A study of the structure and dynamics of dimethyloctadecylsilyl-modified silica using wide-line 2H NMR techniques
摘要:
The structure and dynamics of dimethyloctadecylsilyl-modified silica gel (C18-silica) were studied by using solid-state H-2 NMR techniques. In order to reproduce with a theoretical model the H-2 line shapes that were observed for the C18-silica samples, it was necessary to assume that a variety of environments are present on the C18-silica surface and that this heterogeneity results in different details of the motion of silane groups that are bonded to different regions of the C18-silica surface. H-2 spectra that were taken on the C18-silica samples at temperatures below room temperature appear to be superpositions of two line shapes, indicating that some silane groups move with a simple two-site jump motion, along with others that move with a more complex distribution of motions. At -50-degrees-C, the addition of wetting liquids can affect the H-2 line shape; different liquids can have dramatically different effects on the observed H-2 line shapes. Simple surface structures for Cl8-silica are proposed that are consistent with the NMR data observed in this study.
A study of the structure and dynamics of dimethyloctadecylsilyl-modified silica using wide-line 2H NMR techniques
摘要:
The structure and dynamics of dimethyloctadecylsilyl-modified silica gel (C18-silica) were studied by using solid-state H-2 NMR techniques. In order to reproduce with a theoretical model the H-2 line shapes that were observed for the C18-silica samples, it was necessary to assume that a variety of environments are present on the C18-silica surface and that this heterogeneity results in different details of the motion of silane groups that are bonded to different regions of the C18-silica surface. H-2 spectra that were taken on the C18-silica samples at temperatures below room temperature appear to be superpositions of two line shapes, indicating that some silane groups move with a simple two-site jump motion, along with others that move with a more complex distribution of motions. At -50-degrees-C, the addition of wetting liquids can affect the H-2 line shape; different liquids can have dramatically different effects on the observed H-2 line shapes. Simple surface structures for Cl8-silica are proposed that are consistent with the NMR data observed in this study.
Probing the Mechanism of Cyanobacterial Aldehyde Decarbonylase Using a Cyclopropyl Aldehyde
作者:Bishwajit Paul、Debasis Das、Benjamin Ellington、E. Neil G. Marsh
DOI:10.1021/ja3115949
日期:2013.4.10
Cyanobacterialaldehydedecarbonylase (cAD) is a non-heme diiron oxygenase that catalyzes the conversion of fatty aldehydes to alkanes and formate. The mechanism of this chemically unusual reaction is poorly understood. We have investigated the mechanism of C1-C2 bond cleavage by cAD using a fatty aldehyde that incorporates a cyclopropyl group, which can act as a radical clock. When reacted with cAD