Chiral Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Research Articles

Improving the Sensitivity of Enantioanalysis with Densely Fluorinated NMR Probes.

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has long been utilized as a classic method for chiral discrimination of enantiomers. However, its sensitivity limitations have hindered the detection of analytes at low concentrations. In this study, we present our efforts to overcome this challenge by employing chiral NMR probes that are labeled with a significant number of chemically equivalent 19F atoms. Specifically, we have designed and synthesized three chiral palladium pincer complexes, all of which are labeled with nonafluoro-tert-butoxy groups to enhance detectability. The recognition of enantiomers with the probe induces distinct changes in microenvironments, resulting in differential perturbations on the chemical shift of the 19F atoms in proximity. This method is applicable to the enantiodifferentiation of various amines, amino alcohols, and amino acid esters. The abundance of 19F atoms enables the detection of chiral analytes at low concentrations, which is otherwise challenging to achieve through traditional 1H NMR-based analysis. Two of the probes are constructed with asymmetric pincer ligands with structurally varied sidearms, allowing for facile manipulation of the chiral binding pocket. The C2 symmetrical probe possesses 36 equivalent 19F atoms, enabling the determination of enantiocomposition of samples with concentrations in the low micromolar range.

Enantiomeric NMR signal separation mechanism and prediction of separation behavior for a praseodymium (III) complex with (S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N-disuccinate.

Because choice of chiral nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) shift reagents and concentration conditions have been made empirically by trials and errors for chiral NMR analyses, the prediction of NMR signal separation behavior is an urgent issue. In this study, the separation of enantiomeric and enantiotopic 1 H and 13 C NMR signals for α-amino acids and tartaric acid was performed by using the praseodymium(III) complex with (S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinate ((S,S)-EDDS). All the present D-amino acids exhibited larger downfield shift of their α-protons and α-carbons compared with those for the corresponding L-amino acids in common. This regularity is applicable to absolute configurational assignment and determination of optical purity of amino acids. The chemical shifts of β-protons of d- and l-alanine fully bound with the Pr(III) ((S,S)-EDDS) complex (δb s) and the adduct formation constants of both enantiomers (Ks) were obtained by dependences of the observed downfield shifts of the β-protons on the total concentrations of the respective enantiomers in the presence of a constant concentration of the Pr(III) complex. The difference in the K values was found to be predominant determining factor for the enantiomeric signal separation. The chemical shifts of both enantiomers (δs) and the enantiomeric signal separations (Δδs) under given conditions could be calculated from the δb and K values. Furthermore, prediction of the signal separation behavior was enabled by using the calculated δ values and the signal broadening obtained by dependences of the half-height widths of the observed signals on the bound/free substrate concentration ratios for the respective enantiomers.

Efficient Enantiodifferentiation of Carboxylic Acids Using BINOL-Based Amino Alcohol as a Chiral NMR Solvating Agent.

A new optically active BINOL-amino alcohol has been designed and synthesized in a good yield and applied as chiral nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) solvating agent for enantioselective recognition. Analysis by 1H NMR spectroscopy demonstrated that it has excellent enantiodifferentiation properties toward carboxylic acids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (14 examples). The non-equivalent chemical shifts (up to 0.641 ppm) of various mandelic acids were evaluated by the reliable peak of well-resolved 1H NMR signals. In addition, enantiomeric excesses of the ortho-chloro-mandelic acid with different enantiomeric ratio were calculated based on integration of proton well-separated splitting signals.

Synthesis and Utilization of Trialkylammonium-Substituted Cyclodextrins as Water-Soluble Chiral NMR Solvating Agents for Anionic Compounds.

Cationic trialkylammonium-substituted α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrins containing trimethyl-, triethyl-, and tri-n-propylammonium substituent groups were synthesized and analyzed for utility as water-soluble chiral nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) solvating agents. Racemic and enantiomerically pure (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-, triethyl-, and tri-n-propyl ammonium chloride were synthesized from the corresponding trialkyl amine hydrochloride and either racemic or enantiomerically pure epichlorohydrin. The ammonium salts were then reacted with α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrins at basic pH to provide the corresponding randomly substituted cationic cyclodextrins. The (1) H NMR spectra of a range of anionic, aromatic compounds was recorded with the cationic cyclodextrins. Cyclodextrins with a single stereochemistry at the hydroxy group on the (2-hydroxypropyl)trialkylammonium chloride substituent were often but not always more effective than the corresponding cyclodextrin in which the C-2 position was racemic. In several cases, the larger triethyl or tri-n-propyl derivatives were more effective than the corresponding trimethyl derivative at causing enantiomeric differentiation. None of the cyclodextrin derivatives were consistently the most effective for all of the anionic compounds studied.

