Carbon-13 and fluorine-19 NMR spectroscopy of the supramolecular solid p-tert-butylcalix(4)arene.alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluorotoluene

The supramolecular 1:1 host-guest inclusion compound, p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene x alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluorotoluene, 1, is characterized by 19F and 13C solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Whereas the 13C NMR spectra are easily interpreted in the context of earlier work on similar host-guest compounds, the 15F NMR spectra of solid 1 are, initially, more difficult to understand. The 19F[1H] NMR spectrum obtained under cross-polarization and magic-angle spinning conditions shows a single isotropic resonance with a significant spinning sideband manifold. The static 19F[1H] CP NMR spectrum consists of a powder pattern dominated by the contributions of the anisotropic chemical shift and the homonuclear dipolar interactions. The 19F MREV-8 experiment, which minimizes the 19F-19F dipolar contribution, helps to identify the chemical shift contribution as an axial lineshape. The full static 19F[1H] CP NMR spectrum is analysed using subspectral analysis and subsequently simulated as a function of the 19F-19F internuclear distance (D(FF) = 2.25 +/- 0.01 A) of the rapidly rotating CF3 group without including contributions from additional libration motions and the anisotropy in the scalar tensor. The shielding span is found to be 56 ppm. The width of the centerband in the 19F[1H] sample-spinning CP NMR spectrum is very sensitive to the angle between the rotor and the magnetic field. Compound 1 is thus an attractive standard for setting the magic angle for NMR probes containing a fluorine channel with a proton-decoupling facility.     

High-resolution solid-state NMR spectroscopy as a tool for investigation of enantioselective inclusion complexation

In this paper, we showed the application of solid state-NMR (SS NMR) spectroscopy in structural studies of chiral compounds employing sample of (E)-1-diphenylphosphinoylpent-3-en-2-ol 1 as a model compound. Racemate of 1 was fully characterized by NMR techniques (both in liquid and solid phase) and X-ray crystallography. Theoretical calculations employing the GIAO approach were used to explain the influence of hydrogen bonding on 31P NMR shielding parameter in racemate. Enantioselective inclusion complexation (EIC) method with TADDOL as host molecule was applied to separate of enantiomers. The formation of host-guest complex and decomplexation procedure was monitored by means of the SS NMR. The liquid-state NMR, due to similarity of 13C and 31P spectral parameters was not able to distinguish racemate from enantiomer. In the solid phase, owing to distinction of hydrogen bonding and molecular packing in the crystal lattice, racemate and enantiomers were easy recognized by NMR spectroscopy.     

Lattice dynamics of incommensurate composite Rb-IV and a realization of the monatomic linear chain model

Longitudinal-acoustic (LA) phonons have been studied by inelastic x-ray scattering in the high-pressure incommensurate host-guest system Rb-IV in the pressure range of 16.3 to 18.4 GPa. Two LA-like phonon branches are observed along the direction of the incommensurate wave vector, which are attributed to separate lattice vibrations in the host and guest subsystems. The derived sound velocities for the host and the guest, v(h) and v(g), respectively, are similar in magnitude [v(h)=v(g)=3840(100) m/s at 18 GPa], but our results indicate rather different pressure dependences of dv(h)/dP=140(60) m/s GPa(-1) and dv(g)/dP=280(80) m/s GPa(-1). The observations for the one-dimensional Rb guest chains are reproduced quantitatively on the basis of the monatomic linear chain model and the measured compressibility of the chains.     

Orientation-dependent (19)F dipolar couplings within a trifluoromethyl group are revealed by static multipulse NMR in the solid state

