Effect of imino nitroxyl and nitronyl nitroxyl groups on the photochromic reactivity of diarylethenes

Diarylethene derivatives having imino nitroxide and nitronyl nitroxide have been prepared to examine the effect of the radical substituents on the photochromic reactivity of 1,2-bis(2-methyl-1-benzothiophen-3-yl)perfluorocyclopentene. These radical substituents reduce the quantum yields of both cyclization and cycloreversion reactions. The nitronyl nitroxyl moiety is more effective to suppress the reactivity in comparison with the imino nitroxide moiety. [reaction: see text]     

Synthesis of new, BODIPY-based sensors and labels

New, 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) dye based thiol-reactive fluorescent label, fluorescent amino acid, and fluoroionophore compounds with 540-560 nm emission are described. Combination of a BODIPY dye with a nitronyl nitroxide or an imino nitroxide or a bifunctional pyrroline nitroxide furnished a nitric oxide, a redox sensitive molecule and a double (spin and fluorescence) label, respectively.     

Molecular System Based on Novel Photochromic Biindenylidenedione Derivative Demonstrating Photomodulation of Magnetism

Stable nitronyl nitroxide radical and imino nitroxide radical were incorporated into the benzene rings of novel photochromic 7,7′‐dimethyl‐[2,2′‐bi‐1H‐indene]‐3,3′‐diethyl‐3,3′‐dihydroxy‐1,1′‐dione ( 1 ), leading to the synthesis of novel multifunctional compounds 4 and 5 . The photochromic properties, ESR spectroscopy and magnetic properties of the title compounds were investigated. Compounds 4 and 5 possess visible photochromism upon photoirradiation, and their ESR signals undergo secular broadening after photoirradiation. The magnetic susceptibility measurement shows that the antiferromagnetic interaction of 4 and 5 becomes stronger after photoirradiation. In compounds 4 and 5 there are two kinds of spin centers after photoirradiation: one is nitroxide radical, and the other is photo‐generated radicals from two indanone moieties. Our results demonstrated that the colour and magnetic properties of compounds 4 and 5 could be modulated by photoirradiation.     

Interpretation of cw-ESR spectra of p-methyl-thio-phenyl-nitronyl nitroxide in a nematic liquid crystalline phase

In this paper we report on the characterization by continuous wave electron spin resonance spectroscopy (cw-ESR) of a nitronyl nitroxide radical in a nematic phase. A detailed analysis is performed by exploiting an innovative modeling strategy alternative to the usual spectral simulation approach: most of the molecular parameters needed to calculate the spectrum are evaluated a priori and the ESR spectrum is obtained by direct application of the stochastic Liouville equation. Allowing a limited set of fitting parameters it is possible to reproduce satisfactorily ESR spectra in the temperature range 260 K-340 K including the nematic-to-isotropic phase transition (325.1 K). Our results open the way to a more quantitative understanding of the ordering and mobility of nitronyl nitroxide radicals in nanostructured environments.     

Synthesis,structures, and magnetic and optical properties of a series of europium(III) and gadolinium(III) complexes with chelating nitronyl and imino nitroxide free radicals

This paper reports the synthesis, structures, and magnetic and optical properties of a series of gadolinium(III) (1a-4a) and europium(III) (1b-4b) complexes with nitronyl or imino nitroxide radicals. The crystal structures of compounds 1a and 1b consist of [Ln(III)(radical)(2)(NO(3))(3)] entities in which the gadolinium(III) (1a) or europium(III) ion (1b) is 10-coordinated to two nitronyl nitroxide radicals and three nitrato ligands. The crystal structures of compounds 2a-4a and 2b-4b consist of [Ln(III)(hfac)(3)(radical)] entities in which the gadolinium(III) (2a-4a) or europium(III) ion (2b-4b) is 8-coordinated to one nitronyl (2a and 2b) or one imino (3a, 4a and 3b, 4b) nitroxide radical and three hexafluoroacetylacetonato ligands. The gadolinium(III) complexes (1a-4a) are isostructural with their europium(III) analogues (1b-4b). The magnetic properties of the gadolinium complexes were studied. Along the series 1a-4a only compound 2a exhibits a ferromagnetic Gd(III)-radical coupling (J(Gd-rad) = +1.7 cm(-1)), while for the others this coupling is antiferromagnetic (1a: J(Gd-rad1) = -4.05 cm(-1) and J(Gd-rad2) = -0.80 cm(-1); 3a: J(Gd-rad) = -2.6 cm(-1); 4a: J(Gd-rad) = -1.9 cm(-1)). The first full luminescence spectra of lanthanide complexes with free radical ligands are reported between 650 and 1200 nm. The rich vibronic structure in luminescence and absorption spectra indicates that several excited states define the absorption spectra between 400 and 800 nm. Qualitative trends can be established between magnetic ground state properties and the energies and fine structure of the title compounds.     

