Publication Date:
2014-10-29
Description:
Photolabile protecting groups have been extensively studied and applied for protection of small biological molecules, which make it convenient to detect the biological processes of the caged compounds. In this study, a series of 8-nitroquinoline-based photolabile caging groups for carboxylic acid were synthesized with improved photolysis efficiency. Among them, 6-bromo-8-nitro-1, 2-dihydroquinolinyl chromophore was proven the best derivative on account of its longest absorption wavelength (345 nm), highest caging ability, and quantum yield ( Φ = 0.003). Moreover, density functional theory calculations were performed in order to study the photolysis mechanisms. Theoretical calculations revealed that the reaction was kinetically inert under general mild condition with the high barrier height of 34.3 kcal/mol at carbonyl migration step, while under the photolysis condition, because of the large energy gap (64.5 kcal/mol) between S 0 and S 1 states, the reaction should be accessible in the triplet ground state ( T 1 ) through successive excitation of S 0 S 1 states, subsequent intersystem crossing of S 1 T 1 states, and finally returned to the stable S 0 state for product via potential energy surface crossing between T 1 and S 0 states. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Theoretical calculations support a mechanistic pathway involving the micro-processes of excitation of S 0 S 1 states, intersystem crossing between S 1 and T 1 states, reacting on the surface of T 1 state, and finally, return to the S 0 state through potential energy surface.
Print ISSN:
0894-3230
Electronic ISSN:
1099-1395
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Physics
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