Spin exchange of nitroxyl radicals in H2O and D2O

By means of continuous wave electron spin resonance (cw ESR) in the X and L bands, the spin exchange of series of different concentrations of the spin probes 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO), 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPOL), and 4-(trimethylamino)-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl iodide (CAT-1) in H(2)O and D(2)O have been examined. The rate constants k(e) of the spin exchange have been determined by complete spectra simulations, as well as directly from hyperfine line broadenings and concentration depending line shifts. The obtained results showed a good agreement. Their respective differences {k(e)(H(2)O) - k(e)(D(2)O)} could be determined for the first time. They reflect the different influence of the solvents on the spin dynamics but confirm the decrease of the reaction rate in D(2)O, caused by the higher degree of order in this liquid. The spectroscopic and kinetic results presented in this paper establish a further kind of isotopic effect.     

New spin probes starting from 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl

This Letter describes four new 4-trimethylammonio-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyls bearing camphorsulfonate, triflate, tosylate, or lactate as counter ions. These spin probes were made by anion metathesis of 4-trimethylammonio-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl iodide using the corresponding silver salts. The latter is made by the alkylation of 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl. Furthermore, the Letter gives an improved synthetic way to 4-sulfonamido-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl using chlorosulfuric acid trimethylsilylester and 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl. All the spin probes are highly interesting for the investigation of ionic liquids.     

Synthesis of 4-trimethylammonio-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl with various anions for investigation of ionic liquids

A new synthetic way is described to prepare 4-trimethylammonio-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl bearing tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate or bis(trifluoromethylsulfonylimide) by an anion metathesis of 4-trimethylammonio-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl iodide using the corresponding silver salts. 4-Trimethylammonio-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl iodide is obtained by the methylation of 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl with methyliodide. The new spin probe 4-trimethylammonio-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl bistrifluoromethylsulfonylimide and the spin probes containing tetrafluoroborate or hexafluorophosphate may be useful for an effective investigation of ionic liquids with similar anions.     

Synthesis of 4-sulfonatooxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl derivatives for investigation of ionic liquids

Direct sulfonation of 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl using chlorosulfuric acid trimethylsilylester results in 4-sulfonatooxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl in 94% yield that is the basis for the synthesis of potassium 4-sulfonatooxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl and sodium 4-sulfonatooxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl. These nitroxides can be employed as spin probes to investigate properties of ionic liquids in the molecular domain.     

2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl bound to the imidazolium ion by an acetamido group for investigation of ionic liquids

New spin probes bearing the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl covalently bound to the imidazolium ion via a methylene spacer and an amide group are synthesized. If the anion is bis(trifluoromethylsulfonylimide) instead of iodide, the new spin probe has a similar structure as that of an ionic liquid. Nevertheless, the new spin probes are useful tools to investigate ionic liquids.     

Microstructures and supramolecular structures of butadiene-nitrile rubbers: Paramagnetic-probe study

The chain microstructures and supramolecular structures of butadiene-nitrile rubbers are studied by ESR spectroscopy. On the temperature dependences of the rotational mobility (correlation time τ_c) of paramagnetic probes differing in size (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl and 4-benzoate-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl), relaxation transitions are observed. It is shown that there is a correlation between the Arrhenius parameters of rotational mobility of radicals and the copolymer composition and that different brands of rubbers differ in microstructure and supramolecular structure.     

Analysis of electron spin resonance spectra of alkyl spin labels in excised guinea pig dorsal skin, its stratum corneum, delipidized skin and stratum corneum model lipid liposomes

The electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra of alkyl spin labels were observed in the excised guinea pig dorsal skin, its stratum corneum, delipidized skin and stratum corneum model lipid liposomes. The spectrum of 5-doxylstearic acid (5-NS) in the stratum corneum and order parameter obtained from the spectrum, indicated that the spin label was present in highly ordered lipid lamella. On the other hand, the spectrum of methyl ester of 5-NS (5-NMS) and its apparent rotational correlation time calculated from the spectrum, showed only a weakly immobilized component in the stratum corneum as well as in the whole excised skin. The ester spin label seemed to be scarcely present in the rigid lipid lamella, but mainly in the relatively fluid environment. On the other hand, cationic alkyl spin labels showed quite different spectra depending on their alkyl chain lengths. Long-chain 4-(N,N-dimethyl-N,-pentadecyl)ammonium-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (CAT-15) seemed to be present in the protein region of the stratum corneum as we recently reported, whereas hydrophilic quaternary ammonium spin label 4-trimethylammonium-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (CAT-1) seemed to be present in the bulk water of the skin, even in delipidized skin. These findings indicated that the different interaction and different localization of the alkyl spin labels depended on their electronic charge as well as their alkyl chain lengths.     

