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Title: Theoretical description of spin-selective reactions of radical pairs diffusing in spherical 2D and 3D microreactors

Abstract

In this work, we treat spin-selective recombination of a geminate radical pair (RP) in a spherical “microreactor,” i.e., of a RP confined in a micelle, vesicle, or liposome. We consider the microreactor model proposed earlier, in which one of the radicals is located at the center of the micelle and the other one undergoes three-dimensional diffusion inside the micelle. In addition, we suggest a two-dimensional model, in which one of the radicals is located at the “pole” of the sphere, while the other one diffuses on the spherical surface. For this model, we have obtained a general analytical expression for the RP recombination yield in terms of the free Green function of two-dimensional diffusion motion. In turn, this Green function is expressed via the Legendre functions and thus takes account of diffusion over a restricted spherical surface and its curvature. The obtained expression allows one to calculate the RP recombination efficiency at an arbitrary magnetic field strength. We performed a comparison of the two models taking the same geometric parameters (i.e., the microreactor radius and the closest approach distance of the radicals), chemical reactivity, magnetic interactions in the RP and diffusion coefficient. Significant difference between the predictions of the twomore » models is found, which is thus originating solely from the dimensionality effect: for different dimensionality of space, the statistics of diffusional contacts of radicals becomes different altering the reaction yield. We have calculated the magnetic field dependence of the RP reaction yield and chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization of the reaction products at different sizes of the microreactor, exchange interaction, and spin relaxation rates. Interestingly, due to the intricate interplay of diffusional contacts of reactants and spin dynamics, the dependence of the reaction yield on the microreactor radius is non-monotonous. Our results are of importance for (i) interpreting experimental data for magnetic field effects on RP recombination in confined space and (ii) for describing kinetics of chemical reactions, which occur predominantly on the surfaces of biomembranes, i.e., lipid peroxidation reactions.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. International Tomography Center, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskaya St. 3a, Novosibirsk 630090 (Russian Federation)
  2. Institute of Computational Modeling, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok 50/44, Krasnoyarsk 660036 (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22493562
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 143; Journal Issue: 8; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DIFFUSION; EXCHANGE INTERACTIONS; GREEN FUNCTION; LEGENDRE POLYNOMIALS; LIPIDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; POLARIZATION; RADICALS; REACTIVITY; RECOMBINATION; RELAXATION; SPIN; STATISTICS; SURFACES

Citation Formats

Ivanov, Konstantin L., E-mail: ivanov@tomo.nsc.ru, Lukzen, Nikita N., Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova St. 2, Novosibirsk 630090, and Sadovsky, Vladimir M. Theoretical description of spin-selective reactions of radical pairs diffusing in spherical 2D and 3D microreactors. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4928648.
Ivanov, Konstantin L., E-mail: ivanov@tomo.nsc.ru, Lukzen, Nikita N., Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova St. 2, Novosibirsk 630090, & Sadovsky, Vladimir M. Theoretical description of spin-selective reactions of radical pairs diffusing in spherical 2D and 3D microreactors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928648
Ivanov, Konstantin L., E-mail: ivanov@tomo.nsc.ru, Lukzen, Nikita N., Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova St. 2, Novosibirsk 630090, and Sadovsky, Vladimir M. 2015. "Theoretical description of spin-selective reactions of radical pairs diffusing in spherical 2D and 3D microreactors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928648.
@article{osti_22493562,
title = {Theoretical description of spin-selective reactions of radical pairs diffusing in spherical 2D and 3D microreactors},
author = {Ivanov, Konstantin L., E-mail: ivanov@tomo.nsc.ru and Lukzen, Nikita N. and Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova St. 2, Novosibirsk 630090 and Sadovsky, Vladimir M.},
abstractNote = {In this work, we treat spin-selective recombination of a geminate radical pair (RP) in a spherical “microreactor,” i.e., of a RP confined in a micelle, vesicle, or liposome. We consider the microreactor model proposed earlier, in which one of the radicals is located at the center of the micelle and the other one undergoes three-dimensional diffusion inside the micelle. In addition, we suggest a two-dimensional model, in which one of the radicals is located at the “pole” of the sphere, while the other one diffuses on the spherical surface. For this model, we have obtained a general analytical expression for the RP recombination yield in terms of the free Green function of two-dimensional diffusion motion. In turn, this Green function is expressed via the Legendre functions and thus takes account of diffusion over a restricted spherical surface and its curvature. The obtained expression allows one to calculate the RP recombination efficiency at an arbitrary magnetic field strength. We performed a comparison of the two models taking the same geometric parameters (i.e., the microreactor radius and the closest approach distance of the radicals), chemical reactivity, magnetic interactions in the RP and diffusion coefficient. Significant difference between the predictions of the two models is found, which is thus originating solely from the dimensionality effect: for different dimensionality of space, the statistics of diffusional contacts of radicals becomes different altering the reaction yield. We have calculated the magnetic field dependence of the RP reaction yield and chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization of the reaction products at different sizes of the microreactor, exchange interaction, and spin relaxation rates. Interestingly, due to the intricate interplay of diffusional contacts of reactants and spin dynamics, the dependence of the reaction yield on the microreactor radius is non-monotonous. Our results are of importance for (i) interpreting experimental data for magnetic field effects on RP recombination in confined space and (ii) for describing kinetics of chemical reactions, which occur predominantly on the surfaces of biomembranes, i.e., lipid peroxidation reactions.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4928648},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22493562}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics},
issn = {0021-9606},
number = 8,
volume = 143,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}