Hydroxyl radical as a probe of the charge distribution in aromatics: phenol

Initial radiation chemical yields of 1.48 (2), 0.24 (2), and 2.01 molecules per 100 eV of absorbed energy are reported for addition of *OH radical to each of the ortho, meta, and para positions of phenol. These yields represent 91% of the yield of 5.96 expected for *OH addition to 5 mM phenol and are in general agreement with other previous measurements. Pulse radiolysis experiments show that phenoxy radical is produced in a yield of approximately 0.42 as a result of addition of *OH at phenol's ipso position. The total of these yields (5.84) accounts for the addition of virtually all of the expected *OH radicals. The relative yields for addition to the ortho, meta, and para positions provide a measure of the charge distribution in phenol that correlates quite well with the unpaired spin distribution in phenoxyl radical. This correlation indicates that the OH substituent similarly affects the charge distribution on the aromatic ring of phenol and the unpaired spin distribution in the phenoxyl radical.     

A Phenyl α-Nitronyl Nitroxide with a Forced Chiral Conformation

Summary.  A new phenyl α-nitronyl nitroxide bearing a hydroxyl group at position 2 of the aromatic ring and a chiral methyl lactate substituent at position 5 has been synthesized with the aim of combining the magnetic properties of this kind of radical with the optical properties endowed by the chiral group. The optically active compound forms intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the OH group and one of the NO groups and shows a large torsion angle between the two rings when compared with similar radicals with no substituent in this position. Therefore, the optical properties are distinct. The optical and magnetic properties of the new radical in both solution and solid state are presented. Received June 23, 2000. Accepted (revised) September 18, 2000     

Radiolysis of aqueous DCH18C6 solutions at 77 K

Low-temperature (77 K) γ- and X-ray radiolysis of aqueous DCH18C6 solutions was studied by ESR-spectroscopy. OH radicals, trapped electrons and macrocyclic radicals -CH₂-CH-O- resulting from H-atom abstraction from methylene groups of polyether ring were identified as predominant radiolysis products. Increasing the crown ether concentration in aqueous solution leads to the growth of relative yields of the trapped electron and macrocyclic radicals as well as the decrease of that of hydroxyl radical. Neither radical products of macrocycle rupture nor H-atom abstraction from cyclohexane rings were observed.     

Radical identification by liquid chromatography/thermospray mass spectrometry

Radical adducts of 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO) with hydroxyl, methanol-derived, and ethanol-derived radicals were detected by a combination of liquid chromatography with either electron paramagnetic resonance or thermospray mass spectrometry (LC/EPR or LC/TSP-MS) in the Fenton system (with methanol or ethanol). One radical adduct was observed in the reaction of DMPO with the hydroxyl radical or the methanol-derived radical, while two adducts were detected in the reaction of DMPO with ethanol-derived radicals. The LC/TSP-MS spectra showed quasi-molecular ions [M + H]+ at m/z 146 and m/z 160 for the methanol-derived and ethanol-derived radical adducts, respectively, and an apparent molecular ion M+ at m/z 130 for the hydroxyl radical adduct. Use of methyl-D3 alcohol (CD3OH) and ethyl-D5 alcohol (CD3CD2OH) indicated that carbon-centered radicals are formed. Experiments with partially deuterated ethanol (CD3CH2OH and CH3CD2OH) indicated that the two adducts observed in the reaction of DMPO with ethanol-derived radicals correspond to the two diastereomeric adducts of DMPO with the alpha-hydroxyethyl free radical.     

An important role of intramolecular free radical reactions in antimalarial activity of artemisinin and its analogs

The kinetic schemes of intramolecular reactions of five analogs of artemisinin were built. The method of intersecting parabolas was used for the calculation of activation energies and rate constants of each elementary step of these schemes. The competition between monomolecular and bimolecular free radicals was taken into account. It was evidenced that the intramolecular oxidation of these compounds proceeds as a cascade of consecutive free radical reactions with the formation of hydroperoxide groups. The latter decompose via reactions with the Fe(II) complexes generating free radicals. Among the radicals formed, the hydroxyl radical was proved to play the key role. A correlation between the yield of hydroxyl radicals n(OH) and antimalarial activity of compounds (IC(50)) was observed. The dependence of index IC(50) on n(OH) is linear in the logarithmic coordinates: ln[IC(50)(Artemisinin)/IC(50)(Compound)] = -14.10 + 3.85 ×n(OH). The proposed scheme explains and demonstrates a strong dependence of the antimalarial effectiveness of a drug on the chemical structure.     

