An 17O NMR and quantum chemical study of monoclinic and orthorhombic polymorphs of triphenylphosphine oxide

Theoretical investigation of the effects of diverse hydrogen-bonding characteristics on the 17O chemical shielding and electric field gradient tensors within the active sites of MraYAA bound to nucleoside antibiotics capuramycin, carbacaprazamycin, 3'-Hydroxymureidomycin A, and muraymycin D2

This study builds upon our prior researches and seeks to investigate and clarify the influences of various characteristics of hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) and charge transfer (CT) interactions, which were detected within the inhibitor binding pockets (labeled as the QM models I-IV) of MraYAA-capuramycin, MraYAA-carbacaprazamycin, MraYAA-3'-hydroxymureidomycin A, and MraYAA-muraymycin D2 complexes by QTAIM and NBO analyses from DFT QM/MM MD calculations, on the 17O chemical shielding (CS) and electric field gradient (EFG) tensors of carboxylate (Oδ), carbonyl (C═O), and hydroxyl (O-H) oxygens in these models. The 17O CS and EFG tensors of these three types of oxygens in QM models I-IV were calculated at the M06-2X/6-31G** level by including the solvent effects using the polarizable continuum model. From the computed 17O CS and EFG tensors in these models, it was found that the nuclear shielding, σiso, for carboxylate or carbonyl oxygen increases (shielding effect) as the H-bond length decreases and the percentage p-character of nOδ/nC═O lone pair partner in the CT interaction enhances. In contrast, the σiso (17O-H) decreases (deshielding effect) with a reduction in the H-bond length as well as with an enhancement in percentage s-character of the nOH lone pair/σ*O-H antibond. By reducing the H-bond length or by increasing p-character of the nOδ/nC═O lone pair, the 17Oδ/17O═C quadrupole coupling constant smoothly decreases, while the 17Oδ/17O═C asymmetry parameter smoothly increases. Moreover, these calculated parameters are in a good agreement with the experimental values. The information garnered here is valuable particularly for further understanding of empirical correlations between 17O NMR spectroscopic and H-bonding characteristics in the protein-ligand complexes.

Fast and Accurate Electric Field Gradient Calculations in Molecular Solids With Density Functional Theory

Modern approaches for calculating electric field gradient (EFF) tensors in molecular solids rely upon plane-wave calculations employing periodic boundary conditions (PBC). In practice, models employing PBCs are limited to generalized gradient approximation (GGA) density functionals. Hybrid density functionals applied in the context of gauge-including atomic orbital (GIAO) calculations have been shown to substantially improve the accuracy of predicted NMR parameters. Here we propose an efficient method that effectively combines the benefits of both periodic calculations and single-molecule techniques for predicting electric field gradient tensors in molecular solids. Periodic calculations using plane-wave basis sets were used to model the crystalline environment. We then introduce a molecular correction to the periodic result obtained from a single-molecule calculation performed with a hybrid density functional. Single-molecule calculations performed using hybrid density functionals were found to significantly improve the agreement of predicted 17O quadrupolar coupling constants (C q ) with experiment. We demonstrate a 31% reduction in the RMS error for the predicted 17O C q values relative to standard plane-wave methods using a carefully constructed test set comprised of 22 oxygen-containing molecular crystals. We show comparable improvements in accuracy using five different hybrid density functionals and find predicted C q values to be relatively insensitive to the choice of basis set used in the single molecule calculation. Finally, the utility of high-accuracy 17O C q predictions is demonstrated by examining the disordered 4-Nitrobenzaldehyde crystal structure.

