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  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

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  • Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) enhances NMR sensitivity.
  • Trityl radicals are potential polarizing agents for DNP.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate trityl radicals with specific protonation for high-field and Overhauser effect DNP.
  • To understand the influence of hyperfine couplings and molecular properties on DNP performance.

Main Methods:

  • Preparation of trityl radicals with protons on phenyl ring -COOH groups.
  • Analysis of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectra.
  • Examination of DNP Zeeman field profiles.

Main Results:

  • Observed large hyperfine couplings in EPR spectra.
  • Did not observe Overhauser effect DNP in the studied trityl radicals.
  • Electron spin density was found to be localized on the central carbon atom, unlike delocalized systems like BDPA.
  • Radicals were not found to be ideal for high-field DNP.

Conclusions:

  • Large hyperfine couplings alone are insufficient for Overhauser effect DNP.
  • Electron spin localization impacts DNP performance.
  • Polarizing agent performance is highly sensitive to the solvent environment.