Chemistry of singlet oxygen. XVIII. Rates of reaction and quenching of alpha-tocopherol and singlet oxygen

Abstract —α-Tocopherol scavenges singlet oxygen (produced by methylene blue photosensitization in methanol) by a combination of chemical reaction (4.6 times 10⁷M^-1s^-1) and quenching (6.2 times 10⁸M^-1 s^-1). The total rate of scavenging (6.7 times 10⁸ M^-1s^-1) makes it an effective protective agent against photooxidation mediated by singlet oxygen.     

Kinetic study of the quenching reaction of singlet oxygen by flavonoids in ethanol solution

The quenching rate of singlet oxygen (1O2) by seven kinds of flavonoids (flavone, flavonol, chrysin, apigenin, rutin, quercetin, and myricetin) with 2,3-double bonds has been measured spectrophotometrically in ethanol at 35 degrees C. The overall rate constants kQ (= kq + kr, physical quenching + chemical reaction) increased as the number of OH groups substituted to the flavone skeleton (that is, the total electron-donating capacity of flavonoids) increases. The existence of catechol or pyrogallol structure in the B-ring is essential for the 1O2 quenching of flavonoids. Log kQ was found to correlate with their peak oxidation potentials, E(P); the flavonoids that have smaller E(P) values show higher reactivities. Similarly, log kQ values of flavonoids correlate with the energy level of the highest occupied molecular orbital (E(HOMO)), calculated by the PM3 MO method, and the longest wavelength pi pi* excitation energy (E(ex)). The contribution of the chemical reaction (kr) was found to be negligible in these flavonoids. The kQ values of rutin, quercetin, and myricetin [(1.21 approximately 5.12) x 10(8) M(-1) s(-1)] were found to be larger than those of lipids [(0.9 approximately 6.4) x 10(4) M(-1) s(-1)], amino acids (<3.7 x 10(7) M(-1) s(-1)), and DNA (5.1 x 10(5) M(-1) s(-1)). The result suggests that these flavonoids may contribute to the protection of oxidative damage in foods and plants, by quenching 1O2.     

UV protection and singlet oxygen quenching activity of aloesaponarin I

The UV protection and singlet oxygen quenching of aloesaponarin I have been studied by means of laser spectroscopy. The excited-state intramolecular proton transfer that provides the UV protection takes place along only one of the molecule's two intramolecular hydrogen bonds, and this can be understood by considering the nodal pattern of the wave function. The functional groups participating in the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer also play important roles in the singlet oxygen quenching. Aloesaponarin I has a quenching rate constant larger than that of vitamin E and has a long duration of action due to its resistance to UV degradation and chemical attacks by singlet oxygen and free radicals.     

Quantitative aspects of all-trans-retinol singlet and triplet quenching by oxygen

In benzene and methanol, the oxygen quenching of all-trans-retinol singlet results in intersystem crossing (enhanced) and energy transfer (to form ¹O₂^*, ¹Δ_g), both with quantum efficiencies considerably less than unity (0.3–0.5). ¹O₂^* formation from retinol triplet quenching by ³O₂ is closer to quantitative (≈ 0.8).     

Protease-triggered photosensitizing beacon based on singlet oxygen quenching and activation

We report a new concept for type-II photosensitization, based on incorporating the photosensitizer (PS) and a singlet-oxygen (1O2) quenching/scavenging molecule onto a disease-targeting linker, such that the PS becomes activatable by light only when targeting has occurred. In this first proof-of-concept report, a model photosensitizing beacon was synthesized containing a pyropheophorbide as the PS and a carotenoid as the 1O2 quencher. These were kept in close proximity by the self-folding of a caspase-3-specific peptide sequence. Upon caspase-3-induced cleavage, the 1O2 production increased markedly, as measured directly by 1O2 near-infrared luminescence and lifetime measurements.     

