Voltammetric Study of Nitro Radical Anion Generated from Some Nitrofuran Compounds of Pharmacological Significance

The electrochemical behavior of 2‐(5‐amino‐ 1,3,4‐oxadiazolyl)‐5‐nitrofuran (NF359) and its comparison with well‐known drugs such as nifurtimox (NFX) and nitrofurazone (NFZ) in protic, mixed and aprotic media by cyclic voltammetry, tast and differential pulse polarography was studied. All the compounds were electrochemically reducible in all media being the reduction of the nitrofuran group the main voltammetric signal. The one‐electron reduction couple due to the nitro radical anion formation was visualized in mixed (for NF359 and NFZ) and aprotic media (for all compounds). By applying a cyclic voltammetric methodology we have calculated the decay constants (k₂) of the corresponding nitro radical anions in mixed and aprotic media. In mixed medium data fit well with a disproportionation reaction of the nitro radical anion but in aprotic medium fit better with a dimerization reaction. Also, considering cyclic voltammetric measurements in aprotic media we have estimated the reduction potential of the RNO₂/RNO₂^.? couple in aqueous medium, pH 7 (E¹₇ values) finding very good correlation with E¹₇ values obtained by pulse radiolysis. Furthermore we have calculated the equilibrium constants from the electron transfer from nitro radical anion to oxygen (k_O2) finding that nitro radical anion from NF359 is thermodynamically favored to react with oxygen in respect to both NFZ and NFX.     

Voltammetric Behavior of Antileukemia Drug Glivec. Part I – Electrochemical Study of Glivec

The electrochemical behavior of the antileukemia drug glivec was investigated at a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The oxidation is a complex, pH‐dependent, irreversible electrode process involving the transfer of 2 electrons and 2 protons and the formation of an electroactive product, P_glivec, which strongly adsorbs on the GCE surface and undergoes reversible oxidation. The adsorption of P_glivec at the GCE surface yields a compact monolayer that inhibits further oxidation of glivec. The electrochemical reduction is a simple pH dependent irreversible process involving the transfer of 2 electrons and 2 protons and occurs with the formation of a nonelectroactive product. The diffusion coefficient of glivec was calculated to be D_O=7.35×10^?6 cm² s^?1 in pH 4.5 0.1 M acetate buffer.     

The Radical Ions of Dipleiadiene (Dicyclohepta[de,ij]naphthalene) and Its 12b,12c-Homo Derivative. An ESR and ENDOR study

The radical anions and the radical cations of dipleiadiene (dicyclohepta[de,ij]naphthalene; 1 ) and its 12b, 12c-homo derivative 2 were characterized by ESR and ENDOR spectroscopy. Their singly occupied orbitals are related to the degenerate nonbonding MOs of a 16-membered π-perimeter. The π-spin distribution over the perimeter is similar in the radical cations 1 ^.+ and 2 ^.+, and an analogous statement holds for the radical anions 1 ^.? and 2 ^.?. However, deviations of the π-system from planarity lead to a decrease in the absolute values of the negative coupling constants of the perimeter protons in 2 ^.+ and 2 ^.? relative to those in 1 ^.+ and 1 ^.?. The hyperfine data for the perimeter protons in the radical ions correlate with the changes in ¹³C chemical shifts on passing from the neutral compounds to the corresponding diions. It is concluded from the coupling constants of the CH₂ protons in the radical ions of 2 that the cation 2 ^.+ exists in the methano-bridged form ( A ) of the neutral 2 (and, presumably, also of the dication 2 ²⁺), whereas the anion 2 ^.? adopts the bisnorcaradiene form ( B ) of the dianion 2 ^2?.     

