Anwendung von Klassifikationsverfahren zur Interpretation von Lösungsmitteleinflüssen auf EPR-Spektren

Use of Classification Methods to Interpret the Influence of Solvents on Parameters of EPR Spectra The influence of solvents on EPR spectra of Cu^II-Acetylacetonate (registered at room temperature) was investigated. The classification of mean values of the g-tensors and coupling constants using different clustering methods lead to groups of solvents which are related to the respective substance classes. The analysis of the relationship between EPR data and solvent parameters showed, that there exists a close relation between Lewis basicity of solvents and classification found by using clustering methods.     

Structures of ionic species and electronic interactions in radical ions; ketyls with divalent cations

EPR and optical spectra of magnesium and calcium ketyls were investigated in MTHF and mixtures of DMF and MTHF at various concentrations. It was shown that these ketyls form aggregates in ethereal solvents and dissociate into biradicals in more polar solutions. Models of ion aggregate to explain the observed EPR and optical spectra are suggested.     

Magnetic and electronic characterization of 2:1 copper(II) complexes of a series of aminocarboxylic acids

Copper(II) complexes with L-(—)-proline, pipecolinic acid, picolinic acid, anthranilic acid, 4-chloranthranilic acid, 3,5,-dichloroanthranilic acid, 4-nitroanthranilic acid, N-phenyl-anthranilic acid, and flufenamic acid anions were prepared and characterized. The copper complexes of the anions of proline, pipecolinic acid, and picolinic acid are soluble in polar solvents and display frozen solution EPR spectra with axial resonance parameters. The copper complexes of the ring-substituted anthranilates are highly insoluble or only slightly soluble in a few solvents. The EPR spectra of the copper-doped zinc(II) analogues of these complexes display various degrees of rhombicity in their EPR parameters. The N-substituted anthranilates form insoluble complexes in aqueous solution which readily dissolve in organic solvents and undergo dimerization.     

Low operational stability of enzymes in dry organic solvents: changes in the active site might affect catalysis

The potential of enzyme catalysis in organic solvents for synthetic applications has been overshadowed by the fact that their catalytic properties are affected by organic solvents. In addition, it has recently been shown that an enzyme's initial activity diminishes considerably after prolonged exposure to organic media. Studies geared towards understanding this last drawback have yielded unclear results. In the present work we decided to use electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR) to study the motion of an active site spin label (a nitroxide free radical) during 96 h of exposure of the serine protease subtilisin Carlsberg to four different organic solvents. Our EPR data shows a typical two component spectra that was quantified by the ratio of the anisotropic and isotropic signals. The isotropic component, associated with a mobile nitroxide free radical, increases during prolonged exposure to all solvents used in the study. The maximum increase (of 43%) was observed in 1,4-dioxane. Based on these and previous studies we suggest that prolonged exposure of the enzyme to these solvents provokes a cascade of events that could induce substrates to adopt different binding conformations. This is the first EPR study of the motion of an active-site spin label during prolonged exposure of an enzyme to organic solvents ever reported.     

Spin‐labeling of polymeric micelles and application in probing micelle swelling using EPR spectroscopy

Polymer structure and conformational dynamics are essential to polymer macroscopic properties, but are challenging to probe. We report here a synthetic pathway to chemically add a nitroxide moiety onto block polymers in a mild, aqueous environment and demonstrate its use in a series of polymeric micelles using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The micelles were characterized with several analytical approaches and EPR findings were in general consistent with other approaches. Upon exposure to organic solvents, the line shape changes reflected the micelle swelling and EPR spectral simulations revealed structural information of the swelled micelles. The label introduced via our method can be cleaved and replaced with other probes to report different information site‐specifically. The mild conditions facilitate the future use of EPR in solving biopolymer problems. In combination with other labeling approaches, one can perform polymer spin labeling with different chemistry, so that various information about polymers can be obtained site‐specifically. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2017 , 55, 1770–1782     

EPR and electronic spectral properties of aryl-substituted bis(dithiophosphato)copper(II) complexes

