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Thorp, H. Holden (1989) The Photochemistry of Dioxorhenium(V). Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/vm0m-vr10. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08272013-140559569
Abstract
The excited-state properties of trans-ReO2(py)4+ (ReO2+) in acetonitrile solution have been investigated. The excited-state absorption spectrum of ReO2+ is dominated by bleaching of the ground state MLCT and d-d systems. The reduction potential of ReO22+/+* is estimated from emission and electrochemical data to be -0.7 V (SSCE). The ReO2+ excited state efficiently reduces methylviologen and other pyridinium and olefin acceptors. The resulting Re(VI) species oxidizes secondary alcohols and silanes. Acetophenone is the product of sec-phenethyl alcohol oxidation.
The emission properties of ReO2+ in aqueous solutions of anionic and nonionic surfactants have been investigated. The emission and absorption maxima of ReO2+ are dependent on the water content of its environment. Emission lifetimes vary over four orders of magnitude upon shifting from aqueous to nonaqueous environments. The emission lifetime has a large (8.6) isotope effect (k(H2O)/k(D2O)) that reflects its sensitivity towards the environment. These properties have been used to develop a model for the interactions of ReO2+ with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). A hydrophobic ReO2+ derivative, ReO2(3-Ph-py)4+, has been used to probe micelles of nonionic surfactants, and these results are consistent with those obtained with SDS.
The emission properties of ReO2+ in Nafion perfluorosulfonated membranes have been investigated. Absorption and emission spectroscopy indicate that the interior of the membrane is quite polar, similar to ethylene glycol. Two well-resolved emission components show different lifetimes and different isotope effects, indicative of varying degrees of solvent accessibility. These components are taken as evidence for chemically distinct regions in the polymer film, assigned as the interfacial region and the ion cluster region.
The unsubstituted pyridine complex shows monophasic, τ = 1.7 µs, emission decay when bound to calf thymus DNA. Switching to the 3-Ph-py complex yields a biphasic emission decay (τ1 = 2.4 µs, τ2 = 10 µs) indicative of an additional, solvent-inaccessible binding mode. Photoinduced electron transfer to methylviologen leads to oxidative cleavage of the DNA as detected by gel electrophoresis. Electrochemical and spectrophotometric techniques used with organic substrates also can be used to monitor the oxidation of DNA. Abstraction of the ribose 4' hydrogen by ReO22+ is a possible mechanism.
Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) | ||||
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Subject Keywords: | Chemistry | ||||
Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology | ||||
Division: | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | ||||
Major Option: | Chemistry | ||||
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Defense Date: | 1 June 1989 | ||||
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Record Number: | CaltechTHESIS:08272013-140559569 | ||||
Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08272013-140559569 | ||||
DOI: | 10.7907/vm0m-vr10 | ||||
Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. | ||||
ID Code: | 7949 | ||||
Collection: | CaltechTHESIS | ||||
Deposited By: | Benjamin Perez | ||||
Deposited On: | 09 Oct 2013 17:29 | ||||
Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2021 01:16 |
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