and in semidilute and concentrated solutions on the other hand, was revealed from ¹H spin-spin relaxation measurements.     

Anomalous 13C Isotropic NMR Shifts in Tetraalkylammonium Tetrahalometallate(II) Ion Pairs. I. Organic Substituent Effects

¹³C isotropic NMR shifts have been recorded for a number of tetrahalocobaltate(II) salts containing various quaternary ammonium cations in dichloromethane and nitrobenzene solution. The isotropic shifts are a consequence of ion- aggregate formation, and show great sensitivity to changes in the organic substituents about the -onium centre. The ¹³C shifts appear to be due in large measure to a predominantly Fermi contact (through-bond) mechanism, unlike the more usual shifts encountered in lanthanide-containing systems. The observed shift patterns correlate well with steric effects induced by the presence or absence of bulky substituents near the central cation nitrogen atom.     

Complete assignment of 19F, 1H and 13C NMR spectra of monomers and precursors towards bridge trifluoromethylated poly(p-phenylenevinylene)

The complete assignment of 19F, 1H and 13C NMR spectra of 11 trifluoromethylated and four bistrifluoromethylated monomers for bridge trifluoromethylated poly(p-phenylenevinylene) is described. The combination of one-dimensional 19F, 1H and 13C spectra, long-range fluorine couplings and the two-dimensional techniques of direct and long-range HETCOR (J = 140 and 8 Hz) permitted full resonance assignment.     

Mono‐ and difluorinated 1,1,2,2,9,9,10,10‐octafluoro[2.2]paracyclophanes (AF4s)—A 1H and 19F NMR study

Complete assignment of the ¹H and ¹⁹F chemical shifts in 4‐fluoro‐AF4 (1) were based on the nOes seen in its ¹⁹F‐¹H HOESY spectrum. This allowed for identification of features which can further be applied to the assignment of the regiochemistry of substituted perfluoroparacyclophanes (PCPs) and AF4s: (i) an aromatic fluorine couples with the two fluorines in the closest bridge that are syn to it, with constants of ca. 20 Hz; (ii) an aromatic fluorine couples with the bridge fluorine five bonds away that is anti to it in the same paraphenylene moiety, with a constant of ca. 3.5 Hz; (iii) the geminal coupling of the bridge fluorines is 246 Hz if they have an ortho fluorine and 238 Hz if they do not; (iv) a bridge fluorine couples with those aromatic protons in the same paraphenylene moiety that are four or five bonds away and anti. These features have been used to assign the regiochemistry of the pseudo‐ortho, pseudo‐meta and pseudo‐para‐difluoro AF4s 2–4. It has also been demonstrated that SCS for the bridge fluorines can be used as well for this assignment. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.