Investigation of structure and dynamics in a photochromic molecular crystal by NMR crystallography

A photochromic anil, N-(3,5-di-t-butylsalicylidene)-4-amino-pyridine, has been studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, multinuclear magic-angle spinning NMR, and first-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Interpretation of the solid-state NMR data on the basis of calculated chemical shifts confirms the structure is primarily composed of molecules in the ground-state enol tautomer, whereas thermally activated cis-keto and photoisomerised trans-keto states exist as low-level defects with populations that are too low to detect experimentally. Variable temperature ¹³C NMR data reveal evidence for solid-state dynamics, which is found to be associated with fast rotational motion of t-butyl groups and 180° flips of the pyridine ring, contrasting the time-averaged structure obtained by X-ray diffraction. Comparison of calculated chemical shifts for the full crystal structure and an isolated molecule also reveals evidence for an intermolecular hydrogen bond involving the pyridine ring and an adjacent imine carbon, which facilitates the flipping motion. The DFT calculations also reveal that the molecular conformation in the crystal structure is very close to the energetic minimum for an isolated molecule, indicating that the ring dynamics arise as a result of considerable steric freedom of the pyridine ring and which also allows the molecule to adopt a favourable conformation for photochromism.     

Structure Elucidation and NMR Characterization of Two New Cyclophane Derivatives

In the course of our on-going investigation to develop synthetic methods for helical cyclophanes using Diels–Alder methodology, a great variety of polycyclic aromatic compounds have been formed. In some cases, the cycloaddition reactions, in addition to the target compounds, gave rise to unexpected products, which were identified by spectroscopic methods. The structure determination based on NMR measurements and semiempirical calculations of two such new compounds are presented in this paper.     

Structural Refinement of Carbimazole by NMR Crystallography

The characterization of the three-dimensional structure of solids is of major importance, especially in the pharmaceutical field. In the present work, NMR crystallography methods are applied with the aim to refine the crystal structure of carbimazole, an active pharmaceutical ingredient used for the treatment of hyperthyroidism and Grave’s disease. Starting from previously reported X-ray diffraction data, two refined structures were obtained by geometry optimization methods. Experimental ¹H and ¹³C isotropic chemical shift measured by the suitable ¹H and ¹³C high-resolution solid state NMR techniques were compared with DFT-GIPAW calculated values, allowing the quality of the obtained structure to be experimentally checked. The refined structure was further validated through the analysis of ¹H-¹H and ¹H-¹³C 2D NMR correlation experiments. The final structure differs from that previously obtained from X-ray diffraction data mostly for the position of hydrogen atoms.     

Structure Determination of an Unusual [2.2]paracyclophane Derivative by NMR Spectroscopy

Our ongoing study on cycloaddition reactions of dienes with different dienophiles afforded a great variety of derivatives with interesting molecular structures and electronic behavior. A new type of angularly annelated [2.2]paracyclophane (3) has been synthesize by the Diels–Alder reaction of 4-(2-propenyl[2.2]paracyclophane (1) and 1,4-benzoquinone (2) under high pressure conditions. The structure determination of this compound has been achieved by NMR measurements and semiempirical calculations.     

High-Resolution Solid-State NMR Characterization of Morphology in Annealed Polylactic Acid

Single-pulse ¹³C NMR spectra and spin-lattice relaxation times T₁(¹H), detected indirectly via ¹³C carbons, and T₁(¹³C) were measured at 31°C for virgin pelletized and annealed polylactic acid (PLA) samples using the magic-angle spinning technique. The structural relaxation resulting in more regular crystals with narrower conformation distribution and increase in the lamellae thickness and crystallinity brought about by annealing at 100°C was deduced from the narrowing of the ¹³C NMR lines and proton spin-lattice relaxation times T₁(¹H). The spin-lattice relaxation times T₁(¹³C) related to the respective carbons of the α-polymorph of PLA are also discussed in the study.     

