Determination of Relative Configuration from Residual Chemical Shift Anisotropy

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• 作者：Nilamoni Nath ; Manuel Schmidt ; Roberto R. Gil ; R. Thomas Williamson ; Gary E. Martin ; Armando Navarro-Vázquez ; Christian Griesinger ; Yizhou Liu
• 刊名：Journal of the American Chemical Society
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 3, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：138
• 期：30
• 页码：9548-9556
• 全文大小：572K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1520-5126

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Determination of relative configuration is frequently a rate-limiting step in the characterization of small organic molecules. Solution NMR-based nuclear Overhauser effect and scalar J-coupling constants can provide useful spatial information but often fail when stereocenters are separated by more than 4–5 Å. Residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) can provide a means of assigning relative configuration without limits of distance between stereocenters. However, sensitivity limits their application. Chemical shift is the most readily measured NMR parameter, and partial molecular alignment can reveal the anisotropic component of the chemical shift tensor, manifested as residual chemical shift anisotropy (RCSA). Hence, ¹³C RCSAs provide information on the relative orientations of specific structural moieties including nonprotonated carbons and can be used for stereochemical assignment. Herein, we present two robust and sensitive methods to accurately measure and apply ¹³C RCSAs for stereochemical assignment. The complementary techniques are demonstrated with five molecules representing differing structural classes.