Photoelectron Spectra and Electronic Structures of the Radiosensitizer Nimorazole and Related Compounds
Linda Feketeová1,2,3, Oksana Plekan4, Mayanthi Goonewardane5
1School of Chemistry and Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, The University of Melbourne , 30 Flemington Road, 3010 Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Abstract:
Soft X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy has been used to investigate the radiosensitizer nimorazole and related model compounds. We report the valence and C, N, and O 1s photoemission spectra and K-edge NEXAFS spectra of gas-phase nimorazole, 1-methyl-5-nitroimidazole, and 4(5)-nitroimidazole in combination with theoretical calculations. The valence band and core level spectra are in agreement with theory. We determine the equilibrium populations of the two tautomers in 4(5)-nitroimidazole and find a ratio of 1:0.7 at 390 K. The NEXAFS spectra of the studied nitroimidazoles show excellent agreement with spectra of compounds available in the literature that exhibit a similar chemical environment. By comparing 1-methyl-5-nitroimidazole (single tautomer) with 4(5)-nitroimidazole, we are able to disentangle the photoemission and photoabsorption spectra and identify features due to each single tautomer.
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