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Schürmann R, Dutta A, Ebel K, Tapio K, Milosavljevic A, Bald I. Plasmonic reactivity of halogen thiophenols on gold nanoparticles studied by SERS and XPS. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:084708. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0098110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Localized surface plasmon resonances on noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) can efficiently drive reactions of adsorbed ligand molecules and provide versatile opportunities in chemical synthesis. The driving forces of these reactions are typically elevated temperatures, hot charge carriers or enhanced electric fields. In the present work the dehalogenation of halogenated thiophenols on the surface of AuNPs has been studied by surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) as a function of the photon energy to track the kinetics and identify reaction products. Reaction rates are found to be surprisingly similar for the different halothiophenols studied here, although the bond dissociation energies of the C-X bonds differ significantly. Complementary information about the electronic properties at the AuNP surface, namely work-function and valence band states, have been determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of isolated AuNPs in the gas-phase. In this way, it is revealed how the electronic properties are altered by the adsorption of the ligand molecules, and we conclude that the reaction rates are mainly determined by the plasmonic properties of the AuNPs. SERS spectra reveal differences in the reaction product formation for the different halogen species and on this basis the possible reaction mechanisms are discussed to approach an understanding of opportunities and limitations in the design of catalytical systems with plasmonic NPs.
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- Robin Schürmann
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam Institute of Chemistry, Germany
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- University of Potsdam Institute of Chemistry, Germany
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Kiataki MB, do N Varella MT, Bettega MHF, Kossoski F. Shape Resonances and Elastic Cross Sections in Electron Scattering by CF 3Br and CF 3I. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:8660-8667. [PMID: 33050696 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c07845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) is one of the most appealing candidates for applications in plasma-based technologies in view of its many interesting advantages when compared to more standard gases such as trifluorobromomethane (CF3Br). Low-energy electrons are prone to decomposing these molecules into reactive species, and knowledge on the collision cross sections is fundamental for modeling transport and reactivity in plasma environments. Despite many studies on electron collisions with the abovementioned molecules, there are conflicting results on the assignment of shape resonances and on the magnitudes of total cross sections. Here, we try to clarify these aspects by performing ab initio electron scattering calculations. We found integral cross sections in fair agreement with the most recent measurements, in contrast to previous reports. For each molecule, we found a σCX* resonance (antibonding between the carbon and the heavy halogen) at 1 eV in CF3Br and at ∼0 eV in CF3I. Furthermore, there are three shape resonances of σCF* character; two are degenerate and account for a broad feature around 6 eV and the other one appears around 9.5 eV. We also discuss the possible role of the degenerate resonance in dissociative electron attachment reactions, as well as the impact of the heavy halogen on the cross sections and on the shape resonances.
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- M B Kiataki
- Instituto de Fı́sica, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Departamento de Fı́sica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19044, Curitiba, Paraná 81531-990, Brazil
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- Instituto de Fı́sica, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fı́sica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19044, Curitiba, Paraná 81531-990, Brazil
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, ICR, Marseille, France
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Maioli LS, Kossoski F, Bettega MHF. Low-energy electron scattering by cyanamide: anion spectra and dissociation pathways. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:7894-7902. [PMID: 32227067 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp00806k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The low-energy anion spectra of cyanamide and its rare tautomer carbodiimide were surveyed with elastic electron scattering calculations. Our assignments differ qualitatively and quantitatively from a previous theoretical report. We support that both tautomers present two π* and two shape resonances, while cyanamide should also display a dipole bound state and a shape resonance. Available dissociative electron attachment measurements have shown several structures for dehydrogenation below 4 eV, but no sharp peaks related to vibrational Feshbach resonances. The absence of these resonances is explained by the lack of a potential barrier for tunneling of the hydrogen atom, despite the coupling between dipole bound and states. We found that the π* resonances initiate the dynamics that lead to hydrogen loss at 1.5, 2.5 and 3 eV. The later two structures arise from the anion states of cyanamide, while carbodiimide should account for the lower-lying one. The rarity of the second tautomer would be offset by its larger dissociative electron attachment cross section, enough to leave a distinct signature in the measured ion yield spectra. Low-energy electrons should thus decompose carbodiimide much more efficiently than cyanamide.