The homonuclear dipolar coupling between the three equivalent (19)F-spins of a trifluoromethyl group, rotating about its threefold symmetry axis, was studied by multipulse solid-state NMR. A modified CPMG sequence was used first to resolve the dipolar splitting of a powder sample, and then to follow its orientation-dependence in uniaxially aligned samples. Our aim is to employ the CF(3)-group as a highly sensitive reporter to describe the mobility and spacial alignment of (19)F-labeled molecules in biomembranes. As an example, the fluorinated anti-inflammatory drug, flufenamic acid, was embedded as a guest compound in lipid bilayers. Undistorted (19)F dipolar spectra of its CF(3)-group were obtained without (1)H-decoupling, revealing a sharp triplet lineshape. When an oriented membrane sample was tilted in the magnetic field, the change in dipolar splittings confirmed that the guest molecule is motionally averaged about the membrane normal, as expected. A different behavior of flufenamic acid, however, was observed under conditions of low bilayer hydration. From this set of orientation-dependent lineshapes we conclude that the axis of motional averaging becomes aligned perpendicular to the sample normal. It thus appears that flufenamic acid induces a hexagonal phase in the membrane at low hydration. Finally, the dipolar (19)F NMR experiments were extended to frozen samples, where no molecular diffusion occurs besides the fast rotation about the CF(3)-axis. Also under these conditions, the CPMG experiment with composite pulses could successfully resolve the dipolar coupling between the three (19)F-nuclei.     

瓜环[n](n=7,8)与盐酸法舒地尔的相互作用研究

分别以NMR技术、电喷雾质谱、紫外光谱和红外光谱等分析方法考察了瓜环[n](n=7, 8)与盐酸法舒地尔的相互作用. 实验结果显示, 盐酸法舒地尔与两种瓜环都形成了1∶1的包结配合物, 但其主客体配合物的作用模式随着瓜环空腔大小的不同而各不相同. 通过紫外吸收光谱法计算出瓜环[n](n=7, 8)与盐酸法舒地尔的包结常数分别为2 524 L/mol, 1 216 L/mol, 其范围在200 L/mol~10 000 L/mol之内,这说明瓜环对盐酸法舒地尔具有潜在的药物缓释作用.     

AssignFit: a program for simultaneous assignment and structure refinement from solid-state NMR spectra

AssignFit is a computer program developed within the XPLOR-NIH package for the assignment of dipolar coupling (DC) and chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) restraints derived from the solid-state NMR spectra of protein samples with uniaxial order. The method is based on minimizing the difference between experimentally observed solid-state NMR spectra and the frequencies back calculated from a structural model. Starting with a structural model and a set of DC and CSA restraints grouped only by amino acid type, as would be obtained by selective isotopic labeling, AssignFit generates all of the possible assignment permutations and calculates the corresponding atomic coordinates oriented in the alignment frame, together with the associated set of NMR frequencies, which are then compared with the experimental data for best fit. Incorporation of AssignFit in a simulated annealing refinement cycle provides an approach for simultaneous assignment and structure refinement (SASR) of proteins from solid-state NMR orientation restraints. The methods are demonstrated with data from two integral membrane proteins, one α-helical and one β-barrel, embedded in phospholipid bilayer membranes.     

A Quantum-Chemical Investigation of the Geometry and NMR Chemical Shifts of Bilirubin

A computational investigation using density-functional-theory methods has been performed concerning the structure and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) chemical shifts of bilirubin with a special emphasis on the hydrogen bonds. Solid-state effects on the NMR spectra are investigated by considering a trimeric model derived from the available X-ray structure. Satisfactory agreement between theory and experiment is found with ring-current effects playing only a minor role for the interpretation of the solid-state NMR spectra. Authors' address: Jürgen Gauss, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universit?t Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany     

Solid-State NMR Studies on the Guest Ordering and Dynamics in α,ω-Dibromoalkane/Urea Inclusion Compounds

Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is utilized to study the molecular behavior of 1,10-dibromodecane and 1,11-dibromoundecane in their urea inclusion compounds. The guest dynamics and conformational order are explored by ¹³C cross polarization magic-angle spinning (CP/MAS) and ¹H MAS NMR spectroscopy which confirm an all-trans conformation of the guest chains. Dynamic ²H NMR experiments are carried out on two guest molecules selectively deuterated at both end groups. A quantitative analysis of the experimental data, obtained from variable-temperature line shape, spin–spin and spin–lattice relaxation measurements, shows that both guest molecules undergo similar motions within the investigated temperature range between 100 and 298 K. The combination of nondegenerate 6-site (or 3-site) rotational jumps and small-angle overall chain wobbling provides an appropriate motional model for the guest motions in these compounds. It is found that the populations of the jump sites exhibit a characteristic temperature dependence, although a discontinuity is missing at the solid–solid phase transition. The same holds for the guest motions which also remain unaffected by the change of the urea lattice structure. Rather, a discontinuity of the guest dynamics at about 30 and 10 degrees above the corresponding solid–solid phase transition is observed for 1,10-dibromodecane and 1,11-dibromoundecane in urea, respectively. Likewise, there is no clear evidence for an odd–even effect due to the change of the guest chain length on the molecular properties of the present inclusion compounds. As a general result, it is concluded that the intermolecular interactions in the present materials are stronger than in n-alkane/urea inclusion compounds. Authors' address: Klaus Müller, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universit?t Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany     

光谱法研究七、八元瓜环对亚甲基蓝的分子识别

利用紫外-可见吸收光谱和荧光光谱法考察了七、八元瓜环(Q[7],Q[8])对客体亚甲基蓝染料(g)的分子识别作用.结果表明,Q[7]与g作用形成物质的量比为2:1的主客体配合物,Q[8]与g作用形成的是物质的量之比为1:2的主客体配合物.吸收光谱法测得的包结常数分别为KQ[7]-g=1.34×1012 L2·mol-2,KQ[8]-g=5.34×1012 L2·mol-2;荧光光谱法测得的KQ[7]-g=1.53×1012 L2·mol-2,KA[8]-g=6.11×1012 L2·mol-2,两种方法结果一致.随着Q[7或8]浓度的增加,瓜环对客体有明显的荧光增敏作用,而Q[8]对客体有明显的荧光猝灭作用.从Q[7]和Q[8]分别与客体作用体系的紫外-可见吸光度和荧光强度随pH值改变的变化规律可以看出,体系在pH在0.5～13范围内均能观察到主客体的相互作用,且作用比例不发生变化.     

Photo-physical properties and amplified spontaneous emission of a new derivative of fluorescein

The synthesis of new high-performance dyes and the implementation of new ways of incorporating the organic molecules into the solid host matrices have produced a great deal of activity in the field of solid-state dye lasers. In this article, the new laser dye, 2-(6-allyl-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl)-benzoic acid ethyl ester [AXBE] has been synthesized, and its chemical structure was confirmed by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR and elemental analysis. This new dye was covalently bonded with methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate (HEMA) copolymer backbone and evaluated as the active medium of the solid-state laser dye. Its optical properties were experimentally investigated. Amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and photostability were studied by pumping the dye sample with 355 nm (8 ns) pulsed Nd-YAG laser.     

Single-step triplet-triplet annihilation: an intrinsic limit for the high brightness efficiency of phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes

We investigate triplet-triplet annihilation in molecular host-guest systems where triplets are localized on spatially separated guest molecules. Our results indicate that the dominant mechanism of annihilation is single-step long-range (F?rster-type) energy transfer between two excited guests. This mechanism leads to a fundamental limit for the efficiency of phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes at high luminance. Our model is confirmed by photoluminescence decay experiments on 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethylporphine platinum as guest in a host matrix of 4,4'-N,N'-dicarbazole-biphenyl.     

