17O Quadrupole Coupling and Chemical Shielding Tensors in an H-bonded Carboxyl Group: α-Oxalic Acid

1H/17O Chemical Shift Waves in Carboxyl-Bridged Hydrogen Bond Networks in Organic Solids

We report solid-state 1H and 17O NMR results for four 17O-labeled organic compounds each containing an extensive carboxyl-bridged hydrogen bond (CBHB) network in the crystal lattice: tetrabutylammonium hydrogen di-[17O2]salicylate (1), [17O4]quinolinic acid (2), [17O4]dinicotinic acid (3), and [17O2]Gly/[17O2]Gly·HCl cocrystal (4). The 1H isotropic chemical shifts found for protons involved in different CBHB networks are between 8.2 and 20.5 ppm, which reflect very different hydrogen-bonding environments. Similarly, the 17O isotropic chemical shifts found for the carboxylate oxygen atoms in CBHB networks, spanning a large range between 166 and 341 ppm, are also remarkably sensitive to the hydrogen-bonding environments. We introduced a simple graphical representation in which 1H and 17O chemical shifts are displayed along the H and O atomic chains that form the CBHB network. In such a depiction, because wavy patterns are often observed, we refer to these wavy patterns as 1H/17O chemical shift waves. Typical patterns of 1H/17O chemical shift waves in CBHB networks are discussed. The reported 1H and 17O NMR parameters for the CBHB network models examined in this study can serve as benchmarks to aid in spectral interpretation for CBHB networks in proteins.

Solid-state 17O NMR study of α-d-glucose: exploring new frontiers in isotopic labeling, sensitivity enhancement, and NMR crystallography

We report the first “total synthesis” of 17O-labeled d-glucose and its solid-state 17O NMR characterization with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.

Nuclear quadrupole resonance supported by periodic quantum calculations: a sensitive tool for precise structural characterization of short hydrogen bonds

Systems with short hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) are notoriously difficult to describe even using cutting edge experimental techniques supported by advanced computational protocols. One of the most challenging issues is the highly dislocated H-bonded proton, which is typically smeared over a large area, featuring complex dynamics governed by pronounced nuclear quantum effects. Thus, in combination with experimental results, these systems offer a rich platform for the benchmarking of various computational approaches and methods. Herein, we present a methodology combining experimental and computational assessment of H-bond observables probed by the nuclear quadrupole resonance technique. Focusing on the case of picolinic acid N-oxide featuring one of the shortest known hydrogen bonds (ROO ∼ 2.425 Å), we compare the predictions of nuclear quadrupole coupling constants (NQCCs) for a series of computational models differing in fine structural details of the H-bond. By comparing the computed 14N and 17O NQCCs with the measured ones and by analyzing the sensitivity of NQCCs to H-bond geometry variations, we demonstrate that NQCCs represent a very sensitive probe for H-bond geometry, particularly the proton location, thereby offering, in conjunction with computations, an accurate and reliable tool for the fine structural characterization of short H-bonds. Importantly, the present methodology is a good compromise between accuracy and computational cost.

17O MAS NMR Correlation Spectroscopy at High Magnetic Fields

The structure of two protected amino acids, FMOC-l-leucine and FMOC-l-valine, and a dipeptide, N-acetyl-l-valyl-l-leucine (N-Ac-VL), were studied via one- and two-dimensional solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Utilizing ¹⁷O magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR at multiple magnetic fields (17.6-35.2 T/750-1500 MHz for ¹H) the ¹⁷O quadrupolar and chemical shift parameters were determined for the two oxygen sites of each FMOC-protected amino acids and the three distinct oxygen environments of the dipeptide. The one- and two-dimensional, ¹⁷O, ¹⁵N-¹⁷O, ¹³C-¹⁷O, and ¹H-¹⁷O double-resonance correlation experiments performed on the uniformly ¹³C,¹⁵N and 70% ¹⁷O-labeled dipeptide prove the attainability of ¹⁷O as a probe for structure studies of biological systems. ¹⁵N-¹⁷O and ¹³C-¹⁷O distances were measured via one-dimensional REAPDOR and ZF-TEDOR experimental buildup curves and determined to be within 15% of previously reported distances, thus demonstrating the use of ¹⁷O NMR to quantitate interatomic distances in a fully labeled dipeptide. Through-space hydrogen bonding of N-Ac-VL was investigated by a two-dimensional ¹H-detected ¹⁷O R³-R-INEPT experiment, furthering the importance of ¹⁷O for studies of structure in biomolecular solids.

