scholarly journals Aqueous Contact Ion Pairs of Phosphate Groups with Na+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ – Structural Discrimination by Femtosecond Infrared Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

2020 ◽  
Vol 234 (7-9) ◽  
pp. 1453-1474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin P. Fingerhut ◽  
Jakob Schauss ◽  
Achintya Kundu ◽  
Thomas Elsaesser
Keyword(s):  
Ion Pairs ◽  
Model System ◽  
Ion Pair ◽  
Pair Formation ◽  
Phosphate Group ◽  
Phosphate Ion ◽  
2D Ir ◽  
Dna And Rna ◽  
Contact Ion Pairs ◽  
Phosphate Groups

AbstractThe extent of contact and solvent shared ion pairs of phosphate groups with Na+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions in aqueous environment and their relevance for the stability of polyanionic DNA and RNA structures is highly debated. Employing the asymmetric phosphate stretching vibration of dimethyl phosphate (DMP), a model system of the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA and RNA, we present linear infrared, femtosecond infrared pump-probe and absorptive 2D-IR spectra that report on contact ion pair formation via the presence of blue shifted spectral signatures. Compared to the linear infrared spectra, the nonlinear spectra reveal contact ion pairs with increased sensitivity because the spectra accentuate differences in peak frequency, transition dipole moment strength, and excited state lifetime. The experimental results are corroborated by long time scale MD simulations, benchmarked by density functional simulations on phosphate-ion-water clusters. The microscopic interpretation reveals subtle structural differences of ion pairs formed by the phosphate group and the ions Na+, Ca2+ and Mg2+. Intricate properties of the solvation shell around the phosphate group and the ion are essential to explain the experimental observations. The present work addresses a challenging to probe topic with the help of a model system and establishes new experimental data of contact ion pair formation, thereby underlining the potential of nonlinear 2D-IR spectroscopy as an analytical probe of phosphate-ion interactions in complex biological systems.

scholarly journals When spectroscopy fails: The measurement of ion pairing

2006 ◽  
Vol 78 (8) ◽  
pp. 1571-1586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn Hefter
Keyword(s):  
Metal Ion ◽  
Chemical Speciation ◽  
Ion Pairs ◽  
Ion Association ◽  
Ion Pair ◽  
Association Constants ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
Association Equilibria ◽  
Solvent Molecules ◽  
Contact Ion Pairs

Spectroscopic techniques such as UV/vis, NMR, and Raman are powerful tools for the investigation of chemical speciation in solution. However, it is not widely recognized that such techniques do not always provide reliable information about ion association equilibria. Specifically, spectroscopic measurements do not in general produce thermodynamically meaningful association constants for non-contact ion pairs, where the ions are separated by one or more solvent molecules. Such systems can only be properly quantified by techniques such as dielectric or ultrasonic relaxation, which can detect all ion-pair types (or equilibria), or by traditional thermodynamic methods, which detect the overall level of association. Various types of quantitative data are presented for metal ion/sulfate systems in aqueous solution that demonstrate the inadequacy of the major spectroscopic techniques for the investigation of systems that involve solvent-separated ion pairs. The implications for ion association equilibria in general are briefly discussed.

Synthesis, Structure, and Ion Pair Dynamics of β-Diketiminato-Supported Organoscandium Contact Ion Pairs

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1173-1183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul G. Hayes ◽  
Warren E. Piers ◽  
Masood Parvez
Keyword(s):  
Ion Pairs ◽  
Ion Pair ◽  
Contact Ion Pairs

Electrical conductivities of quaternary ammonium salts in acetone.: Part III. Ion-pair formation

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 2005-2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. Adams ◽  
K. J. Laidler
Keyword(s):  
Dissociation Constants ◽  
Ion Pairs ◽  
Ion Pair ◽  
Pair Formation ◽  
Quaternary Ammonium Salts ◽  
Acetone Solution ◽  
Ammonium Salts ◽  
Electrical Conductivities ◽  
Tetraethylammonium Iodide ◽  
Kbar Pressure

The ion-pair dissociation constants determined from a Shedlovsky analysis of conductivity (see Part I) were used to calculate the enthalpy, the internal energy at constant volume, the entropy, and the volume of dissociation of tetramethylammonium iodide, tetraethylammonium iodide, and tetra-n-propylammonium iodide ion pairs in acetone solution. The sign and magnitude of these parameters over the range of conditions investigated, temperature 25 to 55 °C and atmospheric to 1.1 kbar pressure, indicated that the free ions in acetone solution are extensively solvated and that, depending on the conditions, solvent-shared or solvent-separated ion pairs are formed.