The spectral properties of bis(diaryl-dithiophosphato)copper(II) complexes, [Cu(S(2)P(OR)(2))(2)], with R = o-cresyl (complex I) and 2,6-dimethylphenyl (complex II) are studied by EPR- and vis spectroscopy. In solid (powder) state both complexes exhibit dark brown colour and are paramagnetic. Room temperature EPR spectra of the complexes dissolved in non-coordinating (C(6)H(5)CH(3), C(5)H(12), C(6)H(14)), acceptor (CHCl(3), CCl(4)) or donor (DMFA, DMSO) solvents have typical features of the chromophore CuS(4). In non-coordinating and acceptor solvents their isotropic EPR parameters are: g(iso)=2.047+/-0.003, (Cu)A(iso) = 7.2+/-0.1 mT and (P)A = 0.95+/-0.1 mT. An absorption band characterizes the vis spectra in these solvents with a maximum at 427 nm, due to a ligand-to-metal charge-transfer transition. One hour after dissolution the absorbance at 427 nm follows Beer's law with molar absorptivity (epsilon) about 11000, which does not change significantly after 24 h staying at room temperature or after 30 min heating at 50 degrees C. Both DMFA and DMSO exhibit specific solute-solvent interaction with the acceptor centre of copper complex yielding an axial adduct, with increased g-factor and decreased (hf)A compared to the initial complex. An additional EPR signal with unresolved hyperfine structure is also detected in DMSO. EPR and vis intensities of both bis(diaryl-dtp)Cu(II) complexes decrease after dissolution in both solvents. Moreover, they are EPR silent in pyridine and do not show any absorption in the vis spectra.     

水杨醛酪氨酸铜配合物合成和EPR波谱

A new Schiff base derived from tyrosine and salicylidene and its copper(Ⅱ ) complex have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses,molar conductances,thermal analyses,infrared spectra,electronic spectra and EPR spectra.The composition of the complex is K[CuL(Ac)]· H2O, where L=H13C16NO4.EPR spectra of the copper(Ⅱ) complex were investigated in various solvents at different temperatures.It is found that the linewidth of four hyperfine lines on solution spectra at room temperature is unequal and changes with mⅠ ,this could be satisfactorily explained by the relaxation effect.The relaxation time and the relaxation rate were calculated.By using spectral parameters from solution spectra at low temperature,the bonding parameters of Cu(Ⅱ ) complex were calculated.The bonding characterization and stability of the complex were disscussed.The results show that the in-plane σ -bond and the in-plane π -bond in the complex all play an important role.     

The EPR spectra of copper compounds with tetragonal symmetry in glasses

The conditions for the appearance of the additional absorption peak and its position in the EPR spectra of copper compounds with tetragonal symmetry in glasses have been analyzed. It has been found that the constants of the spin hamiltonians A and B should always have negative signs. The resulting theoretical conclusions have been compared with experimental results on the EPR of bis(salicylideneiminato)copper in various solvents and low-temperature glasses.     

N-(2,2,6,6-四甲基-4-哌啶基-1-氧)-N＇-芳酰氨基硫脲EPR波谱的溶剂效应

本文研究了五种哌啶类稳定氮氧自由基在九种极性不同的溶剂 中EPR谱特性。观察到超精细分裂常数A~N与Kosower Z值、Reichardt E~T值之间存在良好的线性关系。同时还发现=N_O共轭键在外磁场作用下所产生的三组裂磁能中每两组相邻能级的能量差ΔE、氮原子上的π电子自旋密度P^x~N值与Z、E~T值也有良好的线性关系。以及自由基旋转相关时间τ、高场峰相对高度h~r与溶剂粘度η值之间也呈线性关系。     

A Novel Method of Determining Certain Group VIII Metal Ions by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Measurements

Abstract

Although electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) has long proven itself a valuable technique for the study of various organic free radicals¹ including those that are biochemically interesting, only recently has it come into use as a convenient and sensitive method for inorganic analysis. Guilbault and coworkers have demonstrated the usefulness of EPR methods for the determination of low concentrations of various ions of the first transition metal series both in aqueous solution^{2, 3, 4} and extracted into organic solvents.⁵ Moyer and McCarthy⁶ have also demonstrated the application of EPR to quantitative inorganic analysis. Inasmuch as the area under the EPR first derivative curve is related to the number of unpaired electrons, this can serve as a measure of the concentration of a relatively large number of inorganic free radicals including most paramagnetic metal ions. Some of the Group VIII metal ions such as Ni(II), Pd(II), and Pt(II), while paramagnetic in their high spin complexes, however, do not exhibit an EPR signal at room temperatures because of their very rapid relaxation times.     