锌基-有机金属大环荧光探针对谷胱甘肽生物分子的识别

利用1H NMR,ESI-MS,UV-Vis,荧光光谱等测试手段研究了基于锌基-有机金属三元大环探针M-1对生物分子谷胱甘肽(GSH)的识别与传感。并且,通过研究识别过程中M-1与组成谷胱甘肽的氨基酸(半胱氨酸、谷氨酸、甘氨酸)的作用关系,确立了M-1对GSH的识别机理。结果表明,化合物M-1在H₂O/DMF(1∶9, φ)溶液中形成了稳定的[3+3]大环结构;紫外滴定光谱表明,向M-1中加入GSH后303 nm处吸收峰强度增加,380 nm处吸收峰强度减弱,在330 nm处出现了一个等吸收点,紫外滴定和ESI-MS质谱证实了M-1能够1∶1包合GSH,平衡常数(log K_GSH)为4.62±0.15。1H NMR表明谷胱甘肽在M-1中的构型为组成谷胱甘肽的谷氨酸通过羧基与金属中心之间的静电作用深深地进入M-1空穴内部。荧光光谱表明,向M-1中加入GSH时,以330 nm的光激发,发射波长从510 nm红移至540nm,荧光强度增加1倍;加入半胱氨酸、谷氨酸时,荧光强度分别增加0.4倍和0.2倍;而加入甘氨酸时,荧光没有变化。综合上述结果证明了M-1空穴的限域作用及其底部三元环上的氨基和GSH上的巯基(半胱氨酸)间的氢键作用使M-1的电子构型发生转变,进而引起紫外光谱和荧光光谱发生变化,实现了大环化合物M-1对生物分子谷胱甘肽的可视化、高灵敏度检测,检测限达到3.0×10-6 mol·L-1。     

(纳米MCM-41)-CdS主-客体复合材料的制备及光学性质

以水热法制备了纳米微粒MCM-41分子筛，通过离子交换法将Cd(II)交换到分子筛中，然后采用硫代乙酰胺作硫化氢前驱体对(MCM-41)-Cd进行硫化，制备出主-客体复合材料(MCM-41)-CdS．化学分析表明，客体成功地组装到分子筛中．粉末X射线衍射结果表明，组装过程并未破坏所制备的主-客体材料中分子筛的骨架，分子筛骨架完整且结晶度仍然很高．红外光谱表明所制备材料骨架保持完好．低温N2吸附-解吸附研究表明，相对于MCM-41分子筛主体所制备的复合材料孔体积、孔尺寸及比表面积降低，表明客体在分子筛孔道内组装成功．制备的主-客体复合材料固体扩散漫反射吸收光谱相对于CdS体相呈现某些蓝移，说明客体处于分子筛孔道内，也表明分子筛主体对纳米硫化镉客体表现出明显的立体限域效应．(纳米MCM-41)-CdS及(微米MCM-41)-CdS样品呈现明显发光．     

Solid-state 17O NMR spectroscopy of a phospholemman transmembrane domain protein: implications for the limits of detecting dilute 17O sites in biomaterials

The 17O-'diluted' glycine-14 sites in a phospholemman (PLM) transmembrane domain protein are characterized by solid-state 17O NMR spectroscopy. The PLM transmembrane domain is an alpha-helical tetramer unit of four 28-residue peptides and is rigidly embedded in a bilayer where each alpha-helix has an average tilt of 7.3 degrees against the membrane normal. The PLM sample investigated here consists of a high lipid/peptide molar ratio (25:1) with one glycine residue in each helix enriched to <40% (17)O; thus, this is a very dilute 17O-sample and is the most dilute 17O-membrane protein to date to be characterized by solid-state 17O NMR spectroscopy. Based on the spectral analysis of 17O magic angle spinning (MAS) at 14.1 and 18.8T, the PLM transmembrane domain protein consists of multiple crystallographic gly14 sites, suggesting that the tetramer protein is an asymmetric unit with either C2- or C1-rotational symmetry along the bilayer normal.     

固体核磁共振技术在甲醇制烯烃反应中的应用

甲醇制烯烃过程是由非石油路线生成低碳烯烃的重要途径之一.分子筛因具备独特的孔结构和可调变的酸性质,而成为甲醇制烯烃过程的核心催化剂.固体核磁共振(NMR)是鉴定物质结构、阐释催化反应机理的强有力的工具,在甲醇制烯烃的研究中被广泛应用.本文主要总结了近年来利用原位固体NMR、多维多核NMR、脉冲梯度场NMR等固体NMR技术研究甲醇制烯烃反应机理取得的重要进展.原位固体NMR可以在真实反应条件下监测催化反应中反应物、中间体和产物的动态演变过程;多维多核NMR可以在不破坏催化剂结构情况下确定反应中间体结构信息,特别是¹²⁹Xe NMR可以很灵敏探测反应中催化剂的孔道结构变化;脉冲梯度场NMR可用于测定孔道内分子的扩散系数,阐明分子筛的扩散机制.     

