Visualization of enantiomers in cholesteric solvents through deuterium NMR

Abstract

Proton decoupled deuterium NMR of mixtures of enantiomers in homogeneously oriented cholesteric solvents produces simple spectra with linewidths of 10 to 50 Hz in cases where the proton spectra would give second order patterns so complicated as to defy analysis. The chiral solvent orders each of a pair of enantiomers differently which results in a difference in the residual quadrupolar coupling constant yielding well resolved spectra for each enantiomer. That the technique constitutes a new tool for measurement of enantiomeric ratios is illustrated using several chiral benzylic alcohols.     

Enantiomeric discrimination by double quantum excited selective refocusing (DQ-SERF) experiment

The differences in chemical shift anisotropies, dipolar couplings, and quadrupolar couplings of two enantiomers in the chiral liquid crystalline media are employed to visualize enantiomers. In spite of the fact that proton has high magnetic moment and is abundantly present in all the chiral molecules, 1H NMR is not exploited to its full potential because of severe overlap of unresolved transitions arising from long- and short-distance couplings. Furthermore, the two spectra from R and S enantiomers result in doubling of the number of observable transitions. The present study demonstrates the application of the selectively excited homonuclear double quantum (DQ) coherence correlated to its single quantum coherence of an isolated methyl group in a chiral molecule. The DQ dimension retains only the passive couplings within the protons of the methyl group while the long-distance passive couplings are refocused, removing the overlap of central transitions, and each enantiomer displays a doublet instead of a triplet unlike in regular selective refocusing experiment. The doublet separation being different for each enantiomer results in their discrimination. The cross section taken along the single quantum dimension pertaining to each transition in the DQ dimension provides the one-dimensional spectra for each individual enantiomer with the complete removal of the overlapped transitions from the other enantiomer. The experiment is robust, the pulse sequence is easy to implement, and the methodology has been demonstrated on different chiral molecules.     

Separation and complete analyses of the overlapped and unresolved 1H NMR spectra of enantiomers by spin selected correlation experiments

NMR spectroscopic discrimination of optical enantiomers is most often carried out using (2)H and (13)C spectra of chiral molecules aligned in a chiral liquid crystalline solvent. The use of proton NMR for such a purpose is severely hindered due to the spectral complexity and the significant loss of resolution arising from numerous short- and long-distance couplings and the indistinguishable overlap of spectra from both R and S enantiomers. The determination of all the spectral parameters by the analyses of such intricate NMR spectra poses challenges, such as, unraveling of the resonances for each enantiomer, spectral resolution, and simplification of the multiplet pattern. The present study exploits the spin state selection achieved by the two-dimensional (1)H NMR correlation of selectively excited isolated coupled spins (Soft-COSY) of the molecules to overcome these problems. The experiment provides the relative signs and magnitudes of all of the proton-proton couplings, which are otherwise not possible to determine from the broad and featureless one-dimensional (1)H spectra. The utilization of the method for quantification of enantiomeric excess has been demonstrated. The studies on different chiral molecules, each having a chiral center, whose spectral complexity increases with the increasing number of interacting spins, and the advantages and limitations of the method over SERF and DQ-SERF experiments have been reported in this work.     

Investigation of a broadly applicable chiral selector used in enantioselective chromatography (Whelk-O 1) as a chiral solvating agent for NMR determination of enantiomeric composition

A chiral solvating agent (CSA) based on the chiral selector used in the Whelk-O 1 chiral stationary phase (CSP) was prepared and its scope evaluated. This chiral selector possesses a cleft flanked with aromatic groups and produces upfield chemical shifts for analytes, which are held in this cleft. The enantiomers of each of the Whelk-O 1 resolvable analytes surveyed show non-equivalent ¹H NMR spectra at room temperature with the addition of only 0.5 equiv of the CSA. Similar non-equivalence is sometimes noted for enantiomers, which do not resolve on this CSP. In such cases, it is apparent that a hydrogen bond acceptor is required and higher CSA to substrate ratios and/or lower temperatures may be needed if adequate resolution of enantiomeric signals is to be obtained.     

