THE EFFECT OF 8α-SUBSTITUTION ON FLAVIN TRIPLET STATE AND SEMIQUINONE PROPERTIES AS INVESTIGATED BY FLASH PHOTOLYSIS*

Abstract— Flash photolysis techniques have been used to study the effect of 8α-substitution on flavin triplet state formation and decay and on the properties of neutral and anionic serniquinones. Compared with riboflavin, the N(1) and N(3) isomers of 8α-histidylriboflavin show a lower triplet yield (?10%) and a faster rate of decay (? 4-Cfold). Acetylation of the histidyl a-amino groups and of the flavin ribityl side chain results in a 2-fold increase in triplet yield and a 2-fold slower rate of decay. The yield of neutral 8α-substituted flavin semiquinones upon flash photolysis in the presence of EDTA was approximately 50% that given by riboflavin. These substituted flavin neutral semiquinones dismutated at a rate 2–3 times slower than the corresponding unsubstituted form, although the anionic semiquinones dismutated at approximately the same rate. In the presence of oxygen, the kinetics of semiquinone decay changed from second order to pseudo-first order upon raising the pH, thus showing anionic semiquinone oxidation as seen previously with unsnbstituted flavins. The pK values for the ionization of the neutral 8α-substituted Aavin semiquinones are 1–1.5 units lower than the unsubstituted form. The anionic 8α-substituted flavin semiquinones react with oxygen at a rate 2–10 times more slowly than does the riboflavin form. Such alterations in properties probably reflect the electron-withdrawing effect of the 8α-substituents on the flavin ring system.     

Metal-stabilized thiyl radicals as scaffolds for reversible alkene addition via C-S bond formation/cleavage

The one-electron oxidation of metal thiolates results in an increased oxidation state of the metal ion or the formation of a sulfur-based, thiyl radical in limiting extremes. For complexes with highly covalent M-S bonds, the unpaired electron may be delocalized over the metal and the sulfur, yielding a metal-stabilized thiyl radical. Oxidation of the metal thiolate precursors [Ru(DPPBT)(3)](-), [Ru-1](-), and Re(DPPBT)(3), Re-1 (DPPBT = diphenylphosphinobenzenethiolate), generates metal-stabilized thiyl radicals that react with alkenes to yield dithioether-metal products. Alkene addition to [Ru-1](+) and [Re-1](+) is symmetry-allowed due to the meridional arrangement of the DPPBT chelates. Combined bulk electrolysis and cyclic voltammetry experiments reveal the addition of alkenes to [Ru-1](+) as an irreversible process with experimentally determined rate constants ranging from 4.6(5) × 10(7) M(-1) s(-1) for electron-rich alkenes to 2.7(2) × 10(4) M(-1) s(-1) for electron-poor alkenes. Rate constants for cyclic alkenes range from 4(2) × 10(7) to 2.9(3) × 10(3) M(-1) s(-1). Chemical oxidation of [Ru-1](-) by ferrocenium hexafluorophosphate (FcPF(6)) in the presence of m-methylstyrene or p-methylstyrene yields the dithioether complexes [Ru-1·m-methylstyrene](+) and [Ru-1·p-methylstyrene](+), respectively. Each complex was crystallized and the structure determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. (31)P NMR of the samples reveals a major and minor product, each displaying a second-order spectrum. The oxidized intermediate [Re-1](+) binds alkenes reversibly with equilibrium binding constants that vary with the complex charge from 1.9 × 10(-11) M(-1) for n = 0 to 4.0 M(-1) for n = +1 to 2.5 × 10(9) M(-1) for n = +2. The three binding regimes are separated by 240 mV. Crystalline samples of [Re-1·C(2)H(4)](2+) are obtained upon chemical oxidation of Re-1 with silver hexafluorophosphate (AgPF(6)) in the presence of ethylene. Strategies for the addition of alkenes to other metal-stabilized thiyl radicals are suggested.     