Low-Temperature Spectral Dynamics of Single TDI Molecules in n-Alkane Matrixes

We report on studies of the influence of the matrix on the spectral dynamics of the zero-phonon-line (ZPL) emission by means of single molecule spectroscopy at low temperature. The host-guest system combinations consist of terrylenediimide (TDI) molecules embedded in four n-alkane matrixes of hexane, heptane, pentadecane, and hexadecane. Excitations into the broad vibronic absorption band and spectrally dispersed detection allows us to monitor fluorescence of single TDI molecules as a function of time. In the case of long-chain n-alkanes (pentadecane and hexadecane), the ZPL line is quite stable, showing spectral jumps of moderate frequency of less than 10 cm(-1) with an average time between the jumps of 10 s. In a clear contrast, the spectral dynamics of TDI molecules embedded within the short-length n-alkane matrixes (heptane and hexane) feature much more frequent spectral jumps that occur on a broader energy scale. The results suggest that matrixes composed of short-chain molecules are more susceptible to translations and/or rotations, which influence the fluorescence of single guest chromophores.     

13C CP MAS NMR and GIAO-CHF calculations of coumarins

13C cross-polarization magic-angle spinning NMR spectra were recorded for a series of solid coumarins. Ab initio calculations of shielding constants were performed with the use of GIAO-CHF method. The combined CPMAS NMR and theoretical approach was successful in characterizing solid-state conformations of coumarins; a relationship sigma (ppm) = -1.032 xdelta + 205.28 (R(2) = 0.9845) can be used to obtain structural information for coumarins, for which solid-state NMR or crystal structure data are not available.     

氧化物纳米材料表面结构与性质的固体核磁共振波谱研究

氧化物纳米材料的多种应用与其表面结构和性质密切相关.近年来,固体核磁共振波谱在相关研究中提供了关键信息.本综述总结了近期发展的、以固体核磁共振波谱为主的两种表征氧化物纳米材料表面结构和性质的方法,包括表面选择的同位素标记¹⁷O核磁共振波谱与动态核极化表面增强核磁共振波谱,并对氧化物纳米材料的固体核磁共振波谱研究的发展趋势进行了展望.     

光谱法测试瓜环与2-氨基苯丙噻唑的主客体作用

利用1H NMR技术,紫外吸收光谱法和荧光光谱法考察了七、八元瓜环(cucurbit[n]urilsn=7,8)与2-氨基苯并噻唑(g)的相互作用。实验结果表明:在2pH9范围内,利用不同的光谱方法均能观察到瓜环与客体的相互作用;Q[7]与客体作用形成物质的量比为1∶1的包结配合物,Q[8]与客体形成物质的量比为1∶2的包结配合物,并计算出包结常数,同时测试了超分子体系的热力学稳定性及熵变,焓变。     

瓜环与咪唑[4,5,f]-1,10-菲咯啉衍生物相互作用模式的测试

以合成的三种的咪唑[4,5,f]-1,10-菲咯啉衍生物为客体,以瓜环(cucurbit[n]uriln=6～8)为主体,利用1H NMR技术,荧光光谱和紫外吸收光谱方法,测试了主客体相互作用形式、形成包结物的结构特征及其光学性质,三种方法得到的结果相同.研究表明,六元瓜环(Q[6])仅能与2-(4-甲基苯基)-咪唑-[4,5,f]菲咯啉(W1)盐酸盐相互作用(包结比为1:1);七元瓜环(Q[7])与三种客体2-(4-甲基苯基)-咪唑-[4,5,f]菲咯啉,2-(2-甲基苯基)-咪唑-[4,5,f]菲咯啉(W2)以及2-(3-甲氧基苯基)-咪唑-[4,5,f]菲咯啉(W3)的盐酸盐均以1:1的物质的量比发生相互作用;而八元瓜环(Q[8])除与W1形成的是1:2的包结物外,与另外两种客体W2,W3也是形成1:1的包结配合物.