The fate of oxygen in the quenching of excited singlet states

Measurement of the efficiency of rubrene-sensitizied photooxidation of 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran imply that direct formation of singlet oxygen via oxygen quenching of excited rubrene singlets is inefficient. This contrasts with recent publications based upon studies of self-sensitized rubrene photooxidation. The observed inefficiency can be rationalized in terms of the spin-allowed decay of an initially formed ³(T₁ + ¹Δ) complex state to a lower energy ³(T₁ + ³Σ) state prior to complex dissociation.     

Structural and environmental requirements for quenching of singlet oxygen by cyanine dyes

Singlet-oxygen quenching constants were measured for 19 cyanine dyes in acetonitrile. The most efficient quenchers were 1-butyl-2-[2-[3-[(1-butyl-6-chlorobenz-[cd]indol-2(1H)- ylidene)ethylidene]-2-chloro-1-cyclohexen-1-yl]ethenyl]-6-chlorobenz[cd] indolium and 6-chloro-2-[2-[3-(6-chloro-1-ethylbenz[cd]indol-2(1H)-ylidene) ethylidene]-2-phenyl-1-cyclopenten-1-yl]ethenyl]-1-ethyl-benz[cd]indolium, having quenching constants with diffusion-controlled values of 2.0 +/- 0.1 x 10(10) and 1.5 +/- 0.1 x 10(10) M-1 s-1, respectively. There was a trend toward increased quenching constants for cyanine dyes with the absorption band maxima at longer wavelengths. However, the quenching constants correlated better with the oxidation potentials of the cyanine dyes, suggesting that quenching proceeds by charge transfer rather than energy transfer. The quenching constants for 1,1',3,3,3',3'-hexamethylindotricarbocyanine perchlorate and 1,1'-diethyl-4,4'-carbocyanine iodide were measured in several solvents as well as in aqueous solutions of detergent micelles. In different solvents, the quenching constants varied by as much as a factor of 50. The quenching constants were largest in solvents with the highest values on the pi* scale of Kamlet, Abboud, Abraham and Taft. This was consistent with quenching occurring by charge transfer. Within cells, cyanine dyes concentrate in membrane-bound organelles. The quenching constants were substantial within detergent micelles. To the extent that micelles are models for biological membranes, cyanine dyes may be effective biological singlet-oxygen quenchers.     

Determination of rate constants for quenching singlet oxygen by chemiluminescence technique

Overall rate constants have been found for quenching¹O₂ generated under thermal decomposition of hydrotrioxides ROOOH, by several unsaturated species at 0°C. CH₃CH(OH)OOOHm (CH₃)₂C(OH)OOOH, CH₃C(OC₂H₅)₂OOOH and CH₃C(O) CH(OOOH) (CH₂)₂CH₃ were used as ROOOH; unsaturated compounds were 1,3-diphenylisobenzofurane, 2-methylfurane, 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylfurane, furfuroldiacetate, tetramethylethylene, adamantylideneadamantane, exo,-exo-2,3-dioxymethyl-7-adamantylidenenorbornane, exo,-exo-2,3-(2¹-oxatrimethylene)-7-adamantylidenenorbornane, 1,3-cyclohexadiene, (E,E)-8, 10-dodecadienol, cyclooctatetraene and isoprene.

---

¹O₂, ROOOH O°C. ROOOH CH₃CH(OH)OOOH, (CH₃)₂C(OH)OOOH, CH₃C(OC₂H₅)₂OOOH, CH₃C(O)CH(OOOH) (CH₂)₂CH₃; -1,3-, 2-, 2,3,4,5-, , , . , -2,3-(2¹-)-7-, 1,3-, (,)-8,10-, , .

     

Reactivity of singlet oxygen toward strained substrates and a novel non-photochemical method for determination of quenching constants of singlet oxygen.

Rate constants for quenching of ¹O₂ by a number of strained molecules have been determined by the competitive rubrene photooxidation method; the rate constant for quenching by Q may be evaluated by adaption of a kinetic analysis already in the literature for the rubrene photooxidation method.     

