Anisotropy of proton transport in an organic-inorganic compound [(C6H10N2)2(SO4)23H2O]n (C6H10N2 = phenylenediammonium dication)

Proton transport along different axes in an organic-inorganic compound [(C(6)H(10)N(2))(2)(SO(4))(2)·3H(2)O](n) (1) was investigated, revealing that proton transport is not only influenced by the structure of the proton transport pathway, but also by the order-disorder extent of proton carriers.     

Boosting the Resolution of 1H NMR Spectra by Homonuclear Broadband Decoupling

Broadband homonuclear decoupling of proton spectra, that is, the collapse of all multiplets into singlets, has the potential of boosting the resolution of ¹H NMR spectra. Several methods have been described in the last 40 years to achieve this goal. Most of them can only be applied in the indirect dimension of multi‐dimensional NMR spectra or special data processing is necessary to yield decoupled 1D proton spectra. Recently, complete decoupling of proton spectra during acquisition has been introduced; this not only significantly reduced the experimental time to record these spectra, but also removed the need for any sophisticated processing schemes. Here we present an introduction and overview of the techniques and applications of broadband proton‐decoupled proton experiments.     

Fundamental excitations of the shared proton in the H3O2- and H5O2+ complexes

We exploit recent advances in argon predissociation spectroscopy to record the spectroscopic signature of the shared proton oscillations in the H3O2- system and compare the resulting spectrum with that of the H5O2+ ion taken under similar conditions. Very intense 1 <-- 0 transitions are observed below 1100 cm(-1) in both cases and are surprisingly sharp, with the 697 cm(-1) transition in H3O2- being among the lowest in energy of any shared proton system measured to date. The assignments of the three fundamental transitions associated with the three-dimensional confinement of the shared proton in H3O2- are carried out with full-dimensional (DMC) calculations to treat this strongly anharmonic vibrational problem.     

Towards the automatic analysis of NMR spectra: part 7. Assignment of 1H by employing both 1H and 1H/13C correlation spectra

A reliable method of automatically assigning one-dimensional proton spectra is described. The method relies on the alignment of the proton spectrum with an associated heteronuclear single-quantum coherence (HSQC) spectrum, transferring the stoichiometry and couplings to the HSQC. The HSQC spectrum is then assigned using a linear assignment procedure in which a fitness function incorporating (1)H chemical shifts, (1)H couplings and (13)C shifts are employed. The method uniquely employs a sequential procedure in which only correlations of like stoichiometry are assigned at the same time.     

Proton magnetic shielding in H2O and (H2O)2

The proton magnetic shielding constants in the water molecule and its linear perpendicular dimer are computed from SCF-MO-LCGO wave functions by using the uncoupled Hartree-Fock variation-perturbation procedure due to Karplus and Kolker. The convergence of the calculated shielding constants as well as their gauge dependence is studied. The final results for 17-term polynomial variation function indicate that the best choice for the gauge origin corresponds to the molecular electronic centroid.The calculated proton magnetic shielding constant in the water molecule is in remarkable agreement with experimental data and favourably compares with the best coupled Hartree-Fock results. It follows from the calculations for the water dimer that the H-bond NMR-shift amounts in this case —1.0 ppm and qualitatively agrees with the experimental data for the liquid water.     

H Nmr Spectra of Oligosaccharide Substituted Cyclodextrins

ABSTRACT

¹H NMR spectra of some oligosaccharide substituted cyclodextrins composed of only α-D-glucose units are analysed. Chemical shifts of protons of each glucosyl group of the chain were determined by experiments with the HOHAHA pulse technique. In spite of the similar kinds of protons, dispersion of chemical shifts is observed. The most dispersed proton is the anomeric proton, and the largest change in the chemical shifts is 0.5 ppm.     

Strong effect of methyl group on the strength of ionic hydrogen bond between C2H2 and H3O+

The effect of methyl group on the strength of the ionic hydrogen bond between C₂H₂ and H₃O⁺ has been studied with quantum chemical calculations at the UMP2/6‐311++G(d,p) level. The presence of a methyl group in the proton acceptor results in an energetic increase of 6.02 kcal/mol, increased by about 39%, whereas that in the proton donor leads to an energetic decrease of 2.18 kcal/mol, decreased by 14%. The charge analyses indicate that the methyl group in the proton acceptor is electron‐donating and that in the proton donor is electron‐withdrawing. The former plays a positive contribution to the formation of ionic hydrogen bond and the latter plays a negative contribution to the formation of ionic hydrogen bond. The weakening effect of solvent on the role of methyl group in the ionic hydrogen bond has also been studied at the UB3LYP/6‐311++G(d,p) level. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2009     