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- Leticia S Maioli
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19044, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19044, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Ameixa J, Arthur-Baidoo E, Pereira-da-Silva J, Ryszka M, Carmichael I, Cornetta LM, do N Varella MT, Ferreira da Silva F, Ptasińska S, Denifl S. Formation of resonances and anionic fragments upon electron attachment to benzaldehyde. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:8171-8181. [PMID: 32249870 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp00029a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Benzaldehyde is a simple aromatic aldehyde and has a wide range of applications in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. The positive electron affinity of this compound suggests that low-energy electrons can be easily trapped by neutral benzaldehyde. In the present study, we investigated the formation of negative ions following electron attachment to benzaldehyde in the gas-phase. Calculations on elastic electron scattering from benzaldehyde indicate a π* valence bound state of the anion at -0.48 eV and three π* shape resonances (0.78, 2.48 and 5.51 eV). The excited state spectrum of the neutral benzaldehyde is also reported to complement our findings. Using mass spectrometry, we observed the formation of the intact anionic benzaldehyde at ∼0 eV. We ascribe the detection of the benzaldehyde anion to stabilization of the π* valence bound state upon dissociative electron attachment to a benzaldehyde dimer. In addition, we report the cross sections for nine fragment anions formed through electron attachment to benzaldehyde. Investigations carried out with partially deuterated benzaldehyde show that the hydrogen loss is site-selective with respect to the incident electron energy. In addition, we propose several dissociation pathways, backed up by quantum chemical calculations on their thermodynamic thresholds. The threshold calculations also support that the resonances formed at higher energies lead to fragment anions observable by mass spectrometry, whereas the resonances at low electron energies decay only by electron autodetachment.
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- J Ameixa
- Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik and Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI), Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25/3, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. and Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik and Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI), Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25/3, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA and Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik and Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI), Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25/3, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Cornetta LM, Coutinho K, Varella MTDN. Solvent effects on the π* shape resonances of uracil. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:084301. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5139459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- L. M. Cornetta
- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1371, 05508-090 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1371, 05508-090 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1371, 05508-090 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Kossoski F, Varella MTDN, Barbatti M. On-the-fly dynamics simulations of transient anions. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:224104. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5130547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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- F. Kossoski
- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, ICR, Marseille, France
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- Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, ICR, Marseille, France
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Kopyra J, Kopyra KK, Abdoul-Carime H, Branowska D. Insights into the dehydrogenation of 2-thiouracil induced by slow electrons: Comparison of 2-thiouracil and 1-methyl-2-thiouracil. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:234301. [PMID: 29935521 DOI: 10.1063/1.5032162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
In the present contribution, we study dissociative electron attachment to 1-methyl-2-thiouracil that has been synthesized and purified prior to the measurements. We compare the results with those previously obtained from 2-thiouracil. The comparison of the yield of the dehydrogenated parent anion from both the compounds allows us to assign the site from which the H atom is expulsed and to predict the mechanism that is involved in the formation of the peaks within the ion yield curve. It appears that the dehydrogenation observed for 2-thiouracil arising from the vibrational Feshbach resonances (at 0.7 and 1.0 eV) and a π*/σ* transition (at 0.1 eV) involves the bond cleavage at the N1 site, while that at the N3 site operates via the π*/σ* transition and occurs in the energy range of 1.1-3.3 eV. Besides the loss of the H atom from 1-methyl-2-thiouracil, we observe a relatively strong signal due to the loss of an entire methyl group (not observed from methyl-substituted thymine and uracil) that is formed from the N1-CH3 bond cleavage and can mimic the N-glycosidic bond cleavage within the DNA macromolecule.
