In der vorliegenden Arbeit sind One-part Geopolymere, hergestellt aus drei verschiedenen Silikatquellen und Natriumaluminat, mit Hilfe der Festkörper-Kernspinresonanz-Spektroskopie (NMR) charakterisiert worden. Die Methode erlaubt neben der Untersuchung von kristallinen auch die von amorphen Phasen, was einen der Hauptvorteile der NMR gegenüber der Röntgendiffraktometrie darstellt. Unter der Verwendung von Reisschalenasche konnte ein vollständig amorphes Material hergestellt werden, während Microsilica und ein siliciumreiches Nebenprodukt aus der Chlorsilan-Herstellung zur Bildung von Geopolymer-Zeolith-Kompositen führte. Zeolith Na-A ist bei diesen der kristalline Hauptbestandteil und je nach Ausgangszusammensetzung variiert die Stoffmenge dieser Phase. Die Bildung von Zeolithen ist für herkömmliche Two-part Geopolymere mit kleinem Si/Al-Verhältnis hinreichend bekannt hier für One-part Geopolymere untersucht worden. Verschiedene Methoden der NMR-Spektroskopie wurden eingesetzt. So konnten mehrere Wasser-Spezies in den Geopolymer-Zeolith-Kompositen durch die Verwendung von Einzelpuls-, Kreuzpolarisations- und rotor-synchronisierten Spin-Echo-Experimenten unterschieden werden. Wiederholungsmessungen nach mehr als 500 Tagen konnten keine relevanten Alterungseffekte nachweisen und bestätigten die chemische Stabilität der Komposite. Weiterführend sind REDOR- (rotational-echo double-resonance) und TRAPDOR (transfer of population in double resonance) MAS NMR Experimente durchgeführt worden. Die beiden Faujasith-ähnlichen Zeolithe Na-X und Na-Y wurden als Modellsubstanzen genutzt, um das 29Si-27Al TRAPDOR-Verhalten von Q4(mAl)-Einheiten in Alumosilikaten zu analysieren. Zusätzliche quantitative 29Si MAS NMR Messungen (qNMR) konnten den Reaktionsgrad der Silikatquellen bestimmen und diesen in Relation zu den mechanischen Eigenschaften der Materialien setzen. Durch Kombination der erzielten Ergebnisse konnte der Reaktionsprozess von One-part Geopolymeren illustriert werden. / One-part geopolymers produced from three different silica sources and sodium aluminate were characterized using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonances (NMR) spectroscopy. The method allows the investigation of crystalline as well as amorphous phases in the materials. The latter is one of the main advantages of NMR over X-ray diffraction. The use of rice husk ash produced a fully amorphous material. On the contrary, microsilica and a silica-rich industrial byproduct from chlorosilane production led to the formation of geopolymer-zeolite composites. Zeolite Na-A was found as major crystalline phase in these composites. Depending on the starting composition, the relative amounts of this phase varied. The formation of zeolites is well known for conventional two-part geopolymers with low Si/Al-ratios and was investigated in this study for one-part mixes. Different solid-state NMR spectroscopic methods were applied. Various water species could be distinguished in the composites using single pulse, cross polarisation and rotor-synchronised spin echo measurements. Measurements after more than 500 days revealed no significant aging effects of the composites, which confirm their chemical stability. REDOR (rotational-echo double-resonance) and TRAPDOR (transfer of population in double resonance) MAS NMR experiments were conducted. Two faujasite-type zeolites - Na-X and Na-Y - were used as model systems to analyse the 29Si-27Al TRAPDOR behaviour of different Q4(mAl) sites in alumosilicates. Additionally, quantitative 29Si MAS NMR measurements were used to investigate the degree of reaction of the silica feedstocks, showing relations to the mechanical properties of the hardened materials. Combining the findings gained in the present study, the reaction process of one-part geopolymers could be illustrated.