Calculation of proton transfers in hydrogen bonding interactions with semi-empirical MNDO/H

A method for calculating proton transfer enthalpies by a proper modification of the recent H-bonding version of MNDO is presented. This method perceives the proton as being both “bonded” and “hydrogen bonded” to the two electronegative atoms involved in the hydrogen bond: as it moves from one potential minimum at X-H---Y to the other at X---H-Y, a hydrogen bonding function is attached to the proportion of the distance that is to be traversed. The method is applied to two proton transfers within anionic oxygen H-bonded complexes and is shown to reduce the previously calculated barriers which were too high. Gas phase results for the single step of proton transfer over a barrier are required to evaluate the results obtained by this method.     

^1H NMR Study of Polyvinylalcohol Irradiated by Ultra-violet

The effect of Ultra-violet light on the structure and motion of the polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) chains was studied by IH NMR, spin-lattice relaxation and IR spectroscopy. The results indicated that with the increase of irradiation time, the intensity of the polymer hydroxyl proton peaks decreased and finally vanished, which suggested the self-condensation between the hydroxyl groups proceeded. No methyl proton peaks appeared in the spectra after irradiation shows that there is no cleavage of polymer chain. The longer the irradiation time is, the wider the proton peak of the residual water of the solvent is and it shifted toward low field. This result implies that the hydrogen bonds formed between the polymer and the residual water. The absorption peak of hydroxyl group of the polymer moves toward the lower wave number in the IR spectrum that showed the existence of the hydrogen bonds between the PVA macromolecules.     

Assignment of stereochemistry to cyclohexenylidenecyanoacetates by 1H NMR spectroscopy

The stereochemistry of various pairs of isomeric 2-cyclohexen-1-ylidenecyanoacetates was assigned using ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The isomers with the γ-methylene or the γ-vinyl protons cis to the carbalkoxy group were found to have the signals of these protons at approximately 0.3 ppm and 1 ppm, respectively, downfield relative to their geometrical isomers or the corresponding 2-cyclohexen-1-ylidenemalononitriles. The observation regarding the γ-vinyl proton proved useful for the assignment of configuration to cyclohex-enylidenecyanoacetates derived form cholest-4-en-3-one. The large and constant downfield shift (c. 1 ppm) of the γ-vinyl proton when cis to the ester group results from the rigid cyclohexenylidenecyanoacetate system, in which the vinylic proton can approach more closely to the magnetically anisotropic ester carbonyl group.     

1H NMR study of partially oriented 1-phenylpropyne

The proton magnetic resonance spectrum of partially oriented 1-phenylpropyne has been studied and the values of the chemical shifts, the direct and the indirect coupling constants determined from the analysis of the spectrum. The ratios of the interproton distances have been derived. No significant deviations have been observed between the relative proton positions on the aromatic ring in 1-phenylpropyne and those expected for the regular hexagonal geometry of the benzene ring. The results are insensitive to the mode of internal rotation of the methyl group about the C? C bond.     

Microhydration effects on the electronic spectra of protonated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: [naphthalene-(H2O)(n = 1,2)]H+

Vibrational and electronic spectra of protonated naphthalene (NaphH(+)) microsolvated by one and two water molecules were obtained by photofragmentation spectroscopy. The IR spectrum of the monohydrated species is consistent with a structure with the proton located on the aromatic molecule, NaphH(+)-H(2)O. Similar to isolated NaphH(+), the first electronic transition of NaphH(+)-H(2)O (S(1)) occurs in the visible range near 500 nm. The doubly hydrated species lacks any absorption in the visible range (420-600 nm) but absorbs in the UV range, similar to neutral Naph. This observation is consistent with a structure, in which the proton is located on the water moiety, Naph-(H(2)O)(2)H(+). Ab initio calculations for [Naph-(H(2)O)(n)]H(+) confirm that the excess proton transfers from Naph to the solvent cluster upon attachment of the second water molecule.     

