An ESR study of radical reactions of C60 and C70

The results of ESR spectroscopic studies of radical reactions of fullerenes are presented. Reactivities of radicals of various chemical natures with respect to C₆₀ and C₇₀, delocalization of the unpaired electron in monofullerenyl radicals, and their reactivity are considered. The examples of dynamic effects in the ESR spectra of fullerenyl radicals, associated with the hindered rotation of the attached radicals, are presented. Characteristic features of the structures of the spin adducts resulting from polyaddition of free radicals to fullerenes and of fullerenyl radicals containing ²-bonded metaIloco mplexes are discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2396–2406, October, 1996.     

ESR spectra of γ-irradiated samples of iron(iii) binuclear complexes

-Irradiation of -oxo-bridged binuclear iron complexes Fe^III ₂OL _n in a glycerol or dimethylformamide matrix at 77 K affords unstable mixed-valence Fe^IIF^III forms resulting from the transfer of a mobile electron generated by the ionizing radiation. These nonequilibrium forms retain the ligand environment of the original complexes, and their ESR spectra at 77–200 K are characterized by an asymmetric signal with an axially anisotropicg-factor, which is in agreement with the spectra of the Fe^IIFe syu forms obtained by chemical reduction.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 869–871, April, 1996.     

ESR investigation on the phase transitions of DPPC vesicles in presence of high concentrations of Li+, Na+, K+ and Cs+

The partition of the spin label TEMPO in the hydrophobic region of di-palmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine unilamellar vesicles has been used to investigate the influence of high concentration (up 3M) of Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, and Cs⁺ on the phase transitions at 20–60°C. All of the above salts increase the permeation of TEMPO. The efficiency of monovalent cations in inducing the partition of the spin label in the hydrophobic environment of the bilayer increases in the order: Cs⁺+++. The disappearing of the pretransition and the downward shift of the main phase transition temperature from 37°C to 33.5°C is related to the increased permeation of TEMPO into the bilayer. The presence of salts in the bulk solution disturbs the hydration of the zwitterionic polar head of the DPPC molecules and changes the electrical interaction between the polar groups of the bilayer. This reduces the packing density of the lipid molecules and promotes the permeation of TEMPO.     

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRIMARY REACTION OF HYPOCRELLIN A PHOTOSENSITIZATION

The primary reaction of photosensitization of Hypocrellin A (HA) has been studied byusing techniques of ESR, spin-trapping and spin-counteraction. The experiments show thatHA is able to generate not only ~1O_2,but also O_2~-·OH and HA~- which are observed for thefirst time. The conversion of generating active oxygen into generating nonoxygen free rad-ical is confirmed as well. Based on the characteristics of the primary reaction which gene-rates these active substances (transient products), it is proposed that the photosensitized dam-age for the biological system by HA is probably related to not only ~1O_2 itself, but also amultiple effect from ~1O_2 as well as O_2~-,·OH and HA~+ free radical.     

Molecular ions of 3,3′-bi(2-R-5,5-dimethyl-4-oxopyrrolinylidene) 1,1′-dioxides

The electrochemical reduction of 3,3′-bi(2-R-5,5-dimethyl-4-oxopyrrolinylidene) 1,1′-dioxides (R = CF₃, Me, Ph, Bu^t), which are cyclic dinitrons with conjugated C=C bond, in acetonitrile is an EE process producing stable radical anions and dianions, whereas the electrochemical oxidation is an EEC (R = Me, Ph) or EE process (R = Bu^t) with formation of radical cations (except for the case of R = CF₃) and dications (R = Bu^t) stable under standard conditions. Radical cations of the dioxides with R = Me, Ph, and Bu^t and radical anions of the whole series of the compounds studied, including R = CF₃, were characterized by ESR spectroscopy combined with electrochemical measurements and quantum-chemical calculations. The electrochemical behavior of the Bu^t-substituted dinitron is unique: the EE processes in the region of negative and positive potentials with formation of the dianion, radical anion, radical cation, and dication stable at T = 298 K were observed for the first time within one cycle of potential sweep in the CV curve measured in MeCN. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1148–1154, May, 2005.     

