Effect of the structure of nitroxyl radicals on the kinetics of their acid‐catalyzed disproportionation

Acid‐catalyzed disproportionation of cyclic nitroxyl radicals R₂NO^? includes the half‐reactions of their oxidation to oxoammonium cations R₂NO⁺ and reduction to hydroxylamines R₂NOH. For many nitroxyl radicals, this reaction is characterized by its ~100% reversibility. Quantitative characteristics of acid–base and redox properties of the whole redox triad may be obtained from research of kinetics and equilibrium of this reaction. Here, we have examined the kinetics for the disproportionation of twenty piperidine‐, pyrroline‐, pyrrolidine‐, and imidazoline nitroxyl radicals in aqueous H₂SO₄, and interpreted it in terms of the excess acidity function X. The rate‐limiting step of this reaction is R₂NO^? oxidation by its protonated counterpart R₂NOH^+?. Kinetic stability of R₂NO^? in acidic media depends on the basicity of nitroxyl group. This basicity is influenced predominantly by protonation of another, more basic group in radical structure, and its proximity to nitroxyl group. The discovered estimates of pK values for radical cations R₂NOH^+? (from ?5.8 to ?12.0) indicate a very low basicity of nitroxyl groups in all commonly used R₂NO^?. For the first time, a linear correlation is obtained between the one‐electron reduction potentials of oxoammonium cations and the basicity of nitroxyl groups of related radicals. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Cu(II)-nitroxyl radicals system: the high activity and reactivation of the catalyst in the decomposition of hydroperoxides

Chelate copper(II) compounds were shown to exhibit high catalytic activity in the decomposition of hydroperoxides in the presence of nitroxyl radicals. The participation of nitroxyl radicals as cocatalysts increased the rate of the reaction and the number of catalytic cycles. Nitroxyl radicals provided catalyst reactivation after complete activity loss characteristic of the process in the absence of promoting admixtures. The promoting action of nitroxyl radicals was observed for hydroperoxides and was not for diacylperoxides. The special behavior of the catalytic system with respect to hydroperoxides presupposed the participation of nitroxyl radicals in one of the key stages of proton transfer from the copper(II)…hydroperoxide complex in the overall reaction mechanism. We, however, did not observe direct interaction between nitroxyl radicals and copper(II) ions by the electron transfer mechanism.     

The kinetics and mechanism of reactions of aliphatic stable nitroxyl radicals with alkyl and peroxide radicals during styrene oxidation

A kinetic study (EPR, microvolumometry), quantum-chemical analysis (DFT B3LYP/6-31G*), and kinetic simulation of the antioxidant activity of aliphatic stable nitroxyl radicals during styrene oxidation was performed. The key reactions constituting the detailed mechanism of the process were analyzed. It was shown that the inhibiting action of nitroxyl radicals was caused by their reaction not only with alkyl radicals but also with substrate peroxy radicals, which resulted in the regeneration of nitroxyl radicals in chain-termination steps.     

Kinetics and mechanism for acid‐catalyzed disproportionation of 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐1‐oxyl

Disproportionation of cyclic nitroxyl radicals (NRs) in acid solutions is of key importance for the chemistry of these compounds. Meanwhile, the data reported on the mechanism of this reaction in dilute acids are inconsistent with those on the stability of NRs in concentrated acids. Here we have examined the kinetics and stoichiometry for the disproportionation of 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐1‐oxyl ( 1 ) in aqueous H₂SO₄ (1.0–99.3 wt%) and found that (1) the disproportionation of 1 proceeds by the same mechanism over the entire range of acid concentrations, (2) the effective rate constant of the process exhibits a bell‐shaped dependence on the excess acidity function X peaked at X = ?pK _1H+ = 5.8 ± 0.3, (3) a key step of the process involves the oxidation of 1 with its protonated counterpart 1H ⁺ yielding oxopiperidinium cation 2 and hydroxypiperidine 3 at a rate constant of (1.4 ± 0.8) × 10⁵ M^?1 · s^?1, and (4) the reaction is reversible and, upon neutralization of acid, disproportionation products 2 and 3H ⁺ comproportionate to starting 1 . In highly acidic media, the protonated form 1H ⁺ is relatively stable due to a low disproportionation rate. Based on the known and newly obtained values of equilibrium constants, both the standard redox potential for the 1H ⁺ / 3 pair (955 ± 15 mV) and the pH‐dependences have been calculated for the reduction potentials of 1 and 2 to hydroxylamine 3 that is in equilibrium with its protonated 3H ⁺ and deprotonated 3 ^? forms. The data obtained provide a deeper insight into the mechanism of nitroxyl‐involving reactions in chemical and biological systems. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

快速电子辐照F-40残存自由基热衰减的ESR研究

空气中辐照F-40样品中残存的链侧过氧自由基没有链端过氧自由基稳定.这些自由基的热衰减呈明显二级反应特征.反应表观活化能与指前因子这两个对反应速率常数起着相反影响的动力学参数之间存在着动力学补偿效应,表明自由基热衰减是同时在不同活性中心上进行的复杂反应.     

