Luciano Chaves Arantes, Dâmaris Silveira, Gabriel Magno Sousa de Azerêdo, Omar Enrique Estrada Semprun, Aline Lima de Oliveira, Luiz Eduardo Celino Benedito, Luciano Morais Lião, Gerlon de Almeida Ribeiro Oliveira
{"title":"Enhancing Forensic Laboratories Through University Collaboration: Obtaining Conclusive Reports and Reference Materials via NMR.","authors":"Luciano Chaves Arantes, Dâmaris Silveira, Gabriel Magno Sousa de Azerêdo, Omar Enrique Estrada Semprun, Aline Lima de Oliveira, Luiz Eduardo Celino Benedito, Luciano Morais Lião, Gerlon de Almeida Ribeiro Oliveira","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mrc.5497","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Forensic laboratories play a pivotal role in identifying and quantifying drugs in police seizures, often using spectroscopic techniques in combination with chromatographic methods that rely on chemical reference substances (CRS). The demand for a wide variety of CRS is critical, not only for common drugs like cocaine but also for the rapidly increasing number of new psychoactive substances (NPS), which emerge weekly. However, acquiring CRS is costly and bureaucratic because of the restricted circulation of these substances. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) offers a viable alternative to identifying and quantifying substances without the need for specific CRS for each analyte. Although NMR equipment is commonly available at universities, it is typically absent from police laboratories because of its high initial cost. This work highlights a successful partnership between a forensic laboratory and university-based NMR facilities as a cost-effective strategy for obtaining CRS. A case study involving four substances-cocaine, two recently scheduled NPS, metonitazene and dipentylone, and ADB-5'Br-BUTINACA-demonstrates the effectiveness of this collaboration. This partnership allowed the generation of conclusive reports for seized substances, providing early warnings about NPS and helping to prevent potential outbreaks and public health crises. Additionally, the strategy facilitated the acquisition of expensive CRS from samples that would otherwise be destroyed, at a reduced cost and within a shorter timeframe. Furthermore, this partnership enhances student training in advanced instrumental analysis and research, showcasing the benefits of collaboration between forensic and academic institutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142739832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jinghao Cui, Xin Zhou, Baorui Teng, Dan Zhang, Xiujuan Fu, Siwei Chen, Sijing Liu, Zhi Li, Hui Lei
{"title":"Structural Elucidation and NMR Spectral Assignments of New Diphenyl Ether Derivatives From Liuweizhiji Gegen-Sangshen Oral Liquid.","authors":"Jinghao Cui, Xin Zhou, Baorui Teng, Dan Zhang, Xiujuan Fu, Siwei Chen, Sijing Liu, Zhi Li, Hui Lei","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5496","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5496","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chemical investigation of the Liuweizhiji Gegen-Sangshen oral liquid afforded one new diphenyl ether derivative (1), together with one known compound (2). Their structures were established by 1D and 2D NMR, and HR-ESI-MS spectroscopic analysis and the absolute configuration of 1 was confirmed by ECD calculation. Compounds 1 and 2 were evaluated for the cytotoxic activities, and compounds 1 and 2 showed weak cytotoxic activities towards HepG2 human liver cancer cells, with IC<sub>50</sub> values of 97.3 and 79.6 μM, respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142667467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Liquid-Phase NMR of Humic and Fulvic Acids.","authors":"Leonid B Krivdin","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mrc.5493","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Present review focuses on the most recent advances in the NMR of the coal-derived humic and fulvic acids, covering exclusively the results of the liquid-phase NMR and leaving apart an overwhelming amount of publications dealing with the solid-state NMR investigations in this field (the latter are comprehensively reviewed elsewhere). Owing to the complexity of humic and fulvic acids together with other coal-derived products, their <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR spectra consist of a number of overlapping signals belonging to different hydrocarbon types. Comprehensive studies of humic and fulvic acids by means of NMR revealed characteristic functional groups of their composition together with spectral regions in which they resonate. Quantitative <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR spectra characterize aromatic and saturated carbons spread over many structural moieties, which provides a solid guideline into molecular structure of humic and fulvic acids together with parent coal-derived products. Nowadays, quantitative <sup>13</sup>C NMR measurements yield information about a variety of structural parameters such as functional group distribution, aromaticity, degree of condensation of aromatic rings, and medium chain lengths together with many other more specific parameters. The structural NMR studies of the coal-derived products are developing on a background of a marked progress in experimental and computational NMR. Discussed in the present review are the most recent advances in the liquid-state NMR studies of the coal-derived humic and fulvic acids together with their processing products.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142644446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yue Meicen, Lei Hui, Teng Baorui, Fu Xiujuan, Chen Siwei, Wang Zan, Zhang Dan, Luo Yu
