TY - JOUR
T1 - Structure and dynamics of photogenerated triplet radical ion pairs in DNA hairpin conjugates with anthraquinone end caps
AU - Carmieli, Raanan
AU - Smeigh, Amanda L.
AU - Mickley Conron, Sarah M.
AU - Thazhathveetil, Arun K.
AU - Fuki, Masaaki
AU - Kobori, Yasuhiro
AU - Lewis, Frederick D.
AU - Wasielewski, Michael R.
PY - 2012/7/11
Y1 - 2012/7/11
N2 - A series of DNA hairpins (AqGn) possessing a tethered anthraquinone (Aq) end-capping group were synthesized in which the distance between the Aq and a guanine-cytosine (G-C) base pair was systematically varied by changing the number (n - 1) of adenine-thymine (A-T) base pairs between them. The photophysics and photochemistry of these hairpins were investigated using nanosecond transient absorption and time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (TREPR) spectroscopy. Upon photoexcitation, 1*Aq undergoes rapid intersystem crossing to yield 3*Aq, which is capable of oxidizing purine nucleobases resulting in the formation of 3(Aq -•Gn +•). All 3(Aq -•Gn +•) radical ion pairs exhibit asymmetric TREPR spectra with an electron spin polarization phase pattern of absorption and enhanced emission (A/E) due to their different triplet spin sublevel populations, which are derived from the corresponding non-Boltzmann spin sublevel populations of the 3*Aq precursor. The TREPR spectra of the 3(Aq -•Gn +•) radical ion pairs depend strongly on their spin-spin dipolar interaction and weakly on their spin-spin exchange coupling. The anisotropy of 3(Aq -•Gn +•) makes it possible to determine that the π systems of Aq -• and G +• within the radical ion pair are parallel to one another. Charge recombination of the long-lived 3(Aq -•Gn +•) radical ion pair displays an unusual bimodal distance dependence that results from a change in the rate-determining step for charge recombination from radical pair intersystem crossing for n < 4 to coherent superexchange for n > 4.
AB - A series of DNA hairpins (AqGn) possessing a tethered anthraquinone (Aq) end-capping group were synthesized in which the distance between the Aq and a guanine-cytosine (G-C) base pair was systematically varied by changing the number (n - 1) of adenine-thymine (A-T) base pairs between them. The photophysics and photochemistry of these hairpins were investigated using nanosecond transient absorption and time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (TREPR) spectroscopy. Upon photoexcitation, 1*Aq undergoes rapid intersystem crossing to yield 3*Aq, which is capable of oxidizing purine nucleobases resulting in the formation of 3(Aq -•Gn +•). All 3(Aq -•Gn +•) radical ion pairs exhibit asymmetric TREPR spectra with an electron spin polarization phase pattern of absorption and enhanced emission (A/E) due to their different triplet spin sublevel populations, which are derived from the corresponding non-Boltzmann spin sublevel populations of the 3*Aq precursor. The TREPR spectra of the 3(Aq -•Gn +•) radical ion pairs depend strongly on their spin-spin dipolar interaction and weakly on their spin-spin exchange coupling. The anisotropy of 3(Aq -•Gn +•) makes it possible to determine that the π systems of Aq -• and G +• within the radical ion pair are parallel to one another. Charge recombination of the long-lived 3(Aq -•Gn +•) radical ion pair displays an unusual bimodal distance dependence that results from a change in the rate-determining step for charge recombination from radical pair intersystem crossing for n < 4 to coherent superexchange for n > 4.
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U2 - 10.1021/ja303721j
DO - 10.1021/ja303721j
M3 - Article
C2 - 22676136
AN - SCOPUS:84863828508
VL - 134
SP - 11251
EP - 11260
JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society
JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society
SN - 0002-7863
IS - 27
ER -