15N solid-state NMR provides a sensitive probe of oxidized flavin reactive sites

Flavins are central to the reactivity of a wide variety of enzymes and electron transport proteins. There is great interest in understanding the basis for the different reactivities displayed by flavins in different protein contexts. We propose solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SS-NMR) as a tool for directly observing reactive positions of the flavin ring and thereby obtaining information on their frontier orbitals. We now report the SS-NMR signals of the redox-active nitrogens N1 and N5, as well as that of N3. The chemical shift tensor of N5 is over 720 ppm wide, in accordance with the predictions of theory and our calculations. The signal of N3 can be distinguished on the basis of coupling to 1H absent for N1 and N5, as well as the shift tensor span of only 170 ppm, consistent with N3's lower aromaticity and lack of a nonbonding lone pair. The isotropic shifts and spans of N5 and N1 reflect two opposite extremes of the chemical shift range for "pyridine-type" N's, consistent with their electrophilic and nucleophilic chemical reactivities, respectively. Upon flavin reduction, N5's chemical shift tensor contracts dramatically to a span of less than 110 ppm, and the isotropic chemical shift changes by approximately 300 ppm. Both are consistent with loss of N5's nonbonding lone pair and decreased aromaticity, and illustrate the responsiveness of the 15N chemical shift principal values to electronic structure. Thus. 15N chemical shift principal values promise to be valuable tools for understanding electronic differences that underlie variations in flavin reactivity, as well as the reactivities of other heterocyclic cofactors.     

Solvent effect on the sensitized photooxygenation of 2,3-dihydropyrazine derivatives

Detection of O(2)((1)Delta(g)) phosphorescence emission, lambda(max) = 1270 nm, following laser excitation and steady-state methods was employed to determine the total rate constant, k(T), and the chemical reaction rate constant, k(R), for reaction between 5,6-disubstituted-2,3-dihydropyrazines and singlet oxygen in several solvents. Values of k(T) ranged from 0.26 x 10(5) M(-1) s(-1) in hexafluoro-2-propanol to 58.9 x 10(5) M(-1) s(-1) in N,N-dimethylacetamide for 5,6-dimethyl-2,3-dihydropyrazine (DMD) and from 5.74 x 10(5) M(-1) s(-1) in trifluoroethanol to 159.0 x 10(5) M(-1) s(-1) in tributyl phosphate for 5-methyl-6-phenyl-2,3-dihydropyrazine (MPD). Chemical reaction rate constants, k(R), for DMD are similar to k(T) in polar solvents such as propylencarbonate, whereas for MPD in this solvent, the contribution of the chemical channel to the total reaction is about of 4%. Dependence of the total rate constant on solvent microscopic parameters, alpha and pi, for DMD can be explained in terms of a reaction mechanism that involves formation of a perepoxide exciplex. Replacement of the methyl by a phenyl substituent enhances dihydropyrazine ring reactivity toward singlet oxygen and modifies the dependence of k(T) on solvent parameters, specially on the Hildebrand parameter. These results are explained in terms of an additional reaction path, involving a perepoxide-like exciplex stabilized by the interaction of the negative charge on the terminal oxygen of the perepoxide with the aromatic pi system.     

CCl4的光解微观机制研究

利用激光光解瞬态吸收光谱技术,研究有氧和无氧条件下CCl4的激光光解.结果表明,在248 nm激光作用下, CCl4发生了单光子吸收,反应生成{CCl4－Cl}σ电荷转移复合物、(CCl3＋…Cl－)离子对、CCl3O2过氧自由基等瞬态物种,它们的衰减过程是表观一级反应. {CCl4－Cl}σ电荷转移复合物在有氧/无氧条件下的拟合衰减速率常数分别是3.38×106 s－1和3.65×106 s－1,它的形成不受氧气含量影响. (CCl3＋…Cl－)离子对在有氧/无氧条件下的拟合衰减速率分别为3.73×107 s－1和3.02×107 s－1,它的形成也不受氧气含量影响, CCl3O2过氧自由基需在有氧条件下形成,拟合衰减速率是2.32×104 s－1.     