{"title":"Two New Alkaloids of the Endophytic Fungus Rhizopus oryzae From Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.","authors":"Yue Meicen, Lei Hui, Teng Baorui, Fu Xiujuan, Chen Siwei, Wang Zan, Zhang Dan, Luo Yu","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5495","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two new alkaloids, named migenomycin I (1) and II (2), along with nine known compounds (3-11), were isolated from the fungus Rhizopus oryzae from Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. The structures of compounds 1 and 2 were determined by spectroscopic methods (MS, NMR, and CD). All compounds were isolated from Rhizopus oryzae for the first time. In addition, the antitumor activities of compounds 1 and 2 and the hypoglycemic activities of most compounds were evaluated.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142622425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"HRMAS NMR for Studying Solvent-Induced Mobility of Polymer Chains and Metallocene Migration Into Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE).","authors":"John C Hoefler, Maxwell R Kimball, Janet Blümel","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mrc.5484","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>HRMAS (high-resolution magic angle spinning) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) affords <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR spectra with superior resolution. For acquiring HRMAS NMR spectra, the polymer is first swollen with representative organic solvents. Then, the samples are measured with a conventional solid-state NMR spectrometer in the wideline mode or at the low spinning speed of 2 kHz. Anisotropic interactions like CSA (chemical shift anisotropy) and dipolar interactions are reduced due to the additional mobility of the polymer chains in the presence of the solvent within the polymer network. The combined effect of this mobility and MAS leads to signals with substantially reduced halfwidths as compared to classic MAS of the dry polymer. With HRMAS, all signals of the polymer become visible, and the spectra can be used for a quick and easy assessment of the polymer swelling behavior in diverse solvents. Being able to characterize polymers on the molecular level, and identifying the solvents that penetrate the polymer network best, enables the study of post-synthesis modifications of the polymers. It is demonstrated by paramagnetic HRMAS that the metallocene nickelocene (Cp<sub>2</sub>Ni) penetrates the LDPE network along with the solvent and is homogeneously dispersed in the polymer. SEM images prove that the structure of the polymer is not altered by the presence of a solvent and Cp<sub>2</sub>Ni. The impact of the paramagnetic Cp<sub>2</sub>Ni on the <sup>1</sup>H signal halfwidth and T<sub>1</sub> time of LDPE is studied. HRMAS allows a quick assessment of metal complexes regarding their ability to penetrate the LDPE network and therefore supports future studies of catalytic polymer degradation.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142591104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiachen Liu, Qingjiang Xu, Xin Wang, Ronghua Pan, Lizhong Zheng, Yonghong Zhang, Xiaoya Shang, Nan Wang
{"title":"Structural Elucidation and Complete NMR Spectral Assignments of Monascus Monacolin Analogs.","authors":"Jiachen Liu, Qingjiang Xu, Xin Wang, Ronghua Pan, Lizhong Zheng, Yonghong Zhang, Xiaoya Shang, Nan Wang","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mrc.5489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One new monacolin analog, monacolin V (1), together with two new monacolin-like natural products, 6-hydroxyl monacolin P (2) and 3-keto monacolin S (3), were isolated from the ethyl acetate portion of red yeast rice ethanol extract. Their structures were identified by HRESIMS and NMR experiments, and the complete assignments of <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR data for three compounds were obtained by the aid of HSQC, HMBC, <sup>1</sup>H-<sup>1</sup>H COSY, and NOESY data. This is the first time that the NMR data of compounds 2 and 3 have been fully assigned.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142583169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Franciane G Dos Santos, Daiane S Carvalho, Fernando Hallwass, Armando Navarro-Vázquez
