title: Solution behavior of methyl beta-xylobioside: conformational flexibility revealed by n.m.r. measurements and theoretical calculations.
abstract: The conformations of methyl beta-xylobioside in solution have been determined by n.m.r. spectroscopy. Interglycosidic 3JC,H values and the chemical shifts of the 13C resonances were measured at various temperatures in the range 238-378 K for solutions in 1,4-dioxane, methanol, methyl sulfoxide, and water. The temperature and solvent dependencies of the data obtained suggest conformational flexibility. Quantum-chemical PCILO calculations, with evaluation of the solvent effects, and molecular mechanics calculations revealed the existence of 7 low-energy regions for which the geometries and energies were determined. The computed abundances of conformers and averaged J values accord with the experimental data.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hricovíni
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tvaroska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D004187:Disaccharides; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D004187:Disaccharides; D012996:Solutions; C064985:methyl beta-xylobioside