Site-directed electrostatic measurements with a thiol-specific ph-sensitive nitroxide: differentiating local pK and polarity effects by high-field EPR

This communication describes the use of a methanethiosulfonate derivative of an imidazolidine nitroxide, methanethiosulfonic acid S-(1-oxyl-2,2,3,5,5-pentamethyl-imidazolidin-4-ylmethyl) ester, IMTSL, for site-directed pKa determination of peptides by electron paramagnetic resonance. This spin label is covalently attached to the thiol group of unique cysteines incorporated into peptide structures. The tertiary amine nitrogen N3 of the label readily participates in proton exchange reactions, which are monitored through changes in EPR spectra of nitroxide moiety. Using EPR at 95 GHz (W-band) isotropic magnetic parameters of this nitroxide, both Aiso and giso, were calibrated in solvents of different polarity and pH. Two different linear correlations between Aiso and giso for acidic and basic forms of IMTSL were observed, making it possible to differentiate effects of local polarity from N3 protonation on nitroxide EPR spectra. Titration of a synthetic P11 peptide fragment of the laminin B1 chain illustrates the utility of this method.     

Orientational motion of nitroxides in molecular glasses: dependence on the chemical structure, on the molecular size of the probe, and on the type of the matrix

Echo detected electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) study of orientational molecular motion of nitroxide spin probes in glassy solvents was performed by evaluating the anisotropic transverse relaxation rate 1/T(2) at different positions of the EPR spectrum. Experiments were done on nitroxides of different sizes and shapes, in different solvent glasses, with different deuteration degree, and at different temperatures. We found that the properties of the solvent glass have a much stronger impact on the relaxation rate than the size and shape of the nitroxide have. We concluded that the anisotropic relaxation is induced by reordering of the solvent cage and not by small angle fluctuations of the nitroxide in the cage or intramolecular motion of nitroxide.     

Effect of solvent on EPR spectra of Cu(II) complexes

EPR spectra of inner complexes of Cu(II) in various solvents and in glasses were investigated. It was shown that the solvent has an appreciable effect on the electron density distribution between the central ion and the ligands.     

Gamma-irradiated dry fruits. An example of a wide variety of long-time dependent EPR spectra

EPR spectra of dry, sugar containing fruits--raisins, sultanas, figs, dates, peaches, blue plums and chokeberry recorded before and after irradiation with gamma-rays, are reported. It is shown that weak singlet EPR line with 2.0031+/-0.0005 can be recorded before irradiation of seeds, stones or skin of chokeberry, figs and raisins as well as flesh of blue plum, raisins and peaches. EPR signals of various shape are distinguished after irradiation in different parts of the fruits, as well as in randomly cut pieces of them: As a result, randomly cut pieces of dry fruits suitable for EPR studies, containing various constituents, exhibit different in shape and intensity EPR spectra. Kinetic studies followed for 1 year on the time stability of all reported EPR signals indicate that intensity ratio between the simultaneously appearing EPR signals in particular fruit varies from 1:20 immediately after irradiation to 1:0.5 at the end of the period. These observations open a new possibility for identification of irradiated fruits - using the magnitude of the intensity ratio to find the approximate date of radiation processing in the first ca. 30-100 days.     

钆(Ⅲ)混合阴离子配合物的电子顺磁共振谱

稀土离子Gd^3 和Eu^2 体系在室温下可得到清晰的电子顺磁共振（EPR）图谱。由谱图可获取顺磁离子的自旋态、配位结构、晶体场强和电子能级等重要信息。Gd(Ⅲ）作为顺磁性的结构探针,在研究蛋白质结构和金属离子间的相互作用方面已得到应用。但至今对Gd(Ⅲ）配合物EPR波谱研究报导不多,仅限于三元配合物和玻璃质固体掺杂Gd(Ⅲ）的波谱研究,且Gd(Ⅲ）波谱均具“U”谱特征(g-6.0,2.8和2.0）。本文研究了三种新的Gd(Ⅲ）四元配合物在不同条件下的EPR谱,得到一些新 的结果,并利用自旋Hamilton理论解释了不同类型的图谱特征。     

On the possible manifestation of harmonic-anharmonic dynamical transition in glassy media in electron paramagnetic resonance of nitroxide spin probes