{"title":"Reversibly Compressible Cross-Linked Polystyrene Gels, Compatible With Toluene-d<sub>8</sub> and Pyridine-d<sub>5</sub>, for Measurement of Residual Dipolar Couplings and Residual Chemical Shift Anisotropies.","authors":"Franciane G Dos Santos, Daiane S Carvalho, Fernando Hallwass, Armando Navarro-Vázquez","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mrc.5494","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A chemically cross-linked version of polystyrene is presented here that allows the preparation of reversibly mechanically compressible gels as NMR weakly aligning media. The gels can be successfully swollen in aromatic solvents such as toluene-d<sub>8</sub> and pyridine-d<sub>5</sub>, as well as in CDCl<sub>3</sub>, and provided accurate measurements of <sup>1</sup>D<sub>CH</sub> RDCs and <sup>13</sup>C-RCSAs.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142576370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos Cobas, José Antonio García-Pulido, Paula Mora, Giovanni Selva, Stan Sykora
{"title":"A New qNMR Compliant Savitzky-Golay Apodization Function for Resolution Enhancement.","authors":"Carlos Cobas, José Antonio García-Pulido, Paula Mora, Giovanni Selva, Stan Sykora","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mrc.5492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this work, we introduce a novel NMR apodization function designed to enhance spectral resolution while maintaining compatibility with qNMR standards. This function is based on a modified Savitzky-Golay filter, adapted for time-domain application. It effectively suppresses the negative components typically associated with derivative spectra, while also ensuring the preservation of quantitative integrity in NMR analyses.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142568528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marie Bernardi, Rodrigo de Oliveira Silva, Quoc Lam Vuong, Dimitrios Sakellariou, Yves Gossuin
{"title":"NMR Relaxometry to Monitor In Situ the Loading of Amberlite IR120 and Dowex Marathon MSC Resins With Ni<sup>2+</sup> and Cu<sup>2+</sup> During a Column Experiment.","authors":"Marie Bernardi, Rodrigo de Oliveira Silva, Quoc Lam Vuong, Dimitrios Sakellariou, Yves Gossuin","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mrc.5490","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater often necessitates the use of ion exchange resins. Current methods for assessing ion exchange efficiency are indirect and destructive. Some heavy metal ions, such as Cu<sup>2+</sup> and Ni<sup>2+</sup>, are paramagnetic and influence the NMR relaxation times of water protons. NMR relaxometry can therefore be utilized to track the removal of these ions by ion exchange resins. In this study, we use relaxometry to monitor in situ the loading with Ni<sup>2+</sup> and Cu<sup>2+</sup> of Amberlite IR120 and Dowex Marathon MSC resins, with the resin column inserted into a low-field NMR device. The multiexponential transverse relaxation curves were fitted using a biexponential model. Before and during the loading of the resin, the water with the slowest relaxation corresponds to treated water (free of Ni<sup>2+</sup> or Cu<sup>2+</sup>) flowing between the resin beads. After saturation, the slowest fraction corresponds to the untreated solution (containing Ni<sup>2+</sup> or Cu<sup>2+</sup>) flowing between the resin beads saturated with paramagnetic ions. The evolution with time of the transverse relaxation rate and the amplitude of the slowly relaxing water fraction shows a clear transition, occurring later at the bottom of the resin bed compared with the middle and top. This is interpreted as an indication of the saturation of the studied zone with paramagnetic ions, confirmed by the quantification of Ni<sup>2+</sup> or Cu<sup>2+</sup> in the effluent using AES spectroscopy. This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that NMR relaxometry can be used in situ to monitor the loading of a resin bed with paramagnetic ions.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142546278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Milagros Amichetti, Bruno A. Franco, María Marta Zanardi, Ariel M. Sarotti
{"title":"To Gibbs or Not to Gibbs Effect of Entropic Contribution in the NMR Calculations of Flexible and Polar Molecules—Updating the DP4+App","authors":"Milagros Amichetti, Bruno A. Franco, María Marta Zanardi, Ariel M. Sarotti","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5491","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5491","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The application of quantum-based NMR methods for the structural elucidation of natural and unnatural products has grown significantly. However, accurately calculating the conformational landscape of flexible molecules with intricate intramolecular hydrogen bonding (IHB) networks continues to be a major challenge. In this work, we thoroughly studied the effect of entropic contributions (trough Gibbs free energies calculations) in the DP4+ performance. Our results show that to solve biased systems with strong IHB interactions requires computing the Boltzmann contributions using Gibbs free energies computed with at least triple-ξ basis set and SMD solvation model. In response to this finding, we have updated our DP4+App, a user-friendly Python applet that automates the entire process of calculating DP4+ probabilities. In the new version, the program allows for calculating of conformational contributions at any selected theory level, using either SCF or Gibbs free energies.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":"63 1","pages":"74-85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142546279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}