Structural Assignment of Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Monomer and Polymer by 1-D and 2-D Solution NMR Studies

In the present study, the synthesis and characterization of a methacrylic-based side chain liquid crystalline monomer and its polymer were investigated with the aid of both 1-D and 2-D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques. The mesophase characteristics of the monomer and polymer were determined by hot-stage optical polarized microscopy (HOPM). The nematic and smectic phases were observed for the monomer and polymer. Furthermore, ¹³C spin-lattice relaxation time measurements were performed on the above systems in order to monitor molecular dynamics. The present study provides an opportunity to carry out a systematic comparison of the evolution of structural as well as dynamical changes of the monomer and the polymer.     

高岭石结构缺陷的 1H MAS NMR和Raman研究

The structure default of kaolinites was characterized with ¹H MAS NMR and Raman spectra. Although the HI indexes of Suzhou and Maoming kaolinite are similar, their ¹H MAS NMR and Raman spectra are very different. ¹H MAS NMR showed that the hydroxyl proton chemical shifts of Suzhou kaolinite are in the higher field and with larger different between the inner surface hydroxyls protons and inner hydroxyls proton chemical shifts than Maoming kaolinite. Raman spectra showed that the surface hydroxyls stretching vibration bands of Suzhou kaolinite are in the high frequency region, and the half height widths of the bands are 7.0～14 cm^-1. The area ratio S_z/(S_z+S_A), where S_Z and S_A are the areas of bands 3685 cm^-1 and 3695 cm^-1 respectively, is 0.23. But the surface hydroxyls stretching vibration bands of Maoming kaolinite are in the low frequency region, and the half height widths of the bands are 8.9～15.1 cm^-1. The area ratio S_z/(S_z+S_A) is 0.77. Those data proved that Suzhou kaolinite has lower structure default than Maoming kaolinite and ¹H MAS NMR and Raman spectra are effective method for study of kaolinite structure default.     

Establishing a Metabolite Extraction Method to Study the Metabolome of Blastocystis Using NMR

Blastocystis is an opportunistic parasite commonly found in the intestines of humans and other animals. Despite its high prevalence, knowledge regarding Blastocystis biology within and outside the host is limited. Analysis of the metabolites produced by this anaerobe could provide insights that can help map its metabolism and determine its role in both health and disease. Due to its controversial pathogenicity, these metabolites could define its deterministic role in microbiome’s “health” and/or subsequently resolve Blastocystis’ potential impact in gastrointestinal health. A common method for elucidating the presence of these metabolites is through ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). However, there are currently no described benchmarked methods available to extract metabolites from Blastocystis for ¹H NMR analysis. Herein, several extraction solvents, lysis methods and incubation temperatures were compared for their usefulness as an extraction protocol for this protozoan. Following extraction, the samples were freeze-dried, re-solubilized and analysed with ¹H NMR. The results demonstrate that carrying out the procedure at room temperature using methanol as an extraction solvent and bead bashing as a lysis technique provides a consistent, reproducible and efficient method to extract metabolites from Blastocystis for NMR.     

The use of variable temperature 13C solid-state MAS NMR and GIPAW DFT calculations to explore the dynamics of diethylcarbamazine citrate

Experimental ¹³C solid-state magic-angle spinning (MAS) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) as well as Density-Functional Theory (DFT) gauge-including projector augmented wave (GIPAW) calculations were used to probe disorder and local mobility in diethylcarbamazine citrate, (DEC)⁺(citrate)⁻. This compound has been used as the first option drug for the treatment of filariasis, a disease endemic in tropical countries and caused by adult worms of Wuchereria bancrofti, which is transmitted by mosquitoes. We firstly present 2D ¹³C─¹H dipolar-coupling-mediated heteronuclear correlation spectra recorded at moderate spinning frequency, to explore the intermolecular interaction between DEC and citrate molecules. Secondly, we investigate the dynamic behavior of (DEC)⁺(citrate)⁻ by varying the temperature and correlating the experimental MAS NMR results with DFT GIPAW calculations that consider two (DEC)⁺ conformers (in a 70:30 ratio) for crystal structures determined at 293 and 235 K. Solid-state NMR provides insights on slow exchange dynamics revealing conformational changes involving particularly the DEC ethyl groups.     