To study the functions of glycoconjugates in biological systems reliable and efficient protocols for glycoconjugate synthesis are needed. To reach this goal we have developed methods for solid-phase synthesis of glycoconjugates that can be monitored with gel-phase 19F spectroscopy using fluorinated linkers, building blocks, and protecting groups. We have developed a new fluorine containing linker suitable for solid-phase synthesis of glycoconjugates. The linker was more acid-labile than similar linkers in order to enable cleavage under mild conditions of the target compound from the linker resin.  A carbamate-based strategy has been applied to attach a spacer carrying an amino group to a fluorinated Wang linker for synthesis of amino-functionalized glycoconjugates using thioglycoside donors with fluorinated protective groups. Cleavage from the solid support was performed with trifluoroacetic acid and subsequent protecting group removal gave the target compound. The terminal amine was conjugated with didecyl squarate and this derivative can be attached to various proteins and solid surfaces carrying primary or secondary amines. To evaluate this methodology we have immobilized glycoconjugates in amino-functionalized microtiter plates and successfully probed them with lectin. In addition, a novel fluorine containing protecting group has been designed, synthesized and evaluated. The protecting group was used for protection of the unreactive 4-OH in a galactose building block that was applied in the synthesis of 6-aminohexyl galabioside and was removed with TBAF in THF. Adenovirus serotype 8 (Ad8), Ad19, and Ad37 cause the severe ocular infection, epidemic keratoconjunctivities (EKC). During infection, the adenoviruses interact with sialic acid containing glycoconjugates on the epithelial cells via fiber structures extending from the viral particles. The virus particle most likely binds to the host cell in a multivalent way by simultaneously using multiple fiber proteins and binding sites. Multivalent sialic acid containing conjugates could efficiently inhibit Ad37 cell attachment and subsequent infection of human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells. Three compact tri- and tetravalent sialic acid conjugates were prepared and evaluated as inhibitors of adenoviral host cell attachment and subsequent infection and all conjugates were potent as anti-adenoviral agents. The conjugates can readily be synthesized from accessible starting materials. A crystal structure of the Ad37 fiber knob protein and the trivalent sialic acid conjugate showed that the three binding sites were all occupied by one sialic acid residue each.

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die Darstellung und Charakterisierung von aromatisch substituierten Calix(4)resorcinarenen behandelt. Im zweiten Kapitel werden die Grundlagen und Besonderheiten bei Calix(4)resorcinarenen angesprochen. Ein Überblick über die wichtigsten Verbindungen dieser Gruppe von Makrocyclen wird gegeben. Im Kapitel 3 werden wesentliche Methoden zur vollständigen O-Alkylierung bei Calix(4)resorcinaren genannt. Außerdem werden Methoden zur partiellen O-Alkylierung von C-Arylcalix(4)resorcinarenen vorgestellt. Das Kapitel 4 stellt die Methoden zur Strukturaufklärung mittels 2D-NMR-Spektroskopie bei diesen Verbindungen vor. Möglichkeiten zur Unterscheidung des rccc-Isomer vom rctt-Isomer werden beschrieben. Das Kapitel 5 zeigt wesentliche Ergebnisse der semiempirischen Rechnungen zu C-Arylcalix(4)resorcinarenen und ihrer Acetate. Am Beispiel einer Verbindung werden Energiewerte aller Isomere und Konformere verglichen. Eine Deutung der ROESY-Spektren von Standpunkt der Quantenchemie aus wird gegeben. Im Ergebnis aller gewonnener Daten werden Aussagen zum wahrscheinlich ablaufenden Mechanismus gemacht. Der Vorgeschlagene Mechanismus geht von dimeren Verbindungen aus und berücksichtigt die Stereochemie der erhaltenen Produkte. / In this work the preparation and characterisation of aromatic substituted Calix(4)resorcinarens are shown. In the second chapter the basis's and the peculiarity's of the Calix(4)resorcinarens are given. A summary of the most important compounds of this class is shown. In chapter 3 preparation methods for the complete O-alcylation of Calix(4)resorcinarens are given. Methods for the particular O-alcylation of C-Arylcalix(4)resorcinarens are introduced. Chapter 4 presents the methods for the characterisation of this class of compounds with 2D-NMR-spectroscopy. Methods for the distinction of the rccc-isomer from the rctt-isomer are described. The chapter 5 shows important results of the semiempirical calculations with C-Arylcalix(4)resorcinarens and their acetates. The energy values of all isomers and conformers of one compound are compared. A interpretation of the ROESY-spectras with quantum chemical methods is given. As a result of this work a new mechanism is proposed.

