Excess electron transfer from an internally conjugated aromatic amine to 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine in DNA

DNA duplexes containing an N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,5-diaminonaphthalene analogue and 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) provide a readily accessible system for investigating excess electron transfer in DNA. Photoexcitation of the aromatic amine (lambda > 335 nm) induces reductive electron transfer as observed by strand cleavage adjacent to the BrdU residue. The weak exponential distance dependence (0.3 A-1) of electron transfer determined for this system of mixed dA-T and dG-dC base pairs suggests that thermally activated electron hopping is competitive with proton transfer within the dG.dC radical anion. The UV-dependent transfer of excess electrons and subsequent strand cleavage proceeds equivalently under anaerobic and aerobic conditions and is not sensitive to e-(aq) or hydroxyl radical trapping agents.     

电化学还原合成1,5-二氨基萘

研究了以1,5-二硝基萘为原料电化学还原合成1,5-二氨基萘的反应. 室温下, 运用循环伏安法研究了1,5-二硝基萘的循环伏安行为, 1,5-二硝基萘的还原是一受扩散控制的不可逆反应; 循环伏安图上两个连续的还原峰对应于两个硝基的还原; 求出了反应的传递系数α₁在0.275～0.335之间, α₂在0.360～0.437之间. 探讨了电解电位(E)、底物浓度(c₁)、电解电量(Q)、硫酸浓度(c₂)以及溶剂(DMF)与水的体积比(Y)对产物产率的影响, 在最优条件下1,5-二氨基萘的产率最高可达77%.     

Crossover from superexchange to hopping as the mechanism for photoinduced charge transfer in DNA hairpin conjugates

The mechanism and dynamics of photoinduced charge separation and charge recombination have been investigated in synthetic DNA hairpins possessing donor and acceptor stilbenes separated by one to seven A:T base pairs. The application of femtosecond broadband pump-probe spectroscopy, nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopy, and picosecond fluorescence decay measurements permits detailed analysis of the formation and decay of the stilbene acceptor singlet state and of the charge-separated intermediates. When the donor and acceptor are separated by a single A:T base pair, charge separation occurs via a single-step superexchange mechanism. However, when the donor and acceptor are separated by two or more A:T base pairs, charge separation occurs via a multistep process consisting of hole injection, hole transport, and hole trapping. In such cases, hole arrival at the electron donor is slower than hole injection into the bridging A-tract. Rate constants for charge separation (hole arrival) and charge recombination are dependent upon the donor-acceptor distance; however, the rate constant for hole injection is independent of the donor-acceptor distance. The observation of crossover from a superexchange to a hopping mechanism provides a "missing link" in the analysis of DNA electron transfer and requires reevaluation of the existing literature for photoinduced electron transfer in DNA.     

Charge-transfer excited state dynamics in DNA hairpins substituted with an ethylenylpyrenyl-dU electron source and halo-dU traps

In this work nine DNA hairpins (HPs) are studied at room temperature to observe their pyrene(*+)/dU(*-) CT excited-state dynamics following photoexcitation at 355 nm with a 25 ps laser pulse. The HPs are 18-24 bases long, have a central tetra-T loop, and have a single U(PE) (5-(2-pyren-1-yl-ethylenyl)-2'-deoxyuridine) substitution in the central region of their stems. Three of the HPs are also substituted with 5-XdU traps, where X = Br or F, to learn about the effects of these traps on CT excited-state lifetimes and emission quantum yields in U(PE) substituted HPs. The combination of lengthened average CT lifetime and enhanced CT emission quantum yield in HPs with excess electron traps compared to HPs lacking traps strongly suggests that excess electrons are injected into the DNA stem at pyrimidine sites external to U(PE) as well via charge separation within U(PE) itself. Furthermore, the increased CT emission quantum yield in HPs with traps compared to HPs without traps implies that externally injected electrons can migrate to uracil in U(PE) (i.e., Py(*+)dU) and thus indirectly form the emissive Py(*+)dU(*-) CT state of U(PE).     