Di(hydroperoxy)cycloalkane Adducts of Triarylphosphine Oxides: A Comprehensive Study Including Solid-State Structures and Association in Solution

Four new di(hydroperoxy)cycloalkane adducts (Ahn adducts) of p-Tol₃PO (1) and o-Tol₃PO (2), namely, p-Tol₃PO·(HOO)₂C(CH₂)₅ (3), o-Tol₃PO·(HOO)₂C(CH₂)₅ (4), p-Tol₃PO·(HOO)₂C(CH₂)₆ (5), and o-Tol₃PO·(HOO)₂C(CH₂)₆ (6), have been synthesized and fully characterized. Their single crystal X-ray structures have been determined and analyzed. The ³¹P NMR data are in accordance with hydrogen bonding of the di(hydroperoxy)alkanes to the P═O groups of the phosphine oxides. Due to their high solubility in organic solvents, natural abundance ¹⁷O NMR spectra of 1-6 could be recorded, providing the signals for the P═O groups and additionally the two different oxygen nuclei in the O-OH groups in the adducts 3-6. The association and mobility of 3-6 were explored by ¹H DOSY (diffusion ordered spectroscopy) NMR, which indicated persistent hydrogen bonding of the adducts in solution. Competition experiments with phosphine oxides allowed ranking of the affinities of the di(hydroperoxy)cycloalkanes for the different phosphine oxide carriers. On the basis of variable temperature ³¹P NMR investigations, the Gibbs energies of activation ΔG^‡ for the adduct dissociation processes of 3-6 at different temperatures, as well as the enthalpy ΔH^‡ and entropy ΔS^‡ of activation, have been determined. IR spectroscopy of 3-6 corroborated the hydrogen bonding, and in the Raman spectra, the ν(O-O) stretching bands have been identified, confirming the presence of peroxy groups in the solid materials. The high solubilities in selected organic solvents have been quantified.

Hydrogen peroxide adducts of triarylphosphine oxides

Five new hydrogen peroxide adducts of phosphine oxides (p-Tol₃PO·H₂O₂)₂ (1), (o-Tol₃PO·H₂O₂)₂ (2), (o-Tol₂PhPO·H₂O₂)₂ (3), (p-Tol₃PO)₂·H₂O₂ (4), and (o-TolPh₂PO)₂·H₂O₂ (5), and the water adduct (o-Tol₂PhPO·H₂O)₂ (6) have been synthesized and fully characterized. Their single crystal X-ray structures have been determined and analyzed. The IR and ³¹P NMR data are in accordance with strong hydrogen bonding of the hydrogen peroxide. The mono- versus dimeric nature of the adduct assemblies has been investigated by DOSY NMR experiments. Raman spectroscopy of the symmetric adducts and the ν(O-O) stretching bands confirm the presence of hydrogen-bonded hydrogen peroxide in the solid materials. The solubilities in organic solvents have been quantified. Due to the high solubilities of 1-6 in organic solvents their ¹⁷O NMR spectra could be recorded in natural abundance, providing well-resolved signals for the P[double bond, length as m-dash]O and O-O groups. The adducts 1-5 have been probed regarding their stability in solution at 105 °C. The decomposition of the adduct 1 takes place by loss of the active oxygen atoms in two steps.

Single-Crystal NMR Characterization of Halogen Bonds

Oxygen-17-enriched triphenylphosphine oxide and three of its halogen-bonded cocrystals featuring 1,4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene and 1,3,5-trifluoro-2,4,6-triiodobenzene as halogen bond donors have been characterized by ³¹P and ¹⁷O single-crystal NMR spectroscopy. Single-crystal NMR allows for the measurement of not only the magnitudes of various NMR interaction tensors, but also their orientations relative to the crystal lattice and therefore relative to the halogen bonds themselves. ³¹P chemical shift tensors, ¹⁷O chemical shift tensors, ¹⁷O quadrupolar coupling tensors, and ³¹P-¹⁷O indirect nuclear spin-spin (J) coupling tensors are reported here for P═O···I halogen bonds. The angular deviations in the directions of the pseudo-unique components of the ³¹P chemical shift tensors, the ¹⁷O chemical shift tensors, and the ¹⁷O quadrupolar coupling tensors from the direction of the oxygen-iodine halogen bond correlate with the deviations in linearity of the P═O···I halogen bond. There is also a clear decrease in anisotropy and an increase in asymmetry of the J(³¹P,¹⁷O) coupling tensors attributable to the formation of iodine-oxygen halogen bonds. The small but quantifiable changes in the tensors are consistent with the weak nature of these halogen bonds relative to the P═O motif. Overall, this work establishes single-crystal NMR as a novel probe of halogen bonds in solids. Analysis of the results has provided insights into the correlations between the magnitude and orientation of various NMR interaction tensors and the local geometry of the halogen bond. Gauge-including projector-augmented wave computations corroborate the experimental findings.

