Haroldo C. Da Silva, Isabel S. Hernandes, Wagner B. De Almeida
{"title":"Quantum Chemical NMR Spectroscopic Structural Analysis in Solution: The Investigation of 3-Indoleacetic Acid Dimer Formation in Chloroform and DMSO Solution","authors":"Haroldo C. Da Silva, Isabel S. Hernandes, Wagner B. De Almeida","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5511","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5511","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We present a DFT-PCM NMR study of 3-indoleacetic acid (3-IAA), used as a working example, including explicit solvent molecules, named PCM-<i>n</i>CHCl<sub>3</sub>, PCM-<i>n</i>DMSO (<i>n</i> = 0, 2, 4, 8, 14, 20, and 25), to investigate the dimer formation in solution. Apart from well-known cyclic (<b>I</b>) and open (<b>II</b>) acetic acid (AA) dimers, two new structures were located on DFT-PCM potential energy surface (PES) for 3-IAA named quasicyclic A (<b>III</b>) and quasicyclic B (<b>IV</b>), the last one having N–H…O hydrogen bond (instead of O–H…O). In addition, four other structures having π–π type interactions named <b>V</b>, <b>VI</b>, <b>VII</b>, and <b>VIII</b> were also obtained completing the sample on the PES. Our theoretical results and experimental <sup>1</sup>H NMR data (CDCl<sub>3</sub>) strongly indicate that 3-IAA should exist in a quasicyclic form (<b>III</b>) in a chloroform solution different from AA. Solute–solvent interactions play a key role in O–H and N–H chemical shifts. The strong H-bond formation between the S=O and O–H and N–H groups produces large chemical shift value THAT masquerades the identification of dimer formation in DMSO solution based on <sup>1</sup>H NMR chemical shift changes. However, analysis of <sup>13</sup>C NMR and relative energy DFT-PCM-<i>n</i>DMSO results strongly indicate the presence of parallel ring interacting dimer having OH…benzene ring bond (<b>VI</b>). There can be a competition between solute–solute and solute–solvent interactions, and polar DMSO solvent can break the quasicyclic dimers (<b>III</b> and <b>IV</b>) intermolecular O–H…O and N–H…O bonds yielding two solvated monomeric species hydrogen bonded to O=S(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> groups, what may take place for other organic molecules in solution. However, it did not happen for the π–π interacting dimers and structure <b>VI</b> survived in DMSO solution.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":"63 4","pages":"292-313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143046566","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}
Fabián Martínez-Gómez, Marcos Caroli Rezende, Valentina Rodríguez-Huenchún, Rodrigo Ormazábal-Toledo
{"title":"Increasing the Orthogonality of 4-Pyridiniophenols: An NMR Study of Their Solvatomagnetism","authors":"Fabián Martínez-Gómez, Marcos Caroli Rezende, Valentina Rodríguez-Huenchún, Rodrigo Ormazábal-Toledo","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5512","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5512","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The <sup>1</sup>H- and <sup>13</sup>C-NMR spectra of three substituted <i>N-</i>(4-hydroxyphenyl)pyridinium perchlorates, precursors of solvatochromic 4-pyridiniophenolate betaines, were recorded in deuterated acetone, dimethylsulfoxide, and acetonitrile, and their spectral behavior in these solvents was analyzed as evidence of the solute–solvent interactions present in solution. The effect of the increasing orthogonality between the phenolic and pyridinium fragments was clearly evident from the obtained spectra, thus shedding light on the ground-state structures of their deprotonated solvatochromic derivatives and their interactions with the solvent.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":"63 4","pages":"283-291"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143033487","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}
Bono O. Jimmink, Marco Tessari, Arno P. M. Kentgens
{"title":"Hyphenation of 2D NMR With Hydrogenative PHIP","authors":"Bono O. Jimmink, Marco Tessari, Arno P. M. Kentgens","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5510","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5510","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Parahydrogen induced polarisation (PHIP) is often used to enhance the sensitivity of NMR, with the purpose of extending the applicability of the technique. Nuclear spin hyperpolarisation obtained via PHIP is generally localised on the protons derived from the addition of para-enriched hydrogen to an unsaturated substrate. This limitation has been previously addressed by pulse schemes that can spread this hyperpolarised magnetisation through the entire network of J-coupled protons in the product molecule. Here, we extend this approach, by implementing 2D NMR spectroscopy on such network of hyperpolarised protons. This novel approach to 2D acquisition during parahydrogenation allows information to be gained from the entirety of a molecule, quicker and/or at lower concentrations than by conventional NMR. The efficacy of the method is exemplified by performing a 2D TOCSY experiment during hydrogenative PHIP, using 2-pentyn-1-ol as a substrate. A 2D spectrum was obtained in a few minutes at micromolar concentration, demonstrating the applicability of this methodology.