Synthesis of a new ionic spin probe for investigation of polar and non-polar solvents

A synthesis is described for the new ionic spin probe potassium-(18-crown-6)-4-sulfonatooxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidine-1-yloxyl. This new spin probe shows an improved solubility in both polar and non-polar solvents in comparison with the potassium-4-sulfonatooxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-yloxyl. Furthermore, the solubility of potassium-(18-crown-6)-4-sulfonatooxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidine-1-yloxyl is also improved in ionic liquids relative to the potassium salt comprising no crown ether moiety. The spin probe potassium-(18-crown-6)-4-sulfonatooxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidine-1-yloxyl is highly suitable for investigation of both less polar and highly polar environments.     

Controlling the extent of spin exchange coupling in 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) biradicals via molecular recognition with cucurbit[n]uril hosts

The binding interactions between two paramagnetic cobaltocenium guests and the hosts cucurbit[7]uril (CB7) and cucurbit[8]uril (CB8) were investigated using a combination of electronic absorption, NMR, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies, mass spectrometry, and X-ray crystallography. Guest 1, (4-amido-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl)cobaltocenium, forms very stable inclusion complexes with CB7 and CB8. However, CB7 interacts with 1 by including the organometallic cobaltocenium unit, while CB8 engulfs the TEMPO residue. The corresponding equilibrium association constant (K) values are 2.8 ± 0.3 × 10(6) M(-1) for CB7?1 and 2.1 ± 1.0 × 10(8) M(-1) for CB8?1. Biradical guest 2, 1,1'-bis(4-amido-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl)cobaltocenium, forms a very stable ternary complex with two CB8 hosts, in which each 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) residue is encircled by a host molecule. The structure of this ternary complex was confirmed in the solid state using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Binding of the TEMPO side arms by the CB8 hosts gradually decreases the observed level of spin exchange coupling between the two nitroxide groups. In the final 2:1 complex, no spin exchange coupling was observed, but the initial levels of spin exchange coupling could be regenerated in a reversible fashion by adding a competing guest, adamantyltrimethylammonium (AdTMA), to the solution. The binding interactions between 2 and CB7 are similar but the stabilities of the 1:1 and 2:1 complexes are much lower than those of the corresponding CB8 complexes.     

氮氧自由基的研究(Ⅰ)——哌啶类氮氧自由基的合成与反应

本文报导了从4-氧-2,2,6,6-四甲基派啶氧化成4-氧-2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶-1-氧自由基的一个改进方法,它具有收率高、反应时间短的优点。还对4-氧-2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶-1-氧与羟胺盐酸盐在不同pH条件下的反应进行了研究:在碱性条件(pH 9-11)下得到该自由基的肟,在近中性条件(pH7-8)下,得到自由基肟的Beckmann重排产物,在酸性条件(pH2-5)下,得多一非自由基产物的盐酸盐,其分子式为C₉H₁₈N₂O₂·HCl.4-氧-2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶-1-氧自由基很容易与抗坏血酸反应,被还原为1-羟基-4-氧-2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶。对几种氮氧自由基在固态的顺磁共振谱及质谱也进行了测定。     

The nature of sites of absorption of low-molecular-mass compounds by butadiene–acrylonitrile copolymers

The rotational mobilities of the paramagnetic probes TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl) and BZONO (4-benzoate-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl) are studied via EPR spectroscopy and the equilibrium swelling of random and multiblock butadiene–acrylonitrile copolymers of various compositions and stereostructures of butadiene units in n-heptane, methyl acetate, and toluene are studied. The nature of defective regions sorbing low-molecular-mass compounds is ascertained. The rotational mobilities of the probes in defects of various structures are estimated. The sites of sorption are found to be identical in crosslinked and noncrosslinked elastomers. It is shown that the sorption of n-heptane and methyl acetate appears in the same defective regions as those of the TEMPO radical, while the sorption of toluene emerges in sorption sites where the value of free volume is sufficient for the sorption of the bulky radical BZONO. A decay in local molecular mobility in structural defects (“holes”) does not hinder the absorption of lowmolecular- mass compounds if the free volume is sufficient.     

Synthesis of 3,4-diamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl

The reaction of 4-hydroxyimino-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3-chloropiperidine-1-oxyl with ammonia results in the formation of 3-amino-4-hydroxyimino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl. Reduction of 3-amino-4-hydroxyimino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl to 3,4-diamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, protection of the primary amino groups by acylation, followed by oxidation of the secondary amino group to a radical and removal of the acyl protection resulted in the formation of 3,4-diamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2094–2098, September, 1989.     

Characterisation of solute mobility in hypercross-linked resins in solvents of different polarity: two promising supports for catalysis

