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31 P nuclear magnetic resonance titrations: Simultaneous evaluation of all pH‐dependent resonance signals
Author(s) -
Lachmann Heinrich,
Schnackerz Klaus D.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
organic magnetic resonance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.483
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1097-458X
pISSN - 0030-4921
DOI - 10.1002/mrc.1270220209
Subject(s) - titration , chemistry , titration curve , chemical shift , nuclear magnetic resonance , analytical chemistry (journal) , resonance (particle physics) , pyrophosphate , proton nmr , proton , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , stereochemistry , chromatography , atomic physics , physics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , enzyme
The simultaneous evaluation of ali pH‐dependent resonance signals (or multiplets) of an NMR titration offers a substantially increased accuracy and significance. The number of linearly independent titration equilibria is determined by graphical matrix rank analysis. The chemical shifts of all pH‐dependent resonance lines are plotted against each other (chemical shift or CS diagrams) indicating whether a single or more titration equilibria are NMR spectrometrically observable and how far they overlap with each other. An iterative curve‐fitting program allowing the simultaneous evaluation of all (pH) curves is available, from which p K values and chemical shifts of all species can be calculated. The starting p K values for the iteration need only be estimated very approximately (accuracy ±1–2 units). The titration end‐points do not have to be experimentally accessible. The different methods for the simultaneous evaluation of all pH‐dependent NMR signals are exemplified in the 31 P NMR titration of thiamine pyrophosphate. In this case either the observed resonance lines (two doublets in a broad band proton decoupled spectrum) or the calculated chemical shifts for this AB system can be evaluated. A titration of sodium pyrophosphate was performed and evaluated for comparison.