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Yoshizawa K, Hirata K, Ishiuchi SI, Fujii M, Zehnacker A. Does Chiral Sensitivity of a Structure Depend on the Metal Core? Alkali Ion Complexes of Cyclo(Tyr-Tyr). Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202300172. [PMID: 37435753 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
Abstract
Alkali metal complexes of cyclic dipeptide cyclo Tyr-Tyr have been studied under cryogenic ion trap conditions. Their structure was obtained by combining Infra-Red Photo-Dissociation (IRPD) and quantum chemical calculations. The structural motif strongly depends on the relative chirality of the tyrosine residues. For residues of identical chirality, the cation interacts with one amide oxygen and one of the aromatic rings only; the distance between the aromatic rings does not change with the nature of the metal. In contrast, for residues of opposite chirality, the metal cation is located in between the two aromatic rings and interacts with both of them. The distance between the two aromatic rings strongly depends on the metal. Electronic spectra obtained by Ultra Violet Photodissociation (UVPD) spectroscopy and analysis of the UV photo-fragments shed light on the excited state deactivation processes, which depend on both the chirality of the residue and that of the metal ion core. Na+ stands out by the presence of low-lying charge transfer states resulting in the broadening of the electronic spectrum.
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- Koki Yoshizawa
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8503, Japan
- International Research Frontiers Initiative (IRFI), Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- International Research Frontiers Initiative (IRFI), Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay (ISMO), CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France
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Datar A, Wright C, Matthews DA. Theoretical Investigation of the X-ray Stark Effect in Small Molecules. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:1576-1587. [PMID: 36787229 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c08311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
Abstract
We have studied the Stark effect in the soft x-ray region for various small molecules by calculating the field-dependent x-ray absorption spectra. This effect is explained in terms of the response of molecular orbitals (core and valence), the molecular dipole moment, and the molecular geometry to the applied electric field. A number of consistent trends are observed linking the computed shifts in absorption energies and intensities with specific features of the molecular electronic structure. We find that both the virtual molecular orbitals (valence and/or Rydberg) as well as the core orbitals contribute to observed trends in a complementary fashion. This initial study highlights the potential impact of x-ray Stark spectroscopy as a tool to study electronic structure and environmental perturbations at a submolecular scale.
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- Avdhoot Datar
- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, United States
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Fried SDE, Zheng C, Mao Y, Markland TE, Boxer SG. Solvent Organization and Electrostatics Tuned by Solute Electronic Structure: Amide versus Non-Amide Carbonyls. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:5876-5886. [PMID: 35901512 PMCID: PMC10081530 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c03095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The ability to exploit carbonyl groups to measure electric fields in enzymes and other complex reactive environments by using the vibrational Stark effect has inspired growing interest in how these fields can be measured, tuned, and ultimately designed. Previous studies have concentrated on the role of the solvent in tuning the fields exerted on the solute. Here, we explore instead the role of the solute electronic structure in modifying the local solvent organization and electric field exerted on the solute. By measuring the infrared absorption spectra of amide-containing molecules, as prototypical peptides, and contrasting them with non-amide carbonyls in a wide range of solvents, we show that these solutes experience notable differences in their frequency shifts in polar solvents. Using vibrational Stark spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations, we demonstrate that while some of these differences can be rationalized by using the distinct intrinsic Stark tuning rates of the solutes, the larger frequency shifts for amides and dimethylurea primarily result from the larger solvent electric fields experienced by their carbonyl groups. These larger fields arise due to their stronger p-π conjugation, which results in larger C═O bond dipole moments that further induce substantial solvent organization. Using electronic structure calculations, we decompose the electric fields into contributions from solvent molecules that are in the first solvation shell and those from the bulk and show that both of these contributions are significant and become larger with enhanced conjugation in solutes. These results show that structural modifications of a solute can be used to tune both the solvent organization and electrostatic environment, indicating the importance of a solute-centric paradigm in modulating and designing the electrostatic environment in condensed-phase chemical processes.
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- Steven D E Fried
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Donon J, Habka S, Very T, Charnay-Pouget F, Mons M, Aitken DJ, Brenner V, Gloaguen E. Ion Pair Supramolecular Structure Identified by ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy and Simulations in Explicit Solvent*. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:2442-2455. [PMID: 34637180 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
The present work uses ATR-FTIR spectroscopy assisted by simulations in explicit solvent and frequency calculations to investigate the supramolecular structure of carboxylate alkali-metal ion pairs in aqueous solutions. ATR-FTIR spectra in the 0.25-4.0 M concentration range displayed cation-specific behaviors, which enabled the measurement of the appearance concentration thresholds of contact ion pairs between 1.9 and 2.6 M depending on the cation. Conformational explorations performed using a non-local optimization method associated to a polarizable force-field (AMOEBA), followed by high quantum chemistry level (RI-B97-D3/dhf-TZVPP) optimizations, mode-dependent scaled harmonic frequency calculations and electron density analyses, were used to identify the main supramolecular structures contributing to the experimental spectra. A thorough analysis enables us to reveal the mechanisms responsible for the spectroscopic sensitivity of the carboxylate group and the respective role played by the cation and the water molecules, highlighting the necessity of combining advanced experimental and theoretical techniques to provide a fair and accurate description of ion pairing.