The mechanism of the singlet oxygen ene reaction

A complex between singlet oxygen and olefins is proposed in which frontier orbital interactions between the oxygen and both the olefin π orbitals and C-H bonds are important. Formation of this complex is proposed to dominate the chemistry of this reaction and is shown to be consistent with the available data.     

Sensitized photo-oxidation of thiophenolates a singlet oxygen reaction

Tetraphenylporohyrin-sensitized photo-oxidation of thiophenolates leads to the corresponding benzenesulfonates. The reaction proceeds via attack of singlet oxygen on the thiophenolate anion. A reaction mechanism is proposed.     

Photophysical behaviors of N-methylthioacridone triplet and efficiency of singlet oxygen generation from its quenching by oxygen

Kinetic and absorption-spectral behaviors of N-methylthioacridone triplet suggest its utility as a reference and a sensitizer under photoexcitation in the visible. The efficiency of singlet oxygen production as a result of triplet quenching by oxygen is essentially unity in polar and non-polar solvents.     

Theoretical analysis of reaction kinetics with singlet oxygen molecules

A comparative analysis of predictive ability of three approaches to estimate the rate constants of reactions of H(2), H, H(2)O and CH(4) with electronically excited O(2)(a(1)Δ(g)) and O(2)(b(1)Σ(g)(+)) molecules is conducted. The first approach is based on a detailed ab initio study of potential energy surfaces. The second one is known as the "bond energy-bond order" method, and the third approach is a modification of the updated method of vibronic terms that makes it possible to evaluate the activation energy of reactions involving electronically excited species. The comparison showed that the estimates of the energy barrier by the updated method of vibronic terms for some reactions can be in good agreement with ab initio calculations and available experimental data. It was revealed that reactions of O(2)(b(1)Σ(g)(+)) molecules with H(2), H(2)O and CH(4) molecules and with the H atom result in the formation of electronically excited species. The reactivity of O(2)(b(1)Σ(g)(+)) molecules is smaller than that of O(2)(a(1)Δ(g)) ones, but much higher as compared to the reactivity of ground state O(2) molecules. For each reaction under study involving oxygen molecules in the excited electronic states O(2)(a(1)Δ(g)) and O(2)(b(1)Σ(g)(+)) the recommended temperature-dependent rate constants are presented.     

Intermediates in the reaction of singlet oxygen with trisubstituted oxazoles

Trisubstituted oxazoles I react at ?15° with singlet oxygen to give dioxazoles III and iminoanhydrides V which rearrange at room temperature to triamides VI. The intermediate ratio (III/V) is sensitive to the reaction temperature. It is likely that at room temperature triamides VI are essentially formed via imino-anhydrides V.     

Reactivity of conjugated and unconjugated pterins with singlet oxygen (O2(1Deltag)): physical quenching and chemical reaction

Pterins (PTs) belong to a class of heterocyclic compounds present in a wide range of living systems. They participate in relevant biological functions and are involved in different photobiological processes. We have investigated the reactivity of conjugated PTs (folic acid [FA], 10-methylfolic acid [MFA], pteroic acid [PA]) and unconjugated PTs (PT, 6-hydroxymethylpterin [HPT], 6-methylpterin [MPT], 6,7-dimethylpterin [DPT], rhamnopterin [RPT]) with singlet oxygen (1O2) in aqueous solutions, and compared the efficiencies of chemical reaction and physical quenching. The chemical reactions between 1O2, produced by photosensitization, and PT derivatives were followed by UV-visible spectrophotometry and high-performance liquid chromatography, and corresponding rate constants (k(r)) were evaluated. Whenever possible, products were identified and quantified. Rate constants of 1O2 total quenching by the PT derivatives investigated were obtained from steady-state 1O2 luminescence measurements. Results show that the behavior of conjugated PTs differs considerably from that of unconjugated derivatives, and the mechanisms of 1O2 physical quenching by these compounds and of their chemical reaction with 1O2 are discussed in relation to their structural features.