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Chlorinated Paraffin Mixture Deconvolution via NMR spectroscopy and ACD/Labs database Ronald Soong & Andre Simpson University of Toronto Scarborough

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Chlorinated Paraffin Mixture Deconvolution via NMR spectroscopy and ACD/Labs databaseRonald Soong & Andre Simpson

University of Toronto Scarborough

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OUTLINE

• Introduction• NMR spectroscopy• Database construction• Database searches• Result presentation• Final Remarks

Polymer Mixture

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Introduction

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Chlorinated Paraffins

• Short-chain CPs are classified as persistent and their physical properties (octanol-water partition coefficient (logKOW) 4.4–8, depending on the chlorination degree) imply a high potential for bioaccumulation. Furthermore, SCCPs are classified as toxic to aquatic organisms, and carcinogenic to rats and mice.

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NMR spectroscopy

Chemical Shift (ppm)6 5 4 3

Chemical Shift (ppm)6 5 4 3

C14 CPs C14 CPs C14 CPs C14 CPs C14 CPs

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NMR spectroscopy

of Mixture Profiling

Chemical Shift (ppm)6 5 4 3

Chemical Shift (ppm)6 5 4 3

C14 CPs C14 CPs C14 CPs C14 CPs C14 CPs

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Construction of Database

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8 3 2 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H8a