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Magnetic fields influence the rate and/or yield of chemical reactions that proceed via spin correlated radical pair intermediates. The field of spin chemistry centres around the study of such magnetic field effects (MFEs). This thesis is particularly concerned with the effects of the weak magnetic fields B₀ ~ 1mT relevant in the ongoing debates on the mechanism by which animals sense the geomagnetic field and on the putative health effects of environmental electromagnetic fields. Relatively few previous studies have dealt with such weak magnetic fields. This thesis presents several new theoretical tools and applies them to interpret experimental measurements. Chapter 1 surveys the development and theory of spin chemistry. Chapter 2 introduces the use of Tikhonov and Maximum Entropy Regularisation methods as a new means of analysing MARY field effect data. These are applied to recover details of the diffusive motion of reacting pyrene and N,N-dimethylaniline radicals. Chapter 3 gives a fresh derivation and appraisal of an approximate, semiclassical approach to MFEs. Monte Carlo calculations allow the elucidation of several "rules of thumb" for interpreting MFE data. Chapter 4 discusses recent optically-detected zero-field EPR measurements, adapting the gamma-COMPUTE algorithm from solid state NMR for their interpretation. Chapter 5 explores the role of RF polarisation in producing MFEs. The breakdown in weak fields of the familiar rotating frame approximation is analysed. Chapter 6 reviews current knowledge and landmark experiments in the area of animal magnetoreception. The origins of the sensitivity of European robins Erithacus rubecula to the Earth’s magnetic field are given particular attention. In Chapter 7, Schulten and Ritz’s hypothesis that avian magnetoreception is founded on a radical pair mechanism (RPM) reaction is appraised through calculations in model systems. Chapter 8 introduces quantitative methods of analysing anisotropic magnetic field effects using spherical harmonics. Chapter 9 considers recent observations that European robins may sometimes be disoriented by minuscule RF fields. These are shown to be consistent with magnetoreception via a radical pair with no (effective) magnetic nuclei in one of the radicals.

Gegenstand der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die UV/Vis-spektroskopische Bestimmung der Kamlet-Taft-Polaritätsparameter von strukturell unterschiedlichen Ionischen Flüssigkeiten (ILs), mit Hilfe von spezifischen solvatochromen Sondenmolekülen. Dabei wurden der Einfluss des Anions und Kations auf die Polarität, sowie die Stärke der Wechselwirkung zwischen beiden Ionen untersucht. Es konnte für Ionischen Flüssigkeiten mit dem 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazoliumkation eine 1H-NMR-spektroskopische Methode zur Ermittlung der Polaritätsparameter entwickelt werden. Diese bietet den Vorteil, dass sie auch bei farbigen, hydrolyseempfindlichen oder höher schmelzenden ILs eingesetzt werden kann, wenn die Anwendung solvatochromer Sondenmoleküle nicht möglich ist. Ein weiteres Augenmerk lag auf der Untersuchung der Wechselwirkung zwischen den ILs und silikatischen Oberflächen. Neben der Studie der anionenvermittelten starken Physisorption von 1-Methylimidazoliumchlorid an Aerosil®300 konnte auch eine neuartige Methode zur gezielten Chemisorption von Imidazolium- und Phosphoniumkationen an Siliziumdioxidoberflächen entwickelt werden. Dabei wurden verschieden Carbene und Ylide als basische IL-typische Kationenprecursoren eingesetzt. Die Analyse der erhaltenen Materialien erfolgte mit Hilfe verschiedener Methoden der Festkörper-NMR-Spektroskopie.