Rate constants for cyclizations of α-hydroxy radical clocks

The 1-hydroxy-1-methyl-6,6-diphenyl-5-hexenyl radical (4a) and the 1-hydroxy-1-methyl-7,7-diphenyl-6-heptenyl radical (4b) were prepared from the corresponding PTOC esters (anhydrides of a carboxylic acid and N-hydroxypyridine-2-thione). The key step in the synthetic method for the precursors was a coupling reaction of the respective carboxylic acids with the thiohydroxamic acid, which was conducted for ca. 5 min and followed rapidly by chromatography. Rate constants for cyclizations of radicals 4a and 4b in acetonitrile and in THF were measured directly between -30 and 60 °C by laser flash photolysis methods. The Arrhenius functions in acetonitrile are log k = 9.9-2.6/2.303RT and log k = 8.9-4.4/2.303RT (kcal mol(-1)) for 4a and 4b, respectively. Rate constants for cyclizations at room temperature of 9 × 10(7) s(-1) and 4 × 10(5) s(-1) are somewhat larger than the rate constants for cyclizations of analogous alkyl radicals. Crude rate constants at room temperature for H-atom trapping of 4a by thiophenol and 4b by t-butylthiol were k(T) = 1.2 × 10(9) M(-1) s(-1) and k(T) = 2 × 10(7) M(-1) s(-1), respectively, which are modestly larger than rate constants for reactions of alkyl radicals with the same trapping agents.     

A macrocyclic ligand able to bind gallium(III) by preorganized pendant arms; coordination and kinetic studies

The equilibria and kinetics of the binding of gallium(III) to 4-(N),10-(N)-bis[2-(3-hydroxo-2-oxo-2-H-pyridine-1-y1)acetamido]-1,7-dimethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane (L) were investigated in acidic medium at ionic strength 1 M (NaClO4). Spectrophotometric titrations in the UV region revealed that L is able to bind Ga3+ also at high H+ concentration. The kinetic (stopped-flow) experiments are interpreted on the basis of three parallel reaction paths (i) M3+ + H2L2+ = M(H2L)5+ where M(H2L)5+ is in a steady state, (ii) M(OH)2+ + H2L2+ = M(HL)4+ + H2O and (iii) M(OH)2+ + HL+ = ML3+ + H2O. The first-order rate constants for conversion of the outer-sphere into the inner-sphere complexes are similar to those of the Ga(III)/tropolone system which is known to react according to the dissociative Id mechanism and to the relevant rate constants for water exchange at the metal ion. The effects of pH on the UV-Vis absorption, fluorescence emission properties and NMR spectral features on the Ga(III)/L system were also investigated. Spectrophotometric titrations in the UV region reveal that, in acid medium the prevailing species is M(HL)4+ whereas the chelate ML3+ prevails for [H+] < 0.01 M. The results indicate metal coordination at the oxygen atoms of the 3-hydroxo-2-oxopyridine residues.     

Determination of the rate constants for the NH2(X2B1) + NH2(X2B1) and NH2(X2B1) + H Recombination reactions with collision partners CH4, C2H6, CO2, CF4, and SF6 at low pressures and 296 K. Part 2

The recombination rate constants for the reactions NH2(X2B1) + NH2(X2B1) + M → N2H4 + M and NH2(X2B1) + H + M → NH3 + M, where M was CH4, C2H6, CO2, CF4, or SF6, were measured in the same experiment over presseure ranges of 1-20 and 7-20 Torr, respectively, at 296 ± 2 K. The NH2 radical was produced by the 193 nm laser photolysis of NH3. Both NH2 and NH3 were monitored simultaneously following the photolysis laser pulse. High-resolution time-resolved absorption spectroscopy was used to monitor the temporal dependence of both species: NH2 on the (1)2(21) ← (1)3(31) rotational transition of the (0,7,0)A2A1 ← (0,0,0)X2B1 electronic transition near 675 nm and NH3 in the IR on either of the inversion doublets of the qQ3(3) rotational transition of the ν1 fundamental near 2999 nm. The NH2 self-recombination clearly exhibited falloff behavior for the third-body collision partners used in this work. The pressure dependences of the NH2 self-recombination rate constants were fit using Troe’s parametrization scheme, k(inf), k(0), and F(cent), with k(inf) = 7.9 × 10(-11) cm3 molecule(-1) s(-1), the theoretical value calculated by Klippenstein et al. (J. Phys. Chem. A113, 113, 10241). The individual Troe parameters were CH4, k(0)(CH4) = 9.4 × 10(-29) and F(cent)(CH4) = 0.61; C2H6, k(0)(C2H6) = 1.5 × 10(-28) and F(cent)(C2H6) = 0.80; CO2, k(0)(CO2) = 8.6 × 10(-29) and F(cent)(CO2) = 0.66; CF4, k(0)(CF4) = 1.1 × 10(-28) and F(cent)(CF4) = 0.55; and SF6, k(0)(SF6) = 1.9 × 10(-28) and F(cent)(SF6) = 0.52, where the units of k0 are cm6 molecule(-2) s(-1). The NH2 + H + M reaction rate constant was assumed to be in the three-body pressure regime, and the association rate constants were CH4, (6.0 ± 1.8) × 10(-30); C2H6, (1.1 ± 0.41) × 10(-29); CO2, (6.5 ± 1.8) × 10(-30); CF4, (8.3 ± 1.7) × 10(-30); and SF6, (1.4 ± 0.30) × 10(-29), with units cm6 molecule(-1) s,(-1) and the systematic and experimental errors are given at the 2σ confidence level.     