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":"63 4","pages":"278-282"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mrc.5510","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143023743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Probing Spatial Proximities Between Protons of Collagen Protein in Native Bone Using 2D 1H Multiple Quantum Experiments Under Fast MAS NMR","authors":"Bijaylaxmi Patra, Vipin Agarwal, Yusuke Nishiyama, Neeraj Sinha","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5508","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5508","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy, fast magic angle spinning (MAS) is a potent technique that efficiently reduces line broadening and makes it possible to probe structural details of biological systems in high resolution. However, its utilization in studying complex heterogeneous biomaterials such as bone in their native state has been limited. The present study has demonstrated the feasibility of acquiring two-dimensional (2D) <sup>1</sup>H-<sup>1</sup>H correlation spectra for native bone using multiple-quantum/single-quantum correlation experiments (MQ/SQ) at fast MAS (70 kHz). This method uncovered distinct <sup>1</sup>H–<sup>1</sup>H dipolar coupling networks involving long-chain charged residues of collagen protein, highlighting their role in maintaining the stability of the collagen triple helix. Our study opens up new avenues for <sup>1</sup>H-detected multi-quantum-based experiments at fast MAS on native collagen-containing biological systems to explore their complex heterogeneous structural details more efficiently.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":"63 3","pages":"268-274"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142915475","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}
Eva-Maria Hubner, Martin G. Schmid, Verina Manojlovic, Daniela Gattringer, Eva-Maria Pferschy-Wenzig, Olaf Kunert
{"title":"NMR Spectroscopic Reference Data of Synthetic Cannabinoids Sold on the Internet","authors":"Eva-Maria Hubner, Martin G. Schmid, Verina Manojlovic, Daniela Gattringer, Eva-Maria Pferschy-Wenzig, Olaf Kunert","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5498","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5498","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Besides classic illegal drugs, numerous designer drugs, also called new psychoactive substances (NPSs), are available on the global drug market. One of the biggest and fastest-growing substance classes comprises the synthetic cannabinoids. According to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), 254 out of 950 monitored substances belong to this group of NPS, with 9 new cannabinoids registered for the first time in 2023. For their purchase, it is not necessary to use the dark web. Due to the structural differences compared to the illegal <b>Δ</b><sup><b>9</b></sup>-THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the legal status changes and the synthetic cannabinoids are available via clear web pages. They come as powders or dissolved and sprayed onto non-psychoactive layers such as cannabidiol hemp, industrial hemp or also on other plant material like herbal tea mixtures or dried flowers. These adulterated plant parts can be smoked as a substitute to the psychoactive and in many countries illegal <b>Δ</b><sup><b>9</b></sup>-THC-containing hemp. The main task of this project was to check the identity of online available synthetic cannabinoid samples and to generate experimental data using a combination of gas and liquid chromatography with mass spectrometric detection and NMR-based structure elucidation. In total, 25 substances in solid state were bought from various online shops. They turned out to be 21 synthetic cannabinoids after analysis, including 13 with no or incomplete experimental NMR data available in the literature and one, CH-PIATA, which has not been mentioned in literature yet. More than 50% of the acquired substances were falsely declared.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":"63 3","pages":"241-255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mrc.5498","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142915473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Valentin A. Semenov, Sergey V. Zinchenko, Georges Massiot, Leonid B. Krivdin
{"title":"Experimental and Computational NMR Studies of Large Alkaloids Exemplified With Vindoline Trimer: Advantages and Limitations","authors":"Valentin A. Semenov, Sergey V. Zinchenko, Georges Massiot, Leonid B. Krivdin","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5502","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5502","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The complete <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR assignments of a trimeric vindoline together with its individual components, dimeric vindolicine and monomeric vindoline, are performed based on a thorough analysis of the ROESY, COSY, HSQC, and HMBC spectra in combination with the state-of-the-art quantum-chemical calculations. A spatial structure of vindoline trimer is determined by means of computational conformational analysis in combination with the probability distribution map of its basic conformers. On the example of monoterpene indole alkaloid, the trimer vindoline, the present study reveals the power of modern computational NMR to perform identification and stereochemical studies of large natural compounds with some limitations, which may arise in the quantum chemical computing workflow.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":"63 3","pages":"256-267"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142915471","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}
Themistoklis Venianakis, Michael G. Siskos, Ioannis P. Gerothanassis