Intercalation compounds of fluorographite and graphite oxide with spin probes

Electron spin resonance technique was used to study the structure of intercalation compounds of fluorographite and graphite oxide containing stable nitroxyl radicals. Depending on the introduced score concentration the paramagnetic molecules in the interlayer space were found to exist as isolated ordered species or to form magnetoconcentrated phases. The angular distribution of isolated molecules of 4-phenyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl in the interlayer space of fluorographite and graphite oxide were determined. The capability of nitroxyl radicals to react with the C-F bonds of fluorographite at 298 K was found.     

Kinetics and thermodynamics of reversible disproportionation–comproportionation in redox triad oxoammonium cations – nitroxyl radicals – hydroxylamines

Kinetics and equilibrium of the acid‐catalyzed disproportionation of cyclic nitroxyl radicals R₂NO^? to oxoammonium cations R₂NO⁺ and hydroxylamines R₂NOH is defined by redox and acid–base properties of these compounds. In a recent work (J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2014, 27, 114‐120), we showed that the kinetic stability of R₂NO^? in acidic media depends on the basicity of the nitroxyl group. Here, we examined the kinetics of the reverse comproportionation reaction of R₂NO⁺ and R₂NOH to R₂NO^? and found that increasing in –I‐effects of substituents greatly reduces the overall equilibrium constant of the reaction K₄. This occurs because of both the increase of acidity constants of hydroxyammonium cations K_3H+ and the difference between the reduction potentials of oxoammonium cations E_R2NO+/R2NO? and nitroxyl radicals E_R2NO?/R2NOH. pH dependences of reduction potentials of nitroxyl radicals to hydroxylamines E_1/3Σ and bond dissociation energies D(O–H) for hydroxylamines R₂NOH in water were determined. For a wide variety of piperidine‐ and pyrrolidine‐1‐oxyls values of pK_3H+ and E_R2NO+/R2NO? correlate with each other, as well as with the equilibrium constants K₄ and the inductive substituent constants σ_I. The correlations obtained allow prediction of the acid–base and redox characteristics of redox triads R₂NO^?–R₂NO⁺–R₂NOH. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

EPR imaging using T1 selectivity

Electron-spin-echo-detected EPR using an inversion-recovery three-pulse sequence permits EPR imaging selectivity based on electron spin longitudinal relaxation times. The feasibility is demonstrated with samples of coal, irradiated quartz, nitroxyl radicals, and galvinoxyl radicals.     

Electrophilicity Indices for Peroxyl Radicals

In this work, electrophilicity indices are calculated for 50 peroxyl radicals with density-functional theory (B3LYP hybrid functional and the 6-311+G(d,p) basis set). There is a relationship between general and local electrophilicity indices of peroxyl radicals and Taft inductive constants (σ*) of the substituents at the–OO^? group.     

Noncovalent Hydrogen Isotope Effects in Paramagnetic Molecules

Zero-point energies (ZPE) of intermolecular, non-bonded vibrations and isotope effects, induced by noncovalent interactions, are computed for paramagnetic molecules. They appear to be not significant for complexation of HO₂ and oxygen with C–H bonds and results to isotope effect, which deviates from unit by 5–10%. However, ZPE and isotope effects in complexes of HO₂ and nitroxyl radicals with water are larger and reach 50–70%. The largest effect, about 12, is found for complexation of hydrogen atom with water. Complexation of nitroxyl and peroxy radicals by hydrogen bonds is accompanied by transfer of spin density of unpaired electron from radical to the ligand molecules and induces high field paramagnetic shifts of the ligand NMR lines. It evidences that the spin transfer via intermolecular bonds occurs by mechanism of spin polarization.     

