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Dissolution Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Instrumentation for Real-time Enzymatic Reaction Rate Measurements by NMR
Published on: February 23, 2016
Blatter-type radicals as polarizing agents for electrochemical overhauser dynamic nuclear polarization
Felipe Saenz1, Mika Tamski1, Jonas Milani1
1Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland. felipe.saenzpadilla@epfl.ch.
Abstract:
Overhauser dynamic nuclear polarization (O-DNP) refers to a microwave-assisted process where an unpaired electron's (e.g. a radical) spin polarization is transferred to surrounding nuclei in solution, thus increasing the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signal intensity of a given substance by several orders of magnitude. The presence of the unpaired electrons, which induces relaxation of the resulting hyperpolarized state when the radiation is halted, can be avoided by electrochemically removing the radicals on demand. We report the use of Blatter-type (benzo[e][1,2,4]triazinyl) radicals as polarizing agents, potentially opening the way to highly tunable radicals for electrochemical DNP.
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