Oxygen-17 NMR spectroscopy of water molecules in solid hydrates

17O solid-state NMR studies of waters of hydration in crystalline solids are presented. The 17O quadrupolar coupling and chemical shift (CS) tensors, and their relative orientations, are measured experimentally at room temperature for α-oxalic acid dihydrate, barium chlorate monohydrate, lithium sulfate monohydrate, potassium oxalate monohydrate, and sodium perchlorate monohydrate. The 17O quadrupolar coupling constants (CQ) range from 6.6 to 7.35 MHz and the isotropic chemical shifts range from –17 to 19.7 ppm. The oxygen CS tensor spans vary from 25 to 78 ppm. These represent the first complete CS and electric field gradient tensor measurements for water coordinated to metals in the solid state. Gauge-including projector-augmented wave density functional theory calculations overestimate the values of CQ, likely due to librational dynamics of the water molecules. Computed CS tensors only qualitatively match the experimental data. The lack of strong correlations between the experimental and computed data, and between these data and any single structural feature, is attributed to motion of the water molecules and to the relatively small overall range in the NMR parameters relative to their measurement precision. Nevertheless, the isotropic chemical shift, quadrupolar coupling constant, and CS tensor span clearly differentiate between the samples studied and establish a ‘fingerprint’ 17O spectral region for water coordinated to metals in solids.

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.

A solid-state 17O NMR study of platinum-carboxylate complexes: carboplatin and oxaliplatin

We report synthesis and solid-state NMR characterization of two 17O-labeled platinum anticancer drugs: cis-diammine(1,1-cyclobutane-[17O4]dicarboxylato)platinum(II) (carboplatin) and ([17O4]oxalato)[(1R, 2R)-(−)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine)]platinum(II) (oxaliplatin). Both 17O chemical shift (CS) and quadrupolar coupling (QC) tensors were measured for the carboxylate groups in these two compounds. With the aid of plane wave DFT computations, the 17O CS and QC tensor orientations were determined in the molecular frame of reference. Significant changes in the 17O CS and QC tensors were observed for the carboxylate oxygen atom upon its coordination to Pt(II). In particular, the 17O isotropic chemical shifts for the oxygen atoms directly bonded to Pt(II) are found to be smaller (more shielded) by 200 ppm than those for the non-Pt-coordinated oxygen atoms within the same carboxylate group. Examination of the 17O CS tensor components reveals that such a large 17O coordination shift is primarily due to the shielding increase along the direction that is within the O=C–O–Pt plane and perpendicular to the O–Pt bond. This result is interpreted as due to the σ donation from the oxygen nonbonding orbital (electron lone pair) to the Pt(II) empty dyz orbital, which results in large energy gaps between σ(Pt–O) and unoccupied molecular orbitals, thus reducing the paramagnetic shielding contribution along the direction perpendicular to the O–Pt bond. We found that the 17O QC tensor of the carboxylate oxygen is also sensitive to Pt(II) coordination, and that 17O CS and QC tensors provide complementary information about the O–Pt bonding.

Intra- and inter-molecular interactions in salicylic acid — Theoretical calculations of 17O and 1H chemical shielding tensors and QTAIM analysis

A density functional theory (DFT) study was performed to examine intra- and inter-molecular hydrogen bond (HB) properties in crystalline salicylic acid (SA). BLYP, B3LYP, and M06 functionals with 6–311++G** basis set were employed to calculate NMR chemical shielding isotropy (σiso) and anisotropy (Δσ) at the sites of the 17O and 1H nuclei of SA. From this study, it appears that the intra- and inter-molecular O–H···O as well as C–H···O HBs around the SA molecule in the crystal lattice have a major influence on the chemical shielding tensors and more specifically on the carbonyl 17O isotropy value. The quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) analysis was also employed to elucidate the interaction characteristics in SA H-bonded network. Based on QTAIM results, a partial covalent character is attributed to the intra- and inter-molecular O–H···O HBs in SA.