A Crystallographic Charge Density Study of the Partial Covalent Nature of Strong N⋅⋅⋅Br Halogen Bonds

The covalent nature of strong N?Br???N halogen bonds in a cocrystal ( 2 ) of N‐bromosuccinimide ( NBS ) with 3,5‐dimethylpyridine ( lut ) was determined from X‐ray charge density studies and compared to a weak N?Br???O halogen bond in pure crystalline NBS ( 1 ) and a covalent bond in bis(3‐methylpyridine)bromonium cation (in its perchlorate salt ( 3 ). In 2 , the donor N?Br bond is elongated by 0.0954 Å, while the Br???acceptor distance of 2.3194(4) is 1.08 Å shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii. A maximum electron density of 0.38 e Å^?3 along the Br???N halogen bond indicates a considerable covalent contribution to the total interaction. This value is intermediate to 0.067 e Å^?3 for the Br???O contact in 1 , and approximately 0.7 e Å^?3 in both N?Br bonds of the bromonium cation in 3 . A calculation of the natural bond order charges of the contact atoms, and the σ*(N1?Br) population of NBS as a function of distance between NBS and lut , have shown that charge transfer becomes significant at a Br???N distance below about 3 Å.     

芦丁与DNA相互作用的电化学研究

研究了芦丁与 DNA在 p H 5.72条件下相互作用的电化学行为。 DNA的存在能导致芦丁氧化还原峰电流降低 ,峰电位基本不变。通过测定 DNA引入前后的一些电化学参数 ,推测芦丁与 DNA在该条件下结合生成了一种非电活性的超分子化合物。针对该类型体系 ,推导出了一系列的方程 ,求得该超分子化合物的组成为 1∶ 1 ,结合常数 β=2 .49× 1 0 5mol- 1·L。     

Charge transfer excited-state dynamics in DNA duplexes substituted with an ethynylpyrenyldeoxyuridine electron source and a fluorodeoxyuridine electron trap

Studies of six 5-(pyren-1-yl-ethynyl)-2'-deoxyuridine (U(PY))-substituted DNA duplexes in this work test and support the conclusions reported by Gaballah et al. (J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 5927-5934) based on investigations of 5-(2-pyren-1-yl-ethylenyl)-2'-deoxyuridine (U(PE))-substituted DNA hairpins. As expected because of the rigid ethynyl linker in U(PY) (compared to the flexible ethylenyl linker in U(PE)), U(PY)-substituted duplexes do not show enhanced charge transfer (CT) emission quantum yields for duplexes with 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (U(F)) electron traps near U(PY) compared to duplexes without traps. Furthermore, the average CT lifetime and emission quantum yield of U(PY)-substituted duplexes is independent of the U(F) trap location. These new results strongly suggest that the excess electron in the PY*+/dU*- CT state of U(PY) is restrained from hopping to nearby U(F) traps due to attraction to PY*+.     

Direct chemical evidence for charge transfer between photoexcited 2-aminopurine and guanine in duplex DNA

Photoexcited 2-aminopurine (Ap*) is extensively exploited as a fluorescent base analogue in the study of DNA structure and dynamics. Quenching of Ap* in DNA is often attributed to stacking interactions between Ap* and DNA bases, despite compelling evidence indicating that charge transfer (CT) between Ap* and DNA bases contributes to quenching. Here we present direct chemical evidence that Ap* undergoes CT with guanine residues in duplex DNA, generating oxidative damage at a distance. Irradiation of Ap in DNA containing the modified guanine, cyclopropylguanosine (CPG), initiates hole transfer from Ap* followed by rapid ring opening of the CPG radical cation. Ring opening accelerates hole trapping to a much shorter time regime than for guanine radicals in DNA; consequently, trapping effectively competes with back electron transfer (BET) leading to permanent CT chemistry. Significantly, BET remains competitive, even with this much faster trapping reaction, consistent with measured kinetics of DNA-mediated CT. The distance dependence of BET is sharper than that of forward CT, leading to an inverted dependence of product yield on distance; at short distances product yield is inhibited by BET, while at longer distances trapping dominates, leading to permanent products. The distance dependence of product yield is distinct from forward CT, or charge injection. As with photoinduced charge transfer in other chemical and biological systems, rapid kinetics for charge injection into DNA need not be associated with a high yield of DNA damage products.     