Electrochemical and ESR study of 5-nitrofuryl-containing thiosemicarbazones antiprotozoal drugs

Cyclic voltammetry and electron spin resonance (ESR) techniques were used in the investigation of several potential antiprotozoal thiosemicarbazones nitrofurane derivatives. A self-protonation process involving the protonation of the nitro group due to the presence of an acidic proton in the thiosemicarbazone moiety was observed in the first step of a CEE(rev) reduction mechanism of these derivatives. ESR spectra of the free radicals obtained by electrolytic reduction were characterized and analyzed. AM1 methodology was used to obtain the optimized geometries and UB3LYP calculations were performed to obtain the theoretical hyperfine coupling constants. The theoretical study exhibited an unusual assignment of the spin densities showing a free radical centered in the thiosemicarbazone moiety rather than the nitro which are in agreement with the experimental hyperfine pattern.     

固体炭对一氧化氮低温催化解离还原反应的影响——Ⅱ.复合催化剂中铁在载体炭上化学形态的研究

用~(57)Fe穆斯堡尔谱研究了炭载型复合催化剂中铁化学形态随温度的变化,及各活性组分、助剂对铁化学形态的影响;并通过ESR谱考察了复合催化剂中不同活性组分对铁在载体炭表面电子特性的影响。研究结果表明,复合催化剂中各活性组分、助剂和载体炭与铁之间存在着强相互作用。在350～650℃,载体炭可将铁从Fe_2O_3还原到Fe_3O_4、FeO、α-Fe和生成炭化铁。活性组分Cu和助剂K可改变催化剂中铁周围的电子密度,促进铁在载体炭上从高价态向低价态还原。同时还发现催化剂中Na和Cr对铁有很强的助分散作用。     

ESR study of NiIII complexes with nitrosonaphthols and dithio acids

Mixed-ligand Ni^III complexes with -nitroso--naphthol, -nitroso--naphthol,o-ethylxanthate, andN,N-diethyldithiocarbamate as ligands have been studied by ESR in liquid and frozen solutions. The degrees of symmetry distortion for the first coordination sphere of these complexes have been determined. It is shown that the transition from planar square Ni^IIL₂ complexes to more stable octahedral Ni^IIIL₂L and Ni^IIILL₂ complexes occursvia the radical addition mechanism. A method for trapping short-lived radicals is suggested on the basis of the complex formation scheme.Translted fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1513–1515, August, 1995.The work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-03-5050)     

富勒醇清除OH自由基的ESR研究

富勒醇清除·ＯＨ自由基的ＥＳＲ研究祝严师，孙大勇，刘桂珍，刘子阳，詹瑞云，刘淑莹（中国科学院长春应用化学研究所应用谱学开放实验室，长春，１３００２２）关键词Ｃ_（６０），富勒醇，ＯＨ自由基，自旋捕捉，ＥＳＲ生物体内的许多现象均涉及到自由基反应，现已发?..     

磷酰化肽链中电子转移的ESR研究

当前生命科学正以前所未有的速度向前发展，从对核酸的深入研究开始过渡到对蛋白质结构与功能的注意，尤其是近年来基因调控研究的重大进展是发现非组蛋白具有高度的磷酸化的特性［1］，研究证明，核内蛋白磷酸化和去磷酸化则是基因表达调控的重要方式之一［2，3］，它是酶活性调节、基因表达调控、细胞转化恶变的关键环节；同时在解决肿瘤的发生和治疗、病毒的感染和诊治、辐射损伤、抗衰老等实际问题上有突出意义，如1992年Krebus和Fisher因为在蛋白的可逆磷酸化方面的突出贡献而获得诺贝尔生理和医学奖．而电子转移是一切化学变化的基础…