Selective Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Aqueous CO2 to CO by Solvated Electrons

Reduction of CO₂ by direct one‐electron activation is extraordinarily difficult because of the ?1.9 V reduction potential of CO₂. Demonstrated herein is reduction of aqueous CO₂ to CO with greater than 90 % product selectivity by direct one‐electron reduction to CO₂^.? by solvated electrons. Illumination of inexpensive diamond substrates with UV light leads to the emission of electrons directly into water, where they form solvated electrons and induce reduction of CO₂ to CO₂^.?. Studies using diamond were supported by studies using aqueous iodide ion (I^?), a chemical source of solvated electrons. Both sources produced CO with high selectivity and minimal formation of H₂. The ability to initiate reduction reactions by emitting electrons directly into solution without surface adsorption enables new pathways which are not accessible using conventional electrochemical or photochemical processes.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the reduction of monochloramine by hydroxylamine and hydroxylammonium ion

The kinetics and mechanism by which monochloramine is reduced by hydroxylamine in aqueous solution over the pH range of 5–8 are reported. The reaction proceeds via two different mechanisms depending upon whether the hydroxylamine is protonated or unprotonated. When the hydroxylamine is protonated, the reaction stoichiometry is 1:1. The reaction stoichiometry becomes 3:1 (hydroxylamine:monochloramine) when the hydroxylamine is unprotonated. The principle products under both conditions are Cl^–, NH⁺₄, and N₂O. The rate law is given by ?[d[NH₂Cl]/dt] = k₊[NH₃OH⁺][NH₂Cl] + k₀[NH₂OH][NH₂Cl]. At an ionic strength of 1.2 M, at 25°C, and under pseudo‐first‐order conditions, k₊= (1.03 ± 0.06) ×10³ L · mol^?1 · s^?1 and k₀=91 ± 15 L · mol^?1 · s^?1. Isotopic studies demonstrate that both nitrogen atoms in the N₂O come from the NH₂OH/NH₃OH⁺. Activation parameters for the reaction determined at pH 5.1 and 8.0 at an ionic strength of 1.2 M were found to be ΔH? = 36 ± 3 kJ · mol^–1 and Δ S? = ?66 ± 9 J · K^?1 · mol^?1, and Δ H? = 12 ± 2 kJ · mol^?1 and Δ S? = ?168 ± 6 J · K^?1 · mol^?1, respectively, and confirm that the transition states are significantly different for the two reaction pathways. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 38: 124–135, 2006     

克拉霉素的电化学反应机理研究与应用

应用线性扫描伏安法、循环伏安法、常规脉冲伏安法等电化学手段并结合紫外吸收光谱研究了药物克拉霉素(clarithromycin, CAM)在pH 1.8～9.2 Britton-Robinson缓冲溶液和0.05 mol•L^－1 NaOH溶液中的电化学行为. 在所研究的pH范围, CAM分别产生P₁, P₂, P₃, P₄四个还原波, 其中P₁, P₂, P₄三个波均为其药效活性基团C-9位羰基的还原所产生. 实验结果表明: 在pH 1.8～5.7的B-R缓冲溶液条件下所获得的P₁波为两电子不可逆弱吸附还原波; 在6.0＜pH＜9.2的B-R缓冲溶液中, CAM产生P₂和P₃两个波, 其中P₂为两电子不可逆还原波, P₃为催化氢波. 在0.05 mol• L^－1 NaOH溶液中, CAM产生的P₄波是一个单电子的不可逆吸附还原波. 根据P₄波的峰电流i_P与CAM浓度的线性关系, 建立了CAM含量测定的新方法.     

Electrons Mediate the Gas‐Phase Oxidation of Formic Acid with Ozone

Gas‐phase reactions of CO₃^.? with formic acid are studied using Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT‐ICR) mass spectrometry. Signal loss indicates the release of a free electron, with the formation of neutral reaction products. This is corroborated by adding traces of SF₆ to the reaction gas, which scavenges 38 % of the electrons. Quantum chemical calculations of the reaction potential energy surface provide a reaction path for the formation of neutral carbon dioxide and water as the thermochemically favored products. From the literature, it is known that free electrons in the troposphere attach to O₂, which in turn transfer the electron to O₃. O₃^.? reacts with CO₂ to form CO₃^.?. The reaction reported here formally closes the catalytic cycle for the oxidation of formic acid with ozone, catalyzed by free electrons.     