Utilization of (18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid as a chiral NMR solvating agent for diamines and β-amino acids.

The compound (18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid was evaluated as a chiral nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) solvating agent for a series of diamines and bicyclic β-amino acids. The amine must be protonated for strong association with the crown ether. An advantage of (18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid over many other crown ethers is that it undergoes a neutralization reaction with neutral amines to form the protonated species needed for binding. Twelve primary diamines in neutral and protonated forms were evaluated. Diamines with aryl and aliphatic groups were examined. Some are atropisomers with equivalent amine groups. Others have two nonequivalent amine groups. Association equilibria for these systems are complex, given the potential formation of 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2 crown-amine complexes and given the various charged species in solution for mixtures of the crown ether with the neutral amine. The crown ether produced enantiomeric differentiation in the (1) H NMR spectrum of one or more resonances for every diamine substrate. Also, a series of five bicyclic β-amino acids were examined and (18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid caused enantiomeric differentiation in the (1) H NMR spectrum of three or more resonances of each compound.

Simple Resolution of Enantiomeric NMR Signals of α-Amino Acids by Using Samarium(III) Nitrate With L-Tartarate.

Readily available L-tartaric acid, which is a bidentate ligand with two chiral centers forming a seven-membered chelate ring, was applied to the chiral ligand for the chiral nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) shift reagent of samarium(III) formed in situ. This simple method does not cause serious signal broadening in the high magnetic field. Enantiomeric (13)C and (1)H NMR signals and enantiotopic (1)H NMR signals of α-amino acids were successfully resolved at pH 8.0 and the 1:3 molar ratio of Sm(NO3)3:L-tartaric acid. It is elucidated that the enantiomeric signal resolution is attributed to the anisotropic magnetic environment for the enantiomers induced by the chiral L-tartarato samarium(III) complex rather than differences in stability of the diastereomeric substrate adducts. The present (13)C NMR signal resolution was also effective for the practical simultaneous analysis of plural kinds of DL-amino acids.

Determination of absolute configuration in chiral solvents with nuclear magnetic resonance. A combined molecular dynamics/quantum chemical study.

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is omnipresent in chemical analysis. However, chirality of a molecule can only be detected indirectly by NMR, e.g., by monitoring its interaction with another chiral object. In the present study, we investigate the spectroscopic behavior of chiral molecules placed into a chiral solvent. In this case, the solvent-solute interaction is much weaker, but the application range of such NMR analysis is wider than for a specific chemical shift agent. Two alcohols and an amine were used as model systems, and differences in NMR chemical shifts dependent on the solute-solvent chirality combination were experimentally detected. Combined quantum mechanic/molecular mechanic (QM/MM) computations were applied to reveal the underlying solute-solvent interactions. NMR shielding was calculated using the density functional theory (DFT). While the experimental observations could not be reproduced quantitatively, the modeling provided a qualitative agreement and detailed insight into the essence of solvent-solute chiral interactions. The potentials of mean force (PMF) obtained using molecular dynamics (MD) and the weighted histogram analysis method (WHAM) indicate that the chiral interaction brings about differences in conformer ratios, which are to a large extent responsible for the NMR shifts. The MD results also predicted slight changes in the solvent structure, including the radial distribution function (RDF), to depend on the solvent/solute chirality combination. Apart from the conformer distribution, an effective average solvent electrostatic field was tested as another major factor contributing to the chiral NMR effect. The possibility to simulate spectral effects of chiral solvents from the first-principles opens up the way to NMR spectroscopic determination of the absolute configuration for a larger scale of compounds, including those not forming specific complexes.

CCSD-CTOCD static dipole shielding polarizability for quantification of the chiral NMR effects in oxaziridine derivatives.

