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  • Singlet molecular oxygen trapping by the fluorescent probe diethyl-3,3'-(9,10-anthracenediyl)bisacrylate synthesized by the Heck reaction.

Singlet molecular oxygen trapping by the fluorescent probe diethyl-3,3'-(9,10-anthracenediyl)bisacrylate synthesized by the Heck reaction.

Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology (2011-07-08)
Marilene S Oliveira, Divinomar Severino, Fernanda M Prado, José Pedro F Angeli, Flávia D Motta, Maurício S Baptista, Marisa H G Medeiros, Paolo Di Mascio
ABSTRACT

Singlet molecular oxygen O(2)((1)Δ(g)) is a potent oxidant that can react with different biomolecules, including DNA, lipids and proteins. Many polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have been studied as O(2)((1)Δ(g)) chemical traps. Nevertheless, a suitable modification in the polycyclic aromatic ring must be made to increase the yield of O(2)((1)Δ(g)) chemical trapping. With this goal, an anthracene derivative, diethyl-3,3'-(9,10-anthracenediyl)bisacrylate (DADB), was obtained from the reaction of 9,10-dibromoanthracene and ethyl acrylate through the Heck coupling reaction. The coupling of ethyl acrylate with the anthracene ring produced a new lipophilic, esterified, fluorescent probe reactive toward O(2)((1)Δ(g)). This compound reacts with O(2)((1)Δ(g)) at a rate of k(r) = 1.69 × 10(6) M(-1) s(-1) forming a stable endoperoxide (DADBO(2)), which was characterized by UV-Vis, fluorescence, HPLC/MS and (1)H and (13)C NMR techniques. The photophysical, photochemical and thermostability features of DADB were also evaluated. Furthermore, this compound has the potential for great application in biological systems because it is easily synthetized in large amount and generates specific endoperoxide (DADBO(2)), which can be easily detected by HPLC tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS).

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Supelco
Ethyl acrylate, analytical standard
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Ethyl acrylate, contains 10-20 ppm MEHQ as inhibitor, 99%
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Ethyl acrylate, ≥99.5%, stabilized
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Ethyl acrylate, SAJ first grade, ≥99.0%