PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF 2-MERCAPTOPYRIDINES. PART 1. AN EPR AND SPIN-TRAPPING INVESTIGATION USING 5,5-DIMETHYLl-PYRROLINE N-OXIDE IN AQUEOUS AND TOLUENE SOLUTIONS*

Abstract We have employed EPR and the spin trap 5,5-dimethyi-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO) to investigate the photochemistry of pyridine-2-thione (2-S-PyrH), N-hydroxypyridine-2-thione (2-S-PyrNOH), and its sodium salt, (2-S-PyrNONa), and disulfides, 2,2′-dithiobis (pyridine N-oxide) [(2-S-PyrN→O)₂] and 2,2′-dithiodipyridine [(2-S-Pyr),]. We have found that upon UV irradiation they generate aromatic thil radicals, 2–'SPyr and 2–'S-PyrN → O, detected as DMPO adducts, DMPO/2–'S-Pyr ( 1 ) and DMPO/2–'S-PyrN→O (2). In aqueous solution (pH 7) hyperfine splitting constants (hfsc) were determined to be for 1: a_N= 14.92 G, a_H^β= 16.57 G, and for 2: a_N= 14.78 G, a_H^β= 16.05 G. In toluene hfsc were 13.09 G, 13.93 G for 1, and 13.25 G, 12.04 G for 2. Irradiation of 2-S-PyrH and DMPO in aerated pH 7 buffer generated the DMPO/-O₂,- radical (3a, a_N= 14.10 G, a_H^β= 11.40 G, a_H^γ= 1.18 G), while in aerated toluene DMPO/.O₂H was formed (adduct 3b, a_N= 12.74 G, a_H^β= 10.41 G, a_H^γ= 1.295 G). In both systems adduct 1 was also observed. Because compounds possessing the pyridine-2-thione moiety show antifungal, antibacterial and anticancer properties, it is likely that the ability to photogenerate free radicals may be pertinent to their biological activity.     

A SPIN TRAPPING STUDY OF THE PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF 5,5-DIMETHYL-1-PYRROLINE N-OXIDE (DMPO)

The photochemistry of 5,5-dimethyl-l-pyrroline N -oxide (DMPO) has been studied in benzene, cyclohexane and aqueous buffer solutions (pH 7.4) by means of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and the spin trapping technique. Ultraviolet irradiation of DMPO in aqueous buffer with unfiltered UV radiation from a Xe arc lamp results in photoionization of the spin trap and the generation of the DMPO cation radical, DMPO⁺. The aqueous electron, e_aq⁻, was trapped by DMPO and detected as the DMPO/H adduct. The DMPO⁺- reacted with the water to yield the DMPO/OH adduct. Ultraviolet irradiation of DMPO in nitrogen-saturated benzene gave an unidentified carbon-centered DMPO adduct that was replaced by hydroperoxyl and alkoxyl adducts of DMPO when oxygen was present. Experiments employing ¹⁷O₂ gas indicated that the oxygen in the DMPO alkoxyl adduct was derived from molecular oxygen. However, UV irradiation of DMPO in cyclohexane yielded the cyclohexyl and cyclohexyloxyl adducts of DMPO in nitrogen-saturated and air-saturated solutions, respectively. These observations suggest that in aprotic solvents UV irradiation of DMPO generates a carbon-centered radical (R⁻), derived from the trap itself, which in benzene reacts with oxygen to yield an alkoxyl radical (RO⁻), possibly via a peroxyl radical (ROO⁻) intermediate. In cyclohexane R⁻ abstracts a hydrogen atom from the solvent to yield the cyclohexyl radical in the absence of oxygen and the cyclohexyloxyl radical in the presence of oxygen. These findings indicate that when DMPO is used as a spin trap in studies employing short-wavelength UV radiation (λ < 300 nm) the photochemistry of DMPO cannot be ignored.     

PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF 2-MERCAFTOPYRIDINES. PART 2. AN EPR AND SPIN-TRAPPING INVESTIGATION USING 2-METHYL-2-NITROSOPROPANE AND aci-NITROMETHANE AS SPIN TRAPS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS*

Abstract Compounds possessing a pyridine-2-thione moiety show antimicrobial, antifungal and anticancer activities. Some of them are also photochemically active and upon UV irradiation generate free radicals. In this work, employing EPR and the spin traps 2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane (MNP) and aci-nitromethane (NM), we investigated the photochemistry in aqueous solutions of N-hydroxypyridine-2-thione (used here as a sodium salt, 2-S-PyrNONa), and pyridine-2-thione (2-S-PryH), as well as photochemistry of the respective disulfides, 2,2′-dithiobis(pyridine N-oxide) [(2-S-PyrN→O)₂] and 2,2′-dithiodipyridine [(2-S-Pyr)₂]. We found that UV irradiation of 2-S-PyrNONa and of 2-S-PyrH in the presence of MNP and NM generates EPR signals of reduced spin traps in addition to signals of MNP and NM adducts with aryl-thiyl radicals, 2–.S-PyrN→O and 2–.S-Pyr. The identification of the aromatic thiyl radicals was based on comparison of EPR spectra of spin adducts generated by irradiation of 2-S-PyrNONa and 2-S-PyrH with those produced by UV photolysis of the respective disulfides (2-S-PyrN→O), and (2-S-Pyr)₂. It is concluded that pyridine-2-thione and N-hydroxypyridine-2-thione possess a photoreducing capacity and generate aromatic thiyl radicals upon UV activation. This property may be relevant to biological action of agents containing the pyridine-2-thione moiety.     

THE STUDY OF 2-CHLORO-5,5-DIMETHYL-2-OXO-1,3,2-DIOXAPHOSPHORINANE IN SOLUTIONS BY MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHODS USING IR AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

Abstract

2-Chloro-5,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane has been studied in CCl₄, CHCl₃ and CD₃CN solutions by IR and Raman line shape analysis. Equilibrium process of dimerization and ring conversion in CCl₄ solutions have been considered. On the contrary to the commonly expected dominance of the conformer with the equatorial oriented P[dbnd]O bond for 2-halo-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinanes, it was found that for the 2-chloro derivative both conformers are nearly equally distributed. It has been shown that the interactions induced absorption is an important mechanism of relaxation in the studied compound and this mechanism gives significant contribution to the total IR band broadening, while the interaction induced light scattering is negligible. The obtained results show that the molecular dynamics method can be useful in studying cyclic compounds in solutions.     

CHLOROPHYLL ONE-ELECTRON PHOTOCHEMISTRY-I. PHOTOPRODUCTION OF THE CATION RADICALS OF CHLOROPHYLL AND BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL IN SOLUTIONS AT LOW TEMPERATURES*

Abstract— Electron spin resonance studies have shown that chlorophyll and bacteriochlorophyll can be photo-oxidized in a variety of solvents via their lowest excited singlet states to produce cation radicals. Pheophytin does not undergo this reaction. The mechanism of this photoprocess and its implications for photosynthesis are discussed.     

CYCLIC ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS. PART XVI1. MASS SPECTROMETRIC FRAGMENTATION OF SOME 5,5-DIMETHYL-1,3,2-DIOXAPHOSPHORINAN 2-OXIDES AND 2-SULPHIDES

Abstract

The mass spectra of seventeen 5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan 2-oxides and nineteen 5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxa-phosphorinan 2-sulphides, mostly with amino substituents on phosphorus, have been determined. In some cases, interpretation of the spectra was aided by accurate mass measurements and by the examination of deuterated compounds. For the 2-sulphides, sulphur is lost either as such or as the thiol radical, both processes often being of weak intensity, and the thiol hydrogen appears to be derivable from either a ring methylene group or a C-5 methyl group. Loss of S or HS occurs more strongly for the phosphoramidothionates which, together with the phosphoramidates, also fragment to an important extent in the amido substituent with retention of the dioxaphosphorinan ring; P[sbnd]N bond cleavage is also observed. For the 2-thiones, the ions at m/e 165 (14; R[dbnd]H) and 133 (15; R[dbnd]H) are characteristic.     