Kinetic Magnetic‐Field Effect Involving the Small Biologically Relevant Inorganic Radicals NO and O2.−

Oxidation of dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR) to rhodamine 123 (RH) by oxoperoxonitrite (ONOO^?), formed through recombination of NO and O₂^.? radicals resulting from thermal decomposition of 3‐morpholinosydnonimine (SIN‐1) in buffered aerated aqueous solution at pH 7.6, represents a kinetic model system of the reactivity of NO and O₂^.? in biochemical systems. A magnetic‐field effect (MFE) on the yield of RH detected in this system is explored in the full range of fields between 0 and 18 T. It is found to increase in a nearly linear fashion up to a value of 5.5±1.6 % at 18 T and 23 °C (3.1±0.7 % at 40 °C). A theoretical framework to analyze the MFE in terms of the magnetic‐field‐enhanced recombination rate constant k_rec of NO and O₂^.? due to magnetic mixing of T₀ and S spin states of the radical pair by the Δg mechanism is developed, including estimation of magnetic properties (g tensor and spin relaxation times) of NO and O₂^.? in aqueous solution, and calculation of the MFE on k_rec using the theoretical formalism of Gorelik at al. The factor with which the MFE on k_rec is translated to the MFE on the yield of ONOO^? and RH is derived for various kinetic scenarios representing possible sink channels for NO and O₂^.?. With reasonable assumptions for the values of some unknown kinetic parameters, the theoretical predictions account well for the observed MFE.     

A Model for Characterization of Successive Hydrogen Bonding Interactions with Electrochemically Generated Charged Species. The Quinone Electroreduction in the Presence of Donor Protons

In this work, it is considered that charged molecules, such as the semiquinone (Q^.?) and the benzoquinone dianion (Q^2?), interact with weak donor protons (DH) via hydrogen bonding through consecutive association steps which depend on the concentration of DH. On the basis of a reversible voltammetric behavior, a model is presented for determining integer numbers of associated molecules of DH and the thermodynamic constants (β_i) related with each association equilibrium. The electrochemical reduction of 1,4‐benzoquinone (Q) in the presence of different aliphatic alcohols and diols, in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), illustrates the utility of the model. Based on analysis of half‐wave potential variation according to the DH concentration, the association constants were determined for the Q^.? and Q^2? complexes with the different alcohols studied and mole‐fraction distribution diagrams were constructed. These diagrams explain the fractional values, produced using the typical model, widely reported in the literature, for study the hydrogen bonding between the electrochemically generated charged species with donor protons.     

Proteasome Inhibitor Anticancer Drug Bortezomib Redox Behaviour at a Glassy Carbon Electrode

Bortezomib is the first therapeutic proteasome inhibitor used for cancer treatment. The redox behaviour of bortezomib was investigated over a wide pH range. Bortezomib undergoes electrochemical oxidation and reduction in independent mechanisms. The oxidation of bortezomib is pH‐dependent for pH<7.5 and occurs with the transfer of one electron and one proton involving the formation of two electroactive oxidation products. The reduction of bortezomib is quasi‐reversible, pH‐dependent, involving the transfer of two electrons and two protons and does not involve the formation of electroactive products. The value of pK_a≈7.5 was determined. Mechanisms for oxidation and reduction were proposed.     

