Proton chemical shift, assignments

Advances in NMR instrumentation and methodology have now made it possible to determine site-specific proton chemical shift assignments for a large number of proteins and nucleic acids (1,2). It has been known for some time that in proteins the "structural" chemical shifts (the differences between the resonance positions in a protein and in a "random coil" polypeptide (3-5),) carry useful structural information. We have previously used a database of protein structures to compare shifts calculated from simple empirical models to those observed in solution (6). Here we demonstrate that a similar analysis appears promising for nucleic acids as well. Our conclusions are similar to those recently reported by Wijmenga et al (7),... 

Table 1 Proton Chemical Shift Assignments for SRP 28mer (ppm) and Jhi H2 coupling constants (Hz)" ...

The GASPE spectrum of podophyllotoxin is shown. The signals at 8 56.0,108.6, and 152.0 each represent two carbons in identical magnetic environments, while the signal at 8 147.6 also represents two carbons that accidentally appear at the same chemical shift. Assign chemical shift values to various protonated and quaternary carbons in the structure. 

The broad-band decoupled C-NMR spectrum of ethyl acrylate shows five carbon resonances the DEPT (6 = 135°) spectrum displays only four signals i.e., only the protonated carbons appear, since the quaternary carbonyl carbon signal does not appear in the DEPT spectrum. The CH and CH3 carbons appear with positive amplitudes, and the CHj carbons appear with negative amplitudes. The DEPT (6 = 90°) spectrum displays only the methine carbons. It is therefore possible to distinguish between CH3 carbons from CH carbons. Since the broadband decoupled C spectrum contains all carbons (including quaternary carbons), whereas the DEPT spectra do not show the quaternary carbons, it is possible to differentiate between quaternary carbons from CH, CHj, and CH3 carbons by examining the additional peaks in the broad-band spectrum versus DEPT spectra. The chemical shifts assigned to the various carbons are presented around the structure. 

The HETCOR spectrum, C-NMR data, and H-NMR chemical shift assignments of buxoxybenzamine (C35H50N2O5) are presented below. Assign the C-NMR chemical shifts to the various protonated carbons using the HETCOR plot. 

The heteronuclear multiple-quantum coherence (HMQC) spectrum, H-NMR chemical shift assignments, and C-NMR data of podophyllo-toxin are shown. Determine the chemical shifts of various carbons and connected protons. The HMQC spectra provide information about the one-bond correlations of protons and attached carbons. These spectra are fairly straightforward to interpret The correlations are made by noting the position of each crossf)eak and identifying the corresponding 8h and 8c values. Based on this technique, interpret the following spectrum. 

The HMQC spectrum of podophyllotoxin shows heteronuclear crosspeaks for all 13 protonated carbons. Each cross-peak represents a one-bond correlation between the C nucleus and the attached proton. It also allows us to identify the pairs of geminally coupled protons, since both protons display cross-peaks with the same carbon. For instance, peaks A and B represent the one-bond correlations between protons at 8 4.10 and 4.50 with the carbon at 8 71.0 and thus represent a methylene group (C-15). Cross-peak D is due to the heteronuclear correlation between the C-4 proton at 8 4.70 and the carbon at 8 72.0, assignable to the oxygen-bearing benzylic C-4. Heteronuclear shift correlations between the aromatic protons and carbons are easily distinguishable as cross-peaks J-L, while I represents C/H interactions between the methylenedioxy protons (8 5.90) and the carbon at 8 101.5. The C-NMR and H-NMR chemical shift assignments based on the HMQC cross-peaks are summarized on the structure. 

Figure 6.12 A 3D heteronuclear HMQC-NOESY spectrum of a tripeptide. The (o,-axis represents N chemical shifts, whereas <1)2- and (Uj-axes exhibit proton chemical shifts. The assignment pathways are indicated in the top spectrum for reference purposes, not as part of the 3D experiment. (Reprinted from J. Mag. Reson. 78, S. W. Fesik and E. R. P. Zuiderweg,. 588, copyright (1988), with permission from Academic Press, Inc.)...

Compounds 1 and 2 were identified by FTIR and 13C-NMR. The 13C proton decoupled spectra for 1 and 2 are dominated by signals ranging from 62 to 195 ppm. The 13C chemical shift assignments were made based on comparisons with 4,4 -(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphenol and from calculations based on substituted benzenes and naphthalenes.15 The 13C-NMR spectrum clearly showed that the Friedel-Crafts acylation of 1 by 4-fluorobenzoyl chloride yielded the 1,4-addition product exclusively. The 13C chemical shifts for 2 are listed in Table 8.1. The key structural features in the FTIR spectrum of2 include the following absorptions aromatic C-H, 3074 cnr1, ketone C=0, 1658 cm-1, aromatic ether Ar—0—Ar, 1245 cm-1, and C—F, 1175 cm-1. 

N.m.r. spectroscopy T.l.c.-m.s. analysis of oligosaccharides coupled to a lipid amine (neoglycolipids) H n.m.r. spectrum in D20 after exchange of free protons with deuterium Experiments conducted at 295 K, with acetone as the internal standard (set at 2.225 p.p.m. from 4,4-dimethyl-4-silapentane-1-sulfonate) Results compared, to within 0.005 p.p.m. (laboratory-to-la-boratory variation) of data in the literature Conformational studies by n.O.e. experiments Natural-abundance-13C analysis Chemical-shift assignment by 2D H- H and H-13C n.m.r. spectroscopy... 

However, if side-chain carbon assignments are wanted, C(CC)(CO)NH experiments [33] that start directly with carbon magnetization and transfer it further to the amide proton for detection are available. If protonated substituents, for example methyl groups, have been introduced into the otherwise perdeuterated protein, the usual HC(C)(CO)NH-TOCSY pulse sequence can be used to obtain the proton chemical shifts. These protons can provide a small number of NOEs that, together with residual dipolar couplings and the secondary structure identification from chemical shifts, make the determination of the global fold of large proteins possible. 

In particular, DP9 presented ambiguities associated with the proton assignments from which the 13C assignments were derived. Thus, it was necessary to use the COSY method to assign the proton absorptions first. Homonuclear COSY NMR spectroscopy allowed unambiguous assignment of proton chemical shifts in all cases. 

A tertiary base isolated from Thalictrum strictum was assigned a pavine structure based on the spectral data (27). Three methoxyl and one methylenedioxy functions were detected with the aid of mass spectroscopy. Structure 3 was proposed as the most probable representation for this new pavine alkaloid, which indeed is the first example of a pentasubstituted pavine base. However, when the reported aromatic proton chemical shifts (8 6.23, 6.36, and 6.54) were evaluated in the light of empirical rules about the H-NMR absorptions of pavine bases (Section V,B), and it seemed possible that the two upfield absorptions belong to H-4 and H-10 rather than to H-1 and H-10. Therefore, alternative structure 4 cannot presently be completely excluded from consideration. 

The spectral analyses of another new base from Thalictrum dioicum established its structure as a diphenolic isopavine, to which the trivial name (—)-thalidicine was assigned. The nonequivalency of the aromatic protons in the NMR spectrum led to the consideration of the two possible structures, 22 and 23, where 23 was apparently favored for biosynthetic considerations and also by analogy to the NMR aromatic proton chemical shifts of other known isopavine... 

The H and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) chemical shift of all the parent structures are fully reported in CHEC-II(1996) <1996CHEC-II(6)447>. Since then, the complete proton and carbon chemical shift assignments have been made for 2- and 3-formyl, acetyl, or methyl phenoxathiin <1996PJC36>. 

Complete Assignment of Proton Chemical Shifts in Terpenes 69... 

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