H8b

H8c

H3a

Cl4

H2a

Cl1

H5a

H5b

H6a

Cl7

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

12 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 17 18H12a

H12b

H12c

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

Cl1

H2a

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

Cl11

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

4 3 2 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18H4a

Cl5

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

Cl8

H9a

H9b

H10a

Cl11

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

4 3 2 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H4a

Cl5

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

Cl10

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

9 8 7 6 2 3 4 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H9a

Cl10

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

4 3 2 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18H4a

Cl5

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

Cl8

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

Cl17

H18a

H18b

H18c

15 14 13 12 11 10 4 3 2 6 7 8 17 18H15a

Cl16

H15b

H14a

H14b

H13a

H13b

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

15 14 13 12 11 10 3 2 5 6 7 8 17 18H15a

Cl16

H15b

H14a

H14b

H13a

H13b

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

H3a

Cl4

H2a

Cl1

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

9 8 7 6 5 2 3 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H9a

Cl10

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

Cl4

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

8 7 6 5 2 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H8a

Cl9

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

Cl4

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

10 3 2 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 18H10a

H10b

H10c

H3a

Cl4

H2a

Cl1

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

Cl17

H18a

H18b

H18c

16 15 7 6 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 13 17 18H16a

H16b

H16c

H15a

H15b

H7a

Cl8

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

Cl14

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

16 7 6 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18H16a

H16b

H16c

H7a

Cl8

H6a

H6b

Cl1

H2a

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

Cl15

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

5 4 3 2 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H5a

Cl6

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

Cl1

H2a

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

Cl10

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

18 17 15 14 8 7 6 5 2 3 10 11 12 13H18a

H18b

H18c

H17a

H17b

H15a

Cl16

H14a

H14b

H8a

Cl9

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

Cl4

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H13c

17 16 15 11 10 9 8 7 2 3 4 5 13 14H17a

Cl18

H17b

H16a

H16b

H15a

H15b

Cl12

H11a

H10a

H10b

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

H4b

H5a

Cl6

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H14c

18 16 15 8 7 6 2 3 4 10 11 12 13 14H18a

H18b

H18c

H16a

Cl17

H15a

H15b

Cl9

H8a

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H14c

18 17 10 9 4 3 2 6 7 12 13 14 15 16H18a

H18b

H18c

H17a

H17b

H10a

Cl11

H9a

H9b

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

Cl8

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

17 16 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 11 12 13 14 15H17a

Cl18

H17b

H16a

H16b

H9a

Cl10

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

7 6 5 4 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H7a

Cl8

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

16 15 7 6 5 4 2 9 10 11 12 13 17 18H16a

H16b

H16c

H15a

H15b

H7a

Cl8

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

Cl14

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

8 7 6 5 4 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H8a

Cl9

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

17 16 8 7 6 5 4 2 10 11 12 13 14 15H17a

Cl18

H17b

H16a

H16b

H8a

Cl9

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

18 16 15 7 6 5 4 2 9 10 11 12 13 14H18a

H18b

H18c

H16a

Cl17

H15a

H15b

Cl8

H7a

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H14c

10 2 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H10a

H10b

H10c

Cl1

Cl3

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

18 16 15 14 7 6 5 4 2 9 10 11 12 13H18a

H18b

H18c

H16a

Cl17

H15a

H15b

H14a

H14b

H7a

Cl8

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H13c

10 2 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 14 15 16 17 18H10a

H10b

H10c

Cl1

Cl3

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H11a

H11b

H12a

Cl13

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

15 14 13 12 11 10 2 4 5 6 7 8 17 18H15a

Cl16

H15b

H14a

H14b

H13a

H13b

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

Cl1

Cl3

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

17 16 15 8 7 6 5 4 2 10 11 12 13 14H17a

Cl18

H17b

H16a

H16b

H15a

H15b

Cl9

H8a

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H14c

18 8 7 6 5 4 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16H18a

H18b

H18c

Cl9

Cl17

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

18 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 12 13 14 15 16H18a

H18b

H18c

Cl11

Cl17

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

7 6 5 4 3 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17H7a

Cl8

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

Cl15

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

15 14 6 5 4 3 2 8 9 10 11 12 16 17H15a

H15b

H15c

H14a

H14b

H6a

Cl7

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

Cl13

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 8 7 6 2 3 4 10 11 12 13 14 15 16H17a

H17b

H17c

H8a

Cl9

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 17H8a

Cl9

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H17c

5 4 3 2 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17H5a

Cl6

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

Cl1

H2a

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

Cl12

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

15 5 4 3 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17H15a

H15b

H15c

H5a

Cl6

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

Cl14

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

9 8 7 6 2 3 4 11 12 13 14 15 16 17H9a

Cl10

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

10 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 12 13 14 15 16 17H10a

Cl11

H10b

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

5 4 3 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17H5a

Cl6

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

Cl1

H2a

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

Cl15

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

15 14 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17H15a

H15b

H15c

H14a

H14b

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

Cl13

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 16 15 14 7 6 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 13H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H15a

H15b

H14a

H14b

H7a

Cl8

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H13c

4 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17H4a

Cl5

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

Cl15

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

10 3 2 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17H10a

H10b

H10c

H3a

Cl4

H2a

Cl1

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 10 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 12 13 14 15 16H17a

H17b

H17c

H10a

Cl11

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

15 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17H15a

H15b

H15c

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

Cl1

H2a

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

Cl14

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

4 3 2 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17H4a

Cl5

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

Cl10

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 16 9 8 7 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H9a

Cl10

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

H4b

H5a

Cl6

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

17 16 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 11 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H9a

Cl10

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

11 10 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 13 14 15 16 17H11a

Cl12

H11b

H10a

H10b

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

6 5 4 3 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17H6a

Cl7

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

Cl15

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

12 11 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 17H12a

H12b

H12c

H11a

H11b

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

Cl10

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

14 13 12 11 10 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 16 17H14a

Cl15

H14b

H13a

H13b

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

H9a

H9b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

Cl8

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 16 8 7 6 2 3 4 10 11 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H8a

Cl9

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

17 13 12 11 10 9 8 2 3 4 5 6 15 16H17a

H17b

H17c

H13a

Cl14

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

Cl7

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

15 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17H15a

H15b

H15c

H3a

Cl4

H2a

Cl1

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

Cl14

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

13 12 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17H13a

H13b

H13c

H12a

H12b

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

Cl11

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 16 7 6 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H7a

Cl8

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

17 16 10 9 8 7 6 5 2 3 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H10a

Cl11

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

Cl4

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

17 16 10 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H10a

Cl11

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

17 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 15 16H17a

H17b

H17c

H13a

Cl14

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

17 16 15 8 7 6 5 4 2 10 11 12 13 14H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H15a

