Title

Solid-State NMR Characterization of the Molecular Conformation in Disordered Methyl alpha-L-Rhamnofuranoside

Authors

Authors

J. K. Harper; D. Tishler; D. Richardson; J. Lokvam; R. Pendrill;G. Widmalm

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Phys. Chem. A

Keywords

CHEMICAL-SHIFT TENSORS; ZEOLITE CRYSTAL-STRUCTURES; POWDER DIFFRACTION; DATA; X-RAY-DIFFRACTION; STRUCTURAL-CHARACTERIZATION; MICROCRYSTALLINE; SOLIDS; STRUCTURE REFINEMENT; CORRELATION-ENERGY; AMBUIC ACID; UNIT-CELL; Chemistry, Physical; Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical

Abstract

A combination of solid-state C-13 NMR tensor data and DFT computational methods is utilized to predict the conformation in disordered methyl alpha-L-rhamnofuranoside. This previously uncharacterized solid is found to be crystalline and consists of at least six distinct conformations that exchange on the kHz time scale. A total of 66 model structures were evaluated, and six were identified as being consistent with experimental C-13 NMR data. All feasible structures have very similar carbon and oxygen positions and differ most significantly in OH hydrogen orientations. A concerted rearrangement of OH hydrogens is proposed to account for the observed dynamic disorder. This rearrangement is accompanied by smaller changes in ring conformation and is slow enough to be observed on the NMR time scale due to severe steric crowding among ring substituents. The relatively minor differences in non-hydrogen atom positions in the final structures suggest that characterization of a complete crystal structure by X-ray powder diffraction may be feasible.

Journal Title

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volume

117

Issue/Number

26

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

5534

Last Page

5541

WOS Identifier

WOS:000321542500016

ISSN

1089-5639

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