Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance of Exchangeable Protons Using Parahydrogen and Aminosilane

Efficient, room temperature hyperpolarisation of exchangeable solvent protons combining parahydrogen (p-H2), ami-nopropyldiethoxymethylsilane (APDMS) and IrCl(COD)(IMES) to generate an active aminosilane-iridium complex, broadens the capabilities of SABRE-type hyperpolarisation of protons. A primary pool of hyperpolarised exchangeable protons transfers its hyperpolarisation to co-solutes with labile protons, partly overcoming the catalytic specificity of SABRE-type spin-transfer catalysis. The silane functionality of APDMS appears to be crucial to the improvement. Their role is unprecedented in p-H2-based hyperpolarisation of nuclear spins and promises to broaden applicability of ultra-sensitive solution-state NMR spectroscopy for the detection and elucidation of molecular behaviors otherwise unde-tectable at conventional sensitivity levels. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c01149 Efficient, room temperature hyperpolarisation of exchangeable solvent protons combining parahydrogen (p-H2), ami-nopropyldiethoxymethylsilane (APDMS) and IrCl(COD)(IMES) to generate an active aminosilane-iridium complex, broadens the capabilities of SABRE-type hyperpolarisation of protons. A primary pool of hyperpolarised exchangeable protons transfers its hyperpolarisation to co-solutes with labile protons, partly overcoming the catalytic specificity of SABRE-type spin-transfer catalysis. The silane functionality of APDMS appears to be crucial to the improvement. Their role is unprecedented in p-H2-based hyperpolarisation of nuclear spins and promises to broaden applicability of ultra-sensitive solution-state NMR spectroscopy for the detection and elucidation of molecular behaviors otherwise unde-tectable at conventional sensitivity levels. ispartof: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter vol:124 issue:27 pages:14541-14549 status: published