H15b

Cl9

H8a

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H14c

15 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17H15a

H15b

H15c

Cl1

Cl3

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

Cl14

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

10 2 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17H10a

H10b

H10c

Cl1

Cl3

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 13 12 11 10 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 15 16H17a

H17b

H17c

H13a

Cl14

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

H9a

H9b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

Cl8

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

17 16 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 11 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H9a

Cl10

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

17 16 8 7 6 5 4 2 10 11 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H8a

Cl9

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

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Structural Permutation

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8 3 2 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H8a

H8b

H8c

H3a

Cl4

H2a

Cl1

H5a

H5b

H6a

Cl7

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

12 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 17 18H12a

H12b

H12c

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

Cl1

H2a

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

Cl11

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

4 3 2 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18H4a

Cl5

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

Cl8

H9a

H9b

H10a

Cl11

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

4 3 2 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H4a

Cl5

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

Cl10

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

9 8 7 6 2 3 4 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H9a

Cl10

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

4 3 2 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18H4a

Cl5

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

Cl8

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

Cl17

H18a

H18b

H18c

15 14 13 12 11 10 4 3 2 6 7 8 17 18H15a

Cl16

H15b

H14a

H14b

H13a

H13b

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

15 14 13 12 11 10 3 2 5 6 7 8 17 18H15a

Cl16

H15b

H14a

H14b

H13a

H13b

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

H3a

Cl4

H2a

Cl1

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

9 8 7 6 5 2 3 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H9a

Cl10

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

Cl4

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

8 7 6 5 2 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H8a

Cl9

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

Cl4

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

10 3 2 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 18H10a

H10b

H10c

H3a

Cl4

H2a

Cl1

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

Cl17

H18a

H18b

H18c

16 15 7 6 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 13 17 18H16a

H16b

H16c

H15a

H15b

H7a

Cl8

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

Cl14

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

16 7 6 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18H16a

H16b

H16c

H7a

Cl8

H6a

H6b

Cl1

H2a

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

Cl15

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

5 4 3 2 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H5a

Cl6

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

Cl1

H2a

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

Cl10

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

18 17 15 14 8 7 6 5 2 3 10 11 12 13H18a

H18b

H18c

H17a

H17b

H15a

Cl16

H14a

H14b

H8a

Cl9

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

Cl4

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H13c

17 16 15 11 10 9 8 7 2 3 4 5 13 14H17a

Cl18

H17b

H16a

H16b

H15a

H15b

Cl12

H11a

H10a

H10b

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

H4b

H5a

Cl6

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H14c

18 16 15 8 7 6 2 3 4 10 11 12 13 14H18a

H18b

H18c

H16a

Cl17

H15a

H15b

Cl9

H8a

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H14c

18 17 10 9 4 3 2 6 7 12 13 14 15 16H18a

H18b

H18c

H17a

H17b

H10a

Cl11

H9a

H9b

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

Cl8

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

17 16 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 11 12 13 14 15H17a

Cl18

H17b

H16a

H16b

H9a

Cl10

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

7 6 5 4 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H7a

Cl8

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

16 15 7 6 5 4 2 9 10 11 12 13 17 18H16a

H16b

H16c

H15a

H15b

H7a

Cl8

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

Cl14

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

8 7 6 5 4 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H8a

Cl9

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

17 16 8 7 6 5 4 2 10 11 12 13 14 15H17a

Cl18

H17b

H16a

H16b

H8a

Cl9

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

18 16 15 7 6 5 4 2 9 10 11 12 13 14H18a

H18b

H18c

H16a

Cl17

H15a

H15b

Cl8

H7a

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H14c

10 2 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 17 18H10a

H10b

H10c

Cl1

Cl3

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

18 16 15 14 7 6 5 4 2 9 10 11 12 13H18a

H18b

H18c

H16a

Cl17

H15a

H15b

H14a

H14b

H7a

Cl8

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H13c

10 2 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 14 15 16 17 18H10a

H10b

H10c

Cl1

Cl3

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H11a

H11b

H12a

Cl13

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

15 14 13 12 11 10 2 4 5 6 7 8 17 18H15a

Cl16

H15b

H14a

H14b

H13a

H13b

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

Cl1

Cl3

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H17a

H17b

H18a

H18b

H18c

17 16 15 8 7 6 5 4 2 10 11 12 13 14H17a

Cl18

H17b

H16a

H16b

H15a

H15b

Cl9

H8a

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H14c

18 8 7 6 5 4 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16H18a

H18b

H18c

Cl9

Cl17

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

18 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 12 13 14 15 16H18a