Electrocatalysis via Direct Electrochemistry of Myoglobin Immobilized on Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles

The direct electron transfer between immobilized myoglobin (Mb) and colloidal gold modified carbon paste electrode was studied. The Mb immobilized on the colloidal gold nanoparticles displayed a pair of redox peaks in 0.1 M pH 7.0 PBS with a formal potential of –(0.108 ± 0.002) V (vs. NHE). The response showed a surface‐controlled electrode process with an electron transfer rate constant of (26.7 ± 3.7) s ^?1 at scan rates from 10 to 100 mV s^?1 and a diffusion‐controlled process involving the diffusion of proton at scan rates more than 100 mV s^?1. The immobilized Mb maintained its activity and could electrocatalyze the reduction of both hydrogen peroxide and nitrite. Thus, the novel renewable reagentless sensors for hydrogen peroxide and nitrite were developed, respectively. The activity of Mb with respect to the pseudo peroxidase with a K_M^app value of 0.65 mM could respond linearly to hydrogen peroxide concentration from 4.6 to 28 μM. The sensor exhibited a fast amperometric response to NO₂^? reduction and reached 93% of steady‐state current within 5 s. The linear range for NO₂^? determination was from 8.0 to 112 μM with a detection limit of 0.7 μM at 3σ.     

Determination of Imidacloprid Based on the Development of a Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Reduced Graphene Oxide and Manganese (II) Phthalocyanine

An electrochemical sensor of glassy carbon electrode modified with reduced graphene oxide and manganese (II) phthalocyanine (GCE/rGO/MnPc) was developed as an effective alternative in the determination of imidacloprid in honey samples. The peak current variation obtained with the proposed sensor, in the presence of imidacloprid, was higher compared to the bare GCE. The followed experimental conditions were optimized: reduced graphene oxide concentration (2.0 mg mL^?1), manganese (II) phthalocyanine concentration (1.5 mg mL^?1), electrolyte pH (6.5) and electrolyte concentration (1,50 mol L^?1). The study also showed that the process of reduction of imidacloprid is irreversible and diffusion‐controlled, with a single reduction peak of approximately ?0.9 V corresponding to the reduction of the nitro group (?NO2) present in the structure, generating a derived from hydroxylamine, in a process involving about four electrons. The determination of imidacloprid in honey samples exhibited recovery values within the EPA range (between 90.5 and 101.9 %). The proposed sensor GCE/rGO/MnPc can be used as an effective alternative in the determination of imidacloprid in honey samples.     

INTERACTION OF HYDROXYLAMINE WITH THE WATER-OXIDIZING ENZYME INVESTIGATED VIA PROTON RELEASE*

Abstract— Photosynthetic water oxidation is a four-step redox process which is driven by a one-quantum-one-electron reaction center. Stepwise electron Abstract—ion from the water-oxidizing enzyme is accompanied by stepwise proton release with the following stoichiometric pattern at given half-rise times: 1 H⁺ (250 μs, S₀→ S₁):0 H⁺(S₁→ S₂): 1 H⁺ (200 μs, S₂→ S₃): 2 H⁺ (1.2 ms, S₃→ S₄→ S₀). (Förster and Junge, 1985, preceding article in this issue). Hydroxylamine at low concentrations (?100 μ M) appears to compete with water at the active site of the water- oxidizing enzyme. Its interference shifts the dark state of the water-oxidizing enzyme by two steps backwards (Bouges, 1971). We found that the hydroxylamine-induced shift was also reflected in the stoichiometric pattern and in the kinetics of proton-release. In the presence of hydroxylamine, two protons per reaction center were released with a half-rise time of ? 2 ms upon the first exciting flash given to dark adapted thylakoids. This was slower than observed for each of the protons released during unperturbed water oxidation. One proton was released upon the second flash. The half-rise time of the main component observed upon the second flash in hydroxylamine-treated samples agreed with the one observed upon the fourth flash in the absence of hydroxylamine, which had been attributed to the S₀→ S₁ transition. The two protons which were observed upon the first flash in hydroxylamine-treated thylakoids may be due to hydroxylamine oxidation or to the association of water to the catalytic manganese center after detachment of oxidized hydroxylamine from its binding site.     

