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Proton magnetic resonance study of water as hydrogen donor to N,N-dimethylformamide and dimethyl sulfoxideSeveral papers (1-5) have appeared on the use of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as soivents for the proton magnetic resonance (p.m.r.) study of hydrogen bonding involving nucleosides. The use of these nonaqueous solvents is necessary because in aqueous medium the hydrogen atoms directly involved in bonding exchange rapidly with water protons; moreover, the use of water as solvent produces complications with purines and pyrimidines. The choice of DAIS0 and DNIF has been made because these provide adequate solubility without proton transfer. I t becomes of interest therefore to obtain thermodynamic data of water acting as hydrogen donor to D k I F and DAISO, and the results are presented here.
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MaterialsDh'ISO was deuterated by the method of Buncel et al. ( 6 ) in order to decrease the intensity of the proton signal which would interfere with the measurement of the water proton signal. DMF was distilled from calcium carbide. Carbon tetrachloride and cyclohexane were distilled. All compounds were kept over a Linde molecular sieve.
InstrumentalAll nuclear magnetic resonance (n.m.r.) spectra were obtained with a Varian Associates model A-60 n.m.r. spectrometer. During the taking of the spectra the temperature remained constant to within & l o , as indicated by the separation in c.p.s. between two peaks in ethylene glycol or methanol. Chemical shifts of the water proton signal were measured with respect to tetramethylsilane (TMS) as an internal standard and all lines are downfield from it. A side band of TMS was placed before and after the water resonance peak a t a separation of about 10 c.p.s. The side-band frequencies were measured with a audio oscillator and a frequency counter. The reported shifts are accurate to about 0.3 C.P.S.Samples for p.m.r. measurements were prepared as described in previous papers ( 7 , s ) .
RESULTSThe chemical shifts of the water proton signal, v, in ternary system containing D M F or DPISO of mole fraction Xdl water (in the concentration range of Canadian Journal of Chemistry. Volume 45, 425 (1967) Can. J. Chem. Downloaded from www.nrcresearchpress.com by 54.245.13.81 on 05/12/18For personal use only.