Novel Molecular Doping Mechanism for n-Doping of SnO2 via Triphenylphosphine Oxide and Its Effect on Perovskite Solar Cells

Molecular doping of inorganic semiconductors is a rising topic in the field of organic/inorganic hybrid electronics. However, it is difficult to find dopant molecules which simultaneously exhibit strong reducibility and stability in ambient atmosphere, which are needed for n-type doping of oxide semiconductors. Herein, successful n-type doping of SnO₂ is demonstrated by a simple, air-robust, and cost-effective triphenylphosphine oxide molecule. Strikingly, it is discovered that electrons are transferred from the R3P⁺ O^- σ-bond to the peripheral tin atoms other than the directly interacted ones at the surface. That means those electrons are delocalized. The course is verified by multi-photophysical characterizations. This doping effect accounts for the enhancement of conductivity and the decline of work function of SnO₂ , which enlarges the built-in field from 0.01 to 0.07 eV and decreases the energy barrier from 0.55 to 0.39 eV at the SnO₂ /perovskite interface enabling an increase in the conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells from 19.01% to 20.69%.

Toward Relatively General and Accurate Quantum Chemical Predictions of Solid-State (17)O NMR Chemical Shifts in Various Biologically Relevant Oxygen-Containing Compounds

Oxygen is an important element in most biologically significant molecules, and experimental solid-state (17)O NMR studies have provided numerous useful structural probes to study these systems. However, computational predictions of solid-state (17)O NMR chemical shift tensor properties are still challenging in many cases, and in particular, each of the prior computational works is basically limited to one type of oxygen-containing system. This work provides the first systematic study of the effects of geometry refinement, method, and basis sets for metal and nonmetal elements in both geometry optimization and NMR property calculations of some biologically relevant oxygen-containing compounds with a good variety of XO bonding groups (X = H, C, N, P, and metal). The experimental range studied is of 1455 ppm, a major part of the reported (17)O NMR chemical shifts in organic and organometallic compounds. A number of computational factors toward relatively general and accurate predictions of (17)O NMR chemical shifts were studied to provide helpful and detailed suggestions for future work. For the studied kinds of oxygen-containing compounds, the best computational approach results in a theory-versus-experiment correlation coefficient (R(2)) value of 0.9880 and a mean absolute deviation of 13 ppm (1.9% of the experimental range) for isotropic NMR shifts and an R(2) value of 0.9926 for all shift-tensor properties. These results shall facilitate future computational studies of (17)O NMR chemical shifts in many biologically relevant systems, and the high accuracy may also help the refinement and determination of active-site structures of some oxygen-containing substrate-bound proteins.

Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical studies of PPh(3-n)(dipp)(n) (dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl): steric and electronic effects on the chemical and electrochemical oxidation of a homologous series of triarylphosphines and the reactivities of the corresponding phosphoniumyl radical cations

Activation barriers to the electrochemical oxidation for the series PPh3-n(dipp)n (dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) in CH2Cl2/Bu4NPF6 were measured using large amplitude FT ac voltammetry. Increasing substitution across this series, which offers the widest range of steric requirements across any analogous series of triarylphosphines reported to date, increases the energetic barrier to electron transfer; values of 18, 24, and 25 kJ mol(-1) were found for compounds with n = 1, 2, and 3, respectively. These values are significantly greater than those calculated for outer sphere activation barriers, with deviations between observed and calculated values increasing with the number of dipp ligands. This suggests that the steric congestion afforded by these bulky substituents imposes significant reorganizational energy on the electron transfer processes. This is the first investigation of the effect of sterics on the kinetics of heterogeneous electron transfer across a structurally homologous series. Increased alkyl substitution across the series also increases the chemical reversibility of the oxidations and decreases the oxidation peak potentials. As the compounds for which n = 1 and 2 are novel, the synthetic strategies employed in their preparation are described, along with their full spectroscopic, physical, and crystallographic characterization. Optimal synthesis when n = 1 is via a Grignard reagent, whereas when n = 2 an aryl copper reagent must be employed, as use of a Grignard results in reductive coupling. Chemical oxidation studies were performed to augment the electrochemical work; the O, S, and Se oxidation products for the parent triarylphosphines for which n = 1 and 2 were isolated and characterized.

