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| Author(s): |
Gustavo Metzker
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Carlos. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC/BT) |
| Defense date: | 2009-07-16 |
| Examining board members: |
Douglas Wagner Franco;
Yassuko Iamamoto
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| Advisor: | Douglas Wagner Franco |
| Abstract | |
The complexes trans-[Ru(NO)(NH3)4(L)](X)3 (1), [Ru(NO)(Hedta)] (2) and their synthetic precursors trans-[Ru(H2O)(NH3)4(L)](X)2 (3), trans-[Ru(SO4)(NH3)4(L)](X) (4) , where L = isn, nic, imN, 4-pic, py, P(OEt) e X = PF6 - and BF4 -, were tested as scavengers for the radicals DPPHo, OHo e O2 -o in aqueous media. The redox potential for the metal center in the complexes (1) were obtained a using boron doped diamond electrode as working electrode. The redox potentials values for ruthenium nitrosyl complexes were higher than 2,0 V vs. SCE. The complexes (1) and (2) were unable to reduce the radical DPPHo, excepted the complex ion trans-[Ru(NO)(NH3)4(P(OEt)3)]3+. The complexes (3) react with DPPHo in stoichometric proportion. Electron transfer from the oxidation of the ruthenium(II) center seems to be the reaction pathway. The OHo radical reacts with ruthenium nitrosyls, predominantly oxidizing the metal center, yielding the fragment [Ru(NO)]4+. This reaction is exothermic since the redox potential of the OHo is around 2.8 V vs. SCE. From competition kinetics the rate constant for this reaction were estimated in the range of 108 a 1010 M-1 s-1. Since the reaction between OHo radical and the complexes (4) was not observed, the hydrogen atom transfer mechanism for the scavenger of OHo by the nitrosyl complexes ca be ruled out. The complexes (1) and (2) scavenge the radical O2 -o by the reduction of the coordinated nitrosyl with specific rate constants ranging from 2,0 ± 1,0 x 104 to 4,2 ± 1,0 x 105 M-1 s-1 as probed by competitive kinetics using cytochrome c. After reduction, nitric oxide dissociation were probed ampherometricaly using a selective NO electrode or spectrophotometrically using cytochrome c as probe. Reduction of the complexes (3) by superoxide ion was not observed and may suggest the coordinated nitrosonium as the reaction site for reduction. (AU) | |