镁铝类水滑石对邻、间、对甲基苯酚的吸附

采用液相非稳态共沉淀法制备了镁铝类水滑石（Mg-Al HTlc）,并研究了邻、间和对甲基苯酚在Mg-Al HTlc上的吸附行为。 结果表明,邻、间和对甲基苯酚在Mg-Al HTlc上的吸附等温方程均符合Freundlich吸附等温式;吸附动力学均符合准二级动力学方程;在实验范围内,Mg-Al HTlc对三者的吸附量为：对甲基苯酚＞邻甲基苯酚＞间甲基苯酚;在pH值5.00~13.00范围内,三者的吸附量均随pH值的增加先增大后减小、随温度升高和电解质（NaCl）浓度的增大而增大。 探讨了吸附机理和苯环上甲基取代基位置对吸附的影响。     

High‐temperature shock tube study of the reactions CH3 + OH → products and CH3OH + Ar → products

The reaction between methyl and hydroxyl radicals has been studied in reflected shock wave experiments using narrow‐linewidth OH laser absorption. OH radicals were generated by the rapid thermal decomposition of tert‐butyl hydroperoxide. Two different species were used as CH₃ radical precursors, azomethane and methyl iodide. The overall rate coefficient of the CH₃ + OH reaction was determined in the temperature range 1081–1426 K under conditions of chemical isolation. The experimental data are in good agreement with a recent theoretical study of the reaction. The decomposition of methanol to methyl and OH radicals was also investigated behind reflected shock waves. The current measurements are in good agreement with a recent experimental study and a master equation simulation. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 40: 488–495, 2008     

Hydroxyl radical at the air-water interface

Interaction of the hydroxyl radical with the liquid water surface was studied using classical molecular dynamics computer simulations. From a series of scattering trajectories, the thermal and mass accommodation coefficients of OH on liquid water at 300 K were determined to be 0.95 and 0.83, respectively. The calculated free energy profile for transfer of OH across the air-water interface at 300 K exhibits a minimum in the interfacial region, with the free energy of adsorbtion (DeltaGa) being about 1 kcal/mol more negative than the hydration free energy (DeltaGs). The propensity of the hydroxyl radical for the air-water interface manifests itself in partitioning of OH radicals between the bulk water and the surface. The enhancement of the surface concentration of OH relative to its concentration in the aqueous phase suggests that important OH chemistry may be occurring in the interfacial layer of water droplets, aqueous aerosol particles, and thin water films adsorbed on solid surfaces. This has profound consequences for modeling heterogeneous atmospheric chemical processes.     

Hydrogen-bonding effects on the properties of phenoxyl radicals. An EPR,kinetic, and computational study

The effect of 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropan-2-ol (HFP) on the properties of phenoxyl radicals has been investigated. HFP produces large variations of the phenoxyl hyperfine splitting constants indicative of a large redistribution of electron spin density, which can be accounted for by the increased importance of the mesomeric structures with electric charge separation. The conformational rigidity of phenoxyl radicals with electron-releasing substituents is also greatly enhanced in the presence of HFP, as demonstrated by the 2 kcal/mol increase in the activation energy for the internal rotation of the p-OMe group in the p-methoxyphenoxyl radical. By using the EPR equilibration technique, we have found that in phenols the O-H bond dissociation enthalpy (BDE) is lowered in the presence of HFP because it preferentially stabilizes the phenoxyl radical. In phenols containing groups such as OR that are acceptors of H-bonds, the interaction between HFP and the substituent is stronger in the phenol than in the corresponding phenoxyl radical because the radical oxygen behaves as an electron-withdrawing group, which decreases the complexating ability of the substituent. In phenols containing OH or NH(2) groups, EPR experiments performed in H-bond accepting solvents showed that the interaction between the solvent and the substituent is much stronger in the phenoxyl radical than in the parent phenol because of the electron-withdrawing effect of the radical oxygen, which makes more acidic, and therefore more available to give H-bonds, the OH or NH(2) groups. These experimental results have been confirmed by DFT calculations. The effect of HFP solvent on the reactivity of phenols toward alkyl radicals has also been investigated. The results indicated that the decrease of BDE observed in the presence of HFP is not accompanied by a larger reactivity. The origin of this unexpected behavior has been shown by DFT computations. Finally, a remarkable increase in the persistency of the alpha-tocopheroxyl radical has been observed in the presence of HFP.     

*H atom and *OH radical reactions with 5-methylcytosine

The reactions between either a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl radical and 5-methylcytosine (5-MeCyt) are studied by using the hybrid kinetic energy meta-GGA functional MPW1B95. *H atom and *OH radical addition to positions C5 and C6 of 5-MeCyt, or *OH radical induced H-abstraction from the C5 methyl group, are explored. All systems are optimized in bulk solvent. The data presented show that the barriers to reaction are very low: ca. 7 kcal/mol for the *H atom additions and 1 kcal/mol for the reactions involving the *OH radical. Thermodynamically, the two C6 radical adducts and the *H-abstraction product are the most stable ones. The proton hyperfine coupling constants (HFCC), computed at the IEFPCM/MPW1B95/6-311++G(2d,2p) level, agree well with B3LYP results and available experimental and theoretical data on related thymine and cytosine radicals.     