PHOTOSENSITIZATION BY ANTITUMORAGENTS–6. PRODUCTION OF SUPEROXIDE RADICAL AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DURING ILLUMINATION OF DIAMINOANTHRACENEDIONES IN THE PRESENCE OF NADH IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS: AN EPR STUDY

Abstract— Photosensitizing capabilities of anthracenedione anticancer agents to oxidize NADH in aqueous solutions have been studied by EPR and spin trapping techniques. It is demonstrated that 1,4-diamino substituted anthraquinones, like mitoxantrone and ametantrone, do not photosensitize NADH oxidation while 1,5- and l,8-bis[[(diethylamino)ethyl]amino]anthraquinones do, undergoing simultaneous one-electron reduction to their semiquinone radical forms upon illumination with visible light. In aerated aqueous solutions the reaction leads to the production of superoxide ion and hydrogen peroxide.     

PHOTOOXIDATION OF 3, 4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE BY HEMATOPORPHYRIN IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS: AN ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE STUDY USING 2, 2, 6, 6-TETRAMETHYL-4-PIPERIDONE-1-OXYL (TEMPONE)

Abstract— The oxidation of 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (dopa) photosensitized by hematoporphyrin has been studied by ESR spectroscopy. The nitroxide free radical 2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-4-piperidone-I-oxyl (TEMPONE) is shown to be a convenient probe for monitoring oxygen consumption during the reaction. Isotope and azide effects on oxygen consumption suggest that photooxidation in D₂O proceeds mainly by a singler oxygen mechanism, whereas in H₂O both singlet oxygen and free radical mechanisms are important. The relative importance of these mechanisms can change as oxygen is consumed during the photoreaction. TEMPONE also can be used as an indicator of the presence of reducing radicals (in this case hematoporphyrin radical anions) in the system, but only at low oxygen levels: in aerated solutions efficient reaction of these radical ions with oxygen is proposed.     

SYNTHESIS OF POLY(5,5-DIMETHYL-1,3-DIOXAN-2-ONE)BY LIPASE-CATALYZED RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION

Porcine pancreas lipase (PPL) and PPL immobilized on narrow distributed micron-sized glass beads wereemployed successfully for the ring-opening polymerization of 5, 5-dimethyl-1, 3-dioxan-2-one (DTC) for the first time.Different polymerization conditions such as enzyme concentration and reaction temperature were studied. Immobilized PPLexhibits higher activity than native PPL. Along wth the increasing enzyme concentration, the molecular weigh of resultingPDTC decreases. PPL immobilized on narrow distributed micron-sized glass beads has outstanding recyclability. For thethird recycle time, immobilized PPL exhibits the highest catalytic activity and with high activity even after the fifth recyletime for the synthesis of PDTC. The ~1H-NMR spectra indicate that decarboxylation does not occur during the ring-openingpolymerization.     

PHOTOCHEMICAL SENSITIZATION BY AZATHIOPRINE AND ITS METABOLITES. PART 3. A DIRECT EPR AND SPIN-TRAPPING STUDY OF LIGHT-INDUCED FREE RADICALS FROM 6-MERCAPTOPURINE AND ITS OXIDATION PRODUCTS