A solid-state (17)O NMR study of L-tyrosine in different ionization states: implications for probing tyrosine side chains in proteins

We report experimental characterization of (17)O quadrupole coupling (QC) and chemical shift (CS) tensors for the phenolic oxygen in three l-tyrosine (l-Tyr) compounds: l-Tyr, l-Tyr.HCl, and Na(2)(l-Tyr). This is the first time that these fundamental (17)O NMR tensors are completely determined for phenolic oxygens in different ionization states. We find that, while the (17)O QC tensor changes very little upon phenol ionization, the (17)O CS tensor displays a remarkable sensitivity. In particular, the isotropic (17)O chemical shift increases by approximately 60 ppm upon phenol ionization, which is 6 times larger than the corresponding change in the isotropic (13)C chemical shift for the C(zeta) nucleus of the same phenol group. By examining the CS tensor orientation in the molecular frame of reference, we discover a "cross-over" effect between delta(11) and delta(22) components for both (17)O and (13)C CS tensors. We demonstrate that the knowledge of such "cross-over" effects is crucial for understanding the relationship between the observed CS tensor components and chemical bonding. Our results suggest that solid-state (17)O NMR can potentially be used to probe the ionization state of tyrosine side chains in proteins.

Influence of N–H…O and O–H…O hydrogen bonds on the 17O, 15N and 13C chemical shielding tensors in crystalline acetaminophen: A density functional theory study

A computational investigation was carried out to characterize the (17)O, (15)N and (13)C chemical shielding tensors in crystalline acetaminophen. We found that N-H...O and O-H...O hydrogen bonds around the acetaminophen molecule in the crystal lattice have different influences on the calculated (17)O, (15)N and (13)C chemical shielding eigenvalues and their orientations in the molecular frame of axes. The calculations were performed with the B3LYP method and 6-311++G(d, p) and 6-311+G(d) standard basis sets using the Gaussian 98 suite of programs. Calculated chemical shielding tensors were used to evaluate the (17)O, (15)N, and (13)C NMR chemical shift tensors in crystalline acetaminophen, which are in reasonable agreement with available experimental data. The difference between the calculated NMR parameters of the monomer and molecular clusters shows how much hydrogen-bonding interactions affect the chemical shielding tensors of each nucleus. The computed (17)O chemical shielding tensor on O(1), which is involved in two intermolecular hydrogen bonds, shows remarkable sensitivity toward the choice of the cluster model, whereas the (17)O chemical shielding tensor on O(2) involved in one N-H...O hydrogen bond, shows smaller improvement toward the hydrogen-bonding interactions. Also, a reasonably good agreement between the experimentally obtained solid-state (15)N and (13)C NMR chemical shifts and B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p) calculations is achievable only in molecular cluster model where a complete hydrogen-bonding network is considered. Moreover, at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p) level of theory, the calculated (17)O, (15)N and (13)C chemical shielding tensor orientations are able to reproduce the experimental values to a reasonably good degree of accuracy.

Probing Hydrogen Bonding and Ion−Carbonyl Interactions by Solid-State 17O NMR Spectroscopy: G-Ribbon and G-Quartet