Coherent excitation of H(n=2) in H+, H - He collisions

The coherent excitation of H(n=2) in H⁺, H - He collisions was investigated at incident energies of 5–25 keV. From a polarization analysis of the emitted Lyman-α radiation as a function of an external electric field, the partial cross sections for excitation to the H(2s) and the H(2p _m) magnetic substates and the real part of thes ?p ₀-coherence were extracted. For H⁺-He collisions, the measured partial cross sections are in fair agreement with previous two-electron calculations by Kimura and Lin; the agreement with one-electron calculations of Jain et al. is, particularly at the lower incident energies, less satisfactory. For both collision systems, an energy-dependent forward-backward asymmetry corresponding to a shift of the center-of-charge relative to the center-of-mass (dipole moment) was observed. In H⁺ - He collisions, the measured dipole moment was positive; it thus corresponds to an electron trailing behind the proton. The same analysis applied to the H - He system showed the electron riding in front of the proton.     

An H/D isotopic substitution study of the H5O2+.Ar vibrational predissociation spectra: exploring the putative role of Fermi resonances in the bridging proton fundamentals

To clarify the nature of the motions contributing to the observed multiplet structures in the low-energy (900-1800 cm-1) vibrational spectrum of the H5O2+ "Zundel" ion, we report the evolution of its vibrational fingerprint with sequential H/D isotopic substitution in a predissociation study of the Ar complexes. Of particular interest is the D4HO2+ complex, which displays a single intense band in the vicinity of the asymmetric OHO stretch of the bridging proton, in contrast to the more complex multiplet observed for both H5O2+ and D5O2+ isotopologues. These intensity patterns are consistent with the recent assignment of the bridging proton band's doublet in the H5O2+.Ne spectrum to a 2 x 2 Fermi resonance interaction between the shared proton stretch and a complex background level primarily derived from the O-O stretch together with two quanta of the wagging vibration involving the pyramidal deformations of the flanking H2O groups (Vendrell, O.; Gatti, F.; Meyer, H.-D. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 6918). In addition, the observed trends rule out assignment of the approximately 1800 cm-1 feature in H5O2+ to a combination band of the bridging proton vibration with the O-O stretch, providing a secure foundation for the previously reported scheme that attributes this band to the out-of-phase intramolecular bending fundamental. The observed feature occurs at an unusually high energy for typical HOH bends, however, and we explore the participation of the bridging proton in these eigenstates by following how the calculated harmonic spectrum evolves when artificially large masses are assigned to the proton. The empirical assignments are supported by anharmonic estimates of the isotope shifts evaluated by the diffusion Monte Carlo method.     

Microcanonical statistical study of ortho-para conversion in the reaction H3+ + H2-->(H5+)*-->H3+ + H2 at very low energies

The ortho-para conversion of H(3) (+) and H(2) in the reaction H(3) (+)+H(2)-->(H(5) (+))(*)-->H(3) (+)+H(2) in interstellar space is possible by scrambling the five protons via (H(5) (+))(*) complex formation. The product distribution of the ortho-para conversion reaction can be given by ratios of cumulative reaction probabilities (CRP) calculated by microcanonical statistical theory with conservation of energy, motional angular momentum, nuclear spin, and parity. A statistical method to calculate the state-to-state reaction probabilities for given initial nuclear spin species, rotational states, and collision energies is developed using a simple semiclassical approximation of tunneling and above-barrier reflection. A new calculation method of branching ratios for given total nuclear spins and scrambling mechanisms is also developed. The anisotropic long-range electrostatic interaction potential of H(2) in the Coulomb field of H(3) (+) is taken into account using the first-order perturbation theory in forming the complex. The CRPs and the product distribution of the ortho-para conversion reaction at very low energies with reactants in their ground vibronic and lowest rotational states for given initial nuclear spin species are presented as a function of collision energy assuming complete proton scrambling or incomplete proton scrambling. The authors show that the product distribution at very low energies (or very low temperatures) differs substantially from the high energy (or high temperature) limit branching ratios.     

Investigation of the association of aromatic dyestuff molecules in aqueous solution by1H NMR

We have studied experimentally the proton chemical shifts of the molecules of Acridine Orange and proflavine in aqueous solution as a function of the.concentration of the aromatic ligands. A method is proposed for determining the chemical shifts of the protons in associations from the observed concentration dependence of the proton chemical shifts of dyestuff molecules in solution, which can be used at fairly high concentrations of the interacting molecules. The association constants of the dyestuff molecules and the proton chemical shifts in the association have been calculated. The proton shifts obtained have been used toether with a model of the ring currents to determine the most probable structure for the 1:1 molecular complexes of Acridine Organce and proflavine in aqueous solution.Sevastopol Institute for Instrument Construction. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, No. 1, pp. 83–89, January–February, 1991. Original article submitted February 2, 1988.     

