Photoinduced Reaction of Excited Triplet 9,10-Anthraquinone Quenched by Antioxidant Vitamin C

Photoinduced Reaction of Excited Triplet 9,10-Anthraquinone Quenched by Antioxidant Vitamin C

Year:    2014

Author:    Sha Chen, Xian-Jun Cao, Yi Luo, Guang-Lai Zhu, Xin-Sheng Xu

Journal of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Vol. 5 (2014), Iss. 3 : pp. 238–246

Abstract

The quenching of the photoinduced excited triplet of 9,10-anthraquinone $(^3AQ^*)$ by Vitamin C (VC) has been studied in ethylene glycol-water $(EG-H_2O, EG/H_2O=9/1, v/v)$ homogeneous by using time-resolved electronic paramagnetic resonance (TR-EPR) and laser flash photolysis techniques. According to the chemically induced dynamic electron polarization (CIDEP) and transient absorptive spectra, the reaction intermediates and the reaction mechanism have been analyzed. The rate constant for the quenching of excited triplet $^3AQ^*$ by VC has been measured. The results indicate that $^3AQ^*$ can capture hydrogen atom not only from ethylene glycol molecule but also from VC. The strong CIDEP signal of VC monoanion radical indicates that the quenching of VC to $^3AQ^*$ is obvious. The rate for the quenching of $^3AQ^*$ by VC is nearly diffusion-controlled.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/jams.031814.061714a

Journal of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Vol. 5 (2014), Iss. 3 : pp. 238–246

Published online:    2014-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    9

Keywords:    9 10-anthraquinone Vitamin C time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (TREPR)

Author Details

Sha Chen

Xian-Jun Cao

Yi Luo

Guang-Lai Zhu

Xin-Sheng Xu