An ESR Method for Determination of Serum Lipase Activity

Abstract

An ESR method for determination of serum lipase is described in principle and demonstrated in practice. A lipid soluble nitroxide is dissolved in an olive oil emulsion. When the intensity of the ESR signal of the nitroxide in the aqueous phase is monitored as a function of time after an aliquot of lipase is added a linear plot of peak height as a function of enzyme concentration is obtained.     

Photoswitching of the magnetic interaction between a copper(II) ion and a nitroxide radical by using a photochromic spin coupler

Photoswitching of an intramolecular spin exchange interaction between a copper(II) ion and a nitroxyl radical by using a metal complex of diarylethene has been studied by means of ESR spectroscopy. As a coordination ligand, a diarylethene with a 1,10-phenanthroline ring and nitronyl nitroxide radical was synthesized. Mixing the diarylethene ligand with [Cu(hfac)(2)] (hfac=hexafluoroacetylacetone) in toluene led to a hypsochromic shift of the absorption maxima of the closed-ring isomer due to complexation. ESR measurement in toluene at room temperature of the open-ring isomer of the Cu(II) complex gave a spectrum that is a superposition of the spectra from the nitroxide radical and Cu(II). When the sample was irradiated with 366 nm light, a new peak due to large exchange interaction appeared between those of the nitroxyl radical and Cu(II). This ESR measurement revealed that the magnitude of the spin exchange interaction was changed by more than 160-fold by photoirradiation. This is the largest magnetic photoswitching phenomenon recorded in diarylethene systems.     

Photochromism of diarylethenes with two nitronyl nitroxides: photoswitching of an intramolecular magnetic interaction

Photochromic diarylethenes that have p-phenylene-substituted benzothiophene aryl groups with and without nitronyl nitroxide radicals at both ends of the molecules were synthesized. The absorption maxima of the closed-ring isomers showed a hypsochromic shift with the increase in the pi-conjugated chain length. The unique behavior was attributed to the stabilization by the resonant quinoid structures. Both photocyclization and photocycloreversion quantum yields of the diarylethene with nitronyl nitroxide radicals were found to increase with the increase in the pi-conjugated chain length. Photoswitching of the magnetic interaction between two nitronyl nitroxide radicals was studied by means of ESR spectroscopy. The change in exchange interaction between open- and closed-ring isomers of 1,2-bis[6-[4-[4-(1-oxyl-3-oxide-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazolin-2-yl)phenyl]phenyl]-2-methyl-1-benzothiophen-3-yl]hexafluorocyclopentene was determined to be more than 30-fold.     

Supramolecular triangular and linear arrays of metal-radical solids using pyrazolato-silver(I) motifs

New chelating radical ligands pzNNH, pzINH, and pzbisINH (3-pyrazolyl nitronyl nitroxide, 3-pyrazolyl imino nitroxide, and pyrazole-3,5-diyl bis(imino nitroxide), respectively) were prepared. Complexation of these ligands with Ag+ gave [Ag(pzNN)]n, [Ag(pzIN)]6, and [Ag(pzbisIN)]n containing the corresponding anionic forms of the ligands. From the X-ray crystal structure analysis, [Ag(pzIN)]6 was characterized as a dimer of almost planar triangular moieties where the pyrazolate worked as a bridge, and metal-metal bonds brought about dimerization of triangles. [Ag(pzbisIN)]n was characterized as a uniform zigzag chain consisting of pyrazolate bridges and Ag ions with a cis-Npz-Ag-Npz coordination structure. Antiferromagnetic interactions observed could be analyzed based on the structures determined for both compounds. Ferromagnetic coupling was observed in [Ag(pzNN)]n, and a polymeric structure was assumed although the crystal structure could not be determined. Novel supramolecular architectures using pyrazolate-substituted imino nitroxides have been developed, using the unique coordinative versatility of the pyrazolate derivatives     