We report solid-state 17O NMR determination of the 17O NMR tensors for the keto carbonyl oxygen (O6) of guanine in two 17O-enriched guanosine derivatives: [6-17O]guanosine (G1) and 2',3',5'-O-triacetyl-[6-17O]guanosine (G2). In G1.2H2O, guanosine molecules form hydrogen-bonded G-ribbons where the guanine bases are linked by O6...H-N2 and N7...H-N7 hydrogen bonds in a zigzag fashion. In addition, the keto carbonyl oxygen O6 is also weakly hydrogen-bonded to two water molecules of hydration. The experimental 17O NMR tensors determined for the two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit of G1.2H2O are: Molecule A, CQ=7.8+/-0.1 MHz, etaQ=0.45+/-0.05, deltaiso=263+/-2, delta11=460+/-5, delta22=360+/-5, delta33=-30+/-5 ppm; Molecule B, CQ=7.7+/-0.1 MHz, etaQ=0.55+/-0.05, deltaiso=250+/-2, delta11=440+/-5, delta22=340+/-5, delta33=-30+/-5 ppm. In G1/K+ gel, guanosine molecules form extensively stacking G-quartets. In each G-quartet, four guanine bases are linked together by four pairs of O6...H-N1 and N7...H-N2 hydrogen bonds in a cyclic fashion. In addition, each O6 atom is simultaneously coordinated to two K+ ions. For G1/K+ gel, the experimental 17O NMR tensors are: CQ=7.2+/-0.1 MHz, etaQ=0.68+/-0.05, deltaiso=232+/-2, delta11=400+/-5, delta22=300+/-5, delta33=-20+/-5 ppm. In the presence of divalent cations such as Sr2+, Ba2+, and Pb2+, G2 molecules form discrete octamers containing two stacking G-quartets and a central metal ion, that is, (G2)4-M2+-(G2)4. In this case, each O6 atom of the G-quartet is coordinated to only one metal ion. For G2/M2+ octamers, the experimental 17O NMR parameters are: Sr2+, CQ=6.8+/-0.1 MHz, etaQ=1.00+/-0.05, deltaiso=232+/-2 ppm; Ba2+, CQ=7.0+/-0.1 MHz, etaQ=0.68+/-0.05, deltaiso=232+/-2 ppm; Pb2+, CQ=7.2+/-0.1 MHz, etaQ=1.00+/-0.05, deltaiso=232+/-2 ppm. We also perform extensive quantum chemical calculations for the 17O NMR tensors in both G-ribbons and G-quartets. Our results demonstrate that the 17O chemical shift tensor and quadrupole coupling tensor are very sensitive to the presence of hydrogen bonding and ion-carbonyl interactions. Furthermore, the effect from ion-carbonyl interactions is several times stronger than that from hydrogen-bonding interactions. Our results establish a basis for using solid-state 17O NMR as a probe in the study of ion binding in G-quadruplex DNA and ion channel proteins.

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.

Single-Crystal Studies of Peptide Prolyl and Glycyl 15N Shielding Tensors

15N shielding tensors were determined for the central peptide groups in GGV, AGG, and APG by single-crystal NMR. We find that the angle between the downfield component (delta11) and the N-H or the N-C(delta) (pro) bonds is in the range of 20-23 degrees and in accord with previous solid-state NMR measurements. However, AGG, unlike APG or GGV, has a distorted peptide plane, and delta11 lies approximately in the plane of N, C(alpha), and H rather than in the peptide plane defined by heavy atoms. Accurate orientations of delta22 and delta33 were determined, and the usual assumption that delta22 is along the peptide normal was found only in APG which has a highly nonaxial tensor. More generally, delta22 and delta33 are rotated about the delta11 axis (36 degrees in GGV). These results are compared with DFT calculations to gain a structural understanding of the effects of intermolecular interactions on shielding tensor principal components and orientations. Trimeric clusters containing H-bonded neighbors predict the orientations of the principal components within 2-3 degrees, but calculated principal components are less quantitative. Possible reasons for this disagreement are explored.

A review of oxygen-17 solid-state NMR of organic materials--towards biological applications

17O solid state NMR of organic materials is developing rapidly. This article provides a snapshot of the current state of development of this field. The NMR techniques and enrichment protocols that are driving this progress are outlined. The (17)O parameters derived from solid-state NMR experiments are summarized and the structural sensitivity of the approach to effects such as hydrogen bonding highlighted. The prospects and challenges for (17)O solid-state NMR of biomolecules are discussed.