Continuous wave (cw) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and echo-detected (ED) EPR were applied to study molecular motions of nitroxide spin probes in glassy glycerol and o-terphenyl. A linear decrease with increasing temperature of the total splitting in the cw EPR line shape was observed at low temperatures in both solvents. Above some temperature points the temperature dependencies become sharper. Within the model of molecular librations, this behavior is in qualitative and quantitative agreement with the numerical data on neutron scattering and Mossbauer absorption for molecular glasses and biomolecules, where temperature dependence of the mean-squared amplitude of the vibrational motion was obtained. In analogy with these data the departure from linear temperature dependence in cw EPR may be ascribed to the transition from harmonic to anharmonic motion (this transition is called dynamical transition). ED EPR spectra were found to change drastically above 195 K in glycerol and above 245 K in o-terphenyl, indicating the appearance of anisotropic transverse spin relaxation. This appearance may also be attributed to the dynamical transition as an estimation shows the anisotropic relaxation rates for harmonic and anharmonic librational motions and because these temperature points correspond well to those known from neutron scattering for these solvents. The low sensitivity of ED EPR to harmonic motion and its high sensitivity to the anharmonic one suggests that ED EPR may serve as a sensitive tool to detect dynamical transition in glasses and biomolecules.     

铜(II)蛋氨酸席夫碱配合物EPR波谱研究

Two kinds of new copper(Ⅱ) complexes with methionine Schiff bases have been synthesized respectively. EPR spectra of these complexes in polycrystalline powder and in three organic solvents were investigated at different temperatures. The bonding characterization of these complexes were discussed .The result shows that the in -place bond and the in -place bond in these complexes all play an important role.     

Separation of polyelectrolyte chain dynamics and dynamics of counterion attachment by EPR spectroscopy

Rotational dynamics and local enrichment of counterions close to polyelectrolyte chains were studied by EPR spectroscopy in solvents of different viscosity. The results confirm previous findings (D. Hinderberger, G. Jeschke, and H. W. Spiess, Macromolecules 2002, 35, 9698) that electrostatic attachment of counterions to the chains is dynamic with lifetimes of contact ion pairs shorter than 1 ns. While in low-viscosity solvents linewidths for a dianionic nitroxide probe and their dependence on polyelectrolyte concentration are dominated by the gradient of local concentration in the vicinity of the chain, they are more strongly influenced by changes in rotational dynamics in a glycerol/water mixture. The slowdown of dynamics at higher viscosity strongly depends on polyelectrolyte concentration, suggesting that the lifetime of the attached state increases. The linewidths of trianionic triarylmethyl probes and of the center line of the nitroxide probes are dominated by local counterion enrichment both at low and high viscosity. Comparison of these linewidths and of the extent to which the lineshapes are non-Lorentzian indicates build-up of larger concentration gradients at higher viscosity.     

Solvent effects on the electronic absorption spectra and acid strength of some substituted pyridinols.

The electronic absorption spectra of some substituted pyridinols in organic solvents of different polarities are studied. Also, the solvent effects on the intramolecular charge transfer bands are discussed using various solvent parameters. The acid-base equilibria of the compounds used are studied spectrophotometrically in various mixed aqueous solvents at 25 degrees C and 0.1 M ionic strength (NaClO4). Furthermore, the influence of the solvents on the dissociation constants and tautomeric equilibria of a pyridinol derivatives are discussed. The effect of molecular structure of the pyridinols on the pK's is also examined.     

Synthesis,redox properties,and EPR spectroscopy of manganese(III) complexes of the ligand N,N-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-N'-2-hydroxybenzylidene-1,2-diaminoethane: formation of mononuclear,dinuclear, and even higher nuclearity complexes

The synthesis and characterization of the title trisphenolate ligand are described. From its reaction with manganese(III) three complexes were isolated. The crystal structures revealed one pentacoordinate monomer and two similar dimers with different solvents of crystallization. In the dimers the metal ions are hexacoordinate and connected through bridging of two phenolates. A combination of electrochemistry and EPR spectroscopy showed that, in acetonitrile, the isolated batches were all identical and mainly monomeric, indicating that the mononuclear complex is in equilibrium with the dimer and perhaps also with complexes of higher nuclearity, as suggested by the detection of both the trimer and the tetramer by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). The successful use of the monomer batch as an epoxidation catalyst indicated that a high-valent manganese-oxo species can be formed, although it is probably short-lived. This is also suggested by EPR studies of the species formed by electrochemical oxidation of the complex. Upon one-electron oxidation, a manganese(IV) species was formed, which was at least partly converted to another species containing a phenoxy radical.