Abstract Sunlight has been implicated in the high incidence of skin cancer found in patients receiving 6-mercaptopurine (PSH) in the form of its pro-drug azathioprine. In this study we have used EPR spectroscopy in conjunction with the spin-trapping technique to determine whether PSH and its metabolic or photochemical oxidation products generate highly reactive free radicals upon UV irradiation. When an aqueous anaerobic solution (pH 5 or 9) of PSH (pK₂= 7.7) and either 2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane (MNP) or nitromethane (NM) were irradiated (λ > 300 nm) with a Xe arc lamp, the corresponding purin-6-thiyl (PS^.) radical adduct and the reduced form of the spin trap (MNPIH’or CH₃N0₂) were observed. However, no radical adducts were detected when PSH and 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO) were irradiated (λ= 320 nrn) in oxygen-free buffer. These findings suggest that PSH does not photoionize but that instead MNP and NM are reduced by direct electron transfer from excited state PSH, ^1,3(PSH)*. In aerobic solution, oxygen can act as an electron acceptor and the O₂*- and PS radicals are formed and trapped by DMPO. 6-Mercaptopurine did photoionize when irradiated with a Nd:YAG laser at 355 nm as evidenced by the appearance of the DMPO/H (e_eq+ H⁺) adduct, which decreased in intensity in the presence of N₂O. ^1,3(6-Mercap-topurine)* oxidized ascorbate, formate and reduced glutathione to the corresponding ascorbyl, CO₂.- or glutathiyl radicals. The photochemical behavior of 6-thioxanthine and 6-thiouric acid was similar to PSH. However, the excited states of these metabolic oxidation products exhibited stronger reducing properties than ^1,3(PSH)*. Photolysis of PSH photoproducts purine-6-sulfonate or purine-6-sulfinate resulted in homolysis of the C-S bond and the appearance of the SO₃′- and SO₂^?_-- radicals, respectively, which were detected by direct EPR. These studies demonstrate that UV irradiation of PSH, its photoproducts and metabolites generates a variety of free radicals that may be involved in the etiology of skin cancer induced by azathioprine.     

AN EPR STUDY OF π-CATION RADICALS IN DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES AND DNA PRODUCED BY PHOTOIONIZATION

In this work we have produced the π-cation radicals of a number of nucleotides, dinucleoside phosphates, and DNA in aqueous glasses (8M NaCIO₄) by photoionization and investigated these species by EPR spectroscopy. Results found for nucleotides and dinucleoside phosphates containing one type of DNA base, e.g. TpT, GpG, or dApdA, were used in the analysis of spectra found for mixed dinucleoside phosphates, e.g. TpdG. For TpdG and TpdA in neutral glasses photoionization takes place from the purine base and no transfer of charge to the pyrimidine base is found. In basic conditions both the adenine and thymine π-cations are observed in TpdA. In both neutral and basic conditions the results found for mixed dinucleoside phosphates containing guanine show that the guanine cation is formed preferentially by photolysis. This result was found to extend to DNA. Photolysis of DNA in 8M NaC1O₄ produced principally the guanine cation. Computer simulations using parameters determined by other workers from a study of γ-irradiated oriented DNA closely match the spectrum found in this work attributed to the guanine cation in dinucleoside phosphates and DNA. This work thus confirms the presence of the guanine cation in γ-irradiated DNA.     

STABILIZATION OPTIMIZATION OF AQUEOUS MONOMER SOLUTIONS IN OIL EMULSIONS USING THE COHESIVE ENERGY RATIO CONCEPT.

The Beerbower-Hill approach based on the Cohesive Energy Ratio concept (CER) has been applied in order to optimize the stabilization of Acrylamide-water or Acrylic Acid (pure and 80% neutralized)- water mixtures in cyclohexane emulsions.

Using surface tension measurements for the determination of the solubility parameter of the aqueous phase ( δ_w), it was found that the presence and amount of the water-soluble monomer could be accounted for the evaluation of the optimal HLB.

Predictions were compared to experimental HLB values obtained by using various blends of a low-HLB emulsifier (a sorbitan monooleate named MONTANE 80) and high-HLB emulsifiers (either a nonylphenolpolyoxyethylene [40 EO] or a pOE [20 EO] sorbitan trioleate, MONTANOX 85).     

TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY IN PHYCOERYTHROCYANIN α-SUBUNIT*

The photochemical activities of phycoerythrocyanin α-subunits from Mastigocladus laminosus separated by isoelectric focusing were tested by irradiating at 500, 550, 577 and 600 nm. Two types of photoreversible photochromic responses have been characterized by absorption and absorption difference spectroscopy. Type I is the well-known absorption shift from 571 to 506 nm. Type II is a new response characterized by a line-broadening of the 570 nm absorption.     

