Heteronuclear Overhauser enhancement

For compounds that contain a limited number of fluorine atoms, heteronuclear correlation spectroscopy experiments such as F H HETCOR and 2H-19F heteronuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy (HOESY) can provide considerable assistance distinguishing structural isomers and diastereomers as well as for conformational analysis. HOESY experiments have been frequently used for conformational analysis of biomolecules containing fluorine labels.18... 

NMR spectroscopy has been applied in search for molecular interactions in NADES. The existence of the hydrogen bond between the fluoride ion from choline fluoride and protons from urea was observed by using the heteronuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy (HOESY) [5]. The 2D NMR spectra of 1,2-propanediol-choline chloride-water (1 1 1, molar ratio) have also revealed the strong interactions among the three components involved [35]. The formation and stability of NADES can be seriously affected by the type, the number, and the spatial orientation of the HBD/acceptor groups [18]. 

Judeinstein et al have conducted direct measurement of through-space NMR interactions that provide definitive evidence for spatial proximity of different species. Dipole-dipole interactions can be measured in principle between any NMR active nuclei with heteronuclear correlation experiments in the liquid or solid state." The dipole-dipole interactions decay quickly with the internuclear distances (r ), and are difficult to evaluate for long-range distances and even more difficult when exchange, conformation, or motion phenomena are present. However, the measurement of the nuclear Overhauser method" based on the dipole-dipole-induced crossrelaxation, was proposed to successfully measure intermolecular interactions" and the formation of ion pairs." " In agreement with recent studies, the pulsed field gradient enhanced inverse HOESY (heteronuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy) sequence is usually preferred because it is more sensitive for isotope pairs H- Li and also improves the digital resolution in the H crowded spectrum." ... 

The most important two-dimensional NMR experiments for solving stmctural problems are COSY (Correlation SpectroscopY), NOESY (Nuclear Overhauser Enhancement SpectroscopY), HSC (Heteronuclear Shift Correlation) and TOCSY (Total Correlation SpectroscopY). Most modem high-held NMR spectrometers have the capability to routinely and automatically acquire COSY, NOESY, HSC and TOCSY spectra. 

The stereochemistry of the double bond in 4-(a-arylethylidene)-2-phenyl-5(4//)-oxazolones can be determined by measurements of long-range heteronuclear selective carbon-13 proton nuclear Overhauser enhancements. In the (Z)-isomers 774, large nuclear Overhauser enhancements are observed for the carbonyl carbon atom upon presaturation of the methyl group (Fig. 7.65). These effects are much smaller for the ( ) isomers. ... 

Figure 7.65. Long-range heteronuclear selective carbon-13 proton nuclear Overhauser enhancements in (Z)-2-phenyl-4-(a-arylethylidene)-5(47/)-oxazolones.

H and 13C NMR techniques have widely been used to determine the configuration of new dioxepins and dithiepins and to elucidate the constitution and conformation of new naturally occurring substances. For example, the configuration of oximes 14 was determined by H and 13C correlated spectra, correlation spectroscopy (COSY), nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy (NOESY), heteronuclear correlation (HETCOR) spectroscopy, and hetero-nuclear multiple bond correlation (E1MBC) spectroscopy <1998CCA557>. 

Notably, two isomeric products can be generated. The usual infrared (IR) and mass spectra as well as H and 13C NMR chemical shifts could not define which isomer was formed. The authors used different NMR techniques, such as 2-D heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC) experiments and phase-sensitive nuclear overhauser enhancement spectroscopy (NOESY) measurements to elucidate the product s structure. 

The vast literature associated with flavanoid chemistry precludes a discussion here but two valuable reviews have been published. The first reviews a number of spectroscopic techniques used for flavonoid analysis, with a strong emphasis on NMR spectroscopy (plus also mass spectrometry, vibrational spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and circular dichrosim (CD)) . The second review deals with NMR methods that have been successful in the characterization of phenolic acids and flavonoids from plant extracts that have not been separated or isolated as single components. The emphasis of the article is 2-D NMR methodology and a variety of experiments such as total correlated spectroscopy (TOCSY), COSY, nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy (NOESY) and heteronuclear multiple quantum correlation (HMQC) are discussed . 

A complex, multiply bridged 1,2,3,4-adduct of C60 (168) (Scheme 1.11) including a noninherently chiral addition pattern as well as a multitude of stereogenic centers in the addend moiety was obtained in a tandem reaction between the alkaloid scandine and Ceo-324 The sequence included a photoin-duced addition of the tertiary amine subunit of the alkaloid and a [2 + 2] cycloaddition of its vinyl group to the adjacent intrahexagonal formal double bond of the fullerene. The structural elucidation included 1H-1 H COSY-, HMQC- (heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence), HMBC-, and ROESY-(rotating frame Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy) NMR experiments and... 

As mentioned above, the determination of atomic level structure, i.e., the backbone torsion angles for an oriented protein fiber, is possible by using both solid-state NMR method described here and specifically isotope labeling. This is basically to obtain the angle information. Another structural parameter is distance between the nuclei for atomic coordinate determination. The observation of Nuclear Overhauser Enhancements (NOEs) between hydrogen atoms is a well known technique to determine the atomic coordinates of proteins in solution [14]. In the field of solid-state NMR, REDOR (rotational echo double resonance) for detection of weak heteronuclear dipole interactions, such as those due to C and N nuclei [15, 16] or R (rotational resonance) for detection of the distance between homonuclei, are typical methods for internuclear distance determination [17,18]. The REDOR technique has been applied to structure determination of a silk fibroin model compound [19]. In general, this does not require orientation of the samples in the analysis, but selective isotope labeling between specified nuclear pairs in the samples is required which frequently becomes a problem. A review of these approaches has appeared elsewhere [16]. 

Modern high-field H NMR techniques (correlated spectroscopy (COSY), heteronuclear chemical shift correlation (HETCOR), nuclear Overhauser enhancement (NOE), etc.), which generally permit determination of the chemical shifts and coupling constants of all protons (and connectivities between certain groups), have greatly simplified the structural determination of organic natural products (e.g., 231-235). This has certainly been the case in the field of sarpagine alkaloids. 

NMR has become a standard tool for structure determination and, in particular, for these of Strychnos alkaloids. The last general article in this field was authored by J. Sapi and G. Massiot in 1994 [65] and described the advances in spectroscopic methods applied to these molecules. More recently, strychnine (1) has even been used to illustrate newly introduced experiments [66]. We comment, here, on their advantages and sum up the principles of usual 2D experiments in Fig. (1) and Fig. (2) (COSY Correlation SpectroscopY, TOCSY TOtal Correlation SpectroscopY, NOESY Nuclear Overhauser Enhancement SpectroscopY, ROESY Rotating frame Overhauser Enhancement SpectroscopY, HMQC Heteronuclear Multiple Quantum Coherrence, HMBC Heteronuclear Multiple Bond Correlation). This section updates two areas of research in the field new H and 13C NMR experiments with gradient selection or/and selective pulses, 15N NMR, and microspectroscopy. To take these data into account, another section comments on the structure elucidation of new compounds isolated from Strychnos. It covers the literature from 1994 to early 2000. 

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