Gegenstand der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die Synthese und Charakterisierung neuartiger elektrophiler Barbiturate. In diesen Zielverbindungen sollte die kovalente Verknüpfung eines elektrophilen bzw. Lewis-aciden Zentrums mit einer Wasserstoffbrückensequenz realisiert sowie deren gegenseitige Beeinflussung untersucht werden. Im Mittelpunkt standen dabei Barbitursäure-funktionalisierte Triarylmethylium-Ionen sowie Merocyanine. Die Charakterisierung der synthetisierten Verbindungen erfolgte mittels NMR-Spektroskopie, Einkristall-Röntgenstrukturanalyse sowie solvatochromen Messungen. Besonderes Augenmerk lag auf der Wechselwirkung mit verschiedenen Rezeptoren über Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen, wobei sowohl die Anzahl als auch die Stärke der Wasserstoffbrücken variiert wurden. Die Reaktion der elektrophilen Barbiturate mit ausgewählten Nucleophilen wurde NMR- und UV/Vis-spektroskopisch verfolgt. In ternären Systemen bestehend aus Elektrophil, Nucleophil und Rezeptor wurde systematisch der Einfluss der Komplexierung über Wasserstoffbrücken auf die Gleichgewichts- und Geschwindigkeitskonstante der Elektrophil-Nucleophil-Rekombination erfasst. Daneben erfolgte die Bestimmung der Nucleophilie-Parameter substituierter Barbiturat-Anionen unter Berücksichtigung des ambidenten Verhaltens dieser Nucleophile.

Η χημεία ένταξης του βενζοτριαζολίου και των παραγώγων του έχει προσελκύσει το ενδιαφέρον, κυρίως λόγω της ικανότητάς τους να δρουν ως παρεμποδιστές της διάβρωσης για ορισμένα μέταλλα, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του χαλκού και των κραμάτων του. Έκπληξη προκαλεί το γεγονός ότι μέχρι σήμερα είναι γνωστά μόνο δύο σύμπλοκα του Cd(II) με υποκαταστάτες βενζοτριαζόλια. Στην παρούσα Διπλωματική Εργασία έχει μελετηθεί η χημεία ένταξης του Cd(II) με το 1-μεθυλοβενζοτριαζόλιο (Mebta). Οι νέες ενώσεις [CdI2(Mebta)2] (1), trans, trans, trans-[Cd(NO3)2(Mebta)2(H2O)2] (2), [CdBr2(Mebta)]n (3), [CdBr2(Mebta)2] (4), [Cd3(SCN)6 (Mebta)5(H2O)]n (5), [Cd2.5(SCN)5(Mebta)4(H2O)]n (6) και [Cd{N(CN)2}2(Mebta)2]n (7) παρασκευάσθηκαν και μελετήθηκαν. Το σύμπλοκο [CdI2(5MebtaΗ)2] (8) επίσης απομονώθηκε, όπου 5MebtaH είναι το 5-μεθυλοβενζοτριαζόλιο. Οι μοριακές και κρυσταλλικές δομές των συμπλόκων προσδιορίσθηκαν με κρυσταλλογραφία ακτίνων Χ επί μονοκρυστάλλων. Το Mebta καθώς και το 5MebtaH συμπεριφέρονται ως μονοδοντικοί υποκαταστάτες σε όλες τις σύμπλοκες ενώσεις με το άτομο του αζώτου της θέσης 3 του αζολικού δακτυλίου να δρα ως άτομο-δότης. Τα σύμπλοκα 1, 4 και 8 έχουν παραμορφωμένη τετραεδρική γεωμετρία. οι αλόγονο δότες είναι τερματικοί. Η δομή του συμπλόκου 2 περιλαμβάνει τρία ζεύγη trans νιτράτο, βενζοτριαζολικών και ύδατο υποκαταστατών. Το σύμπλοκο 3 είναι 1D πολυμερές ένταξης όπου οι βρώμο υποκαταστάτες είναι μ2. ένα μόριο Mebta συμπληρώνει αριθμό ένταξης 5 για κάθε μεταλλικό κέντρο που έχει παραμορφωμένη τριγωνική διπυραμιδική γεωμετρία. Η κρυσταλλική δομή των 5, 6 και 7 αποτελείται από αλυσίδες, όπου 2 ψευδοαλόγονο ιόντα [SCN-, N(CN)2-] γεφυρώνουν κάθε ζεύγος μεταλλικών κέντρων. Τα σύμπλοκα έχουν ενδιαφέρουσες υπερμοριακές δομές μέσω