Kinetics of the Reductions of (Ethylenediaminetetraacetato)cobaltate(III) by 4,4-Dipyridylamine Complexes of Pentacyanoferrate(II) and Pentaammineruthenium(II)

The reactions of Fe(CN)₅dpa^3? and Ru(NH₃)₅dpa²⁺ (dpa = 4,4′-dipyridylamine) with Co(edta)^? have been investigated kinetically. For Fe(CN)₅dpa^3? complex, a linear relationship was observed between the pseudo-First-order rate constants and the concentrations of Co(edta) which leads to a specific rate 0.876 ± 0.006 M^?1S^?1 at T = 25°C., μ = 0.10 M and pH = 8.0. For the Ru(NH₃)₅dpa²⁺ system, the plots k_obs vs [Co(edta)^?] become nonlinear at concentrations of Co(edta) greater than 0.01 M and the reaction is interpreted on the basis of a mechanism involving the formation of an ion pair between Ru(NH₃)₅dpa²⁺ and Co(edta)^? followed by electron transfer from Ru(II) to Co(III). The nonlinear least squares fit of the kinetic results shows that Q_ip = 10.6 ± 0.7 M^?1 and k_et = 93.9 ± 0.7 s^?1 at pH = 8.0,μ = 0.10 M and T = 25°C.     

Distinct Stepwise Reduction of a Nickel?Nickel‐Bonded Compound Containing an α‐Diimine Ligand: From Perpendicular to Coaxial Structures

A nickel? nickel‐bonded complex, [{Ni(μ‐L^.?)}₂] ( 1 ; L=[(2,6‐iPr₂C₆H₃)NC(Me)]₂), was synthesized from reduction of the LNiBr₂ precursor by sodium metal. Further controllable reduction of 1 with 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 equiv of Na, respectively, afforded the singly, doubly, and triply reduced compounds [Na(DME)₃] ? [{Ni(μ‐L^.?)}₂] ( 2 ; DME=1,2‐dimethoxyethane), [Na(Et₂O)]Na[(L^.?)Ni? NiL^2?] ( 3 ), and [Na(Et₂O)]₂Na[L^2?Ni? NiL^2?] ( 4 ). Here L represents the neutral ligand, L^.? denotes its radical monoanion, and L^2? is the dianion. All of the four compounds feature a short Ni? Ni bond from 2.2957(6) to 2.4649(8) Å. Interestingly, they display two different structures: the perpendicular ( 1 and 2 ) and the coaxial ( 3 and 4 ) structure, in which the metal? metal bond axis is perpendicular to or collinear with the axes of the α‐diimine ligands, respectively. The electronic structures, Ni? Ni bonding nature, and energetic comparisons of the two structure types were investigated by DFT computations.     

Calcichrome: a re-examination of its structure and chemical properties by solid- and liquid-state NMR,infrared spectroscopy,and selective chemical degradation

Nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectroscopies were used to unravel the controversies regarding the structures of calcichrome and calcion. Together with the identification of the products from selective chemical cleavage reactions, these data indicate that structures of both compounds are equivalent with a molecular formula of C₂₀H₁₄N₂O₁₅S₄·3H₂O (2,8,8′-trihydroxy-1,1′-azonaphthelene-3,6,3′,6′-tetrasulfonic acid). The compound has two titratable phenolic protons in aqueous solution with pK_a values of 7.19 ± 0.05 and 11.63 ± 0.05 at 25 ° C. As a ligand, the compound forms a colored complex with calcium(II) at a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio (pH 12.3) with a formation constant of 8.0 × 10³ at 25 ° C. The free form of the ligand at pH 12.3 has a molar maximum molar absorptivity of 1.44 × 10⁴ l mol^?1 cm^?1 at 599 nm, whereas the complexed form has a maximum molar absorptivity of 1.37 × 10⁴ l mol^? cm^?1 at 522 nm.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the iodine oxidation of hydroxylamine