Combining dipolar-quadrupolar correlation spectroscopy with isotropic shift resolution in magic-angle-spinning 17O NMR

We explore the effect of heteronuclear dipolar recoupling on the satellite and multiple-quantum transitions of a half-integer-spin quadrupolar nucleus coupled to a single spin-12. A three-dimensional experiment is introduced that resolves different quadrupolar sites whilst allowing simultaneous extraction of the quadrupolar coupling constants, asymmetry parameters of the electric field gradient, and the isotropic shifts of the quadrupolar nucleus. The experiment also enables estimation of the heteronuclear dipolar coupling constant between the spin-1/2 and half-integer spin quadrupolar nucleus. The relative orientation of the dipolar tensor with respect to the quadrupolar tensor can be estimated by comparing experiments and simulations. Experimental results are shown on a sample of brucite, Mg((17)OH)(2), where the (1)H-(17)O bond distance is estimated.

New perspectives in the PAW/GIPAW approach: J(P-O-Si) coupling constants, antisymmetric parts of shift tensors and NQR predictions

In 2001, Pickard and Mauri implemented the gauge including projected augmented wave (GIPAW) protocol for first-principles calculations of NMR parameters using periodic boundary conditions (chemical shift anisotropy and electric field gradient tensors). In this paper, three potentially interesting perspectives in connection with PAW/GIPAW in solid-state NMR and pure nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) are presented: (i) the calculation of J coupling tensors in inorganic solids; (ii) the calculation of the antisymmetric part of chemical shift tensors and (iii) the prediction of (14)N and (35)Cl pure NQR resonances including dynamics. We believe that these topics should open new insights in the combination of GIPAW, NMR/NQR crystallography, temperature effects and dynamics. Points (i), (ii) and (iii) will be illustrated by selected examples: (i) chemical shift tensors and heteronuclear (2)J(P-O-Si) coupling constants in the case of silicophosphates and calcium phosphates [Si(5)O(PO(4))(6), SiP(2)O(7) polymorphs and α-Ca(PO(3))(2)]; (ii) antisymmetric chemical shift tensors in cyclopropene derivatives, C(3)X(4) (X = H, Cl, F) and (iii) (14)N and (35)Cl NQR predictions in the case of RDX (C(3)H(6)N(6)O(6)), β-HMX (C(4)H(8)N(8)O(8)), α-NTO (C(2)H(2)N(4)O(3)) and AlOPCl(6). RDX, β-HMX and α-NTO are explosive compounds.

A computational investigation of J couplings involving ²⁷Al, ¹⁷O, and ³¹P

Indirect nuclear spin-spin (J) couplings between (31)P, (27)Al, and (17)O are computed for Cl(3)POAlCl(3), Ph(3)PO, Ph(3)PAlCl(3), Al(H(2)O)(6)(3+), an aluminophosphate model system, and grossite model systems, using the B3LYP hybrid functional and the pcJ-n and aug-pcJ-n basis sets. The results provide computational corroboration of the existence of J coupling constants between (31)P, (17)O, and (27)Al of suitable magnitude for INEPT-style experiments in which connectivity is established as a result of magnetization transfer using these couplings. Potentially useful correlations between structure (bond lengths, angles, dihedrals) and the coupling constants (1)J((27)Al, (17)O), (1)J((31)P, (17)O), and (2)J((31)P, (27)Al) are presented. Calculated values of near zero for both (1)J((27)Al, (17)O) and (2)J((31)P, (27)Al), depending on the molecule and the geometry, suggest that some structurally important correlations could be absent in NMR spectra which rely on magnetization transfers solely based on these isotropic coupling constants.