Mechanism and kinetics studies on the antioxidant activity of sinapinic acid

The OOH radical scavenging activity of sinapinic acid (HSA) has been studied in aqueous and lipid solutions, using the Density Functional Theory. HSA is predicted to react about 32.6 times faster in aqueous solution than in lipid media. The overall rate coefficients are predicted to be 5.39 × 10(5) and 1.66 × 10(4) M(-1) s(-1), respectively. Branching ratios for the different channels of reaction are also reported for the first time, as well as the UV-Vis spectra of the main products of reaction. It was found that the reactivity of sinapinic acid towards OOH radicals takes place almost exclusively by H atom transfer from its phenolic moiety. However it was found to react via SET, at diffusion-limit controlled rate constants, with ˙OH, ˙OCCl(3) and ˙OOCCl(3) radicals. It was found that the polarity of the environment and the deprotonation of HSA in aqueous solution, both increase the reactivity of this compound towards peroxyl radicals.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of silicon phthalocyanines with axial siloxy ligands bearing alkylamine termini

Eleven silicon phthalocyanines which can be grouped into two homologous series [SiPc[OSi(CH3)2(CH2)(n)N(CH3)2]2, n = 1-6 (series 1), and SiPc[OSi(CH3)2(CH2)3N((CH2)(n)H)2]2, n = 1-6 (series 2)] as well as an analogous phthalocyanine, SiPc[OSi(CH3)2(CH2)3NH2]2, were synthesized. The ground state absorption spectra, the triplet state dynamics, and singlet oxygen quantum yields of 10 of these phthalocyanines were measured. All compounds displayed similar ground state absorption spectral properties in dimethylformamide solution with single Q band maxima at 668 +/- 2 nm and B band maxima at 352 +/- 1 nm. Photoexcitation of all compounds in the B bands generated the optical absorptions of the triplet states which decayed with lifetimes in the hundreds of microseconds region. Oxygen quenching bimolecular rate constants near 2 x 10(9) M(-1) s(-1) were measured, indicating that energy transfer to oxygen was exergonic. Singlet oxygen quantum yields, phi(delta), were measured, and those phthalocyanines in which the axial ligands are terminated by dimethylamine residues at the end of alkyl chains having four or more methylene links exhibited yields near > or = 0.35. Others gave singlet oxygen quantum yields near 0.2, and still others showed singlet oxygen yields of <0.1. The reduced singlet oxygen yields are probably caused by a charge transfer quenching of the 1pi,pi* state of the phthalocyanine by interaction with the lone pair electrons on the nitrogen atoms of the amine termini. In some cases, these can approach and interact with the electronically excited pi-framework, owing to diffusive motions of the flexible oligo-methylene tether.     

Kinetic studies on the formation of sulfonyl radicals and their addition to carbon-carbon multiple bonds

The reactions of α-hydroxyl and α-alkoxyl alkyl radicals with methanesulfonyl chloride (MeSO(2)Cl) have been studied by pulse radiolysis at room temperature. The alkyl radicals were produced by ionizing radiation of N(2)O-saturated aqueous solution containing methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, or tetrahydrofuran. The transient optical absorption spectrum consisted of a broad band in the region 280-380 nm with a maximum at 320 nm typical of the MeSO(2)(?) radical. The rate constants in the interval of 1.7 × 10(7)-2.2 × 10(8) M(-1) s(-1) were assigned to an electron-transfer process that leads to MeSO(2)Cl(?-), subsequently decaying into MeSO(2)(?) radical and Cl(-). The rate constants for the addition of CH(3)SO(2)(?) to acrolein and propiolic acid were found to be 4.9 × 10(9) M(-1) s(-1) and 5.9 × 10(7) M(-1) s(-1), respectively, in aqueous solutions and reversible. The reactivity of tosyl radical (p-CH(3)C(6)H(4)SO(2)(?)) toward a series of alkenes bearing various functional groups was also determined by competition kinetics in benzene. The rate constants for the addition of tosyl radical to alkenes vary in a much narrower range than the rate constants for the reverse reaction. The stabilization of the adduct radical substantially contributes to the increase of the rate constant for the addition of tosyl radical to alkenes and, conversely, retards the β-elimination of tosyl radical.     