两个氮氧自由基的合成与晶体结构：双自由基与阳离子自由基

合成并表征了2个氮氧自由基：2,2′-(2,5-二甲基苯基)-1,4-双(4,4,5,5-四甲基咪唑啉-3-氧化-1-氧基)自由基1和水合碘化m-N,N′,N″-三甲基苯铵基)-4,4,5,5-四甲基咪唑啉-3-氧化-1-氧基自由基2。双自由基1和阳离子自由基2均结晶于单斜晶系,P2₁/c空间群。通过分子间的氢键作用,2个化合物形成三维超分子体系。     

Synthesis and intramolecular magnetic interaction of triphenylamine derivatives with nitronyl nitroxide radicals

Two triphenylamine derivatives bearing nitronyl nitroxide radicals, tris[4-(1-oxyl-3-oxide-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazolin-2-yl)phenyl]amine (1) and N,N-bis[4-(1-oxyl-3-oxide-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazolin-2-yl)phenyl]-4-methoxyphenylamine (2) were synthesized. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements showed the weak antiferromagnetic interactions in the powder samples of 1 and 2. The electrochemical and ESR measurements revealed that the first oxidation process of 1 and 2 corresponds to the oxidation of nitronyl nitroxide moieties.     

Tuning of the nitronyl nitroxide radical magnetic and electronic properties by inclusion in cucurbit[n]urils

A nitronyl nitroxide, 2-(benzimidazolyl)-4,4,5,5,-tetramethylimidazolidinyl-3-oxide-1-oxy, 1 and its imino nitroxide analog 2, have been included in cucurbit[n]urils, CBn (n = 7,8), as their hydrochlorides and neutral compounds as well. The hydrochlorides form soluble 1:1 complexes. In the solid state the paramagnetic centers are well isolated and magnetic interactions are cancelled out in contrast to what is observed for the pure nitroxides. The two inclusion complexes involving 1 were characterized by X-ray crystallography. When they were heated in the solid state, one observed a clean conversion of the nitronyl nitroxide guest, 1, into its analog 2.     

Electrospray mass spectrometry of stable iminyl nitroxide and nitronyl nitroxide free radicals

Electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectra have been recorded for a range of substituted nitronyl nitroxide and iminyl nitroxide monoradicals and biradicals. Secondary species formed in the ESI source were observed as the dominant ions in both the iminyl nitroxide and nitronyl nitroxide spectra. Daughter ion spectrometry was used to establish fragmentation mechanisms for the nitronyl nitroxide and iminyl nitroxide moieties as well as the secondary species under ESI conditions.     

Analysis of the magnetic coupling in nitroxide organic biradicals

The magnetic coupling in organic biradicals has been analyzed by means of ab initio wave function-based methods. Attention is focused on the coupling between the spin moments localized on the NO-groups in meta and para phenylene-bridged nitroxides, and bis(nitronyl) nitroxide and bis(imino) nitroxide biradicals. The leading mechanisms governing the coupling have been isolated by means of class-partitioned CI calculations. It was found that the mechanisms of the coupling in the para and meta phenylene-bridged nitroxides are similar to that found in transition metal complexes, while for the other biradicals the dominance of other mechanisms (like the spin polarization) imposes restrictions on the computational strategy to be followed to best estimate the coupling.     

氮氧自由基单核钬配合物的合成与结构

A novel mononuclear Ho(Ⅲ) nitronyl nitroxide complex [Ho(hfac)₃(NITPhDma)₂], (NITPhDma=2-(4-dimethylamino-phenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide, hfac=hexafluoroacetylacetonate), was synth-esized and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P2₁/n with a=1.274 5(1) nm, b=1.753 1(2) nm, c=2.482 8(2) nm, β=93.753(2)°. The Ho(Ⅲ) ion is eight-coordinated with a distorted dodecahedron environment. Each NITPhDma radical acts as monodentate ligand towards Ho(Ⅲ) ion through the NO group, and the complex molecules are well isolated. CCDC: 775839.     