DFT Calculations of 51V Solid-State NMR Parameters of Vanadium(V) Model Complexes

Two cis-dioxovanadium(V) complexes and three monooxovanadium(V) complexes with different coordination numbers and ligand spheres, serving as model complexes for vanadium haloperoxidases, were studied by 51V solid-state NMR spectroscopy. The most important 51V solid-state NMR parameters (quadrupolar coupling constant C Q , asymmetry of the EFG tensor η Q , isotropic chemical shift δ iso , chemical shift anisotropy δ σ , asymmetry of the CSA tensor η σ and the Euler angles α, β and γ) describing the quadrupolar and chemical shift anisotropy interactions were determined theoretically with DFT methods employing the B3LYP functional and experimentally using genetic fitting algorithms. Calculations of δ iso values were treated with different referencing values of VOCl3 computed with different-sized basis sets using the “counterpoise method”. The calculated C Q values were discussed in terms of the quadrupolar moment Q. Absolute tensor orientations of CSA and EFG tensors were computed by DFT. These orientations were found to correlate to structural features of the model complexes.

Determination of NMR interaction parameters from double rotation NMR

It is shown that the anisotropic NMR parameters for half-integer quadrupolar nuclei can be determined using double rotation (DOR) NMR at a single magnetic field with comparable accuracy to multi-field static and MAS experiments. The (17)O nuclei in isotopically enriched l-alanine and OPPh(3) are used as illustrations. The anisotropic NMR parameters are obtained from spectral simulation of the DOR spinning sideband intensities using a computer program written with the GAMMA spin-simulation libraries. Contributions due to the quadrupolar interaction, chemical shift anisotropy, dipolar coupling and J coupling are included in the simulations. In l-alanine the oxygen chemical shift span is 455 +/- 20 ppm and 350 +/- 20 ppm for the O1 and O2 sites, respectively, and the Euler angles are determined to an accuracy of +/- 5-10 degrees . For cases where effects due to heteronuclear J and dipolar coupling are observed, it is possible to determine the angle between the internuclear vector and the principal axis of the electric field gradient (EFG). Thus, the orientation of the major components of both the EFG and chemical shift tensors (i.e., V(33) and delta(33)) in the molecular frame may be obtained from the relative intensity of the split DOR peaks. For OPPh(3) the principal axis of the (17)O EFG is found to be close to the O-P bond, and the (17)O-(31)P one-bond J coupling ((1)J(OP)=161 +/- 2 Hz) is determined to a much higher accuracy than previously.

First principles NMR calculations of phenylphosphinic acid C6H5HPO(OH): assignments, orientation of tensors by local field experiments and effect of molecular motion

The complete set of NMR parameters for (17)O enriched phenylphosphinic acid C(6)H(5)HP( *)O(*OH) is calculated from first principles by using the Gauge Including Projected Augmented Wave (GIPAW) approach [C.J. Pickard, F. Mauri, All-electron magnetic response with pseudopotentials: NMR chemical shifts, Phys. Rev. B 63 (2001) 245101/1-245101/13]. The analysis goes beyond the successful assignment of the spectra for all nuclei ((1)H, (13)C, (17)O, (31)P), as: (i) the (1)H CSA (chemical shift anisotropy) tensors (magnitude and orientation) have been interpreted in terms of H bonding and internuclear distances. (ii) CSA/dipolar local field correlation experiments have allowed the orientation of the direct P-H bond direction in the (31)P CSA tensor to be determined. Experimental and calculated data were compared. (iii) The overestimation of the calculated (31)P CSA has been explained by local molecular reorientation and confirmed by low temperature static (1)H-->(31)P CP experiments.