Chromatographic determination of riboflavin and its derivatives in food

Three elution methods on two different reversed-phase C18 columns were developed to determine flavin derivatives in raw egg white, raw egg yolk, egg powder, pasteurised milk, fermented milk products and liver (chicken, calf and pig). Additionally, 11 thin-layer chromatography solvent systems were used to confirm presence of flavins detected in assessed products. It was found that an Alphabond C18 column was not as effective as a Symmetry C18 column. Method A (mobile phase gradient of methanol-0.05 M ammonium acetate, pH 6.0 applied on an Alphabond C18 column) can be used for determination of flavin adenine dinucleotide, flavin mononucleotide, riboflavin 4',5'-cyclic phosphate, riboflavin, 10-formylmethylflavin and 10-hydroxyethylflavin in products that do not contain 7alpha-hydroxyriboflavin. Method B (mobile phase gradient of methanol-demineralized water, on an Alphabond C18 column) can be useful to separate flavin coenzymes from other flavin compounds or to confirm the presence of 7alpha-hydroxyriboflavin and 10-hydroxyethylflavin in analysed samples. Method C (mobile phase gradient of methanol-0.05 M ammonium acetate, pH 6.0, on a Symmetry C18 column) allows separation of all flavins detected in tested products: flavin adenine dinucleotide, flavin mononucleotide, riboflavin 4',5'-cyclic phosphate, riboflavin, 10-formylmethylflavin, 10-hydroxyethylflavin, 7alpha-hydroxyriboflavin, riboflavin-beta-D-galactoside and riboflavin-alpha-D-glucoside.     

KINETICS and THERMODYNAMICS OF THE AUTOXIDATION OF REDUCED FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE (FMN)

Abstract— Pulse radiolysis of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) solutions produce flavin semiquinone radicals. The equilibrium constant of radical formation was determined in the pH range2–7 as a function of flavin concentration. Several complex constants as well as the kinetics of equilibration were measured in this pH regime. The rate constant of the autoxidation of the free flavin mononucleotide semiquinone radical was determined to be (1 ± 0.5) × 10⁴ M ⁻¹ s⁻¹. It is shown that between pH 2 and 7 the direct reaction of the dihydroflavin with oxygen is negligibly slow compared to the rate of autocatalysis. The autoxidation of dihydroflavin is discussed in relation to electron transfer theory.     

Repair reactions of pyrimidine-derived radicals by aliphatic thiols

Pyrimidinyl radicals of various structures (Pyr*) were generated in aqueous and alcohol-containing solutions by means of pulse radiolysis to determine the rate constants of their repair reactions by different thiols (RSH = cysteamine, 2-mercaptoethanol, cysteine, and penicillamine): Pyr* + RSH --> PyrH + RS*. C5-OH and C6-OH adduct radicals of the pyrimidines react with thiols with k9 = (1.2-10.0) x 10(6) dm3 mol(-1) s(-1). Similar repair rate constants were found for uracil- and thymine-derived N1-centered radicals, k31 = (1.5-6.1) x 10(6) dm3 mol(-1) s(-1). However, pyrimidine radical anions protonated at their C6 position and C6-uracilyl radicals, with carbonyl groups at their C5 position, react with thiols faster, with k24 = (0.5-7.6) x 10(7) dm3 mol(-1) s(-1) and k14 = (1.4-4.8) x 10(7) dm3 mol(-1) s(-1), respectively. Quantum chemical calculations, at the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) and self-consistent reaction field polarizable continuum model level point to the combined effects of the energy gap between interacting molecular orbitals, charge distribution within different pyrimidine-derived radicals, and the coefficients of the atomic orbitals as the possible reasons for the differences in the rate constants of repair.     