Origin of substituent effects in the absorption spectra of peroxy radicals: time dependent density functional theory calculations.

We investigate the assignment of electronic transitions in alkyl peroxy radicals. Past experimental work has shown that the phenyl peroxy radical exhibits a transition in the visible region; however, previous high level calculations have not reproduced this observed absorption. We use time dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) to characterize the electronic excitations of the phenyl peroxy radical as well as other hydrocarbon substituted peroxy radicals. TDDFT calculations of the phenyl peroxy radical support an excitation in the visible spectrum. Further, we investigate the nature of this visible absorption using electron attachment/detachment density diagrams of the peroxy radicals and present a qualitative picture of the origin of the visible absorption based on molecular orbital perturbations. The peroxy radical substituent is also compared against isoelectronic radical groups. The visible absorption is determined to be dependent on mixing of the alkyl and radical substituent orbitals.     

乙酸钠、草酸钠、酒石酸钾在三氧化钨-水体系中光生自由基的研究

当分散在溶液中的TiO₂、znO、CdS、WO₃等多相体系受到光照时,固态的半导体物质吸收光子后会产生电子-空穴对,它们在半导体界面上与周围介质反应,可能以各种方式进行电荷转移而形成不同的活泼中间体,引起人们对发生在半导体粉末上的光化学过程的关注。     

2’-脱氧胞苷-5’-磷酸羟基加合物的分子结构与电子结构

使用密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP/DZP++研究了羟基自由基与2’-脱氧胞苷-5’-磷酸(dCMP)的胞嘧啶环加成产物的分子结构与电子结构. 结果表明, dCMP胞嘧啶环中各C原子上的单羟基加合物的相对稳定性顺序为C5>C6>>C4≥C2. 加合物的稳定性、自旋密度、静电势以及dCMP的电子密度、静电势、电荷分布分析表明, dCMP遭遇多个羟基自由基攻击时, 第一个羟基自由基加在dCMP的C5上, 而C6则成为第二个羟基自由基的进攻目标. 反应中一旦形成了C2-位单羟基加合物, 则极有可能在DNA复制过程中引起致命的基因突变, 也可能诱发DNA-DNA以及DNA-蛋白质的链间交联, 引起更复杂的损伤. 相反, C5、C6-位上单羟基加合物的形成对DNA的稳定性不构成直接威胁.     

明日叶黄酮类化合物清除羟基自由基活性研究

为了研究明日叶黄酮类化合物对羟基自由基的清除作用,以明日叶（主要取叶片）为原料,用体积分数为65％乙醇提取明日叶总黄酮,测定其总黄酮含量.通过Fenton反应体系产生羟基自由基,利用明日叶提取液中的功能成分黄酮类化合物对羟基自由基的清除作用进行研究.结果表明：明日叶提取物总黄酮质量分数为10.18％,且黄酮类化合物对羟基自由基有较强清除效力,当提取物总黄酮浓度在0.1～1.0 mg/mL范围内,其与清除率呈正相关.明日叶中黄酮类化合物对羟基自由基有较强清除效力,作为天然抗氧化产品开发具有一定价值.     

Studies on some radical transfer reactions. Part I. Hydrogen atom abstraction from some organic substrates by ȮH radicals

Polymerization of methyl methacrylate was carried out in aqueous and nonaqueous media in the presence of some sulfonated and carboxylic organic compounds, hydroxyl radicals generated from hydrogen peroxide being used as initiators of polymerization. The occurrence of radical transfer reactions by way of hydrogen atom abstraction from the organic substrates by the ?H radicals was demonstrated by the detection of sulfonate and carboxyl endgroups in the respective polymers. It was found that the radical transfer reactions were more favored in aqueous media than in nonaqueous systems.     