PHOTOCHEMISTRY IN A CYCLODEXTRIN CAVITY. PRIMARY PROCESSES IN THE PHOTOREDUCTION OF 3- and 4-BENZOYLPYRIDINE STUDIED BY LASER FLASH-PHOTOLYSIS*

The photochemistry of 3- and 4-benzoylpyridine-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes (BPyCDx) was examined by nanosecond laser flash-photolysis and stationary techniques. The lifetimes of the triplet complex and of the triplet radical pair, formed by H-abstraction from a glucose unit of the CDx, have been measured in β-CDx complexes. The reactivity of the heterocyclic ketones with CDx is higher than that of benzophenone, but the lower binding ability of the macrocycle toward these more hydrophylic molecules induces faster separation of the geminate radicals. The quantum yields of the escaped radicals and their decay kinetics have been determined. The β-CDx cage favours geminate recombination reactions, while α- and -γ-CDx tend to release the guest molecule. Cage products have been spectroscopically characterized in the case of the 3-BPy-β-CDx system.     

PHOTOFRAGMENTATION OF HYDROXYACETONE, 1.3-DIHYDROXYACETONE, AND 1.3-DICARBOXYACETONE IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION. AN EPR STUDY

Abstract —On photoexcitation, hydroxyacetone undergoes a Norrish-type-1 fragmentation to yield CH₃CO and CH₂OH. CH₂OH is identified by its EPR spectrum. The existence of CH₃CO is inferred from the presence of diacetyl and acetaldehyde in irradiated solutions. Above pH 5, in addition to CH₂OH, the cis and trans forms of the hydroxyacetone enediol radical anion, CH₃C(O^-)=C(O***)H, are detected. 1.3-Dihydroxyacetone is photodecomposed to HOCH₂C?O and C?H₂OH. The former radical decarbonylates to yield CH₂OH and CO. At 254 nm the overall quantum yield of CO production is 0.75. Above pH 5, in addition to CH₂OH, the cis and trans forms of the 1.3-dihydroxyacetone enediol radical anion, HOCH₂C(O^-)C(O***)H, are observed. Electronically excited hydroxyacetone and 1.3-dihydroxyacetone react exclusively by C-C fragmentation, and no H-abstraction from H-donors is observed. In contrast, electronically excited 1.3-dicarboxyacetone shows H-abstraction from H-donors in competition with C-C fragmentation. In the absence of H-donors, fragmentation resulting in CH₂CO₂^- and ^-O₂CCH₂C?O occurs followed by decarbonylation of ^-O₂H₂C?O. At 254 nm the quantum yield of CO production is 0.02. In the presence of H-donors, H-abstraction, yielding HO₂CCH₂C(OH)CH₂CO₂, predominates.     

SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF CUTANEOUS PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS—II. SPIN TRAPPING OF PHOTOLYSIS PRODUCTS FROM SULFANILAMIDE AND 4-AMINOBENZOIC ACID USING 5,5-DIMETHYL-1-PYRROLINE-1-OXIDE

Abstract— The photodecomposition of sulfanilamide, 4-aminobenzoic acid and related analogs in aqueous solution has been studied with the aid of spin traps 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-1-oxide (DMPO) and CH₃NO₂ as well as by direct electron spin resonance techniques. The NH₂ radical was trapped by DMPO during the photolysis of aqueous solutions of sulfanilamide with a Xe arc lamp. Studies with [¹⁵N¹]-sulfanilamide indicated that the NH₂ radical was generated by homolytic fission of the sulfur-nitrogen bond. Under the same conditions DMPO trapped the H and SO⁻₃ radicals during photolysis of sulfanic acid. Direct photolysis of sulfanilamide, sulfanilic acid and Na₂SO₃ in the absence of any spin trap yielded the SO⁻³ radical. Photolysis of 4-aminobenzoic acid at pH 7 gave the H radical which was trapped by DMPO. At low pH values OH and C₆H₄COOH radicals were generated during the photolysis of 4-aminobenzoic acid. No e⁻_aq were trapped by CH₃NO₂ when acid (pH 4) and neutral aqueous solutions of sulfanilamide or 4-aminobenzoic acid were photoirradiated. The mechanism of formation of known photoproducts from the free radicals generated by sulfanilamide and 4-aminobenzoic acid during irradiation are discussed. The free radicals generated by these agents may play an important role in their phototoxic and photoallergic effects.     