A Sensor for Selective Dopamine Determination Based on Overoxidized Poly-1,5-Diaminonaphthalene on Graphene Nanosheets

An effective nanocomposite sensor for selective electroanalytical dopamine (DA) determination using overoxidized conducting polymer of poly-1,5-diaminonaphthalene (OPoly-1,5-DAN) functionalized graphene nanosheets (GNS) was achieved. The OPoly-1,5-DAN/GNS nanocomposite polymer was prepared via an electropolymerization of 1,5-DAN on GNS/GCE after 7 cycles of potential scan (−0.2 V to +0.9 V), followed by an electrooveroxidation of the nanocomposite Poly-1,5-DAN/GNS by the potential cycle (0.0 V to +1.8 V) for 2 scans. The OPoly-1,5-DAN was effectively designed by GNS as a uniformly distribution of nanocomposite that caused more accumulations of analyte due to large electrocatalytic active positions created on electrode surface. The high specific and sensitive performance of the OPoly-1,5-DAN/GNS nanocomposite polymer was conducted to greater effective electrons transferring behavior for DA with copresent of vitamin C (VC). The stable and suitable formation of OPoly-1,5-DAN/GNS nanocomposite polymer showed rapid charge transport voltammogram and obvious electrocatalytic activity to DA and eliminated VC response. Moreover, the OPoly-1,5-DAN/GNS displays an excellent responses to DA determination with wide linear range (LR) 1.0–150 μM and lower detection limit (DL) 8.82±0.1 nM as comparing with other studies. Additionally, the excellent reproducibility of OPoly-1,5-DAN/GNS as well as long-term stability indicated that it is an excellent and effective electrochemical DA sensor. Finally, the electroanalytical application of the OPoly-1,5-DAN/GNS nanocomposite polymer was employed for the electroanalysis of DA in human urine.     

Reductive electron transfer and transport of excess electrons in DNA

In principle, DNA-mediated charge transfer processes can be categorized as either oxidative hole transfer or reductive electron transfer. In research on DNA damage, major efforts have focused on the investigation of oxidative hole transfer or transport, resulting in insights on the mechanisms. On the other hand, the transport or transfer of excess electrons has a large potential for biomedical applications, mainly for DNA chip technology. Yet the mechanistic details of this type of charge transfer chemistry were unclear. In the last two years this mechanism has been addressed in gamma-pulse radiolysis studies with randomly DNA-bound electron acceptors or traps. The major disadvantage of this experimental setup is that the electron injection and trapping is not site-selective. More recently, new photochemical assays for the chemical and spectroscopic investigation of reductive electron transfer and electron migration in DNA have been published which give new insights into these processes. Based on these results, an electron-hopping mechanism is proposed which involves pyrimidine radical anions as intermediate electron carriers.     

Photocurrent Generation through Charge‐Transfer Processes in Noncovalent Perylenediimide/DNA Complexes

The charge‐transfer process in noncovalent perylenediimide (PDI)/DNA complexes has been investigated by using nanosecond laser flash photolysis (LFP) and photocurrent measurements. The PDI/DNA complexes were prepared by inclusion of cationic PDI molecules into the artificial cavities created inside DNA. The LFP experiments showed that placement of the PDI chromophore at a specific site and included within the base stack of DNA led to the efficient generation of a charge‐separated state with a long lifetime by photoexcitation. When two PDI chromophores were separately placed at different positions in DNA, the yield of the charge‐separated state with a long lifetime was dependent upon the number of A–T base pairs between the PDIs, which was explained by electron hopping from one PDI to another. Photocurrent generation of the DNA‐modified electrodes with the complex was also dependent upon the arrangement of the PDI chromophores. A good correlation was obtained between observed charge separation and photocurrent generation on the PDI/DNA‐modified electrodes, which demonstrated the importance of the defined arrangement and assembly of organic chromophores in DNA for efficient charge separation and transfer in multichromophore arrays.     

循环伏安法制聚(1,5-萘二胺)膜及其对紫外可见光吸收的研究

利用循环伏安法合成了1,5-萘二胺(1,5DAN)聚合物膜.从反应的介质、膜的厚度以及掺杂酸的种类等方面,讨论了制备电活性聚1,5-萘二胺(P1,5DAN)膜的影响,结果发现,在酸性水溶液中,初始的电活性比较高,但是,随着循环的继续,聚合物膜的电量损耗比较大,而在乙腈溶液中电量损耗较小;同时还发现,P1,5DAN电活性膜的厚度并不随总电量的增加而增厚;活性聚合物膜是受扩散控制,扩散系数(D)与酸根离子有关.最后,结合电化学,讨论了不同掺杂状态下的紫外可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis),并用FT-IR对所合成的聚合物作了结构表征.     

