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Title: Cu(II) Stability and UV-Induced Electron Transfer in a Metal–Organic Hybrid: An EPR, DFT, and Crystallographic Characterization of Copper-Doped Zinc Creatininium Sulfate

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Old Westbury, NY (United States)
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  3. Cleveland State Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States)

Single-crystal X-ray diffraction and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic experiments, complemented by quantum chemical DFT calculations, were carried out on the copper-doped metal–organic hybrid and Tutton salt analogue zinc creatininium sulfate to determine its crystal structure, to characterize the electronic structure of the doped Cu(II) binding site, and to propose a pathway for an excited-state, proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) process in UV-exposed crystals. The crystal structure is isomorphous to that of cadmium creatininium sulfate, which has the transition ion, not in direct coordination with the creatinine, but forming a hexahydrate complex, which is bridged to a creatininium through an intervening sulfate ion. The EPR g (2.446, 2.112, 2.082) and copper hyperfine (ACu: -327, -59.6, 10.8 MHz) tensor parameters are consistent with doped copper replacing host zinc in the metal–hexahydrate complex. These parameters are similar to those observed for copper hexahydrate in doped Tutton salt systems at low temperature, where the unpaired electron occupies mainly the copper 3dx2–y2 orbital. At room temperature in the Tutton systems, vibration couplings stemming from a dynamic Jahn–Teller effect cause tensor averaging which results in a reduction in their maximum g-tensor and hyperfine tensor values. However, like for the doped isomorphous Cd creatinine crystal, the Cu(II) EPR exhibits little, or no room temperature averaging compared to its low temperature pattern. Samples exposed to 254 nm UV light generate a carbon-centered free radical species, characterized by an isotropic g-tensor (g = 2.0029) and an alpha-proton hyperfine coupling (-24 -14 +4 G). These parameters identify it as a creatinine radical cation formed by the oxidative release of one of its C2 methylene hydrogens. DFT calculations confirm the unpaired electronic structures of both the Cu(II) site and free radical. The growth in radical concentration with an increase in the UV exposure time coincides with a decrease in the copper EPR signal, indicating a coupled light-induced oxidation reduction process. A comparison of the crystal structure with the EPR parameters and DFT results provides evidence for a UV-induced PCET.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
2478167
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory Journal Issue: 48 Vol. 128; ISSN 1089-5639
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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