scholarly journals Solid State NMR Studies of the Aluminum Hydride Phases

2006 ◽  
Vol 927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Son-Jong Hwang ◽  
Robert C. Bowman ◽  
Jason Graetz ◽  
J. J. Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Nmr Spectra ◽  
Aluminum Hydride ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Multiple Quantum ◽  
Nmr Studies ◽  
Α Phase ◽  
Hydride Phases

ABSTRACTSeveral solid state NMR techniques including magic-angle-spinning (MAS) and multiple-quantum (MQ) MAS experiments have been used to characterize various AlH3 samples. MAS-NMR spectra for the 1H and 27Al nuclei have been obtained on a variety of AlH3 samples that include the β- and γ- phases as well as the most stable α-phase. While the dominant components in these NMR spectra correspond to the aluminum hydride phases, other species were found that include Al metal, molecular hydrogen (H2), as well as peaks that can be assigned to Al-O species in different configurations. The occurrence and concentration of these extraneous components are dependent upon the initial AlH3 phase composition and preparation procedures. Both the β-AlH3 and γ-AlH3 phases were found to generate substantial amounts of Al metal when the materials were stored at room temperature while the α-phase materials do not exhibit these changes.

High sensitivity and resolution in 43Ca solid-state NMR experiments

2015 ◽  
Vol 93 (8) ◽  
pp. 799-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin M.N. Burgess ◽  
Frédéric A. Perras ◽  
Igor L. Moudrakovski ◽  
Yijue Xu ◽  
David L. Bryce
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Nmr Spectra ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Signal Enhancement ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Multiple Quantum ◽  
Central Transition ◽  
Angle Spinning

A thorough investigation of solid-state NMR signal enhancement schemes and high-resolution techniques for application to the spin-7/2 43Ca nuclide are presented. Signal enhancement experiments employing double frequency sweeps, hyperbolic secant pulses, and rotor-assisted population transfer, which manipulate the satellite transitions of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei to polarize the central transition (m = + 1/2 ↔ –1/2), are carried out on four well-characterized 43Ca isotopically enriched calcium salts: Ca(NO3)2, Ca(OD)2, CaSO4·2H2O, and Ca(OAc)2·H2O. These results, in conjunction with numerical simulations of 43Ca NMR spectra under magic-angle spinning conditions, are used to identify the technique that provides the most uniform (or quantitative) polarization enhancement as well as the largest signal enhancement factors independent of size of the 43Ca quadrupolar coupling constant, which is the most significant source of resonance broadening in 43Ca NMR spectra. These samples are further investigated using 43Ca double-rotation NMR spectroscopy to yield isotropic, or solution-like, NMR spectra with exquisite resolution. In addition, three unique calcium sites are resolved for the hemihydrated form of calcium acetate (unknown structure), Ca(OAc)2·0.5H2O, with double-rotation NMR, whereas the more common, but more time-consuming, multiple quantum magic-angle spinning technique only clearly resolves two calcium sites. The results shown herein will be useful for other NMR spectroscopists attempting to acquire 43Ca solid-state NMR data for unknown and more complex materials with a higher degree of both sensitivity and resolution.

Obtaining accurate chemical shifts for all magnetic nuclei (1H, 13C, 17O, and 27Al) in tris(2,4-pentanedionato-O,O′)aluminium(III) — A solid-state NMR case study

2011 ◽  
Vol 89 (9) ◽  
pp. 1087-1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Wong ◽  
Mark E. Smith ◽  
Victor Terskikh ◽  
Gang Wu
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Nmr Spectra ◽  
Chemical Shifts ◽  
Dft Method ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Multiple Quantum ◽  
Isotropic Chemical Shifts

We report a complete set of high-resolution solid-state NMR spectra for all magnetic nuclei (1H, 13C, 17O, and 27Al) in the α-form of tris(2,4-pentanedionato-O,O′)aluminium(III), α-Al(acac)3. These high-resolution NMR spectra were obtained by using a host of solid-state NMR techniques: standard cross-polarization under the magic-angle spinning (CPMAS) method for 13C, 1-D homonuclear decoupling using the windowed DUMBO sequence for 1H, double-rotation (DOR) for 17O and 27Al, and multiple-quantum MAS for 27Al. Some experiments were performed at multiple magnetic fields. We show that the isotropic chemical shifts obtained for 1H, 13C, 17O, and 27Al nuclei in α-Al(acac)3 are highly resolved and accurate, regardless of the nature of the targeted nuclear spins (i.e., spin-1/2 or quadrupolar) and, as such, can be treated equally in comparison with computational chemical shifts obtained from a gauge-including projector-augmented wave (GIPAW) plane-wave pseudopotential DFT method.

scholarly journals Combination of solid state NMR and DFT calculation to elucidate the state of sodium in hard carbon electrodes