A Density Functional Study of Substituent Effects on the O-H and O-CH(3) Bond Dissociation Energies in Phenol and Anisole

The substituent effects on O-H and O-CH(3) bond dissociation energies for a series of 18 para-substituted phenols (p-XC(6)H(4)OH) and 11 para-substituted anisoles have been studied using the density functional method in order to understand the origin of these effects. The calculated substituent effects agree well with experimental measurements for phenols but are substantially larger than the reported values for anisoles. Both ground-state effect and radical effect contribute significantly to the overall substituent effect. An electron-donating group causes a destabilization in phenols or anisoles (ground-state effect) but a stabilization in the phenoxy radicals (radical effect), resulting in reduced O-R bond dissociation energy. An electron-withdrawing group has the opposite effect. In most cases, the radical effect is more important than the ground-state effect. There is a good correlation between the calculated radical effects and calculated variations in charge and spin density on the phenoxy oxygen. This supports the concept that both polar and spin delocalization effects influence the stability of the phenoxy radical. While almost every para-substituent causes a stabilization of the phenoxy radical by spin delocalization, electron-donating groups stabilize and electron-withdrawing groups destabilize the phenoxy radical by the polar effect.     

Oxidative Degradation of Aqueous Cresols Induced by Gaseous Plasma with Contact Glow Discharge Electrolysis

The oxidative degradation of cresols smoothly proceeded toward inorganic end products when a gaseous plasma generated by means of dc glow discharge was sustained in contact with the surface of aqueous solution containing organic compounds. In order to get mechanistic insight, the monohydroxylation products from each isomeric cresol were closely examined as primary intermediates to reveal that the aromatic hydroxylation preferentially occurred at the position para to the hydroxyl group of each starting material. It was also established that the degradation of cresols strictly followed the first-order rate law. On the basis of the orientational analysis and the kinetical consideration including the effects of Fe ions added on the reaction rate, it was concluded that hydroxyl radical, which might result from the homolytic cleavage of water molecules by the action of plasma, was the most likely reagent responsible for the mineralization of cresols.     

Computational observation of enhanced solvation of the hydroxyl radical with increased NaCl concentration

Classical molecular dynamics simulations with many-body potentials were carried out to quantitatively determine the effect of NaCl salt concentration on the aqueous solvation and surface concentration of hydroxyl radicals. The potential of mean force technique was used to track the incremental free energy of the hydroxyl radical from the vapor, crossing the air-water interface into the aqueous bulk. Results showed increased NaCl salt concentration significantly enhanced hydroxyl radical solvation, which should significantly increase its accommodation on water droplets. This has been experimentally observed for ozone aqueous accommodation with increased NaI concentration, but, to our knowledge, no experimental study has probed this for hydroxyl radicals. The origin for this effect was found to be very favorable hydroxyl radical-chloride ion interactions, being stronger than those for water-chloride.     

Mapping the influence of molecular structure on rates of electron transfer using direct measurements of the electron spin-spin exchange interaction

The spin-spin exchange interaction, 2J, in a radical ion pair produced by a photoinduced electron transfer reaction can provide a direct measure of the electronic coupling matrix element, V, for the subsequent charge recombination reaction. We have developed a series of dyad and triad donor-acceptor molecules in which 2J is measured directly as a function of incremental changes in their structures. In the dyads the chromophoric electron donors 4-(N-pyrrolidinyl)- and 4-(N-piperidinyl)naphthalene-1,8-dicarboximide, 5ANI and 6ANI, respectively, and a naphthalene-1,8:4,5-bis(dicarboximide) (NI) acceptor are linked to the meta positions of a phenyl spacer to yield 5ANI-Ph-NI and 6ANI-Ph-NI. In the triads the same structure is used, except that the piperidine in 6ANI is replaced by a piperazine in which a para-X-phenyl, where X = H, F, Cl, MeO, and Me(2)N, is attached to the N' nitrogen to form a para-X-aniline (XAn) donor to give XAn-6ANI-Ph-NI. Photoexcitation yields the respective 5ANI(+)-Ph-NI(-), 6ANI(+)-Ph-NI(-), and XAn(+)-6ANI-Ph-NI(-) singlet radical ion pair states, which undergo subsequent radical pair intersystem crossing followed by charge recombination to yield (3)NI. The radical ion pair distances within the dyads are about 11-12 A, whereas those in the triads are about approximately 16-19 A. The degree of delocalization of charge (and spin) density onto the aniline, and therefore the average distance between the radical ion pairs, is modulated by the para substituent. The (3)NI yields monitored spectroscopically exhibit resonances as a function of magnetic field, which directly yield 2J for the radical ion pairs. A plot of ln 2J versus r(DA), the distance between the centroids of the spin distributions of the two radicals that comprise the pair, yields a slope of -0.5 +/- 0.1. Since both 2J and k(CR), the rate of radical ion pair recombination, are directly proportional to V(2), the observed distance dependence of 2J shows directly that the recombination rates in these molecules obey an exponential distance dependence with beta = 0.5 +/- 0.1 A(-)(1). This technique is very sensitive to small changes in the electronic interaction between the two radicals and can be used to probe subtle structural differences between radical ion pairs produced from photoinduced electron transfer reactions.