The deoxy-myoglobin (deoxy-Mb)/carbonmonoxy-myoglobin (Mb-CO) UV-vis assay is the principal method used for quantifying the rates of CO release from CO-releasing molecules (CO-RMs) that might possess therapeutic benefits. Some issues emerge when the Mb-CO assay is utilized for testing CO-RMs with novel structures, which are comprehensively discussed here for the first time. Two methods for processing raw UV-vis spectroscopic data generated from the assay are presented in this paper.
The photochemistry of (η6-C6H6)M(CO)3 (M = Cr or Mo) is described. Photolysis with λexc. > 300 nm of (η6-C6H6)Cr(CO)3 in low-temperature matrixes containing CO produced the CO-loss product, while lower energy photolysis (λexc. > 400 nm) produced Cr(CO)6. Pulsed photolysis (λexc. = 400 nm) of (η6-C6H6)Cr(CO)3 in n-heptane solution at room temperature produced an excited-state species (1966 and 1888 cm−1) that decays over 150 ps to (η6-C6H6)Cr(CO)2(n-heptane) (70%) and (η6-C6H6)Cr(CO)3 (30%). Pulsed photolysis (λexc. = 266 nm) of (η6-C6H6)Cr(CO)3 in n-heptane produced bands assigned to (η6-C6H6)Cr(CO)2(n-heptane) (1930 and 1870 cm−1) within 1 ps. These bands increase with a rate identical to the rate of decay of the excited-state species and the rate of recovery of (η6-C6H6)Cr(CO)3. Photolysis of (η6-C6H6)Mo(CO)3 at 400 nm produced an excited-state species (1996 and 1898 cm−1) and traces of (η6-C6H6)Mo(CO)2(n-heptane) within 1 ps. For the chromium system CO-loss can occur following excitation at both 400 and 266 nm via an avoided crossing of a MACT (metal-to-arene charge transfer) and MCCT/LF (metal-to-carbonyl charge transfer/ligand field) states. This leads to an unusually slow CO-loss following excitation with 400 nm light. Rapid CO-loss is observed following 266 nm excitation because of direct population of the MCCT/LF state. The quantum yield for CO-loss in the chromium system decreases with increasing excitation energy because of the competing population of a high-energy unreactive MACT state. For the molydenum system CO-loss is a minor process for 400 nm excitation, and an unreactive MACT state is evident from the TRIR spectra. A higher quantum yield for CO-loss is observed following 266 nm excitation through both direct population of the MCCT/LF state and production of a vibrationally excited reactive MACT state. This results in the quantum yield for CO-loss increasing with increasing excitation energy.
The aqueous and non-aqueous chemistry of the complex [Mn2(III,IV)(μ-CH3COO)(μ-O)2(Me4dtne)](PF6)2 (where Me4dtne = 1,2-bis(4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclonon-1-yl)ethane), which has been demonstrated as an exceptionally active catalyst in the bleaching of raw cotton and especially wood pulp at high pH (>11), is explored by UV/vis absorption, Raman and EPR spectroscopies and cyclic voltammetry. The data indicate that dissociation of the μ-acetato bridge is essential to the catalyst activity and rationalises the effect of sequestrants such as DTPA on its performance.
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