EPR studies of free-radical reactions of carboxyfullerenes

Carboxyfullerene is a class of water-soluble buckminsterfullerene with three malonic acids. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments are performed to examine the capacity of carboxyfullerenes to scavenge reactive oxygen species, methyl radicals and peroxyl radicals. Three types of reactions are reported: (1) reactions of^⋅OH and^⋅O ₂ ⁻ with carboxyfullerenes with 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide as the trapping agent, (2) reaction of^⋅CH₃ with scavenging agents, and (3) reactions of lipid alkyl/peroxyl radicals with carboxyfullerenes. The study enables one to evaluate the efficacy of carboxyfullerene as a free-radical scavenger and an antioxidatant.     

Mechanism and kinetics of the oxidative damage to ergosterol induced by peroxyl radicals in lipid media: a theoretical quantum chemistry study

In this work, we have studied the mechanisms and kinetics of the initial damage to ergosterol induced by ^?OOH and ^?OOCH₃ peroxyl radicals in a lipid media, using quantum chemistry and computational kinetics methods. The initial damage to ergosterol induced by these radicals occurs predominantly through the hydrogen transfer mechanism (HT) from the allylic position C14 of ergosterol. For the reaction of ergosterol with ^?OOH, the HT‐9 pathway represents ~90.8% of the overall rate constant, while in the case of ^?OOCH₃, the HT‐14 pathway represents more than ~97.2% of the overall rate constant. The calculated overall reaction rates for the initial damage to ergosterol caused by the ^?OOH and ^?OOCH₃ are 2.05 × 10⁶ and 6.26 × 10⁴ M^?1 s^?1, respectively, indicating that the oxidative damage to ergosterol initiated by these radicals, and probably other alkyl‐peroxyl radicals, could be significantly dangerous to their integrity. Taking into account the calculated values of the overall rate coefficients, we can conclude that ergosterol is more susceptible to damage produced by peroxyl radicals than cholesterol and fatty acids. This suggests that fungal cells might be more sensitive to these radicals than animal cells, coinciding with the fact that one of the targets in combating fungi is precisely ergosterol. Finally, theoretical calculations confirm the antioxidant potential of ergosterol and could help explaining the nutraceutical activity of edible and medicinal mushrooms. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

用快速低温冷冻和ESK方法分析兔脂肪栓塞脑组织中自由基

用快速低温冷冻-ESR实验方法研究兔脂肪栓塞模型脑组织自由基的变化,实验发现脂肪栓塞实验组自由基相对浓度是正常对照组的2-3倍。ESR检测到脂类过氧化自由基和以碳为中心的烷基类自由基的事实表明脂肪栓塞病变存在活性氧自由基作用过程。文中对快速冷冻法可行性进行评估。     

用快速低温冷冻和ESK方法分析兔脂肪栓塞脑组织中自由基

用快速低温冷冻-ESR实验方法研究兔脂肪栓塞模型脑组织自由基的变化,实验发现脂肪栓塞实验组自由基相对浓度是正常对照组的2-3倍。ESR检测到脂类过氧化自由基和以碳为中心的烷基类自由基的事实表明脂肪栓塞病变存在活性氧自由基作用过程。文中对快速冷冻法可行性进行评估。     

Abilities of Antioxidants to Eliminate the Peroxyl Radical Derived from 2,2′-Azobis(2-Amidinopropane) Dihydrochloride (AAPH)

Electron spin resonance (ESR) of 5-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propoxy cyclophosphoryl)-5-methyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (CYPMPO) spin adducts of free radicals derived from the UV irradiation of 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) under rapid scanning condition was examined. The ESR signal obtained was the superposition of two spectra, the spin adduct of the alkoxyl radical [CYPMPO-ORa, Ra = C(CH₃)₂-C(⁺NH₂Cl^?)NH₂] and the peroxyl radical (CYPMPO-OORa). The decay rate of CYPMPO-OORa was 8,400 times that of CYPMPO-ORa. The order of the k _SB/k _ST values (the slope of the Stern–Volmer’s plot) for the peroxyl radical (RaOO·) was l-ascorbic acid > caffeic acid > rutin ~ Trolox ~ (+)-catechin ~ glutathione (reduced), which was almost the same order as that for the alkoxyl radical (RaO·). Though the k _SB/k _ST value of each antioxidant for the peroxyl radical was about half of that for the alkoxyl radical, the ratios of the values of antioxidants to that of trolox (the relative ORAC values) were almost the same between the peroxyl and alkoxyl radicals. The relative oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) values of polyphenols estimated by the ORAC-ESR assay using both peroxyl and alkoxyl radicals were smaller than those by the ORAC-FL assay.     