Studies of the stoichiometry and kinetics of the reaction between hydroxylamine and iodine, previously studied in media below pH 3, have been extended to pH 5.5. The stoichiometry over the pH range 3.4–5.5 is 2NH₂OH + 2I₂ = N₂O + 4I^? + H₂O + 4H⁺. Since the reaction is first-order in [I₂] + [I₃^?], the specific rate law, k₀, is k₀ = (k₁ + k₂/[H⁺]) {[NH₃OH⁺]₀/(1 + K_p[H⁺])} {1/(1 + K_I[I^?])}, where [NH₃OH⁺]₀ is total initial hydroxylamine concentration, and k₁, k₂, K_p, and K_I are (6.5 ± 0.6) × 10⁵ M^?1 s^?1, (5.0 ± 0.5) s^?1, 1 × 10⁶ M^?1, and 725 M^?1, respectively. A mechanism taking into account unprotonated hydroxylamine (NH₂OH) and molecular iodine (I₂) as reactive species, with intermediates NH₂OI₂^?, HNO, NH₂O, and I₂^?, is proposed.     

Hot Electron Induced Cathodic Electrochemiluminescence at Disposable Screen Printed Carbon Electrodes

Hot electron induced cathodic electrochemiluminescence (ECL) was observed at screen printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) during pulse polarization. The thin insulating film resulted from the printing inks was found to be suitable for generating hot electrons, which can further be converted to hydrated electrons and induce the subsequent luminescence. Compared with disposable Al/Al₂O₃ electrode, SPCEs show more stable and reproducible ECL in a wider pH range without background emission. A sensitive ECL method for determination of quercetin is proposed. The detection limit is 8.0×10^?10 mol L^?1(S/N=3), which is two magnitudes lower than that of common ECL method.     

Field Measurement of NO2 and RNO2 by Two-Channel Thermal Dissociation Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer

A two-channel thermal dissociation cavity ring down spectroscopy (CRDS) instrument has been built for in situ, real-time measurement of NO₂ and total RNO₂ (peroxy nitrates and alkyl nitrates) in ambient air, with a NO₂ detection limit of 0.10 ppbv at 1 s. A 6-day long measurement was conducted at urban site of Hefei by using the CRDS instrument with a time resolution of 3 s. A commercial molybdenum converted chemiluminescence (Mo-CL) instrument was also used for comparison. The average RNO₂ concentration in the 6 days was measured to be 1.94 ppbv. The Mo-CL instrument overestimated the NO₂ concentration by a bias of +1.69 ppbv in average, for the reason that it cannot distinguish RNO₂ from NO₂. The relative bias could be over 100% during the afternoon hours when NO₂ was low but RNO₂ was high.     

Catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetric determination of copper(II) on a carbon paste electrode

A catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetric method for the determination of copper(II) on a carbon paste electrode (PCE) in an alizarin red S (ARS)-K₂S₂O₈ system is proposed. In this method, copper(II) is effectively enriched by both the formation and adsorption of a copper(II)-ARS complex on the PCE, and is determined by catalytic stripping voltammetry. The catalytic enhancement of the cathodic stripping current of the Cu(II) in the complex results from a redox cycle consisting of electrochemical reduction of Cu(II) ion in the complex and subsequent chemical oxidation of the Cu(II) reduction product by persulfate, which reduces the contamination of the working electrode from Cu deposition and also improves analytical sensitivity. In Britton-Robinson buffer (pH 4.56±0.1) containing 3.6×10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹ ARS and 1.6×10⁻³ mol L⁻¹ K₂S₂O₈, with 180 s of accumulation at −0.2 V, the second-order derivative peak current of the catalytic stripping wave was proportional to the copper(II) concentration in the range of 8.0×10⁻¹⁰ to ∼3.0×10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹. The detection limit was 1.6×10⁻¹⁰ mol L⁻¹. The proposed method was evaluated by analyzing copper in water and soil.