Photoexchange products of cytosine and 5-methylcytosine with N alpha-acetyl-L-lysine and L-lysine

The photoinduced exchange reactions of cytosine (Ia) and 5-methylcytosine (IIa) with N alpha-acetyl-L-lysine, a derivative of the common amino acid L-lysine, were studied. These reactions of Ia and IIa at pH 7.5 produce, respectively, 2-N-acetylamino-6-(1-cytosinyl)hexanoic acid (Ib) and 2-N-acetylamino-6-(1-(5-methylcytosinyl]hexanoic acid (IIb) as major final products. In addition, small amounts of the corresponding deamination products were formed in the 5-methylcytosine-N alpha-acetyl-L-lysine and cytosine-N alpha-acetyl-L-lysine systems, namely 2-N-acetylamino-6-(1-thyminyl)-hexanoic acid and 2-N-acetylamino-6-(1-uracilyl)hexanoic acid. The compounds Ib and IIb were deacetylated by acid hydrolysis to yield the corresponding lysine products: 2-amino-6-(1-cytosinyl)hexanoic acid (Ic) and 2-amino-6-(1-(5-methylcytosinyl]hexanoic acid (IIc). The compound Ic was identified as a product in the photoreaction of cytosine with L-lysine at near neutral pH, while IIc is found as a product in the corresponding reaction of 5-methylcytosine. The occurrence of the above photoexchange reactions at pH values near those found in physiological systems could have biological implications; in particular, our observations suggest that cytosine and 5-methylcytosine residues, contained in DNA, might react with the epsilon-amino groups of lysine residues in proteins upon UV irradiation of nucleosomes and other DNA-protein complexes under physiological conditions.     

Kinetics of sulfur oxide, sulfur fluoride, and sulfur oxyfluoride anions with atomic species at 298 and 500 K

The rate constants and product-ion branching ratios for the reactions of sulfur dioxide (SO2-), sulfur fluoride (SFn-), and sulfur oxyfluoride anions (SOxFy-) with H, H2, N, N2, NO, and O have been measured in a selected-ion flow tube (SIFT). H atoms were generated through a microwave discharge on a H2/He mixture, whereas O atoms were created via N atoms titrated with NO, where the N had been created by a microwave discharge on N2. None of the ions reacted with H2, N2 or NO; thus, the rate constants are <1 x 10(-12) cm3 s-1. SOxFy- ions react with H by only fluorine-atom abstraction to form HF at 298 and 500 K. Successive F-atom removal does not occur at either temperature, and the rate constants show no temperature dependence over this limited range. SO2- and F- undergo associative detachment with H to form a neutral molecule and an electron. Theoretical calculations of the structures and energetics of HSO2- isomers were performed and showed that structural differences between the ionic and neutral HSO2 species can account for at least part of the reactivity limitations in the SO2- + H reaction. All of the SOxFy- ions react with O; however, only SO2- reacts with both N and O. SOxFy- reactions with N (SO2- excluded) have a rate constant limit of <1 x 10(-11) cm3 s-1. The rate constants for the SOxFy- reactions with H and O are < or =25% of the collision rate constant, as seen previously in the reactions of these ions with O3, consistent with a kinetic bottleneck limiting the reactivity. The only exceptions are the reactions of SO2- with N and O, which are much more efficient. Three pathways were observed with O atoms: F-atom exchange in the reactant ion, F- exchange in the reactant ion, and charge transfer to the O atom. No associative detachment was observed in the N- and O-atom reactions.     