H18b

H18c

Cl11

Cl17

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

7 6 5 4 3 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17H7a

Cl8

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

Cl15

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

15 14 6 5 4 3 2 8 9 10 11 12 16 17H15a

H15b

H15c

H14a

H14b

H6a

Cl7

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

Cl13

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 8 7 6 2 3 4 10 11 12 13 14 15 16H17a

H17b

H17c

H8a

Cl9

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 17H8a

Cl9

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

Cl16

H17a

H17b

H17c

5 4 3 2 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17H5a

Cl6

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

Cl1

H2a

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

Cl12

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

15 5 4 3 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17H15a

H15b

H15c

H5a

Cl6

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

Cl14

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

9 8 7 6 2 3 4 11 12 13 14 15 16 17H9a

Cl10

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

10 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 12 13 14 15 16 17H10a

Cl11

H10b

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

5 4 3 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17H5a

Cl6

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

Cl1

H2a

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

Cl15

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

15 14 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17H15a

H15b

H15c

H14a

H14b

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

Cl13

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 16 15 14 7 6 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 13H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H15a

H15b

H14a

H14b

H7a

Cl8

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H13c

4 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17H4a

Cl5

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

Cl15

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

10 3 2 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17H10a

H10b

H10c

H3a

Cl4

H2a

Cl1

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 10 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 12 13 14 15 16H17a

H17b

H17c

H10a

Cl11

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

15 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17H15a

H15b

H15c

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

Cl1

H2a

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

Cl14

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

4 3 2 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17H4a

Cl5

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

Cl10

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 16 9 8 7 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H9a

Cl10

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

H4b

H5a

Cl6

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

17 16 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 11 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H9a

Cl10

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

11 10 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 13 14 15 16 17H11a

Cl12

H11b

H10a

H10b

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

6 5 4 3 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17H6a

Cl7

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

Cl15

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

12 11 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 17H12a

H12b

H12c

H11a

H11b

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

Cl10

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

14 13 12 11 10 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 16 17H14a

Cl15

H14b

H13a

H13b

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

H9a

H9b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

Cl8

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 16 8 7 6 2 3 4 10 11 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H8a

Cl9

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

17 13 12 11 10 9 8 2 3 4 5 6 15 16H17a

H17b

H17c

H13a

Cl14

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

Cl7

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

15 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17H15a

H15b

H15c

H3a

Cl4

H2a

Cl1

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

Cl14

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

13 12 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17H13a

H13b

H13c

H12a

H12b

H4a

Cl5

H3a

H3b

H2a

Cl1

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

Cl11

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 16 7 6 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H7a

Cl8

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

17 16 10 9 8 7 6 5 2 3 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H10a

Cl11

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

Cl4

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

17 16 10 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H10a

Cl11

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

17 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 15 16H17a

H17b

H17c

H13a

Cl14

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

H9a

H9b

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

Cl5

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

17 16 15 8 7 6 5 4 2 10 11 12 13 14H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H15a

H15b

Cl9

H8a

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H14c

15 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17H15a

H15b

H15c

Cl1

Cl3

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

H8b

H9a

H9b

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

Cl14

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

10 2 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17H10a

H10b

H10c

Cl1

Cl3

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

H7b

H8a

Cl9

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H17a

H17b

H17c

17 13 12 11 10 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 15 16H17a

H17b

H17c

H13a

Cl14

H12a

H12b

H11a

H11b

H10a

H10b

H9a

H9b

H2a

Cl1

H3a

H3b

H4a

H4b

H5a

H5b

H6a

H6b

H7a

Cl8

H15a

H15b

H16a

H16b

H16c

17 16 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 11 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H9a