Solubility study of calcium hydrogen phosphate. Ion-pair formation

1971 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1638-1643 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Sutter ◽  
Hershel McDowell ◽  
Walter E. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Ion Pair ◽  
Pair Formation ◽  
Hydrogen Phosphate ◽  
Solubility Study ◽  
Phosphate Ion ◽  
Ion Pair Formation

Thermodynamics and mechanism of hydrophobic interaction

1977 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 741 ◽  
Author(s):  
DG Oakenfull ◽  
DE Fenwick
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Volume Change ◽  
Hydrophobic Interaction ◽  
Ion Pairs ◽  
Hydrophobic Hydration ◽  
Partial Molar Volumes ◽  
Hydrocarbon Chain ◽  
Ion Pair ◽  
Pair Formation ◽  
Ion Pair Formation

.In the mixed solvent, 0.1 mole fraction ethanol-water, long-chain decyltrimethylammonium carboxylates form ion pairs. Ion-pair association constants (and hence the free energy of ion-pair formation) can be measured conductometrically. It is possible to separate the hydrophobic from the electrostatic contribution to the free energy of ion-pair formation by systematically varying the hydrocarbon chain length. We report measurements of the free energy of hydrophobic interaction (ΔG°HI) over the temperature range 278-328 K. The value of ΔG°HI becomes more negative (stronger hydrophobic interaction) with increasing temperature. The temperature coefficient of ΔG°HI was used to calculate the enthalpy (ΔH°HI) and entropy (ΔS°HI) of hydrophobic interaction. At low temperature the entropic contribution to the free energy is the larger but ΔH°HI, dominates at temperatures above c. 324 K. The volume change of hydrophobic interaction was similarly estimated from the volume change of ion-pair formation. We obtained values of apparent molar volume of the decyltrimethylammonium carboxylates (over a range of concentrations) from very precise density measurements. These could then be combined with the appropriate ion-pair association constant (from the conductance measurements) to give the partial molar volumes of the free ions and the ion pair. Hydrophobic interaction was found to be accompanied by a substantial increase in volume amounting to 10.2 ± 0.3 ml mol-1 for each pair of interacting methylene groups. Our results support the view that hydrophobic interaction occurs with a further ordering of water molecules over and above that which exists in the hydrophobic hydration layer surrounding an isolated hydrophobic molecule.

Elektronentransfer und Kontaktionen-Bildung, 42 [1,2] Cyclovoltammetrische und ESR / ENDOR-Untersuchungen der Einelektronen-Reduktion von Diphenochinonen / Electron Transfer and Contact Ion Pair Formation, 42 [1,2] Cyclovoltammetric and ESR / ENDOR Investigations of the One-Electron Reduction of Diphenoquinones

1995 ◽  
Vol 50 (11) ◽  
pp. 1699-1716
Author(s):  
Andreas John ◽  
Hans Bock
Keyword(s):  
Radical Anion ◽  
Ion Pairs ◽  
Ion Pair ◽  
Pair Formation ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Semiquinone Radical ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Ion Pair Formation ◽  
Contact Ion Pair ◽  
The Difference

Semiquinone radical anions are prototype compounds for contact ion pair formation with metal counter cations. In order to investigate the still open question whether bulky alkyl groups can sterically interfere, diphenoquinone derivatives O=C(RC=CH)2C=C(HC=CR)2C=O with R = C(CH3)3, CH(CH3)2 and CH3 have been selected and the following ESR/ENDOR results are obtained for the alkaline metal cations: The tetrakis(tert-butyl)-substituted radical anion only adds Li⊕ and Na⊕, while K⊕ forms no ion pair. The 3,3ʹ,5,5ʹ-tetra(isopropyl)diphenoquinone radical anion is accessible to all cations Me⊕, although Rb⊕ and Cs⊕ seem to be present solvent-separated in solution. The tetramethyl-substituted radical anion unfortunately polymerizes rapidly. Additional information concerns the ESR/ENDOR proof for ion triple radical cation formation [Li⊕ M•⊖Li⊕]•⊕, or the difference in the coupling constants upon Me⊕ docking at one δ⊖O=C group, suggesting that about 87% of the spin density is located in the cation-free molecular half of the diphenoquinone radical anion. Based on the wealth of ESR/ENDOR information, crystallization of the contact ion pairs and their structural characterization should be attempted.

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