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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
We have measured the bimolecular contribution (relaxivity) R1 (M(-1) s(-1)) to the spin-lattice relaxation rate for the protons of H2 and H2@C60 dissolved in organic solvents in the presence of paramagnet nitroxide radicals. It is found that the relaxation effect of the paramagnets is enhanced 5-fold in H2@C60 compared to H2 under the same conditions. 13C relaxivity in C60 induced by nitroxide has also been measured. The resulting value of R1 for 13C is substantially smaller relative to the 1H relaxation in H2@C60 than expected solely on the basis of the smaller magnetic moment of 13C. The observed values of R1 have been analyzed quantitatively using an outer-sphere model for bimolecular spin relaxation to extract an encounter distance, d, as the dependent variable. The resulting values of d for H2 and (13)C60 are similar to the sum of the van der Waals radii for the radical and the corresponding molecule. The value of d for (1)H2@C60 is substantially smaller than the corresponding van der Waals estimates, corresponding to larger than expected values of R1. A possible explanation for the enhanced relaxivity is a contribution from hyperfine coupling. Based on the results reported here, it seems that not only is the hydrogen molecule in H2@C60 not insulated from magnetic contact with the outside world but also the interaction with paramagnets is even stronger than expected based on distance alone.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1520-5126
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
130
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2221-5
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Paramagnet enhanced nuclear relaxation of H2 in organic solvents and in H2@C60.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article