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- Janina Kopyra
- Faculty of Sciences, Siedlce University, 3 Maja 54, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Waryńskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland
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- Université de Lyon, F-69003 Lyon, France; Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France; and CNRS/IN2P3, UMR5822, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- Faculty of Sciences, Siedlce University, 3 Maja 54, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
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Fennimore MA, Matsika S. Electronic Resonances of Nucleobases Using Stabilization Methods. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:4048-4057. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b01523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Mark A. Fennimore
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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Cornetta LM, Kossoski F, Varella MTDN. Transient anion spectra of the potential radiosensitizers 5-cyanateuracil and 5-thiocyanateuracil. J Chem Phys 2017; 147:214310. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5007050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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- L. M. Cornetta
- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, ICR, Marseille, France
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, Brazil
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Barbosa AS, Varella MTDN, Sanchez SD, Ameixa J, Blanco F, García G, Limão-Vieira P, Ferreira da Silva F, Bettega MHF. Theoretical and experimental study on electron interactions with chlorobenzene: Shape resonances and differential cross sections. J Chem Phys 2016; 145:084311. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4961649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Alessandra Souza Barbosa
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Rackwitz J, Kopyra J, Dąbkowska I, Ebel K, Ranković ML, Milosavljević AR, Bald I. Sensitizing DNA Towards Low-Energy Electrons with 2-Fluoroadenine. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201603464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Jenny Rackwitz
- Institute of Chemistry-Physical Chemistry; University of Potsdam; Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25 14476 Potsdam Germany
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- Faculty of Sciences; Siedlce University; 3 Maja 54 08-110 Siedlce Poland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Gdańsk; 80-952 Gdańsk Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry-Physical Chemistry; University of Potsdam; Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25 14476 Potsdam Germany
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- Institute of Physics Belgrade; University of Belgrade; Pregrevica 118 11080 Belgrade Serbia
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- Institute of Physics Belgrade; University of Belgrade; Pregrevica 118 11080 Belgrade Serbia
- SOLEIL, l'Orme des Merisiers, St. Aubin, BP48, 91192; Gif sur Yvette Cedex France
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- Institute of Chemistry-Physical Chemistry; University of Potsdam; Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25 14476 Potsdam Germany
- Department 1-Analytical Chemistry and Reference Materials; BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing; Richard-Willstätter Str. 11 12489 Berlin Germany
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Rackwitz J, Kopyra J, Dąbkowska I, Ebel K, Ranković ML, Milosavljević AR, Bald I. Sensitizing DNA Towards Low-Energy Electrons with 2-Fluoroadenine. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:10248-52. [PMID: 27481662 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201603464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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2-Fluoroadenine ((2F) A) is a therapeutic agent, which is suggested for application in cancer radiotherapy. The molecular mechanism of DNA radiation damage can be ascribed to a significant extent to the action of low-energy (<20 eV) electrons (LEEs), which damage DNA by dissociative electron attachment. LEE induced reactions in (2F) A are characterized both isolated in the gas phase and in the condensed phase when it is incorporated into DNA. Information about negative ion resonances and anion-mediated fragmentation reactions is combined with an absolute quantification of DNA strand breaks in (2F) A-containing oligonucleotides upon irradiation with LEEs. The incorporation of (2F) A into DNA results in an enhanced strand breakage. The strand-break cross sections are clearly energy dependent, whereas the strand-break enhancements by (2F) A at 5.5, 10, and 15 eV are very similar. Thus, (2F) A can be considered an effective radiosensitizer operative at a wide range of electron energies.
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- Jenny Rackwitz
- Institute of Chemistry-Physical Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Faculty of Sciences, Siedlce University, 3 Maja 54, 08-110, Siedlce, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, 80-952, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry-Physical Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080, Belgrade, Serbia.,SOLEIL, l'Orme des Merisiers, St. Aubin, BP48, 91192, Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institute of Chemistry-Physical Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany. .,Department 1-Analytical Chemistry and Reference Materials, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Richard-Willstätter Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany.
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Kanazawa Y, Ehara M, Sommerfeld T. Low-Lying π* Resonances of Standard and Rare DNA and RNA Bases Studied by the Projected CAP/SAC–CI Method. J Phys Chem A 2016; 120:1545-53. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b12190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yuki Kanazawa
- SOKENDAI, the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Institute for Molecular Science and Research Center for Computational Science, Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- SOKENDAI, the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Institute for Molecular Science and Research Center for Computational Science, Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry and Physics, Southeastern Louisiana University, SLU 10878, Hammond, Louisiana 70402, United States
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