CONFORMATIONAL STUDY OF TAURINE AND ITS DERIVATIVES

In order to study the conformations of taurine in solution, H-1 NMR sp ectra of taurine, taurocyamine and their methylderivatives were record ed at different temperature and pH values. H-1 NMR spectra showed that the rotation around the C-C single bonds is usually in part hindered at room temperature and pH 7, and increases at higher temperature or a t acidic pH values. At alkaline pH values the rotational mobility seem s to be hindered. Only in taurocyamine molecule the rotation around th e C-C bond appears mostly free.