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (34) ◽  
pp. 13183-13193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryohei Morita ◽  
Kazuma Gotoh ◽  
Mika Fukunishi ◽  
Kei Kubota ◽  
Shinichi Komaba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Dft Calculation ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
The State ◽  
Mas Nmr ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Multiple Quantum ◽  
Hard Carbon ◽  
Angle Spinning

We examined the state of sodium electrochemically inserted in HC prepared at 700–2000 °C using solid state Na magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR and multiple quantum (MQ) MAS NMR.

scholarly journals Characterization of nucleosome sediments for protein interaction studies by solid-state NMR spectroscopy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulric B. le Paige ◽  
ShengQi Xiang ◽  
Marco M. R. M. Hendrix ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Markus Weingarth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Dense Phase ◽  
Binding Studies ◽  
Nmr Studies ◽  
Solid State Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract. Regulation of DNA-templated processes such as gene transcription and DNA repair depend on the interaction of a wide range of proteins to the nucleosome, the fundamental building block of chromatin. Both solution and solid-state NMR spectroscopy have become an attractive approach to study the dynamics and interactions of nucleosomes, despite their high molecular weight of ~200 kDa. For solid-state NMR (ssNMR) studies, dilute solutions of nucleosomes are converted to a dense phase by sedimentation or precipitation. Since nucleosomes are known to self-associate, these dense phases may induce extensive interactions between nucleosomes, which could interfere with protein binding studies. Here, we characterized the packing of nucleosomes in the dense phase created by sedimentation using NMR and small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments. We found that nucleosome sediments are gels with variable degrees of solidity, have nucleosome concentration close to that found in crystals, and are stable for weeks under high-speed magic angle spinning (MAS). Furthermore, SAXS data recorded on recovered sediments indicate that there is no pronounced long-range ordering of nucleosomes in the sediment. Finally, we show that the sedimentation approach can also be used to study low affinity protein interactions with the nucleosome. Together, our results give new insights into the sample characteristics of nucleosome sediments for ssNMR studies and illustrate the broad applicability of sedimentation-based NMR studies.

23Na magic-angle spinning and double-rotation NMR study of solid forms of sodium valproate

2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuiok M. Dicaire ◽  
Frédéric A. Perras ◽  
David L. Bryce
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Sodium Valproate ◽  
Nmr Spectra ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Multiple Quantum ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
Nmr Study ◽  
Angle Spinning

Sodium valproate is a pharmaceutical with applications in the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and other ailments. Sodium valproate can exist in many hydrated and acid-stabilized forms in the solid state, and it can be difficult to obtain precise structural information about many of these. Here, we present a 13C and 23Na solid-state NMR study of several forms of sodium valproate, only one of which has been previously structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. 23Na magic-angle spinning (MAS), double-rotation (DOR), and multiple-quantum magic-angle spinning (MQMAS) NMR spectra are shown to provide useful information on the number of molecules in the asymmetric unit, the local coordination geometry of the sodium cations, and the presence of amorphous phases. Two previously identified forms are shown to be highly similar, or identical, according to the 23Na NMR data. The utility of carrying out both DOR and MQMAS NMR experiments to identify all crystallographically unique sites is demonstrated. 13C cross-polarization MAS NMR spectra also provide complementary information on the number of molecules in the asymmetric unit and the crystallinity of the sample.

scholarly journals A novel multinuclear solid-state NMR approach for the characterization of kidney stones

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 653-671
Author(s):  
César Leroy ◽  
Laure Bonhomme-Coury ◽  
Christel Gervais ◽  
Frederik Tielens ◽  
Florence Babonneau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Kidney Stones ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Mas Nmr ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Nmr Studies ◽  
Stone Composition ◽  
Analytical Technique ◽  
Nmr Data

Abstract. The spectroscopic study of pathological calcifications (including kidney stones) is extremely rich and helps to improve the understanding of the physical and chemical processes associated with their formation. While Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) imaging and optical/electron microscopies are routine techniques in hospitals, there has been a dearth of solid-state NMR studies introduced into this area of medical research, probably due to the scarcity of this analytical technique in hospital facilities. This work introduces effective multinuclear and multidimensional solid-state NMR methodologies to study the complex chemical and structural properties characterizing kidney stone composition. As a basis for comparison, three hydrates (n=1, 2 and 3) of calcium oxalate are examined along with nine representative kidney stones. The multinuclear magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR approach adopted investigates the 1H, 13C, 31P and 31P nuclei, with the 1H and 13C MAS NMR data able to be readily deconvoluted into the constituent elements associated with the different oxalates and organics present. For the first time, the full interpretation of highly resolved 1H NMR spectra is presented for the three hydrates, based on the structure and local dynamics. The corresponding 31P MAS NMR data indicates the presence of low-level inorganic phosphate species; however, the complexity of these data make the precise identification of the phases difficult to assign. This work provides physicians, urologists and nephrologists with additional avenues of spectroscopic investigation to interrogate this complex medical dilemma that requires real, multitechnique approaches to generate effective outcomes.

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