Electron spin resonance and electron spin echo modulation of n-doxylstearic acid and N,N,N',N'-tetramethylbenzidine photoionization in sodium versus lithium dodecyl sulfate micellar solutions: effect of 15-crown-5 and 18-crown-6 ether addition

Journal Article · Thu Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100327a033· OSTI ID:6298610

Baglioni, P; Rivara-Minten, E; Kevan, L

Electron spin echo modulation and electron spin resonance spectra of photogenerated N,N,N',N'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) cation radical and n-doxylstearic acids (n-DSA) in frozen micellar solutions of sodium and lithium dodecyl sulfate containing 15-crown-5 and 18-crown-6 ethers in D/sub 2/O have been studied as a function of crown ether concentration. Modulation effects due to N-DSA with water deuteriums give direct evidence that both crown ethers are mainly located at the micellar interface and that this causes a decrease of the hydration of the micellar interface. Crown ether complexation constants for sodium and lithium micellar counterions are reported and show that 18-crown-6 > 15-crown-5 for sodium counterion and 15-crown-5 > 18-crown-6 for lithium counterion. Modulation effects from TMB/sup +/ interaction with water deuteriums indicate that the TMB molecule moves toward the micelle interfacial region when sodium or lithium cations are complexed by crown ethers. The TMB/sup +/ yield upon TMB photoionization increases by about 10% with crown ether addition for SDS and LDS micellar systems, but it is greater if the absolute values for the LDS system are compared to those for the SDS micellar system. This behavior correlates with the strength of TMB/sup +/-water interactions and suggests that the main factor in the photoionization efficiency is the photocation-water interaction.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Houston, TX (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6298610
• Journal Information: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 92:16
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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