Proton n.m.r. spin-tickling studies of 13C-labeled compounds. The correlation of J(C,H) and J(H,H)

A tabulation has been compiled for twenty ¹³C? H coupling constants of various carboxylic acids and includes ²J(C,H), ³J(C,H) and ⁴J(C,H) values of olefins (both cis and trans); ³J(C,H), ⁴J(C,H) and ⁵J(C,H) values of aromatics; ³J(C,H) and ⁴J(C,H) values of acetylenes; and ²J(C,H) and ³J(C,H) values of rigid aliphatics. This tabulation has been completed in the present study by the spin-tickling proton n.m.r. study of ¹³C-carboxyl-endo-1,2,3,4,7,7-hexachloronorbornene-5-carboxylic acid, which has established that the ²J(C,H) value is negative and the ³J(C,H) values (both cis and trans) are positive in this system. A plot of these twenty J(C,H) values vs the corresponding J(H,H) values of geometrically equivalent model systems (where there is a proton in place of a carboxyl group) gives a correlation coefficient of 0·975 (with a slope of 0·62), indicating that carbon–proton and proton–proton couplings operate by similar mechanisms throughout this broad series of structural types.     

Proton transfer and the mobilities of the H+ and OH- ions from studies of a dissociating model for water

Hydrogen (H(+)) and hydroxide (OH(-)) ions in aqueous solution have anomalously large diffusion coefficients, and the mobility of the H(+) ion is nearly twice that of the OH(-) ion. We describe molecular dynamics simulations of a dissociating model for liquid water based on scaling the interatomic potential for water developed by Ojama?e-Shavitt-Singer from ab initio studies at the MP2 level. We use the scaled model to study proton transfer that occurs in the transport of hydrogen and hydroxide ions in acidic and basic solutions containing 215 water molecules. The model supports the Eigen-Zundel-Eigen mechanism of proton transfer in acidic solutions and the transient hyper-coordination of the hydroxide ion in weakly basic solutions at room temperature. The free energy barriers for proton transport are low indicating significant proton delocalization accompanying proton transfer in acidic and basic solutions. The reorientation dynamics of the hydroxide ion suggests changes in the proportions of hyper-coordinated species with temperature. The mobilities of the hydrogen and hydroxide ions and their temperature dependence between 0 and 50 °C are in excellent agreement with experiment and the reasons for the large difference in the mobilities of the two ions are discussed. The model and methods described provide a novel approach to studies of liquid water, proton transfer, and acid-base reactions in aqueous solutions, channels, and interfaces.     

X–H rotational-echo double-resonance NMR for torsion angle determination of peptides

C–H and N–H rotational-echo double-resonance (REDOR) NMR is developed for determining torsion angles in peptides. The distance between an X spin such as ¹³C or ¹⁵N and a proton is measured by evolving the proton magnetization under REDOR-recoupled X–H dipolar interaction. The proton of interest is selected through its directly bonded heteronuclear spin Y. The sidechain torsion angle χ₁ is extracted from a ¹³Cβ-detected Hβ–N distance, while the backbone torsion angle φ is extracted from an ¹⁵N-detected H^N–C^′ distance. The approach is demonstrated on three model peptides with known crystal structures to illustrate its utility.     

Proton dynamics in the perchloric acid clathrate hydrate HClO4.5.5H2O

In the perchloric acid clathrate hydrate HClO4.5.5H2O, the perchlorate anions are contained inside an aqueous host crystalline matrix, positively charged because of the presence of delocalized acidic protons. Our experimental results demonstrate that the microscopic mechanisms of proton conductivity in this system are effective on a time scale ranging from nanosecond to picosecond. In the present paper, we discuss more specifically on the relaxation processes occurring on a nanosecond time scale by combining high-resolution quasielastic neutron scattering and 1H pulse-field-gradient nuclear magnetic resonance experiments. The combination of these two techniques allows us to probe proton dynamics in both space and time domains. The existence of two types of proton dynamical processes has been identified. The slowest one is associated to long-range translational diffusion of protons between crystallographic oxygen sites and has been precisely characterized with a self-diffusion coefficient of 3.5 x 10(-8) cm2/s at 220 K and an activation energy of 29.2+/-1.4 kJ/mol. The fastest dynamical process is due to water molecules' reorientations occurring every 0.7 ns at 220 K with an activation energy of 17.4+/-1.5 kJ/mol. This powerful multitechnique approach provides important information required to understand the microscopic origin of proton transport in an ionic clathrate hydrate.