Alkaline Earth Chloride Hydrates: Chlorine Quadrupolar and Chemical Shift Tensors by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy and Plane Wave Pseudopotential Calculations

A series of alkaline earth chloride hydrates has been studied by solid-state (35/37)Cl NMR spectroscopy in order to characterize the chlorine electric field gradient (EFG) and chemical shift (CS) tensors and to relate these observables to the structure around the chloride ions. Chlorine-35/37 NMR spectra of solid powdered samples of pseudopolymorphs (hydrates) of magnesium chloride (MgCl(2).6H(2)O), calcium chloride (CaCl(2).2H(2)O), strontium chloride (SrCl(2), SrCl(2).2H(2)O, and SrCl(2).6H(2)O), and barium chloride (BaCl(2).2H(2)O) have been acquired under stationary and magic-angle spinning conditions in magnetic fields of 11.75 and 21.1 T. Powder X-ray diffraction was used as an additional tool to confirm the purity and identity of the samples. Chlorine-35 quadrupolar coupling constants (C(Q)) range from essentially zero in cubic anhydrous SrCl(2) to 4.26+/-0.03 MHz in calcium chloride dihydrate. CS tensor spans, Omega, are between 40 and 72 ppm, for example, Omega= 45+/-20 ppm for SrCl(2).6H(2)O. Plane wave-pseudopotential density functional theory, as implemented in the CASTEP program, was employed to model the extended solid lattices of these materials for the calculation of their chlorine EFG and nuclear magnetic shielding tensors, and allowed for the assignment of the two-site chlorine NMR spectra of barium chloride dihydrate. This work builds upon our current understanding of the relationship between chlorine NMR interaction tensors and the local molecular and electronic structure, and highlights the particular sensitivity of quadrupolar nucleus solid-state NMR spectroscopy to the differences between various pseudopolymorphic structures in the case of strontium chloride.

A Combined Experimental and Quantum Chemistry Study of Selenium Chemical Shift Tensors

A comprehensive investigation of selenium chemical shift tensors is presented. Experimentally determined chemical shift tensors were obtained from solid-state 77Se NMR spectra for several organic, organometallic, or inorganic selenium-containing compounds. The first reported indirect spin-spin coupling between selenium and chlorine is observed for Ph(2)SeCl(2) where 1J(77Se,35Cl)iso is 110 Hz. Selenium magnetic shielding tensors were calculated for all of the molecules investigated using zeroth-order regular approximation density functional theory, ZORA DFT. The computations provide the orientations of the chemical shift tensors, as well as a test of the theory for calculating the magnetic shielding interaction for heavier elements. The ZORA DFT calculations were performed with nonrelativistic, scalar relativistic, and scalar with spin-orbit relativistic levels of theory. Relativistic contributions to the magnetic shielding tensor were found to be significant for (NH4)2WSe4 and of less importance for organoselenium, organophosphine selenide, and inorganic selenium compounds containing lighter elements.

A Solid-State95Mo NMR and Computational Investigation of Dodecahedral and Square Antiprismatic Octacyanomolybdate(IV) Anions: Is the Point-Charge Approximation an Accurate Probe of Local Symmetry?

Solid-state 95Mo NMR spectroscopy is shown to be an efficient and effective tool for analyzing the diamagnetic octacyanomolybdate(IV) anions, Mo(CN)(8)4-, of approximate dodecahedral, D(2d), and square antiprismatic, D(4d), symmetry. The sensitivity of the Mo magnetic shielding (sigma) and electric field gradient (EFG) tensors to small changes in the local structure of these anions allows the approximate D(2d) and D(4d) Mo(CN)(8)4- anions to be readily distinguished. The use of high applied magnetic fields, 11.75, 17.63 and 21.1 T, amplifies the overall sensitivity of the NMR experiment and enables more accurate characterization of the Mo sigma and EFG tensors. Although the magnitudes of the Mo sigma and EFG interactions are comparable for the D(2d) and D(4d) Mo(CN)(8)4- anions, the relative values and orientations of the principal components of the Mo sigma and EFG tensors give rise to 95Mo NMR line shapes that are significantly different at the fields utilized here. Quantum chemical calculations of the Mo sigma and EFG tensors, using zeroth-order regular approximation density functional theory (ZORA DFT) and restricted Hartree-Fock (RHF) methods, have also been carried out and are in good agreement with experiment. The most significant and surprising result from the DFT and RHF calculations is a significant EFG at Mo for an isolated Mo(CN)(8)4- anion possessing an ideal square antiprismatic structure; this is contrary to the point-charge approximation, PCA, which predicts a zero EFG at Mo for this structure.

