title: Photochemical properties of the triplet pi,pi* state, anion and ketyl radicals of 5,12-naphthacenequinone in solution studied by laser flash photolysis: electron transfer and phenolic H-atom transfer.
abstract: Photochemical properties of the lowest triplet pi,pi* state of 5,12-naphthacenequinone (5,12-NQ) have been investigated in solution by means of nanosecond laser flash photolysis at 295 K. The transient absorption spectrum of triplet 5,12-NQ was measured in CCl4 and the molar absorption coefficient was determined. In CCl4, triplet 5,12-NQ is shown to be quenched by the ground-state 5,12-NQ. In acetonitrile, triplet 5,12-NQ is quenched by 1,2,4,5-tetramethoxybenzene (TMB) via electron transfer to produce the TMB cation and 5,12-NQ anion radicals. The absorption spectrum and the molar absorption coefficient of the 5,12-NQ anion radical were determined based on those of the TMB cation radical. Although triplet 5,12-NQ does not abstract H-atom of ethanol or cyclohexane, H-atom transfer occurs from phenol and p-phenylphenol to triplet 5,12-NQ, producing the 5,12-NQ ketyl radical. The absorption spectrum and the molar absorption coefficient of the 5,12-NQ ketyl radical were determined based on those of the p-phenylphenoxyl radical. It is shown that the quenching rate constants by phenol for triplet 5,12-NQ and other triplet paraquinones previously reported obey a Rehm-Weller relationship. The mechanism for the phenolic H-atom transfer to triplet paraquinones is interpreted in terms of coupled electron and proton transfer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Gunma University, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515, Japan. yamaji@chem.gunma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaji
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tobita
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions; D004579:Electron Transport; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D007834:Lasers; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009279:Naphthacenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D010777:Photochemistry; D010782:Photolysis; D011809:Quinones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012996:Solutions; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: C468646:5,12-naphthacenequinone; D000838:Anions; D005609:Free Radicals; D009279:Naphthacenes; D011809:Quinones; D012996:Solutions; D006859:Hydrogen