Reaction of nerve agents with phosphate buffer at pH 7

Chemical weapon nerve agents, including isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate (GB or Sarin), pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate (GD or Soman), and S-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl) O-ethyl methylphosphonothioate (VX), are slow to react in aqueous solutions at midrange pH levels. The nerve agent reactivity increases in phosphate buffer at pH 7, relative to distilled water or acetate buffer. Reactions were studied using (31)P NMR. Phosphate causes faster reaction to the corresponding alkyl methylphosphonic acids, and produces a mixed phosphate/phosphonate compound as an intermediate reaction product. GB has the fastest reaction rate, with a bimolecular rate constant of 4.6 × 10(-3) M(-1)s(-1)[PO(4)(3-)]. The molar product branching ratio of GB acid to the pyro product (isopropyl methylphosphonate phosphate anhydride) is 1:1.4, independent of phosphate concentration, and the pyro product continues to react much slower to form GB acid. The pyro product has two doublets in the (31)P NMR spectrum. The rate of reaction for GD is slower than GB, with a rate constant of 1.26 × 10(-3) M(-1)s(-1) [PO(4)(3-)]. The rate for VX is considerably slower, with a rate constant of 1.39 × 10(-5) M(-1)s(-1) [PO(4)(3-)], about 2 orders of magnitude slower than the rate for GD. The rate constant of the reaction of GD with pyrophosphate at pH 8 is 2.04 × 10(-3) min(-1) at a concentration of 0.0145 M. The rate of reaction for diisopropyl fluorophosphate is 2.84 × 10(-3) min(-1) at a concentration of 0.153 M phosphate, a factor of 4 slower than GD and a factor of 15 slower than GB, and there is no detectable pyro product. The half-lives of secondary reaction of the GB pyro product in 0.153 and 0.046 M solution of phosphate are 23.8 and 28.0 h, respectively, which indicates little or no dependence on phosphate.     

Flavin Derivatives with Tailored Redox Properties: Synthesis,Characterization, and Electrochemical Behavior

This study establishes structure–property relationships for four synthetic flavin molecules as bioinspired redox mediators in electro‐ and photocatalysis applications. The studied flavin compounds were disubstituted with polar substituents at the N1 and N3 positions (alloxazine) or at the N3 and N10 positions (isoalloxazines). The electrochemical behavior of one such synthetic flavin analogue was examined in detail in aqueous solutions of varying pH in the range from 1 to 10. Cyclic voltammetry, used in conjunction with hydrodynamic (rotating disk electrode) voltammetry, showed quasi‐reversible behavior consistent with freely diffusing molecules and an overall global 2e^?, 2H⁺ proton‐coupled electron transfer scheme. UV/Vis spectroelectrochemical data was also employed to study the pH‐dependent electrochemical behavior of this derivative. Substituent effects on the redox behavior were compared and contrasted for all the four compounds, and visualized within a scatter plot framework to afford comparison with prior knowledge on mostly natural flavins in aqueous media. Finally, a preliminary assessment of one of the synthetic flavins was performed of its electrocatalytic activity toward dioxygen reduction as a prelude to further (quantitative) studies of both freely diffusing and tethered molecules on various electrode surfaces.     

Probing Protonation Sites of Isolated Flavins Using IR Spectroscopy: From Lumichrome to the Cofactor Flavin Mononucleotide

Infrared spectra of the isolated protonated flavin molecules lumichrome, lumiflavin, riboflavin (vitamin B₂), and the biologically important cofactor flavin mononucleotide are measured in the fingerprint region (600–1850 cm^?1) by means of IR multiple‐photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy. Using density functional theory calculations, the geometries, relative energies, and linear IR absorption spectra of several low‐energy isomers are calculated. Comparison of the calculated IR spectra with the measured IRMPD spectra reveals that the N10 substituent on the isoalloxazine ring influences the protonation site of the flavin. Lumichrome, with a hydrogen substituent, is only stable as the N1‐protonated tautomer and protonates at N5 of the pyrazine ring. The presence of the ribityl unit in riboflavin leads to protonation at N1 of the pyrimidinedione moiety, and methyl substitution in lumiflavin stabilizes the tautomer that is protonated at O2. In contrast, flavin mononucleotide exists as both the O2‐ and N1‐protonated tautomers. The frequencies and relative intensities of the two C?O stretch vibrations in protonated flavins serve as reliable indicators for their protonation site.     

Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3阴极氧还原动力学

利用极化、交流阻抗技术考察了担载于La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3(LSGM)电解质上的Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3- La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.15Co0.05O3(SSC-LSGMC5)复合阴极的氧还原反应动力学.在SSC-LSGMC5阴极氧还原反应的阻抗谱中可以观察到明显的两个半圆.高频环的电导与氧分压无关,低频环的电导正比于氧分压的0.5次方.并且低频环的氧分压级数随着反应温度的降低而减小,可能对应于吸附氧原子的扩散过程. SSC-LSGMC5极化曲线与经典的Butler-Volmer方程吻合.阴、阳极的电荷转移系数均为1左右,交换电流密度的氧分压级数为1/4,对应于电荷转移过程. 实验结果显示SSC-LSGMC5上的氧还原反应机制随反应条件的不同而发生变化.