Chiral discrimination by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy might be achieved through the pseudo-scalar derived from the dipole shielding polarizability tensor. Coupled Cluster Singles and Doubles-Quadratic Response (CCSD-QR) calculations inside the continuous translation of the origin of the current density formalism have been carried out to determine the effects of basis set, electron correlation, and gauge translation on the determination of this magnitude in oxaziridine derivatives. Inclusion of electronic correlation is needed for adequately describing the pseudo-scalar for the heavier nuclei, making CCSD a rigorous and affordable method to compute these high order properties in medium-sized molecules. The observable magnitudes for chiral discrimination (produced RF voltage and required electric field) are calculated. Half of the considered molecules show values of the observable magnitudes near the lower limit for experimental detection. Nuclei (19)F, (31)P, and (79)Br produce the largest values of RF voltage (50-80 nV). Moreover, (31)P and (79)Br are the nuclei requiring smallest electric fields (3 MVm(-1)) to separate the NMR signals, being then suitable for both the techniques.

Measuring chirality in NMR in the presence of a time-dependent electric field

Traditional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments are "blind" to chirality since the spectra for left and right handed enantiomers are identical in an achiral medium. However, theoretical arguments have suggested that the effective Hamiltonian for spin-1/2 nuclei in the presence of electric and magnetic fields can be different for left and right handed enantiomers, thereby enabling NMR to be used to spectroscopically detect chirality even in an achiral medium. However, most proposals to detect the chiral NMR signature require measuring signals that are equivalent to picomolar concentrations for (1)H nuclei, which are outside current NMR detection limits. In this work, we propose to use an AC electric field that is resonantly modulated at the Larmor frequency, thereby enhancing the effect of the chiral term by four to six orders of magnitude. We predict that a steady-state transverse magnetization, whose direction will be opposite for different enantiomers, will build up during application of an AC electric field. We also propose an experimental setup that uses a solenoid coil with an AC current to generate the necessary periodic electric fields that can be used to generate chiral signals which are equivalent to the signal from a (1)H submicromolar concentration.

Searching for a good candidate to perform a chiral nuclear magnetic resonance experiment in disordered phase: A study of 8,9‐difluoro‐P‐hexahelicene

Calculations of nuclear magnetic shielding polarizabilities of the P-hexahelicene and 8,9-difluoro-P-hexahelicene molecules have been accomplished at the CTOCD-DZ2/6-31G(d,p) level. Pseudoscalars of the nuclear magnetic shielding polarizability are the largest reported so far for second-row atoms. The rf voltage generated by the rotating chiral electric polarization, induced by the permanent magnetic dipole moment of the (19)F nuclei of the 8,9-difluoro-P-hexahelicene and by the spectrometer's magnetic field, is predicted to be ≈10 nV, that is, detectable with modern equipments.

Chiral high-performance liquid chromatography of N-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide and confirmatory studies using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide (MGK 264) has exo and endo diastereomers. Each structure has a chiral center at the nitrogen side chain. Enantioselective separation of MGK 264 was achieved by normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using cellulose-based Chiralcel OD column with diode-array and optical rotation detectors. Peaks were isolated with the purpose of identifying their stereochemical structures. Molecular mass of the HPLC peaks and their structural information was determined by liquid chromatography–electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (LC–ES-MS–MS). A two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic technique was used to establish the structural features. Correlation of the data obtained from chiral separation and NMR facilitated in unambiguous assignment of the HPLC peaks.

Chiral nuclear magnetic resonance shift reagents: Lanthanide mixtures with 1-(1-naphthyl) ethylurea derivatives of amino acids

Esters of 1-(1-naphthly)ethylurea derivatives of L-valine, L-leucine, L-tert-leucine, and L-proline are examined as organic-soluble chiral nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) resolving agents. The reagents are useful for resolving the spectra of chiral sulfoxides, amines, alcohols, and carboxylic acids. Enantiomeric resolution is caused by a combination of diastereomeric effects and the different association constants of the substrates with the resolving agents. Organic-soluble lanthanide species are added to resolving agent-substrate mixtures and often enhance the enantiomeric resolution. The enhancement occurs because the substrate that exhibits weaker binding with the resolving agent is more available to bond to the lanthanide. Broadening in the spectra with lanthanides is reduced at 50°C. Enantiomeric resolution is still observed at elevated temperatures. Chirality 9:1–9, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Chiral nuclear magnetic resonance shift reagents: Lanthanide mixtures with 1‐(1‐naphthyl) ethylurea derivatives of amino acids