μη-κλασικών δεσμών υδρογόνου και π-π αλληλεπιδράσεων. Τα σύμπλοκα 1-8 χαρακτηρίσθηκαν με IR και Raman φασματοσκοπίες. Τα δεδομένα μελετήθηκαν σε σχέση με τους τρόπους ένταξης των υποκαταστατών και λαμβάνοντας υπόψη τις δομές των ενώσεων. NMR φάσματα (1Η, 13C για επιλεγμένα σύμπλοκα) σε d6-DMSO πιστοποιούν τη μη-διατήρηση της δομής των συμπλόκων στο διάλυμα. Το σύμπλοκο 2 παρουσιάζει φθορισμό στα 408 nm με μέγιστο διέγερσης στα 338 nm σε θερμοκρασία δωματίου, συμπεριφορά που οφείλεται σε ηλεκτρονική μετάπτωση του Mebta. Επίσης εκτιμήθηκε η τεχνολογική σημασία των αποτελεσμάτων μας. Φαίνεται ότι τα Ν-υποκατεστημένα βενζοτριαζόλια, με ομάδες που δεν περιέχουν άτομα-δότες, δεν μπορούν να οδηγήσουν σε αποτελεσματικούς παρεμποδιστές διάβρωσης. / The coordination chemistry of benzotriazole and its derivatives has been receiving intense attention, mainly due to the anticorrosion properties of such compounds towards certain metals, particularly copper and its alloys. Surprisingly, only two Cd(II) complexes with benzotriazole ligation have been reported to date. The coordination chemistry of 1-methylbenzotriazole (Mebta) with Cd(II) has been studied in the present Diploma Work. The new complexes [CdI2(Mebta)2] (1), trans, trans, trans-[Cd(NO3)2(Mebta)2(H2O)2] (2), [CdBr2(Mebta)]n (3), [CdBr2(Mebta)2] (4), [Cd3(SCN)6(Mebta)5(H2O)]n (5), [Cd2.5(SCN)5(Mebta)4(H2O)]n (6) and [Cd{N(CN)2}2(Mebta)2]n (7) have been prepared and studied. Complex [CdI2(5MebtaΗ)2] (8) has also been isolated, where 5MebtaH is 5-methylbenzotriazole. The molecular and crystal structures of the complexes have been determined by single-crystal, X-ray crystallography. The Mebta and 5MebtaH molecules behave as monodentate ligands in all the complexes with the nitrogen atom of the position 3 of the azole ring being the donor atom. Complexes 1, 4 and 8 have a distorted tetrahedral structure; the halogenido ligands are terminal. Complex 2 has an all trans structures with three pairs of terminal nitrato, Mebta and aqua ligands. Complex 3 is an 1D coordination polymer in which the bromide ligands are μ2; a Mebta molecule completes a coordination number of 5 at each metal ion which has a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry. In the crystal structures of 5, 6 and 7 chains form where two pseudohalogenido ions [SCN-, N(CN)2-] bridge each pair of CdII ions. The complexes have interesting supramolecular structures through non-classical hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking interactions. Complexes 1-8 have been characterized by IR and Raman spectroscopies. The data have been discussed in terms of the coordination modes of the ligands and the known structures. NMR spectra (1H, 13C for selected compounds) in d6-DMSO reveal that the solid-state structures are not retained in solution. Complex 2 displays room-temperature photoluminescence at 408 nm, upon maximum excitation at 338 nm, which is attributed to the coordinated ligand. The technological relevance of our results is also discussed. It seems that benzotriazole N-substitution with groups containing non-donor atoms can not lead to effective corrosion inhibitors.