光学活性金属卟啉的磁手性效应研究

磁光学活性与自然光学活性均可用介质对左右圆偏振光的吸收之差来表示 .但自然光学活性和磁光学活性的物理机制是截然不同的 ,前者源于镜象不能互相重叠介质的非定域光学响应 ( nonlocaloptical response) ,而后者则是由于介质的时间反演对称性 ( time- reversal symmetry)被磁场打破所致 .理论分析表明 ,当介质的两种光学活性同时存在时 ,将会出现一个新的附加光学效应 ,这种磁光学活性与自然光学活性之间的交叉效应称为磁手性效应 ( magneto- chiral effect)或磁手二色性 ( magneto-chiral dichroism) [1,2 ] .磁手性效应通常很弱 ,直到 1…     

Enantiomeric purity determination by NMR: proving the purity of a single enantiomer

The NMR spectra of separate samples of an analyte complexed with each enantiomer of a chiral solvating agent (CSA) give an accurate estimate of the chemical shifts of racemic analytes in the presence of a single enantiomer of the CSA. This effect allows a CSA-based chiral NMR method to be developed when only a single enantiomer of analyte is available. The ability to develop a method capable of discriminating between enantiomers in these circumstances is useful, for example, to resolve the question of whether racemization has occurred during the synthesis of a chiral molecule.     

Chiral discrimination in the 13C and 2H NMR of the crown and saddle isomers of nonamethoxy-cyclotriveratrylene in chiral liquid-crystalline solutions

We report 2H and 13C NMR spectra of the crown and saddle isomers of nonamethoxy-tribenzocyclononene (1), dissolved in lyotropic achiral and chiral liquid-crystalline solutions based on poly-gamma-benzyl-glutamate and poly-gamma-benzyl-L-glutamate (PBG and PBLG). The 2H-[1H] measurements include spectra of compound 1 deuterated in the ring methylene and in the aromatic sites as well as of the methyl groups in natural abundance. Carbon-13 spectra were recorded in natural abundance as well as in two isotopomers enriched in the ring methylene and one of the methoxy groups. The crown isomer (c-1) is rigid with C3 symmetry and can be separated into its enantiomers using a chiral high-performance liquid chromatography column. The NMR spectra of racemic c-1 in PBLG solutions exhibit two sets of lines due to the enantiomers. The peaks were identified by comparing the spectra with those of the neat enantiomers. Analysis of the 2H quadrupolar splittings and the 13C residual chemical shift anisotropies shows that the dominant factor determining the chiral discrimination is the difference in the ordering of the two enantiomers in the chiral liquid crystals. The saddle isomer (s-1) is highly flexible, undergoing fast pseudorotation between six conformers. The "frozen" conformers have C1 symmetry and are therefore chiral. Three of these comprise one enantiomer, and the other three the second one. However, the rapidly interconverting species has, on the average, a C3h symmetry and is therefore achiral. The methylene groups in the latter are, however, prostereogenic, and their hydrogen/deuterium-carbon bonds constitute enantiotopic pairs. The 2H NMR spectra of the s-1 methylene-deuterated in PBLG solutions exhibit, in fact, enantio-discrimination with two quadrupolar doublets. This is in contrast to rigid prochiral molecules with a threefold symmetry axis, which normally do not show such discrimination. A detailed analysis of the effect is presented, and it is argued that the discrimination observed for s-1 reflects the different ordering of its enantiomers during the pseudorotation cycle.     

Synthesis and chiral discrimination of cyclic aromatic amides and the determination of their absolute configuration by TD-DFT calculations

Novel chiral cyclic molecules composed of aromatic triamides were constructed in modest yield from 4-N-(4′-methoxybenzyl)amino-3-decyloxybenzoic acid using dichlorotriphenylphosphorane, because of the preorganized component of the tertiary benzanilide moieties. A racemic mixture of two diastereomers, syn and anti conformers of cyclic aromatic triamides, was resolved into enantiomers by HPLC using a preparative chiral column. The absolute configuration of each enantiomer in both diastereomers was determined by comparison of the time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculated circular dichroic (CD) spectra with the experimentally derived CD spectra recorded on each sample.     

D-、L-和DL-青霉胺的太赫兹时域光谱

利用太赫兹时域光谱技术(THz-TDS)对D-、L-和DL-青霉胺的研究发现, 三种样品在0.2 THz到1.8 THz波段的吸收光谱存在显著差异, 实验结果表明, THz吸收光谱能够鉴别青霉胺对映异构体, 这一特点将可以用于青霉胺药物的检测. 本文利用纯D-、L-青霉胺的THz吸收光谱, 对D-、L-青霉胺混合样品的THz吸收光谱进行拟合, 证明可以用THz光谱定量分析混合样品中D-、L-青霉胺的相对含量. 这项研究为手性药物分子检测和分析提供了新的实验方法, 也对深入了解手性药物与生物靶分子之间相互作用提供了启示.     

