scholarly journals Effect of the Sulfonation on the Swollen State Morphology of Styrenic Cross-Linked Polymers

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Dalla Valle ◽  
Marco Zecca ◽  
Federico Rastrelli ◽  
Cristina Tubaro ◽  
Paolo Centomo
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Elemental Analysis ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Chlorosulfonic Acid ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Exchange Capacity ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Polymer Fraction

The chemical structure and morphology of a set of sulfonic gel-type poly(styrene-divinylbenzene) resins (2 mol% DVB) prepared with different synthetic approaches were investigated by solid state NMR, Inverse Size Exclusion Chromatography (ISEC), FT-IR and elemental analysis to compare their swollen state structure. FT-IR and solid state NMR clearly show that the sulfonation mainly occurs in the para- position with respect the main polymer chain. Sensible proportions of sulfone bridges were found in the materials obtained with oleum and chlorosulfonic acid. With oleum, the presence of the sulfone bridges is clearly associated to a reduced ability to swell in the water medium relative to the proton exchange capacity. This highlights the cross-linking action of the sulfone bridges according to ISEC results, showing a high proportion of a dense polymer fraction in the swollen material. An even higher degree of sulfone-bridging, lower swelling ability, and a high proportion of a dense polymer fraction in the swollen material are found in the resin obtained with chlorosulfonic acid. As a matter of fact, Cross Polarization Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (CP-MAS 13C-NMR), elemental analysis, and ion exchange capacity, show that oleum and chlorosulfonic acid produced resins with remarkably smaller pores and lower swollen gel volume in polar solvents, with respect to concentrated sulfuric acid.

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.

High resolution triple resonance micro magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy of nanoliter sample volumes

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 4902-4910 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ole Brauckmann ◽  
J. W. G. (Hans) Janssen ◽  
Arno P. M. Kentgens
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Triple Resonance ◽  
Angle Spinning

To be able to study mass-limited samples and small single crystals, a triple resonance micro-magic angle spinning (μMAS) probehead for the application of high-resolution solid-state NMR of nanoliter samples was developed.

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.

scholarly journals Temperature-Dependent Solid-State NMR Proton Chemical-Shift Values and Hydrogen Bonding

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander A. Malär ◽  
Laura A. Völker ◽  
Riccardo Cadalbert ◽  
Lauriane Lecoq ◽  
Matthias Ernst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Chemical Shift ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Solid State Nmr ◽  
Magic Angle Spinning ◽  
Magic Angle ◽  
Proton Chemical Shift ◽  
Temperature Dependent

Temperature-dependent NMR experiments are often complicated by rather long magnetic-field equilibration times, for example occurring upon a change of sample temperature. We demonstrate that the fast temporal stabilization of the magnetic field can be achieved by actively stabilizing the temperature which allows to quantify the weak temperature dependence of the proton chemical shift which can be diagnostic for the presence of hydrogen bonds. Hydrogen bonding plays a central role in molecular recognition events from both fields, chemistry and biology. Their direct detection by standard structure determination techniques, such as X-ray crystallography or cryo-electron microscopy, remains challenging due to the difficulties of approaching the required resolution, on the order of 1 Å. We herein explore a spectroscopic approach using solid-state NMR to identify protons engaged in hydrogen bonds and explore the measurement of proton chemical-shift temperature coefficients. Using the examples of a phosphorylated amino acid and the protein ubiquitin, we show that fast Magic-Angle Spinning (MAS) experiments at 100 kHz yield sufficient resolution in proton-detected spectra to quantify the rather small chemical-shift changes upon temperature variations.<br>

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