1H, 13C,and 14N NMR study of 3-methylfurazans with nitrogen-containing substituents at position 4

3-Methylfurazans with nitrogen-containing substituents at position 4 were studied by ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹⁴N NMR spectroscopy. A correlation between the chemical shifts in ¹³C NMR spectra of these furazans and monosubstituted benzenes with the same substituents was found. The increments for a number of furazan-containing substituents were determined for the first time.     

Stereochemicai study of 7-aryl-1,7,8,8a-tetrahydro-3(2H)indolizinones by1H and13C NMR

Stereochemistry of 7-aryl-1,7,8,8a-tetrahydro-3(2H)-indolizinones was studied by¹H and¹³C NMR. Complete assignment of¹H NMR signals and analysis of¹H-¹H coupling constants were performed using the iterative PANIC program. Values of³ J _6,7,³ J _7,8endo, and⁴ J _5,7 allow one to unambiguously identify the correspondingexo- andendo-stereoisomers. For stereoisomers with exo-orientation of H(7), complete assignment of¹³C NMR signals was performed on the basis of analysis of the¹³C-¹H coupling constants using two dimensional heteronuclear shift-correlating spectroscopy.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 591–593, March, 1996.     

核磁共振谱研究PAA-F108-PAA 嵌段共聚物的胶束化行为

采用原子转移自由基聚合伴随水解的方法合成了聚丙烯酸-聚醚嵌段共聚物(PAA-F108-PAA), 并通过氢核磁共振波谱和二维核Overhauser效应谱(2D NOE)研究了温度、 羧酸基团中和度(α)及盐浓度对PAA-F108-PAA嵌段共聚物在水溶液中胶束化行为的影响. 结果表明, PAA-F108-PAA分子的临界胶束化温度受α影响较小, 受盐的种类和浓度影响较大. 当α=0.14(0.01 mol/L KCl)时, 在6 ℃条件下, PAA-F108-PAA分子处于塌缩状态, 而在60 ℃条件下, 聚氧化丙烯(PPO)链段发生疏水聚集形成胶束的核, PAA链段与PEO链段相互作用形成胶束的壳; 当α=0.80(0.01 mol/L KCl)时, 在6 ℃条件下, PAA-F108-PAA分子处于相对伸展状态, 而在60 ℃条件下, PPO链段仍发生疏水聚集形成胶束的核, PEO与PAA彼此分离形成胶束的壳. 增加KCl的浓度至1 mol/L, PAA-F108-PAA分子的临界胶束化温度显著降低, KCl对PPO和PEO链段都表现出脱水作用. 但KI的浓度增加至1 mol/L时, PAA-F108-PAA分子的临界胶束化温度仅略微增加, KI对PPO链段表现出脱水作用, 而对PEO链段表现出增溶作用.     

Investigation of the Structure of 5-R-3-Aryl-2,1-benzisoxazoles (Anthranils) Using <Superscript>1</Superscript>H NMR Spectroscopy

It has been shown that a feature of the ¹H NMR spectra of 5-R-3-aryl-2,1-benzisoxazoles is the large difference in chemical shift values for the H(4), H(6), and H(7) protons of the 2,1-benzisoxazole system in each of the compounds but with retention of the overall pattern for the series discussed. It was found that the effect of the heterocycle on the aryl residue in position 3 is equivalent to the effect of a moderately electron accepting group.__________Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 732–736, May, 2005.     

A comparative study of NMR chemical shifts of sparteine thiolactams and lactams

The ¹³C and ¹H NMR spectra of the four possible thiolactams of sparteine (1) were recorded and the thiolactam group effects were determined. Most of the effects are greater than those of the lactam group in the oxo analogs. A good linear correlation between the ¹³C chemical shifts of CS and those of CO was found. The effects could help in assignment of the spectra and determination of conformation of thiolactams and related thiocarbonyl compounds.     

A multinuclear NMR study in the solid state and in solution of thallium(I) tris-(pyrazol-1-yl)borates (thallium scorpionates)

The ¹H, ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopic properties of six thallium tris-(pyrazol-1-yl)borates, including a tetrakis derivative, were determined. The results in solution were necessary to understand those, more complicated, in the solid state. A collection of ²⁰⁵Tl-¹⁵N and ²⁰⁵Tl-¹³C couplings was measured in the latter state. Among those, a very large coupling constant (between 194 and 282 Hz) has been measured on the carbon at the position 4 of the pyrazole ring in several compounds and particularly for the cyclobutyl derivative [Tl(Tp^Cbu)]. It has been assigned to a direct interaction of the 4-C-H ? Tl type and related to the X-ray structures, when available.     