Development and testing of a CW-EPR apparatus for imaging of short-lifetime nitroxyl radicals in mouse head

This article describes a method for reducing the acquisition time in three-dimensional (3D) continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance (CW-EPR) imaging. To visualize nitroxyl spin probes, which have a short lifetime in living organisms, the acquisition time for a data set of spectral projections should be shorter than the lifetime of the spin probes. To decrease the total time required for data acquisition, the duration of magnetic field scanning was reduced to 0.5 s. Moreover, the number of projections was decreased by using the concept of a uniform distribution. To demonstrate this faster data acquisition, two kinds of nitroxyl radicals with different decay rates were measured in mice. 3D EPR imaging of 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-d₁₇-1-¹⁵N-1-oxyl in mouse head was successfully carried out. 3D EPR imaging of nitroxyl spin probes with a half-life of a few minutes was achieved for the first time in live animals.     

快速电子辐照F-40和ESR和DSC研究

室温时空气中辐照F - 4 0样品中残存有链侧和链端过氧化自由基 ,这些自由基在室温下衰变缓慢 .DSC研究表明 ,F - 4 0样品熔融温度Tm 随辐照剂量的增加而下降 ,本文用聚合物片晶熔融的一般模型加以解释 .     

Synthesis and EPR spectroscopy of nitroxyl derivatives of the C60 fullerene

The 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxy-1-oxyl-4-(azidophenyl) derivatives of the C₆₀ fullerene with one (compound I), two (compound II), and three (compound III) nitroxyl groups are synthesized and studied by EPR spectroscopy. It is demonstrated that successive addition of nitroxyl radicals to C₆₀ leads to a decrease in the rotational mobility of molecules. Chromatographically inseparable isomers are found for compounds II and III.     

丙烯腈单体自由基反应及光谱分析的研究

采用密度泛函理论对以偶氮二异丁腈为引发剂形成的丙烯腈单体自由基(CH₃)₂(CN)C—CH₂—(CN)CH的终止方式反应机理进行研究。先用B3LYP/6-31G(d)基组对反应物、偶合中间体、过渡态、歧化产物的几何构型进行优化,并计算了各物种经过零点能校正后的总能量,红外频率和电子结构,同时对过渡态结构进行了验证。研究结果表明,反应物先通过自由基的偶合终止方式形成偶合中间体a,再由此经过氢迁移、裂解等机理得到歧化终止产物P[p₁(CH₃)₂(CN)CCHCHCN+p₂(CH₃)₂(CN)C—CH₂—CH₂CN]。双自由基发生偶合和歧化终止反应分别形成偶合中间体a和歧化终止产物P均为放热反应,且偶合产物有着更低的能量。反应过程的速控步骤a→TS→P在常温下的速率常数表示为k(298.15 K)=2.71×10-59。歧化终止反应随着反应温度的升高易于进行,歧化产物所占的比例也增加。通过对反应过程各物种红外谱图的分析,说明自由基在整个终止反应的化学变化,同时分析了HOMO-LUMO电子密度分布的信息,验证丙烯腈双自由基偶合终止方式和各物种结构的准确性。     

Permeability Studies of Redox-Sensitive Nitroxyl Spin Probes Through Lipid Membranes Using an L-Band ESR Spectrometer

Electron spin resonance (ESR) studies were carried out for 2 mM ¹⁴N-labeled deuterated 3-methoxycarbonyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-pyrrolidine-1-oxyl (MC-PROXYL) and 3-carboxy-2,2,5,5,-tetramethyl-pyrrolidin-1-oxyl (carboxy-PROXYL) in pure water and various concentrations of liposomal solution by using an L-band ESR spectrometer. The ESR parameters, such as the line width, hyperfine coupling constant, g-factor, rotational correlation time and partition parameter, were reported for the samples. The changes in the line width were observed for ¹⁴N-labeled deuterated MC-PROXYL and carboxy-PROXYL in liposomal solution. The hyperfine coupling constant was observed for both nitroxyl spin probes. The permeable and impermeable nature of nitroxyl radicals was demonstrated using the ESR L-band spectra. The rotational correlation time increases with increasing concentration of liposome. The partition parameter for ¹⁴N-labeled deuterated MC-PROXYL in liposomal solution increases with increasing concentration of liposome, which reveals that the nitroxyl spin probe permeates into lipid membrane. The lipid peaks were observed for 2 mM ¹⁴N-labeled deuterated MC-PROXYL in 200, 300 and 400 mM liposomal concentration. The lipid peaks were not observed for ¹⁴N-labeled deuterated carboxy-PROXYL. These results indicate the permeable and impermeable nature of ¹⁴N-labeled deuterated nitroxyl spin probe.