Structural character and energetics of tyrosyl radical formation by electron/proton transfers of a covalently linked histidine-tyrosine: a model for cytochrome C oxidase

The structural, energetic, and electronic and IR spectroscopic properties for a model of the cross-linked histidine-tyrosine (His-Tyr) residues as found in cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) are investigated by ab initio methods. The formation of a His-Tyr radical is studied by two paths: proton release followed by electron release and vice versa. The energetics for the proton/electron releases of the Tyr depend modestly on the cross-linked His substituent and, more sensitively, on the charge of the cation attached to the imino N site of the His residue. Protonation of the imino N site significantly increases the electron ionization potential and decreases the proton dissociation energy, making them competitive processes. A positive charge placed at the imino N site, whose value is scanned from zero to one, shows a continuous increase in ionization potential and a decrease in proton dissociation energy, with the +1 limit agreeing well with the protonated imino N site result, indicating a dominant electrostatic effect. The charge populations and the spin density distributions of the His-Tyr model, the radical cation formed by electron ionization, the anion formed by proton dissociation, and the final His-Tyr radical depend sensitively on the substituents, implying a modulation role on the charge transfer between the phenol and imidazole rings, especially for the charged species. His-Tyr and protonated His-Tyr exhibit differences among their respective structural isomers with consequences on their IR absorptions. Small barriers between their pseudo-cis and pseudo-trans rotamers demonstrate the relative flexibility between the two rings, and these may facilitate proton release and charge transfer. The cation effect demonstrates that the cationized cross-linked His-Tyr should be the best candidate to mimic the covalently ring-linked histidine-tyrosine structure in CcO.     

Mechanistic studies of Fc-PNA(⋅DNA) surface dynamics based on the kinetics of electron-transfer processes

N‐Terminally ferrocenylated and C‐terminally gold‐surface‐grafted peptide nucleic acid (PNA) strands were exploited as unique tools for the electrochemical investigation of the strand dynamics of short PNA(?DNA) duplexes. On the basis of the quantitative analysis of the kinetics and the diffusional characteristics of the electron‐transfer process, a nanoscopic view of the Fc‐PNA(?DNA) surface dynamics was obtained. Loosely packed, surface‐confined Fc‐PNA single strands were found to render the charge‐transfer process of the tethered Fc moiety diffusion‐limited, whereas surfaces modified with Fc‐PNA?DNA duplexes exhibited a charge‐transfer process with characteristics between the two extremes of diffusion and surface limitation. The interplay between the inherent strand elasticity and effects exerted by the electric field are supposed to dictate the probability of a sufficient approach of the Fc head group to the electrode surface, as reflected in the measured values of the electron‐transfer rate constant, k⁰. An in‐depth understanding of the dynamics of surface‐bound PNA and PNA?DNA strands is of utmost importance for the development of DNA biosensors using (Fc‐)PNA recognition layers.     

Subpicosecond photoinduced charge injection from "molecular tripods" into mesoporous TiO2 over the distance of 24 angstroms

Extended rigid tripodal sensitizers were used to investigate the rate of long-distance photoinduced charge transfer from the MLCT excited states of RuII-based chromophores into mesoporous TiO2 films. The distance between the RuII center and the surface of the semiconductor was 24 A. Rapid biexponential charge injection with a major subpicosecond component as fast as 240 fs was observed upon femtosecond laser excitation of the tripods bound to the TiO2 surface. This rate exceeds the typical rates of vibrational cooling and thus strongly supports the possibility of "hot electron injection" occurring at very large donor-to-semiconductor distances.     

Electron Transfer through DNA in the Course of Radical-Induced Strand Cleavage

No benefit from base stacking is observed for rates of electron transfer in DNA. This conclusion was drawn from experiments with a new DNA assay in which a radical cationic site, generated by strand cleavage, can be reduced by the guanine bases in the same DNA (the electron transfer is indicated by arrows in the diagram). The distance dependence of this electron transfer step is determined by the chemical yield of the reduction product.     

Protonation-induced switching of pleated foldamers of diaminonaphthalene-bipyridinium polymers

1,5-diaminonaphthalene (DAN) and bipyridinium (BIPY²⁺) were copolymerized into NP1 and NP2 linked by acylhydrazone bonds. The formed intramolecular charge-transfer (CT) complex drove the linear foldamers to adopt pleated folding conformation. Upon protonation of the DAN units by triflic acid (TFSA), the pleated folding conformation unfolded to linear structure because of electron repulsion. And this linear structure can be refolded to pleated structure by titrating with triethylamine (TEA). 1,5-dinaphtho[38]crown-10 (DN38C10) can encapsulate bipyridinium group on the polymers after protonation. These processes were supported by UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopy studies.     