黄孢展齿革菌菌丝球同时吸附铅镉离子的动力学

采用间歇法，利用黄孢展齿革菌菌丝球吸附溶液中的Pb^2 和Cd^2 ，研究Pb^2 和Cd^2 共存体系中吸附初速率随初始浓度的变化规律。实验结果表明，少量Cd^2 的存在促进其对Pb^2 的吸附，并提高吸附初速率，但随着Cd^2 初始浓度的增加，促进作用逐渐减弱并转为抑制作用；Cd^2 的吸附初速率随着Pb^2 初始浓度增大而减小；Pb^2 和Cd^2 的吸附初速率都随自身初始浓度的增加而增大。     

ZnO·WO3悬浮水溶液中SO2的光催化氧化

本文考察了ZnO·WO₃悬浮水溶液中污染物SO₂的可见光催化氧化并建议通空气处理较高浓度的SO₃^2-扩水溶液。含0.15mol/LSO₃^2-水溶液可见光照2h可将SO₃^2-基本上光催化氧化成SO₄^2-。对这光助SO₃^2-自发氧化反应中可能平行存在的自发、多相催化、光化学和光催化等反应进行实验对比;筛选出克分子比0.5ZnO·WO为最佳掺杂配比;考察了光催化剂热处理、空气流量、pH对光催化活性的影响,得出pH7.5为最佳值;太阳光催化SO₃^2-氧化速率比室内实验更快,展现了利用太阳能于环保的应用前景,对所有实验结果都给以理论解释,并提出一个较详细的反应机理。     

PHOTOFRAGMENTATION OF α-OXOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION. AN EPR STUDY. FORMATION OF SEMIDIONE RADICALS BY DECARBOXYLATIVE SUBSTITUTION OF α-OXOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS BY ACYL RADICALS-I: GLYOXYLIC, PYRUVIC, α-OXOBUTYRIC, α-OXOGLUTARIC AND α-OXOISOCAPROlC ACIDS

Abstract— By means of in situ photolysis EPR of aqueous solutions of α-oxocarboxylic acids (RCO-CO₂H) at pH values above 5, semidione radical anions [RC(O^-)=C(O')R] and α-hydroxy-α-carboxy alkyl radicals [RC(OH)CO₂-] were detected. C0₂ was identified as a reaction product. On photolysis of mixtures of α-oxocarboxylic acids (RCOCO₂H and R'COCC₂H), "mixed" semidione radical anions [RC(O^->=C(O)R'] were observed in addition to RC(O^-)=C(O')R, R'C(O^-)=C(O')R', RC(OH)CO₂^- and R'C(OH)CO₂^-. The experimental results are explained in terms of photodecarboxylation (α-clea-vage) of electronically excited RCOCOJ to yield RCO and CO₂. The radicals RC(OH)CO₂^- are formed by reduction of RCOCO₂^- by CO₂^-. The semidione radicals are produced by addition of RCO to RCOCO₂^- followed by decarboxylation of the intermediate adduct. This mechanism was confirmed by generating acyl radicals independently and reacting them with α-oxocarboxylic acids. Selected product studies support the mechanism suggested.     

Na2SnO3系催化剂表面吸附氧的EPR研究

以Na_2SnO_3系甲烷氧化偶联催化剂中性能较好的5%Li_2SO_4-Na_2SnO_3样品为主要研究对象, 用电子顺磁共振(EPR)方法对表面吸附氧及其与甲烷的作用进行了研究, 实验表明: 样品在氧气氛中处理后,得到可归属为表面吸附超氧负离子O_2~-的顺磁信号, 在300 ℃以上温度条件下吸附氧后, 可产生这种表面氧物种, 该物种在室温、1.33×10~(-2) Pa真空条件下能稳定存在, 700 ℃与甲烷作用后顺磁信号显著减弱, 因而催化剂表面的O_2~-物种可能起着活化甲烷的作用.