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Adrián Portela-González1, Wolfram Sander1, André K Eckhardt1
1Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie II, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany.
Abstract:
We developed a matrix isolation experiment utilizing a closed-cycle helium cryostat, which operates at 2.5 K and enables electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements in solid para-hydrogen (p-H2) matrices. The EPR spectra of the persistent 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxyl (TEMPO) radical and an in situ generated P-centered mono-radical were recorded at 2.5 K in p-H2. The spectrum of TEMPO in p-H2 shows a narrower linewidth compared to argon, and its matrix-isolated spectrum and simulation are reported. The P-centered mono-radical was generated in p-H2 via in situ photolysis of the corresponding phosphorus iodide, which affords roughly a three-fold increase in spectral resolution compared to argon, as well as higher sensitivity due to the non-existing cage effect in soft p-H2.
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