C_(60)与含受电子生色基团聚合物的电荷转移现象

Ｃ６０与含受电子生色基团聚合物的电荷转移现象邱健姚光庆周锡煌李福绵（北京大学化学与分子工程学院北京１００８７１）关键词Ｃ６０，聚［Ｎ （４ 氰基苯基）丙烯酰胺］，电荷转移现象，荧光光谱随着对球壳烯性质的深入认识，球壳烯与电子给、受体的电荷转移现象日...     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Thermogravimetric Studies of a Phosphorus-Containing Dendron Built from 1,5-Diaminonaphthalene at the Core

A facile divergent synthesis of a phosphorus-containing dendron containing 1,5-diaminonaphthalene is described. The phosphorus-containing dendron, functionalized with a 1,5-diaminonaphthalene unit at the core and phenolic OH groups grafted at the periphery, has been accomplished in a versatile, simple fashion, using Schiff's condensation and nucleophilic substitution reactions with POCl₃, 3-hydroxy-benzaldehyde, 4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde, and 3-amino-phenol iteratively. The structures of intermediate dendrons were characterized by infrared, NMR (¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P), liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, and C, H, N analysis. The structure of the final dendron (6) was confirmed by infrared, NMR (¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P), matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, and C, H, N analysis. The thermal stability and degradation of the resulting final dendron was checked by thermal gravitometric analysis/differential thermal analysis.     

氮掺杂的碳材料中石墨化氮和吡啶氮对氧还原反应的催化特性

目前,开发高效的阴极氧还原反应(ORR)电催化剂是实现燃料电池和金属-空气电池商业化发展急需完成的目标。在过去的几十年中,人们在探索廉价高效的 ORR电催化剂(如 N掺杂的非金属及非铂电催化剂)领域做了广泛的研究。在 N掺杂的碳基 ORR催化剂中,已知的 N基活性位点主要分为四类,即吡啶类氮(P-N)、吡咯类氮(Py-N)、石墨化氮(G-N)和氧化类氮(O-N)。尽管人们对这四种类型氮的活性位点做了大量的研究,但是它们在催化反应中起到的 ORR催化作用以及催化机理和活性位点本身结构的关系仍不够明确。早期的研究中有人认为 P-N或者 Py-N是 ORR催化活性位点,也有人认为是 G-N起作用。最近也有研究表明, P-N和 G-N都是 ORR催化活性位点,只是在 ORR中所起的催化能力不同。因此,很有必要认清这些问题。
　　本文通过 Hummer法酸性氧化一次和两次碳黑 Vulcan XC-72(VXC-72)以及随后高温热处理,制备了一系列 ORR催化剂 VXCO-1, VXCO-2, VXCO-1(900)和 VXCO-2(900),采用场发射扫描电子显微镜(SEM), N2吸附脱附法,元素分析仪(EA), X射线光电子能谱(XPS),拉曼光谱仪(Raman), X射线衍射能谱(XRD),电化学循环伏安法和线性伏安法测试等手段研究 Hummers法酸氧化和高温热处理对 VXC-72形貌组成的影响,以及这些碳基中成分和其催化 ORR能力的关系。
　　 SEM结果表明, Hummer法酸性氧化处理 VXC-72一次和两次后可以逐层剥落其最外边的碳层结构,最终得到表面光滑的类片层状结构的碳材料(VXCO-1和 VXCO-2)。这种表面光滑的类片层状结构的碳材料比表面积大于处理前的 VXC-72,而高温热处理之后的碳材料(VXCO-1(900)和 VXCO-2(900))由于类石墨层碎片结构蒸发损失暴露出更多内部的微孔和介孔结构使比表面积增加。 Raman和 XRD结果表明,氧化处理使碳材料的石墨化程度增加,而高温热处理则降低了其石墨化程度。
　　 EA和 XPS结果表明, Hummer法酸性氧化处理可以使在碳材料中掺入的 N以石墨化的为主,高温热处理却使得石墨化氮转变为吡啶类的氮。 ORR结果发现,活性的石墨化氮倾向于使 ORR反应经历两电子过程,从而生成 H2O2为主要产物;而吡啶类氮的活性位点更倾向于使 ORR反应经过四电子过程,主产物是水。该结果有助于新型碳基氧还原催化剂的设计和分析。