La catalyse organométallique est l’un des outils les plus puissants de la synthèse chimique, car elle permet de réaliser des transformations sélectives et spécifiques selon le catalyseur employé. Dans ce contexte, les sels et complexes d’or ont émergé il y a une quinzaine d’années et se sont révélés très utiles et attractifs pour la synthèse organique, faisant preuve de propriétés particulières de type acide de Lewis à la fois π (alcyno- alcènophilie) et σ (oxo- azaphile). L’objectif initial de cette thèse a été d'approfondir l’étude de la réactivité de l’or au travers la mise au point de nouvelles réactions catalysées par l’or(I/III). Si la majorité des réactions développées en catalyse à l’or concerne des processus de type π, nous avons dans un premier temps, souhaité évaluer son potentiel dans une réaction qui repose sur une activation purement σ, la cyclisation de Nazarov. Cette réaction a ensuite été étendue à un processus de type cascade, combinant activations π et σ. De plus, la formation d’un sous-produit inattendu au cours de cette étude a orienté nos recherches vers un nouveau processus catalytique, le réarrangement de γ–acyloxy alcynylcétones en furanes. Par la suite, nous nous sommes aussi intéressés au potentiel de l’or dans les réactions asymétriques, ce qui a conduit au développement d’un nouveau type de complexes d’or chiraux basés sur des ligands de type NHC-oxazoline. Enfin, nous nous sommes proposés d’utiliser la spectroscopie RMN J-résolue hétéronucléaire (une méthode simple mais peu exploitée), pour répondre à des problèmes d’attribution structurale. / Organometallic catalysis is one of the most powerful tools in chemical synthesis, because, depending on the catalyst, it allows for selective and specific transformations. Thus, the reactivity of gold salts and complexes was revamped around fifteen years ago. Nowadays, they are considered as powerful and very attractive for organic synthesis, showing both π (alcyno- alcènophilie) and σ (oxo- azaphile) Lewis acid properties.The first objective of this thesis was to study the reactivity of gold catalysts by the development of new reactions catalyzed by gold(I/III). If most of the developed reactions in gold catalysis is related to π activation, we proved its potential in a reaction dealing with σ activation, the Nazarov cyclization. This reaction was then extended to a cascade process, combining both π and σ Lewis acidities. Moreover, the obtainment of an unexpected by-product during the study directed our research towards a new gold catalytic reaction, the formation of furans from γ-acyloxyalkynyl ketones. Subsequently, we were also interested in the potential of gold in asymmetric reactions, which led to the development of new chiral gold complexs, based on NHC-oxazoline type ligands. Finally, we proposed to use the heteronuclear J-resolved NMR spectroscopy (a simple but scarce method), to answer some structural assignment problems.