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- Jeremy Donon
- LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA Saclay, Bât 522, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA Saclay, Bât 522, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA Saclay, Bât 522, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.,IDRIS-CNRS, Campus Universitaire d'Orsay, BP 167, 91403, Orsay cedex, France
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- ICMMO, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, UMR 8182, Bât. 420, 15 rue Georges Clémenceau, 91405, Orsay cedex, France.,Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, ICCF, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA Saclay, Bât 522, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- ICMMO, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, UMR 8182, Bât. 420, 15 rue Georges Clémenceau, 91405, Orsay cedex, France
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- LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA Saclay, Bât 522, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA Saclay, Bât 522, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Donon J, Habka S, Mons M, Brenner V, Gloaguen E. Conformational analysis by UV spectroscopy: the decisive contribution of environment-induced electronic Stark effects. Chem Sci 2021; 12:2803-2815. [PMID: 34164044 PMCID: PMC8179363 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc06074g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
UV chromophores are frequently used as probes of the molecular structure. In particular, they are sensitive to the electric field generated by the molecular environment, resulting in the observation of Stark effects on UV spectra. While these environment-induced electronic Stark effects (EI-ESE) are already used for conformational analysis in the condensed phase, this work explores the potential of such an approach when performed at much higher conformational resolution in the gas phase. By investigating model alkali benzylacetate and 4-phenylbutyrate ion pairs, where the electric field applied to the phenyl ring is chemically tuned by changing the nature of the alkali cation, this work demonstrates that precise conformational assignments can be proposed based on the correlation between the conformation-dependent calculated electric fields and the frequency of the electronic transitions observed in the experimental UV spectra. Remarkably, the sole analysis of Stark effects and fragmentation patterns in mass-selected UV spectra provided an accurate and complete conformational analysis, where spectral differences as small as a few cm-1 between electronic transitions were rationalized. This case study illustrates that the identification of EI-ESE together with their interpretation at the modest cost of a ground state electric field calculation qualify UV spectroscopy as a powerful tool for conformational analysis.
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- Jeremy Donon
- LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA Saclay Bât 522 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette France
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- LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA Saclay Bât 522 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette France
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- LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA Saclay Bât 522 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette France
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- LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA Saclay Bât 522 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette France
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- LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA Saclay Bât 522 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette France
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Tsaplev YB, Lapina VA, Trofimov AV. Fluorescence of curcumin in alkaline dimethyl sulfoxide and the effects of alkali metal cations on it. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Gloaguen E, Mons M, Schwing K, Gerhards M. Neutral Peptides in the Gas Phase: Conformation and Aggregation Issues. Chem Rev 2020; 120:12490-12562. [PMID: 33152238 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Combined IR and UV laser spectroscopic techniques in molecular beams merged with theoretical approaches have proven to be an ideal tool to elucidate intrinsic structural properties on a molecular level. It offers the possibility to analyze structural changes, in a controlled molecular environment, when successively adding aggregation partners. By this, it further makes these techniques a valuable starting point for a bottom-up approach in understanding the forces shaping larger molecular systems. This bottom-up approach was successfully applied to neutral amino acids starting around the 1990s. Ever since, experimental and theoretical methods developed further, and investigations could be extended to larger peptide systems. Against this background, the review gives an introduction to secondary structures and experimental methods as well as a summary on theoretical approaches. Vibrational frequencies being characteristic probes of molecular structure and interactions are especially addressed. Archetypal biologically relevant secondary structures investigated by molecular beam spectroscopy are described, and the influences of specific peptide residues on conformational preferences as well as the competition between secondary structures are discussed. Important influences like microsolvation or aggregation behavior are presented. Beyond the linear α-peptides, the main results of structural analysis on cyclic systems as well as on β- and γ-peptides are summarized. Overall, this contribution addresses current aspects of molecular beam spectroscopy on peptides and related species and provides molecular level insights into manifold issues of chemical and biochemical relevance.
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- Eric Gloaguen
- CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Paris-Saclay, Bât 522, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Paris-Saclay, Bât 522, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- TU Kaiserslautern & Research Center Optimas, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 52, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- TU Kaiserslautern & Research Center Optimas, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 52, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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