Synthesis, Fluorescence Spectra, Redox Property and the DNA Binding Studies of 7-phenylacenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxalin-7-ium chloride: Evidences of the Formation of Neutral Radical Analogue
文摘
Reaction of acenaphthoquinone with N-phenyl-o-phenylenediamine in methanol in presence of HCl yielded 7-phenylacenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxalin-7-ium chloride, [1][Cl]. [1][Cl] is brightly fluorescencent in dichloromethane (λex--03 nm and λem--42, 464, 488 nm) and water (λex--08 nm and λem--45 nm). Density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent (TD) DFT calculations on [1]+ at the B3LYP level of the theory elucidated that the origin of the lower energy excitation at around 400 nm is due to π?→?π* transition. [1]+ is redox active and exhibits a reversible cathodic wave at ?.66 V referenced to Fc+/Fc couple due to [1]+/[1]-/sup> redox couple. Electrogenerated neutral radical analogue [1]-/sup> was characterized by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), UV–vis spectra and DFT calculations. DNA binding studies using the techniques of UV–vis absorption, fluorescence, circular dichroism (CD) spectra, viscosity, gel electrophoresis, hydrodynamic, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and UV optical melting studies of [1][Cl] revealed that [1]+ is a strong DNA intercalator obeying neighbor exclusion principle. ITC experiment authenticated that the binding of [1]+ to DNA is entropy driven. Keywords 7-phenylacenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxalin-7-ium chloride 7-phenylacenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxalin radical DNA intercalator Biophysical studies