Two novel oxamido-bridge dinuclear copper(II) complexes containing four spin carriers involving the nitroxide radical ligand: synthesis,crystal structure and magnetic properties

The combined use of nitroxide free radicals as terminal ligands and precursor [Cu₂(oxpn)]²⁺ anions has led to the preparation of two novel oxamido-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complexes containing nitronyl nitroxide Cu₂(oxpn)(NIToBA)₂ (1) or imino nitroxide [Cu₂(oxpn)(IM_pPy)₂](ClO₄)₂ · 2H₂O (2). X-ray crystallography shows that both (1) and (2) have like as coordination modes where the oxamido group as a trans-form bridged ligand, combine two copper(II) atoms. Each copper (II) ion has a similar coordination environment, in which it adopts a distorted square planar geometry. The temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility measurements shows the weak antiferromagnetic co upling interaction between the copper(II) atoms and the nitronyl nitroxide radicals in both complexes.     

Synthesis,structure and magnetic properties of a Pr(III) complex with chelating nitronyl nitroxide radicals

The synthesis and structure of Pr(III) complex with chelating nitronyl nitroxide radicals of formula [Pr(III)(NIT2Py)₂(NO₃)₃] (NIT2Py?=?2-(2′-pyridyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide) is reported. Pr(III) is ten-coordinate with three bidentate nitrate anions and two radicals. The radical behaves as a bidentate chelating ligand through one oxygen atom of the nitronyl nitroxide group and one nitrogen atom of a pyridine ring. The electronic spectrum for the complex in THF and magnetic susceptibilities from 77–300?K are reported.     

ESR Study of Free Radical Decomposition of N,N-Bis(arylsulfonyl)hydroxylamines in Organic Solution

Decomposition of N,N-bis(p-tolylsulfonyl)hydroxylamine (BTH) in chloroform and benzene solutions has been studied and was found to involve the formation of several radical intermediates. This process has been found to be accelerated by oxygen, resulting in the formation of p-toluenesulfonic acid and N,N,O-tris(p-tolylsulfonyl)hydroxylamine (TTH) as the main decay products. In addition, a small amount of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride has been isolated from chloroform solution, suggesting the chlorine abstraction from solvent. The formation of nitric oxide (NO) from BTH has been shown by mass spectrometry in gaseous phase and using nitronyl nitroxide as an NO trap in solution. It was proposed that liberation of NO proceeds through the homolytic cleavage of the S-N bond of p-tolylsulfonyl nitrite existing in equilibrium with BTH in solution. The formation of p-tolylsulfonyl radicals has been proved by spin trapping using 2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane (MNP) and 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO). The rate of NO production in the presence of nitronyl nitroxide and the rate of oxygen consumption revealed linear plots in BTH concentration with the rate constants 0.0044 s(-)(1) and 0.0016 s(-)(1), respectively. It was found also that nitrogen dioxide formed during NO oxidation reacts readily with BTH to produce the organic analog of Fremy's radical. This radical recombines with p-tolylsulfonyl radical yielding N,N,O-trisubstituted hydroxylamine TTH.     

CS2与亚硝酸水溶液复相体系的激光闪光光解

利用激光光解-瞬态吸收技术研究了氮气饱和条件下CS2与亚硝酸水溶液复相体系的355nm光解机理.瞬态吸收光谱分析结果表明:CS2与·OH自由基快反应生成CS2OH,产生的CS2OH继续与HONO反应生成CS2OH-HONO加合物,其吸收峰分别为285,305,475,490和980nm,反应CS2OH+HONOCS2OH-HONO的二级速率常数为(2.79±0.05)×108L/(mol·s);230nm处的吸收峰归属为CS2NO+,其一级衰减速率常数为1.28×105s-1.     

Effect of nitroxide radicals on chemically induced dynamic electron polarization of spin-correlated radical pairs in aqueous micellar solutions of sodium dodecyl sulfate

The multispin systems consisting of spin-correlated radical pairs (SCRPs) and stable nitroxide radicals, localized in micelles of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), were studied by ESR and pulse laser photolysis techniques. In all the systems studied, the stable nitroxide radicals exert no effect on the shape of the ESR spectra of the SCRPs (in particular, on the shape of their antiphase structure) and on the decay kinetics of the ESR signal of the SCRPs. In the SDS micelles, the electron spin polarization transfer from the nonequilibrium electron spin states of the molecular triplets (SCRP precursors) is the most efficient mechanism of generation of the electron spin polarization in nitroxide radicals. The experimental data also show that the nitroxide radicals and SCRP radicals are most probably distributed uniformly in the micellar phase. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1390–1401, July, 2008.