Influence of the chemical structure of water-soluble cryptophanes on their overall chiroptical and binding properties

The synthesis and the chiroptical properties of the two enantiomers of the hexacarboxylic acid cryptophane-A derivative, 1, are described in this article. The chiroptical and binding properties of 1 toward achiral and chiral guests have been investigated in water under basic conditions by polarimetry, electronic circular dichroism (ECD), vibrational circular dichroism (VCD), and (1)H NMR spectroscopy. These experiments reveal that the (1)H NMR spectra of 1 are very sensitive to the nature of the guest trapped in its cavity whereas ECD and VCD spectra remain unchanged. We also show that the two enantiomers of 1 are able to distinguish between the two enantiomers of a series of small chiral epoxides. The enantiodiscrimination increases with the size of the chiral guest whereas the corresponding binding constants decrease. In contrast to what was observed for other water-soluble cryptophanes, the molecular recognition process is found independent of the nature of the counterions surrounding host 1, shedding light on the importance of the chemical structure of cryptophanes on their binding and chiroptical properties.     

新型手性氨基醇的合成及其对布洛芬对映异构体的手性识别

5-叔丁基-2-二甲氨基苯甲醛与L-苯甘氨酸经酯化、格氏反应途径的产物二齿手性氨基醇经缩合、还原反应,得到新型三齿手性氨基醇(2S)-2-(5-叔丁基-2-二甲氨基)苯甲氨基-1,1,2-三苯基乙醇,运用1H NMR考察了该新型三齿手性氨基醇作为主体对客体布洛芬消旋体的手性识别能力。     

Enantiomer resolution of intrinsically chiral C21-alkylated N-confused porphyrin complexes

The resolution of stereoisomers of C21‐alkylated nickel(II) complexes of N‐confused porphyrin (NCP) was performed by means of chiral‐phase HPLC with an effectiveness of above 90 % molar ratio for each isomer. The reverse signs of the Cotton effects in the circular dichroism (CD) spectra of the separated fractions are indicative of the pair of enantiomers. The application of low‐temperature 2D NMR methods to the separated diastereomers of the system comprising a chiral 2‐(S)‐methylbutyl substituent, in connection with the CD spectra and relative HPLC migration rates, allowed the assignment of the absolute configuration of the chiral C21‐substituted complexes of NCP. The assignment was confirmed by time‐dependent DFT (TDDFT) calculations of CD spectra for the C21‐methylated nickel(II) complex. The system remains chiral after removal of the metal ion from the macrocyclic crevice, despite the fact that this demetalation is connected with a change of the C21 hybridization from pyramidal to trigonal. The retention of chirality was established by means of CD spectra and confirmed by TDDFT calculations for a C21‐methylated NCP free base. Stereoisomers were also separated for three covalently linked bis(NCP) systems with bridges involving one or two C21 carbon atoms. The occurrence of a pair of enantiomers was established for nonsymmetrical dimers comprising only one stereogenic center. In the case of the 21,21′‐(o‐xylene)‐linked dimer, three stereoisomers, that is, a pair of enantiomers and an optically inactive meso‐form, were separated and analyzed by CD and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The stereoisomers of a diastereoselectively formed nonsymmetrical chloroplatinum(II)‐linked dimer, consisting of heterochiral C21‐alkylated NCP nickel(II) subunits, after separation displayed a strong optical activity, which can be ascribed to the rigid helical structure of the complex.     

Chiral HPLC separation and absolute configuration assignment of a series of new triazole compounds

A series of novel chiral triazole compounds were synthesized. They were separated into enantiomers by liquid chromatography on an amylose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (ADMPC) chiral stationary phase (CSP). The absolute configuration of each enantiomer of the investigated compounds was established by combined use of chemical correlation, chiral HPLC and circular dichroism (CD) spectra analysis methods. The influence of the mobile-phase modifiers and the structure of chiral triazole compounds on the chiral separation and retention were investigated. Reversal of the elution order of some enantiomeric pairs upon using different mobile-phase modifier was observed. The temperature effect on the chiral separation and the thermodynamic properties including enthalpy and entropy change of binding to the ADMPC-CSP were also investigated.     