Two hypercross-linked resins stemming from a gel-type poly-chloromethylated styrene-divinylbenzene resin (GT) in beaded form are investigated with a combination of spectroscopic techniques (EPR and time-domain (TD)-NMR spectroscopy) to evaluate their use as supports for the development of operationally flexible heterogeneous metal catalysts, suitable to be employed in liquid and gas phase. The first resin (HGT) is the direct product of the hypercross-linking reaction, whereas the second one (HGS) is the sulphonated analogue of HGT obtained by exchanging approximately 3?wt?% of the chloromethyl groups with sulphonic groups. HGT and HGS absorb both polar and apolar solvents in the permanent nanoporosity created by the hypercross-linking, and NMR data highlight that the pore size is not affected by the different properties of the investigated liquid media. The EPR analysis of the dry resins reveals that during the hypercross-linking process paramagnetic species are formed in the HGT beads, which persist in the sulphonated resin. The mobility of solutes inside the polymers framework was investigated with EPR spectroscopy upon soaking the resins with solutions of two spin probes (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) and 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPOL)) in THF, toluene, n-heptane and water. The EPR spectra show that, depending on the solvent, the two resins can act as sorbents, able to trap the solutes in the polymer framework, or as simple supports that allow free diffusion of the solutes. Our results suggest that HGT and HGS are promising supporting materials for metal catalysts, provided one chooses carefully the solvent to be employed for the catalysed reaction as this choice strongly affects the mobility of the substrates and, thus their effective reactivity.     

Heterocyclic derivatives of long-chain diacetylenic acids

Acyl derivatives of 2-aminopyridine, 2-aminopyrimidine, 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl, and 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl were obtained from long-chain diacetylenic acyl chlorides and the corresponding heterocyclic compounds. Spreading isotherms of monolayers on a water surface show that lengthening of the hydrocarbon chain and replacement of the pyridyl groups in these compounds by the more hydrophilic pyrimidyl groups render the films more condensed. Long-chain acyl derivatives of nitroxyl radicals form monolayers possesing a low collapse pressure. ESR spectra of Langmuir-Blodgett films of these radicals before and after photopolymerization were recorded.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2009–2012, October, 1995.The authors are grateful to S. A. Dzyuba for his help in recording ESR spectra and for helpful discussion.This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-03-04027).     

Spin-labeled analogs of CMP-NeuAc as NMR probes of the alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase ST6Gal I

Structural data on mammalian proteins are often difficult to obtain by conventional NMR approaches because of an inability to produce samples with uniform isotope labeling in bacterial expression hosts. Proteins with sparse isotope labels can be produced in eukaryotic hosts by using isotope-labeled forms of specific amino acids, but structural analysis then requires information from experiments other than nuclear Overhauser effects. One source of alternate structural information is distance-dependent perturbation of spin relaxation times by nitroxide spin-labeled analogs of natural protein ligands. Here, we introduce spin-labeled analogs of sugar nucleotide donors for sialyltransferases, specifically, CMP-TEMPO (CMP-4-O-[2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl]) and CMP-4carboxyTEMPO (CMP-4-O-[4-carboxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinine-1-oxyl]). An ability to identify resonances from active site residues and produce distance constraints is illustrated on a (15)N phenylalanine-labeled version of the structurally uncharacterized, alpha-2,6-linked sialyltransferase, ST6Gal I.     

The rotational mobility of fulleropyrrolineoxyl in toluene solution

The rotational mobility of a stable fullerene-based nitroxyl radical (fulleropyrrolineoxyl) in toluene was studied. The rotational correlation time of fulleropyrrolineoxyl was found to be about eight times longer than that of 4-oxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl. The activation energy of the rotational motion of both probes was determined and their hydrodynamic radii estimated.     

Determination of molecular orientation distribution of stable paramagnetic probes in stretched polymers

The possibility of determination of the orientation distribution functions of paramagnetic probes in stretched polymers by analyzing the angular dependence of EPR spectra was demonstrated taking two stable radicals, 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl and 2-septadecyl-2,3,4,5,5-pentamethylimidazolidine, as examples. The method employed permits establishment of the preferred orientation of the probe molecules relative to the polymer macromolecules. The technique is responsive to changes in the orientation distribution of impurity particles on annealing of the matrix. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1120–1126, May, 2005.     

Synthesis of 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine Derivatives

Diazotization of 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine in acetic or sulfuric acid affords 2,2,6,6- tetramethyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine in high yield. Under the same conditions, the corresponding nitroxyl radical transforms into 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl.     

Synthesis and properties of nicotinic acid derivatives containing a 2,2,6,6- tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl residue

N¹-(Nicotinoyl)-N²-4-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxypiperidine-1-oxyl)hydraxine was obtained by condensation of nicotinoyl hydrazide with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-oxopiperidine 1-oxyl. Acylation of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxypiperidine 1-oxyl with nicotinoyl chloride gives nicotinic acid 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-oxyl 4-piperidyl ester. A spin-labeled analog of nicotinamide was obtained by condensation of nicotinoyl azide with 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl. The synthesis of 1-N-(-D-ribofuranoside)-3'-N[4-(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl)pyridinecarboxamide from 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-nicotinoylaminopiperidine 1-oxyl and 2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl--D-ribofuranosyl bromide proceeds without damage to the iminoxyl radical. The preparation of the corresponding spin-labeled nucleotide is hindered by destruction of the iminoxyl radical during ion-exchange chromatography.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 352–355, March, 1976.     

Heterospin Copper(II) Catecholate Complex with the TEMPO–Iminopyridine Ligand

Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry - The heterospin copper(II) complex, ((pyridin-2-ylmethylene)-4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl)-3,6-di-tert-butylcatecholatocopper(II) (I), is...