KINETICS OF β-CAROTENE OXIDATION IN THE PRESENCE
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the reaction mixture dropwise, and then the reaction
mixture was cooled to 40°C and diluted with water.
The organic layer containing [FeTPP]2C was sepa-
rated and chromatographed on Al2O3 (Brockmann
activity II) using CH2Cl2 as an eluent. EAS in C6H6
(A0, Aτ, and A∞ are absorbances at a working
logCCar
wavelength at the initial, current and final moment of
time, respectively).
(λmax, nm): 400, 522. IR spectrum: (C6H6, ν, cm–1),
960 (νas Fe=C=Fe), 423 (νs Fe=C=Fe), 461 (Fe–
DISCUSSION
The structural diversity of carotenoids belonging to
one of the most important groups of natural dyes
enables their diverse functions. To be specific, the
antioxidant properties of β-carotene, which has a
polyene structure are stipulated by its ability to enter
oxidation reactions under the action of free radicals.
Reactions of this type in the aqueous medium and
N
TPP). ESI–MS: m/z [FeTPP]2C]+ 1349.3. For
C89H56N8Fe2 calculated 1349.17.
μ-Carbido-bis[(imidazole)(5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-
21H,23H-porphyrinato)iron(IV)](Im)2[FeTPP]2C (2).
Imidazole (CIm = 10–3 mol/L) was added to a solution
of [FeTPP]2C (C1 = 10–6 mol/L) in benzene. The organic solvents are actively studied. Depending on
the nature of oxidant and reactivity, the time required
for β-carotene oxidative destruction reaction differs
[18, 20, 25, 26]. The catalytic role of metalloporphy-
rins in β-carotene oxidation was considered in very
few publications: (tetrakis(dichlorophenyl)porphyrin)
reaction of formation of bis-axial complex was con-
trolled by changes in EAS of the reaction mixture.
EAS in C6H6 (λmax, nm): 403, 526, 562, 605. IR spec-
trum (C6H6, ν, cm–1): 936 (νas Fe=C=Fe), 419 (νs
Fe=C=Fe), 435 (Fe–NTPP), 478 (Fe–NIm). ESI-MS:
m/z [(Im)2[FeTPP]2C]+ 1485.1. For C95H64N12Fe2
calculated 1485.33.
ruthenium(II)
and
(5,10,15,20-tetrakis(2,4,6-
trimethylphenyl)porhyrin)ruthenium(II)
carbonyl
were chosen as co-oxidants in carotene oxidative
t
Oxidized [FeTPP]2C (3) and (Im)2[FeTPP]2C (4)
destruction with BuOOH in hexane [27] and meta-
were obtained by the reaction of compounds 1 and 2,
chloroperoxybenzoic acid in benzene [19], respec-
tively. It was noted in the cited works that ruthenium
porphyrin complexes enter the reaction in the active
oxo form O=Ru(IV), but the mechanism of activation
for these species has not been proposed. In connection
with the above-mentioned catalytic activity of μ-
dimeric iron porphyrinoid complexes, the reaction
between β-carotene and oxidized derivatives of com-
pound 1 or its analog 2 with axially coordinated imid-
azole was carried out.
t
respectively, with BuOOH (
= 2.3 × 10–4–
CtBuOOH
2.3 × 10–3 mol/L) in benzene. The reactions of forma-
tion of oxidized forms of complexes were controlled by
changes in EAS of the reaction mixture.
EAS (3) in C6H6 (λmax, nm): 413, 572, 627.
IR spectrum (C6H6, ν, cm–1): 1295 (Cα–Cβ, Cα–
N), 914 (νas Fe=C=Fe), 422 (νs Fe=C=Fe), 435 (Fe–
NTPP).
The initial EAS (Fig. 1, line 1) of compound 1 in
benzene (C1 = 10–6 mol/L) changed upon adding
EAS (4) in C6H6 (λmax, nm): 414, 569, 609.
EAS spectra were recorded using a Cary 50 instru- tBuOOH (
ment. IR spectra were obtained by the attenuated total
= 2.3 × 10–3 mol/L) and trans-
formed to the spectrum of compound 3, which is sin-
gly oxidized π radical cation of the oxo form of the ini-
CtBuOOH
reflection method using Bruker Vertex V80 spectrom-
eter in the range of frequencies 4000–400 cm–1 (on the
average 64 scans) with a resolution of 2 cm–1 at a stan-
dard temperature. IR spectra were recorded using an
MVP 2 SeriesTM (Harrick) attachment with a dia-
mond crystal. The products of oxidative destruction
were analyzed by electrospray ionization mass spec-
trometry using a Bruker microTOF spectrometer.
tial complex O=FeTPP+•=C=FeTPP. The mecha-
nism of formation of highly oxidized forms of μ-
dimeric tetrapyrrole iron complexes, which were reli-
ably identified by various physicochemical methods,
under the action of H2O2 and organic peroxides is well
known [1–8, 28, 29]. Therefore, the bathochromic
shift of the В band from 400 to 413 nm and the growth
of Q bands at 570–630 nm in the EAS were attributed
to the formation of π radical cation 3 (Fig. 1, line 2). A
change in the electron structure of the dimeric iron
complex is reflected in the appearance of the absorp-
tion band in the IR spectrum at 1290 cm–1, which is
related to the vibrations of the Cα–Cβ and Cα–N
t
We used tert-butyl hydroperoxide BuOOH (98%)
and carotene (97%) from Sigma-Aldrich and dried
benzene.
The apparent rate constants kapp and the rate con-
stants k of carotene oxidation at 298 K were deter-
mined by changes in absorbance (A) of the reaction
mixture at a working wavelength that corresponded to bonds in pyrrole rings (Fig. 2а) [30]. When changes in
the maximum of carotene absorption band λmax
=
the EAS ceased, β-carotene (CCar = (4.33–8.54) ×
10‒4 mol/L) was added to the solution, and changes in
463 nm at constant concentrations of initial com-
t
pounds 1, 2, and BuOOH and different concentra- the absorbance were recorded at a wavelength equal to
tions of carotene by least-squares optimization of the the maximum of the carotene absorption band λmax
=
dependence log(A0 – A∞)/(Aτ – A∞)–τ and logkapp
–
463 nm (Fig. 1, lines 3, 4) until its complete disappear-
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