Carbohydrate metal ion complexes. Interaction of D-glucono-1,5-lactone with Zn(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II) ions in the solid and aqueous solution, studied by 13C-NMR, FT-IR, and X-ray powder diffraction measurements
D-Glucono-1,5-lactone interaction with zinc group metal ions has been studied in aqueous solution and solid salts of the type Zn(D-gluconate)2.2H2O, Cd(D-gluconate)2 and Hg(D-gluconate)2 have been isolated. These metal sugar salts were characterized by elemental analysis, 13C-NMR, FT-IR spectroscopy, and X-ray powder diffraction measurements.X-ray powder diffraction diagrams and other spectroscopic evidence showed that Zn(D-gluconate)2.2H2O is isomorphous with the structurally identified Mn(D-gluconate)2.2H2O, suggesting a similar metal–sugar binding mode, through a carboxylate oxygen atom (O-1) and an OH group of the two sugars anions as well as to two H2O molecules, resulting in a six-coordinate Zn(II) ion. The Cd(II)- and Hg-D-gluconate salts are not similar and show dissimilarities to the Zn(II) compound. The Cd(II) ion binds to two D-gluconate anions possibly through the carboxylate O-1 and sugar O(2)—H, and O(3)—H groups of each anion, giving a six-coordinate Cd(II) ion. The Hg(II) ion is possibly four-coordinate, binding to two sugar anions via a carboxylate O-1 and O(2)—H groups of each D-gluconate anion. The zinc group metal-D-gluconate salts are aggregated through bridging sugar OCO− groups with sugar anion possibly having bent-chain conformation. Keywords: carbohydrate, metal ions, 13C-NMR, FT-IR, X-ray powder diffraction.