Cl10

H8a

H8b

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

17 16 8 7 6 5 4 2 10 11 12 13 14 15H17a

H17b

H17c

H16a

H16b

H8a

Cl9

H7a

H7b

H6a

H6b

H5a

H5b

H4a

H4b

Cl1

Cl3

H10a

H10b

H11a

H11b

H12a

H12b

H13a

H13b

H14a

H14b

H15a

H15b

H15c

Polymers IsomersDatabase

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We can break the region down into fragment chartsThis is an example for the C14CL(60%) mixture. How to interpret key32 = terminal with 3,2 proton so CH3-CH2- -020- = midchain with -0-2-0- protons so -Cl2-CH2-Cl2- etc.

We matched the top 100 with the experimental HSQC spectrum

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Putting all the pieces together

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By including all the 2-3 BOND 1H-13C

correlations (C14CL(60%))

assignment of all regions become quite

unambiguous.

HMBC NMR Spectrum

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How to interpret keyT32 = terminal with 3,2 proton so CH3-CH2-M020 = midchain with 0-2-0 protons so -Cl2-CH2-Cl2-

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The Answer: Substitution Heat Maps: Distribution of Exact Isomeric Structures

Both the top 1000 and top 100 structures based on NMR matches can be used generalize the structures that are present.

An easy way we found to do this is essentially a structural “heat map”.

The top row represents the % probability of a chlorine at that position in the chain CLCH. The bottom row shows the % probability of a second CL opposite (i.e. CL2 unit).

The heat maps from top 100 structures will give you an idea of the chlorination in the most abundant structures

The top 1000 more of an idea as to the substitutions over the wider range of structures present.

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C14

Cl(4

0)C1a C2a C3a C4a C5a C6a C7a C8a C9a C10a C11a C12a C13a C14a

C14

Cl(4

0)

C1a C2a C3a C4a C5a C6a C7a C8a C9a C10a C11a C12a C13a C14a

C1b

12% 23% 26% 53% 27% 26% 29% 29% 29% 29% 26% 27% 53% 26% 23% 12%

C14b C

1b 0%

19% 16% 38% 8% 16% 20% 26% 26% 20% 16% 8% 38% 16% 19% 0%

C14b8% 11% 17% 10% 9% 11% 11% 11% 11% 9% 10% 17% 11% 8% 0% 4% 0% 0% 1% 4% 4% 4% 4% 1% 0% 0% 4% 0%

C1c C2b C3b C4b C5b C6b C7b C8b C9b C10b C11b C12b C13b C14c C1c C2b C3b C4b C5b C6b C7b C8b C9b C10b C11b C12b C13b C14c

C14

Cl(4

5)

C1a C2a C3a C4a C5a C6a C7a C8a C9a C10a C11a C12a C13a C14a

C14

Cl(4

5)

C1a C2a C3a C4a C5a C6a C7a C8a C9a C10a C11a C12a C13a C14a

C1b 8%

16% 19% 71% 37% 47% 45% 34% 34% 45% 47% 37% 71% 19% 16% 8%

C14b C

1b 6%

18% 21% 61% 17% 29% 40% 27% 27% 40% 29% 17% 61% 21% 18% 6%

C14b6% 8% 13% 6% 11% 14% 13% 13% 14% 11% 6% 13% 8% 6% 6% 8% 3% 0% 4% 7% 11% 11% 7% 4% 0% 3% 8% 6%

C1c C2b C3b C4b C5b C6b C7b C8b C9b C10b C11b C12b C13b C14c C1c C2b C3b C4b C5b C6b C7b C8b C9b C10b C11b C12b C13b C14c

C14

Cl(5

0)

C1a C2a C3a C4a C5a C6a C7a C8a C9a C10a C11a C12a C13a C14a

C14

Cl(5

0)