Determination of the absolute configuration of the enantiomers of dihydroquinolines, isolated by chiral chromatography, by non empirical analysis of circular dichroism spectra and X-ray analysis

The enantiomers of racemic 3,4-dihydroquinolines with an acetal or thioacetal spiro ring and a quaternary stereogenic carbon have been isolated through semipreparative chiral chromatography using a polysaccharide-derived chiral stationary phase (Chiralpak AD) and n-hexane/ethanol as a mobile phase. The absolute configurations of the enantiomers of four compounds have been determined by a comparison of density functional theory (DFT) calculations of their electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra with the experimental ECD data. A detailed conformer population search to achieve a conformational average of these compounds was crucial, due to the flexibility of these molecules. The conformer distribution was evaluated by spartan 02 and the structure of each of the conformers found within 4 kcal/mol energy range was optimized with DFT. The final calculated ECD spectrum obtained after Boltzmann averaging was compared with the ECD spectrum of the less well retained enantiomer and the correlation (R)/(−) was established for all compounds. The monocrystals of both enantiomers of one compound were obtained from the HPLC eluates. Their absolute configurations were determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis and confirmed by ECD analysis. In all cases, the second-eluted enantiomer in chiral HPLC exhibits an (R)-configuration.     

Chiral liquid chromatography separation and chiroptical properties of the enantiomers of dimethyl alpha-hydroxyfarnesylphosphonate,a precursor of a farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor

The HPLC enantiomeric separation of racemic and non-racemic samples of dimethyl alpha-hydroxyfarnesylphosphonate (1) was accomplished using Chiralcel OD as chiral stationary phase. Single enantiomers were isolated by semipreparative HPLC and their CD spectra and optical rotations were measured. The method ascertains enantiomeric excess of 1, obtained by oxidation of dimethylfarnesylphosphonate with enantiopure oxaziridines, avoiding converting the enantiomers to diastereomers by the use of a chiral auxiliary. Stability of the solutions of 1 is strongly dependent on the nature of the solvent.     

Enantiomer separation of polychlorinated biphenyl atropisomers and polychlorinated biphenyl retention behavior on modified cyclodextrin capillary gas chromatography columns

Seven commercially-available chiral capillary gas chromatography columns containing modified cyclodextrins were evaluated for their ability to separate enantiomers of the 19 stable chiral polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) atropisomers, and for their ability to separate these enantiomers from achiral congeners, necessary for trace environmental analysis of chiral PCBs. The enantiomers of each of the 19 chiral PCBs were at least partially separated on one or more of these columns. Enantiomeric ratios of eleven atropisomers could also be quantified on six columns as they did not coelute with any other congener containing the same number of chlorine atoms, so could be quantified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Analysis of a lake sediment heavily contaminated with PCBs showed enantioselective occurrence of PCB 91, proof positive of enantioselective in situ reductive dechlorination at the sampling site.     

Determination of the in vitro metabolism of (+)- and (-)-epibatidine

The oxidative in vitro metabolism of epibatidine was investigated using liver microsomes from rat, dog, rhesus monkey and human. Analysis was performed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) using both achiral and chiral stationary phases. Comparison of the metabolism of the (+)- and (-)-enantiomers revealed species differences in the extent of metabolism, with rhesus monkey>dog>rat=human. Furthermore, differences in the routes of metabolism for epibatidine enantiomers were also observed, with mass spectra consistent with hydroxylation of the azabicycle for (-)-epibatidine and with the formation of diastereomeric N-oxides for (+)-epibatidine being obtained. For chiral LC-MS, a volatile ion-pair reagent of heptafluorobutyric acid was used in place of pentanesulphonic acid with no deterioration in chiral selectivity. Analysis of the same samples by chiral LC-MS revealed no evidence for metabolic chiral interconversion and chiral analysis from a metabolic time course of racemic material revealed enantiomers to be metabolised to approximately the same extent. Such findings may be important particularly should epibatidine be investigated in non-rodent species.     

Lewis acid-catalyzed one-pot, three-component route to chiral 3,3'-bipyrroles

3,3'-Bipyrroles 3 could be synthesized using a double Michael addition reaction involving diaroyl acetylene 1 and the appropriate 1,3-dicarbonyls 2 using ammonium acetate as a nitrogen source. The axial chirality of bipyrrole was anticipated from the X-ray crystal structure and DFT calculations and confirmed by separating the racemates on a chiral column and subsequent CD spectra of the enantiomers. The absolute configuration of the enantiomers was achieved by theoretical CD spectra calculation using the ZINDO method.     

The separation of hypericin's enantiomers and their photophysics in chiral environments

We report the first separation of the enantiomers of hypericin. Their steady-state optical spectra and ultrafast primary photoprocesses are investigated in chiral environments. Within experimental error, there is no difference between the two enantiomers in any of the systems considered. This is consistent with the emerging picture that the rich and extended absorption spectrum of hypericin is not a result of ground-state heterogeneity. It is also consistent with the observation that the spectra and photophysics of hypericin are generally insensitive to environments in which it does not aggregate.