BIRD-J-resolved HMBC and BIRD-high-resolution HMBC pulse sequences for measuring heteronuclear long-range coupling
Kazuo Furihata1, Mitsuru Tashiro, Haruo Seto
1Division of Agriculture and Agricultural Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan. furihata@iam.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Abstract:
Efficient pulse sequences for measuring long-range C-H coupling constants (J(C-H)) and proton-proton spin coupling constants (J(H-H)), named BIRD-J-resolved HMBC and BIRD-high-resolution HMBC, respectively, have been developed. In spin systems possessing a secondary methyl group positioned between protonated carbons (e.g. -CH(2)-CH(CH(3))-CH(2)-), the methine proton splits in a complicated fashion, resulting in difficulty in the determination of its spin coupling constants. For easy and accurate measurements of the long-range J(C-H) and J(H-H) in such a spin system, the BIRD pulse [90°x(H)-180°x (H/C)- 90° (-x)(H)] or [90°x(H)-180°x(H/C)-90° (-x)(H)180°x(C)] is incorporated into the J-resolved portion of the pulse sequence. As a result, the above secondary methyl group can be selectively decoupled, providing simplified cross-peak patterns, which are suitable for the accurate measurements of the long-range J(C-H) and J(H-H).
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