{"title":"DFT Calculations of 1H and 13C NMR Chemical Shifts of Hydroxy Secondary Oxidation Products of Geometric Isomers of Conjugated Linoleic Acid Methyl Esters: Structures in Solution and Revision of NMR Assignments","authors":"Themistoklis Venianakis, Michael G. Siskos, Ioannis P. Gerothanassis","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5506","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5506","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Detailed DFT studies of <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR chemical shifts of hydroxy secondary oxidation products of various geometric isomers of conjugated linolenic acids methyl esters are presented. Several low energy conformers were identified for model compounds of the central dienenol OH moiety, which were found to be practically independent on the various functionals and basis sets used. This greatly facilitated the minimization process of the geometric isomers of conjugated linolenic acids methyl esters. Several regularities of the literature experimental <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C chemical shifts were reproduced very accurately with the computational chemical shifts of the Gibbs low energy DFT optimized conformers, after a Boltzmann analysis. <i>δ</i>(<sup>13</sup>C) and <i>δ</i>(<sup>1</sup>H) of the methine CH-OH group are highly diagnostic for the <i>trans/trans</i> and <i>cis</i>/<i>trans</i> geometric isomerism of the adjacent double bond. <i>δ</i>(<sup>13</sup>C) of the –CH<sub>2</sub>– group adjacent to the terminal double bond of the conjugated system strongly depend on the <i>cis/trans</i> geometric isomerism of this bond and, thus, could be of importance in structural analysis. Ambiguities in the reported literature resonance assignments of olefinic carbons had been resolved. Computational <i>δ</i>(<sup>1</sup>H) and <i>δ</i>(<sup>13</sup>C) can be utilized for the identification of geometric isomerism and structural and conformational elucidation of hydroxy derivatives of conjugated linoleic acids and their ester derivatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":"63 3","pages":"227-240"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142895749","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}
Franziska Rüttger, Dominik Franke, Jannik Probst, Xiaobai Wang, Dietmar Stalke, Michael John
{"title":"Cross-Correlation Between 11B Quadrupole and 11B-19F Dipole–Dipole Coupling in BF2 Groups","authors":"Franziska Rüttger, Dominik Franke, Jannik Probst, Xiaobai Wang, Dietmar Stalke, Michael John","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5507","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5507","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We investigate cross-correlation between <sup>11</sup>B quadrupole and <sup>11</sup>B-<sup>19</sup>F dipole–dipole coupling in two BODIPY compounds and one bis(benzoxazol)methanide in partially oriented polystyrene (PS) samples. Especially for the bis(benzoxazol)methanide, the transitions for which the two interactions interfere con- or destructively clearly show distinct linewidths.</p>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":"63 3","pages":"220-226"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mrc.5507","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142872527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computational NMR Structural Revision of Marinoaziridines A and B","authors":"Armando Navarro-Vázquez","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5505","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5505","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The putative structures of alkaloids marinoaziridine A and B, the last a recent target of total synthesis, are here revised, on the basis of NMR computer-assisted structural elucidation and DFT prediction of <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C chemical shifts, as pyrroloquinoline alkaloids structurally very similar to the marinoquinolines isolated from the same source.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":"63 3","pages":"216-219"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142872519","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}
Upasna Gupta, M. P. Kavya, K. Jayalakshmi, Neeraj Sinha
{"title":"Unlocking the Chemical Diversity of Plant Catharanthus roseus: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Approach","authors":"Upasna Gupta, M. P. Kavya, K. Jayalakshmi, Neeraj Sinha","doi":"10.1002/mrc.5504","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mrc.5504","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Catharanthus roseus</i>, also known as Madagascar periwinkle, is a perennial plant renowned for its extensive pharmacological properties. It produces vital chemotherapeutic compounds, including vinblastine and vincristine, and exhibits anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and antioxidant activities. In this study, we utilized a range of two-dimensional (2D) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques, such as <sup>1</sup>H–<sup>1</sup>H correlation spectroscopy (COSY), <sup>1</sup>H–<sup>1</sup>H J-resolved NMR, and <sup>1</sup>H–<sup>13</sup>C heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC) sensitivity-enhanced NMR spectroscopy, to identify key metabolites in <i>C. roseus</i> leaf extracts. Given the presence of numerous metabolites with closely spaced multiplet resonances, the <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectra often exhibit significant signal overlap, making metabolite identification difficult or even impossible. However, the use of 2D NMR techniques effectively overcame this challenge, allowing for the precise identification of important alkaloids, such as vindoline, vinblastine, serpentine, and ajmalicine, along with essential metabolites like organic acids, amino acids, and carbohydrates. The extract contained a variety of bioactive compounds, including organic acids crucial for the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, branched-chain amino acids vital for metabolic functions, and alkaloids with substantial therapeutic potential. This comprehensive study underscores the continued significance of <i>C. roseus</i> in both traditional and modern medicine, emphasizing its intricate metabolic network and its potential in the development of novel therapeutics.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18142,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry","volume":"63 3","pages":"205-215"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142864328","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}