ESR Investigation of Chemical Exchange in Geminally Diphosphorylated Linear Nitroxide Radicals

in Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2004), 108(25), 5484-5489

For geminally diphosphorylated linear nitroxide radicals, a marked line width alternation (LWA) can be observed. The LWA appears irrespectively whether the investigated radicals R¢¢N(O¥)C(P(O)(OEt)2)2R¢ ... [more ▼]

For geminally diphosphorylated linear nitroxide radicals, a marked line width alternation (LWA) can be observed. The LWA appears irrespectively whether the investigated radicals R¢¢N(O¥)C(P(O)(OEt)2)2R¢ contain any chiral group or not. If R¢¢ ) tert-butyl and R¢ ) H, the small â-hydrogen coupling indicates a completely blocked rotation around the N-C ó-bond and the LWA can be assigned to a chemical exchange between conformations in which the phosphoryl groups have a symmetric and a nonsymmetric geometry. The conformational change is accompanied by the deformation of the CP2 bonding angle and the rate of exchange is slowed in pentane for which the solvent molecules can be trapped by the chelating phosphoryl groups. If R¢¢ ) benzyl, both the proton hyperfine lines of the CH2 group and the phosphorus lines of the CP2 group produce a LWA; two coalescences can be observed. In the case of a chiral R¢¢ group (R¢¢ ) secondary butyl, R¢ ) methyl) a tentative four-site model can explain the highly complex LWA. [less ▲]

Synthesis of 2-Diethoxyphosphoryl-2-Methyl-5-Phenyl-3,4-Dihydro-2H-Pyrrole-1-Oxide (DEPMPO-Ph): a New Radical Spin-Trap

in Symposium Drug Discovery Strategies: from Leads to Drugs (2001, November 16)

The synthesis of a new radical spin trap is presented here: the 2-Diethoxyphosphoryl-2-Methyl-5-Phenyl-3,4-Dihydro-2H-Pyrrole-1-Oxide (DEPMPO-Ph)

2-ethoxycarbonyl-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole-1-oxide: evaluation of the spin trapping properties

in Free Radical Biology & Medicine (2000), 28(3), 403-408

The 2-ethoxycarbonyl-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole-l-oxide (EMPO), an easily prepared pyrroline-Noxide has been tested as a free radical scavenger. Spin adducts of superoxide, hydroxyl radical, and ... [more ▼]

The 2-ethoxycarbonyl-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole-l-oxide (EMPO), an easily prepared pyrroline-Noxide has been tested as a free radical scavenger. Spin adducts of superoxide, hydroxyl radical, and other free radicals were characterized in phosphate buffer at pH 7.0 and 5.6. At pH 7 in phosphate buffer, the EMPO/O2 2• spin adduct was estimated to be about five times more persistent than its DMPO analogue. Furthermore, its decay does not produce the EMPO/HO• adduct. [less ▲]

Synthesis of Tetraalkyl(Pyrrolidine-2,2-diyl)bisphosphonates and 2,2-Bis(diethoxyphosphoryl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole 1-Oxide; ESR Study of Derived Nitroxides

in Journal of Organic Chemistry (1998), 63(24), 9095-9099

Synthesis of Tetraalkyl (Pyrrolidine-2,2-diyl)bisphosphonates and 2,2-Bis(diethoxyphosphoryl)-3,4-dihydro-2Hpyrrole 1-Oxide; ESR Study of Derived Nitroxides

Combined Ring Inversion and Side Group Rotation in Geminal Diphosphoryl Substituted Pyrrolinoxyl Radicals: ESR Analysis of Chemical Exchange between Four Nonequivalent Sites

in Journal of Physical Chemistry A (1997), 101(43), 7965-7970

The ESR spectra of three diphosphorylated pyrrolidinoxyl radicals have been studied over a large temperature range. While for the trans 2,5-disubstituted compound 1 no line width alternation was found ... [more ▼]

The ESR spectra of three diphosphorylated pyrrolidinoxyl radicals have been studied over a large temperature range. While for the trans 2,5-disubstituted compound 1 no line width alternation was found, for the 2,2-disubstituted compounds 2 and 3, dramatic changes in the spectra were observed as a function of the temperature. These changes were explained by a four-site chemical exchange model including both ring inversion and hindered rotation around the carbon-phosphorus bonds. For radical 3, the presence of additional 5,5-dimethyl substitution can completely block rotations around carbon-phosphorus bonds for certain ring geometries, while for other ring conformations chemical exchange still occurs through combined inversionrotation processes. An effective two-site model composed of nonequivalent sites and a superposition model composed of a pair of exchanging conformers and a pair of nonexchanging conformers were used to simulate spectrum variations. A satisfactory fit was obtained over the entire temperature range investigated. From the temperature dependence of the exchange frequencies the potential barriers for ring inversion (27 kJ/mol), for combined inversion-rotation (11 kJ/mol), and for rotation around the carbon-phosphorus bonds (14 kJ/mol) were estimated. [less ▲]