C1a C2a C3a C4a C5a C6a C7a C8a C9a C10a C11a C12a C13a C14a

C1b

10% 24% 23% 78% 34% 43% 46% 30% 30% 46% 43% 34% 78% 23% 24% 10%

C14b C

1b 4%

18% 26% 72% 14% 24% 45% 35% 35% 45% 24% 14% 72% 26% 18% 4%

C14b6% 9% 12% 9% 11% 11% 7% 7% 11% 11% 9% 12% 9% 6% 4% 10% 4% 0% 1% 4% 2% 2% 4% 1% 0% 4% 10% 4%

C1c C2b C3b C4b C5b C6b C7b C8b C9b C10b C11b C12b C13b C14c C1c C2b C3b C4b C5b C6b C7b C8b C9b C10b C11b C12b C13b C14c

C14

Cl(5

5)

C1a C2a C3a C4a C5a C6a C7a C8a C9a C10a C11a C12a C13a C14a

C14

Cl(5

5)

C1a C2a C3a C4a C5a C6a C7a C8a C9a C10a C11a C12a C13a C14a

C1b

19% 51% 52% 57% 30% 34% 33% 38% 38% 33% 34% 30% 57% 52% 51% 19%

C14b C

1b 4%

27% 45% 57% 23% 26% 26% 50% 50% 26% 26% 23% 57% 45% 27% 4%

C14b11% 15% 14% 7% 10% 8% 9% 9% 8% 10% 7% 14% 15% 11% 4% 13% 5% 0% 4% 3% 8% 8% 3% 4% 0% 5% 13% 4%

C1c C2b C3b C4b C5b C6b C7b C8b C9b C10b C11b C12b C13b C14c C1c C2b C3b C4b C5b C6b C7b C8b C9b C10b C11b C12b C13b C14c

C14

Cl(6

0)

C1a C2a C3a C4a C5a C6a C7a C8a C9a C10a C11a C12a C13a C14a

C14

Cl(6

0)

C1a C2a C3a C4a C5a C6a C7a C8a C9a C10a C11a C12a C13a C14a

C1b

16% 66% 55% 62% 31% 45% 39% 44% 44% 39% 45% 31% 62% 55% 66% 16%

C14b C

1b

10% 78% 55% 65% 33% 40% 45% 47% 47% 45% 40% 33% 65% 55% 78% 10%

C14b10% 10% 8% 4% 9% 5% 11% 11% 5% 9% 4% 8% 10% 10% 10% 11% 3% 2% 5% 9% 9% 9% 9% 5% 2% 3% 11% 10%

C1c C2b C3b C4b C5b C6b C7b C8b C9b C10b C11b C12b C13b C14c C1c C2b C3b C4b C5b C6b C7b C8b C9b C10b C11b C12b C13b C14c

Aver

aged

C1a C2a C3a C4a C5a C6a C7a C8a C9a C10a C11a C12a C13a C14a

Aver

aged

C1a C2a C3a C4a C5a C6a C7a C8a C9a C10a C11a C12a C13a C14a

C1b

13% 36% 35% 64% 32% 39% 38% 35% 35% 38% 39% 32% 64% 35% 36% 13%

C14b C

1b 5%

32% 33% 58% 19% 27% 35% 37% 37% 35% 27% 19% 58% 33% 32% 5%

C14b8% 10% 13% 7% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 7% 13% 10% 8% 5% 9% 3% 0% 3% 5% 7% 7% 5% 3% 0% 3% 9% 5%

C1c C2b C3b C4b C5b C6b C7b C8b C9b C10b C11b C12b C13b C14c C1c C2b C3b C4b C5b C6b C7b C8b C9b C10b C11b C12b C13b C14c

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Page 19: Polymer Mixture Deconvolution via NMR spectroscopy and … · 2020-03-16 · and ACD/Labs database Ronald Soong & Andre Simpson. University of ... • Database construction • Database

Conclusion• We have successful build a isomeric database• Using this database, we have characterized the isomeric mixture• To characterize the mixture, we use a heat map approaching illustrating

the probability of finding a chlorine in a particular position of a linear chlorinated paraffin.

• The combine approach of NMR and database allows for the characterization of an isomer chlorinated mixture