The thesis entitled “Exploring Diverse Facets of Small Molecules by NMR Spectroscopy” consists of six chapters. The main theme of the thesis is to exploit one and two dimensional NMR methodologies for understanding the diverse facets of small organic molecules, such as, weak intra- and inter- molecular interactions, chiral discrimination, quantification of enantiomeric excess and assignment of absolute configuration. Several new pulse sequences have also been designed to solve specific chemical problems, in addition to extensive utility of existing one and two dimensional NMR experiments. The results obtained on different problems, are discussed under six chapters in the thesis. The brief summary of each of these chapters is given below. Chapter 1 begins with the discussion on the importance of small molecules and their various facets, the analytical techniques available in the literature to study them. The role of NMR spectroscopy as powerful analytical technique to understand the diverse facets of organic molecules and their importance is set out in brief. A short introduction to the basic principles of NMR, the interaction parameters, the commonly employed one and two dimensional homo- and herero- nuclear NMR experiments are also given. The basic introduction to product operators essential for understanding the spin dynamics in the developed pulse sequences is given. The application of diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY), the general problems encountered in the analysis of combinatorial mixtures and the matrix assisted method in circumventing such problems are discussed. Chapter 2 focuses on the chiral discrimination and the measurement of enatiomeric excess. The NMR approach to discriminate enantiomers using chiral auxiliaries such as, solvating agents, derivatizing agents, lanthanide shift reagents, the choice of such auxiliaries and the limitations are discussed in detail. The in-depth discussion on the new protocols developed using both the solvating and derivatizing agents for enantiomeric discrimination of chiral amines, hydroxy acids and diacids are discussed. The new three-component protocols that serve as chiral derivatizing agents for the discrimination of primary amines, diacids and hydroxy acids are discussed. Also the role of organic base such as DMAP in the chiral discrimination is explored for discrimination of acids using BINOL as a chiral solvating agent. Accordingly the discussion is classified into two sections. In the first section the protocol developed utilizing an enantiopure mandelic acid, a primary amine substrate and 2-formylphenylboronic acid that is ideally suited for testing the enantiopurity of chiral primary amines is discussed. The broad applicability of the protocols for testing enantiopurity has been demonstrated on number of chiral molecules using 1H and 19F NMR. The second section contains the results on the new concept developed for discrimination of hydroxy acids. The strategy involves the formation of three component protocol using chiral hydroxy acid, R-alphamethylbenzylamine and 2-formylphenylboronic acid for 1H-NMR discrimination of diacids. The section also includes the utility of ternary ion-pair complex for the discrimination of acids. The ternary ion-pair not only permitted the testing of enantiopurity of chiral acids, but is also found useful for the measurement of enantiomeric excess. Chapter 3 discusses the utilization of the developed three-component protocols for the assignment of absolute configurations of molecules of different functionality. The protocols for the assignments of absolute configuration of primary amines using 2-formylphenylboronic acid and mandelic acid yielded the substantial chemical shift differences between diastereomers. The consistent trend in the direction of change of chemical shifts of the discriminated proton(s) gave significant evidence for employing them as parameters for the assignment of spatial configuration of primary amines. Another protocol using 2-formylphenylboronic acid, hydroxy acids and enantiopure alphamethylbenzylamine permitted their configurational assignment. In the second section a novel solvating agent, obtained by the formation of an ion-pair complex among enantiopure BINOL, DMAP and chiral hydroxy acid for the assignment of the spatial configuration of hydroxy acids is discussed. Chapter 4 focuses on the development of novel NMR methodologies, and also the utility of existing two-dimensional experiments for addressing certain challenging problems. This chapter has been divided into three sections. In Section-I the utilization of well-known homonuclear 2D-J-resolved methodology for unravelling the overlapped NMR spectra of enantiomers, an application for chiral discrimination and the measurement of enantiomeric excess is discussed. The utilization of the chiral auxiliaries, such as, chiral derivatizing agents, chiral solvating agents and lanthanide shift reagents permits enantiodiscrimination and the measurement of excess of one form over the other. Nevertheless many a times one encounters severe problems due to small chemical shift difference, overlap of resonances, complex multiplicity pattern because of the presence of number of interacting spins, and