NMR studies of organic polymorphs and solvates

This review article describes the applications of NMR to the study of polymorphs and related forms (solvates) of organic (especially pharmaceutical) compounds, for which it is of increasing academic and practical importance. The nature of the systems covered is briefly introduced, as are the techniques constituting solid-state NMR. The methodologies involved are then reviewed under a number of different headings, ranging from spectral editing through relaxation times to shielding tensors and NMR crystallography. In each case the relevant applications are described. Whilst most studies concentrate on structural matters, motional effects are not neglected. A special section discusses studies of solvates (especially hydrates), and another reviews quantitative analysis.

Experimental and Theoretical 17O NMR Study of the Influence of Hydrogen-Bonding on CO and O−H Oxygens in Carboxylic Solids

A systematic solid-state 17O NMR study of a series of carboxylic compounds, maleic acid, chloromaleic acid, KH maleate, KH chloromaleate, K2 chloromaleate, and LiH phthalate.MeOH, is reported. Magic-angle spinning (MAS), triple-quantum (3Q) MAS, and double angle rotation (DOR) 17O NMR spectra were recorded at high magnetic fields (14.1 and 18.8 T). 17O MAS NMR for metal-free carboxylic acids and metal-containing carboxylic salts show featured spectra and demonstrate that this combined, where necessary, with DOR and 3QMAS, can yield site-specific information for samples containing multiple oxygen sites. In addition to 17O NMR spectroscopy, extensive quantum mechanical calculations were carried out to explore the influence of hydrogen bonding at these oxygen sites. B3LYP/6-311G++(d,p) calculations of 17O NMR parameters yielded good agreement with the experimental values. Linear correlations are observed between the calculated 17O NMR parameters and the hydrogen bond strengths, suggesting the possibility of estimating H-bonding information from 17O NMR data. The calculations also revealed intermolecular H-bond effects on the 17O NMR shielding tensors. It is found that the delta11 and delta22 components of the chemical shift tensor at O-H and C=O, respectively, are aligned nearly parallel with the strong H-bond and shift away from this direction as the H-bond interaction weakens.

Influence of N−H···O and C−H···O Hydrogen Bonds on the 17O NMR Tensors in Crystalline Uracil: Computational Study

We report a computational study for the 17O NMR tensors (electric field gradient and chemical shielding tensors) in crystalline uracil. We found that N-H...O and C-H...O hydrogen bonds around the uracil molecule in the crystal lattice have quite different influences on the 17O NMR tensors for the two C=O groups. The computed 17O NMR tensors on O4, which is involved in two strong N-H...O hydrogen bonds, show remarkable sensitivity toward the choice of cluster model, whereas the 17O NMR tensors on O2, which is involved in two weak C-H...O hydrogen bonds, show much smaller improvement when the cluster model includes the C-H...O hydrogen bonds. Our results demonstrate that it is important to have accurate hydrogen atom positions in the molecular models used for 17O NMR tensor calculations. In the absence of low-temperature neutron diffraction data, an effective way to generate reliable hydrogen atom positions in the molecular cluster model is to employ partial geometry optimization for hydrogen atom positions using a cluster model that includes all neighboring hydrogen-bonded molecules. Using an optimized seven-molecule model (a total of 84 atoms), we were able to reproduce the experimental 17O NMR tensors to a reasonably good degree of accuracy. However, we also found that the accuracy for the calculated 17O NMR tensors at O2 is not as good as that found for the corresponding tensors at O4. In particular, at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory, the individual 17O chemical shielding tensor components differ by less than 10 and 30 ppm from the experimental values for O4 and O2, respectively. For the 17O quadrupole coupling constant, the calculated values differ by 0.30 and 0.87 MHz from the experimental values for O4 and O2, respectively.