15N NMR spectral parameters of compounds of the N-methylpyrazole series

The¹⁵N NMR chemical shifts and¹⁵N-¹H SSCCs are presented for substituted N-methylpyrazoles with substituents such as CH₃, NO₂, Br, Cl, NH₂, O=CNH₂, O=CPh, and COOH at the carbon atoms. The¹⁵N chemical shifts of the cyclic atoms of nitrogen and the nitro groups are discussed as well as the geminal and vicinal SSCCs of the ring nitrogen atoms with the hydrogen atoms of the CH and CH₃ fragments.N. D. Zelinskii Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117334 Moscow. D. I. Mendeleev Chemico-Technological Institute, Moscow, Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2554–2561, November, 1992.     

Synthesis and NMR elucidation of novel amino acid cavitand derivatives

The synthesis of seven novel protected amino acid cavitands is reported. All have four pendant n-undecyl chains and ‘headgroups’ connected by a two-carbon spacer at four positions on the aromatic rings. The amino acids employed are glycine, alanine, phenylalanine, leucine, proline, tryptophan, serine, glutamine and lysine. The structures of the compounds were elucidated using one- and two-dimensional NMR techniques, which verified that all tetra-substituted cavitands have symmetrical C_4v conformation. This is the first example of a complete study for amino acid cavitand derivatives.     

Quantum-Chemical Investigation of the Electronic and Spatial Structure of 1-Vinyltetrazoles

Calculations have been carried out of the total Mulliken charges on carbon and nitrogen atoms, the relative stability, and equilibrium populations of the s-cis(R) and s-trans(R) conformers of a series of 1-vinyl-5R-tetrazoles (R = H, Me, n-Bu, tert-Bu, Ph, NH₂, I, CF₃, NO₂) by the ab initio MP2/6-31G** method. Out-of-plane structures correspond to the stable s-cis(R) conformer, and the deviation from planarity grows regularly with an increase in the bulk of the substituent. The proportion of s-trans(R) conformation increases in the same series and reaches 100% for R = tert-C₄H₉. The data of quantum-chemical calculations are in agreement with the results of investigations of the spatial structure of 1-vinyl-5R-tetrazoles by ¹H and ¹³C NMR methods. Values of the total energies of the corresponding homodesmotic reactions were calculated to assess the effect of the nature of the substituent in position 5 of the tetrazole ring on the size of the conjugation energy in planar s-trans(R) conformations of the compounds investigated. The quantum-chemical calculations carried out show that the conjugation energy decreases regularly according to the increase in electron-withdrawing properties of the substituent in position 5 of the ring.__________Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 537–548, April, 2005.     

Conformational study of a strained tolanophane by dynamic 1H NMR spectroscopy and computational methods

The existence of a short C–H ⋯ π (alkyl–alkyne) interaction in the structure of a strained and relatively rigid tolanophane is expected to hinder the rotation about the C–C sp³ single bond. Variable-temperature NMR experiments (performed in three solvents, CDCl₃, THF-d₈, and acetone-d₆) and ab initio density functional calculations were carried out to investigate its dynamic nature. An energy barrier of 48.6 kJ/mol is determined at coalescence (210 K) with acetone-d₆ which is in good agreement with calculation result (54 kJ/mol). Correspondence: Hossein Reza Darabi, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran, Pajoohesh Blvd., km 17, Karaj Hwy, 14968-13151 Tehran, Iran.     

Invertomers at nitrogen in aziridine carboxylates by mltltinuclear (1H,13C,17O,and15N) NMR study

A confrgurational and conformational study of NH, N-acetyl- and N-sulfonylaziridine carboxylates is performed by¹H ,¹³C,¹⁷O, and¹⁵N NMR spectroscopy. The presence of acetyl and su fonyl groups on the ring nitrogen atom seems to reduce greatly the configurational stability at nitrogen.Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1226–1234, September, 1995.