enormous line broadening due to paramagnetic nature of the metal complex. This section is focused on combating such problems utilizing 2D-J-1JNH resolved spectroscopy where a 450 tilting of the spectrum in the F2 dimension, yielded the pure shift NMR spectrum. The method circumvents several problems involved in chiral discrimination and allows the accurate measurement of enantiomeric excess. In Section-II, the development of novel NMR experimental methodology cited in the literature as C-HetSERF and its application for the study of symmetric molecules, such as, double bonded cis- and trans- isomers, and extraction of magnitudes and signs of long range homo- and hetero- nuclear scalar couplings among chemically equivalent protons in polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons is discussed. The extensive utility of the new pulse sequence has been demonstrated on number of symmetric molecules, where the conventional one dimensional experiment fails to yield spectral parameters. In section III, yet another novel pulse sequence called RES-TOCSY developed for unravelling of the overlapped NMR spectrum of enantiomers and the measurement of enantiomeric contents, has been utilized for the accurate measurement of magnitudes and signs of 1H-19F couplings in fluorine containing molecules. The method has distinct advantages as the strengths of the couplings and their relative signs could be extracted on diverse situations, such as, couplings smaller than line widths, the spectrum where the coupling fine structures are absent. Chapter 5 covers the study of nature of intra- and inter- molecular hydrogen bond in amide and its derivative. The chapter is accordingly divided into two sections. In the first section the study of acid and amide hydrogen bonding is discussed and the hydrogen bonded interactions are probed by extensive utility of 1H, 13C and 15N-NMR. The temperature perturbation experiments, measurements of the variation in the couplings, monitoring of diffusion coefficients and the association constants, detection of through space correlation have given unambiguous evidence for the hydrogen bond formation. The results were also supported by DFT calculations. Similar interaction in the solid state has also been derived by obtaining the crystal structure of complex phenylacetic acid with benzamide. In the second section of the chapter the hydrogen bond interaction of organic fluorine in trifluoromethyl derivatives of benzanilides has been explored and the involvement of CF3 group in the hydrogen bonding has been detected. The evidence for the participation of CF3 group in hydrogen bond has been confirmed by number of experiments, such as, the detection of through space couplings, viz., 1hJFH, 1hJFN, and 2hJFF , where the spin polarization between the interacting spins is transmitted through hydrogen bond, the temperature and solvent dependent studies, variation in the 1JNH and two dimensional heteronuclear correlation experiments. In an interesting example of a molecule containing two CF3 groups situated on two phenyl rings of benzanilide, the simultaneous participation of fluorines of two CF3 groups in hydrogen bond has been detected. The confirmatory evidence for such an interaction, where hydrogen bond mediated couplings are not reflected in the NMR spectrum, has been derived by 19F−19F NOESY. Significant deviations in the strengths of 1JNH, in addition to variable temperature, and the solvent induced perturbation studies yielded additional evidence. The NMR results are corroborated by both DFT calculations and MD simulations, where the quantitative information on different ways of involvement of fluorine in two and three centered hydrogen bonds, their percentage of occurrences, and geometries have been obtained. The hydrogen bond interaction energies have also been calculated. The study revealed the rare observation and the first example of the C-F…H-N hydrogen bond in solution state in the molecules containing CF3 groups. Chapter 6 focuses on the mixture analysis using the diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY). High Resolution-DOSY works when the NMR spectrum is well resolved and the diffusion coefficients of the combinatorial mixtures are substantially different from each other. DOSY technique fails when the mixture contains the molecules of nearly identical weights and similar hydrodynamic radii. Thus, the positional isomers, enantiomers consequent to their nearly identical rates of diffusion, are not differentiated. Some of these problems can be overcome by Matrix-Assisted Diffusion Order Spectroscopy (MAD-spectroscopy), where an external reagent acts as a matrix and aids in their diffusion edited separation, provided the molecules embedded in it possess differential binding abilities with the matrix. Such different binding properties of the matrix are the basis for resolution of many isomeric species. In the present study three different novel auxiliaries, micelles-reverse micelles, crown ether and cyclodextrin are introduced for the resolution of positional isomers, double bonded isomers, viz., fumaric acid and maleic acid and also enantiomers. Accordingly, the results of each of these studies are discussed in three different sections.