Esters of 1-(1-naphthly)ethylurea derivatives of L-valine, L-leucine, L-tert-leucine, and L-proline are examined as organic-soluble chiral nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) resolving agents. The reagents are useful for resolving the spectra of chiral sulfoxides, amines, alcohols, and carboxylic acids. Enantiomeric resolution is caused by a combination of diastereomeric effects and the different association constants of the substrates with the resolving agents. Organic-soluble lanthanide species are added to resolving agent-substrate mixtures and often enhance the enantiomeric resolution. The enhancement occurs because the substrate that exhibits weaker binding with the resolving agent is more available to bond to the lanthanide. Broadening in the spectra with lanthanides is reduced at 50°C. Enantiomeric resolution is still observed at elevated temperatures. Chirality 9:1–9, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Asymmetric reduction with 5-deazaflavin. III. Reduction of ethyl benzoylformate in the presence of chiral ligand.

A nonenzymatic asymmetric reduction of ethyl benzoylformate with an achiral 1, 5-dihydro-5-deazaflavin derivative in chiral media was investigated as a model system for reruced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate)-dependent dihydrogenase. The chiral media include chiral nuclear magnetic resonance shift reagent, chiral Lewis acid, and a combination of metal ion an chiral ligand (additive). Of these reductions, a substantial asymmetric induction was observed in the presence of tris-[3-(heptafluoropropylhydroxymethylene)(+)-camphorato]europium to give ethyl mandelate possessing prediominantly S-configuration, in a optical yield of 24 to 36%. These values are among the highest so far reported in nonenzymatic reduction of ethyl benzoylformate with a 5-deazaflavin model. The discrimination of the prochiral face of the carbonyl compound was effectvie even when a catalytic amount of the chiral shift reagent was employed.

Atropisomerism of biflavones. Confirmation of the enantiomeric purity of WB1 by using a chiral nuclear magnetic resonance shift reagent.

The optical purity of WB1, (-)-4', 4'", 7, 7"-tetra-O-methylcupressuflavone (1) was estimated from proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) studies of its dimethyl ether (2) by using a chiral NMR-shift reagent and found to be satisfactory.

Application of Chiral Lanthanide Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Shift Reagents to Pharmaceutical Analysis. II. Determination of Dextroand Levoamphetamine Mixtures

Optically pure d- and l-amphetamine sulfate, as well as various mixtures of the 2 enantiomers, were analyzed using a europium chiral nuclear magnetic resonance shift reagent. The enantiomeric shift difference (delta delta delta) exhibited by the doublet associated with the alpha-methyl protons was large enough to differentiate between the levo- and dextro-isomers. The alpha-methyl protons were decoupled and the enantiomeric composition was determined by using the peak heights of the resulting singlets. As little as 5% of the levo-isomer in the presence of the dextro-isomer can be determined using this method. The method is applicable to the analysis of bulk drug and pharmaceutical preparations.

Cyclodextrins as chiral nuclear magnetic resonance shift reagents

Although chemical shift non-equivalence between enantiotopic groups in n.m.r. spectra has often been observed employing optically active solvents or chiral lanthanide shift reagents, or when a substrate is complexed to a chiral crown compound, such methods are normally critically dependent upon suitable substrate functionality. We now report that guest binding within the chiral cavity of β-cyclodextrin in D2O provides a method for inducing 19F n.m.r. chemical shifts between the prochiral CF3 groups of compounds 1 [1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-phenyl-2-propanol] and 2 [1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-(p-tolyl)propane], it being particularly noteworthy that the latter molecule lacks the type of functional group usually required for such chiral effects.

Chiral nuclear magnetic resonance solvating agents. Resolution, determination of enantiomeric purity, and assignment of absolute configuration of cyclic and acyclic sulfinate esters

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTChiral nuclear magnetic resonance solvating agents. Resolution, determination of enantiomeric purity, and assignment of absolute configuration of cyclic and acyclic sulfinate estersWilliam H. Pirkle and Marvin S. HoekstraCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976, 98, 7, 1832–1839Publication Date (Print):March 1, 1976Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 March 1976https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00423a031RIGHTS & PERMISSIONSArticle Views351Altmetric-Citations76LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (940 KB) Get e-Alerts Get e-Alerts

Chiral nuclear magnetic resonance solvents. XI. Method for determining the absolute configuration of chiral N,N-dialkylarylamine oxides

Chiral nuclear magnetic resonance solvents. XI. Method for determining the absolute configuration of chiral N,N-dialkylarylamine oxides