Issue 45, 2020

EXAFS investigations of temperature-dependent structure in cobalt-59 molecular NMR thermometers

Abstract

Cobalt-59 nuclei are known for extremely thermally sensitive chemical shifts (δ), which in the long term could yield novel magnetic resonance thermometers for bioimaging applications. In this manuscript, we apply extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy for the first time to probe the exact variations in physical structure that produce the exceptional thermal sensitivity of the 59Co NMR chemical shift. We apply this spectroscopic technique to five Co(III) complexes: [Co(NH3)6]Cl3 (1), [Co(en)3]Cl3 (2) (en = ethylenediamine), [Co(tn)3]Cl3 (3) (tn = trimethylenediamine), [Co(tame)2]Cl3 (4) (tame = 1,1,1-tris(aminomethyl)ethane), and [Co(diNOsar)]Cl3 (5) (diNOsar = dinitrosarcophagine). The solution-phase EXAFS data reveal increasing Co–N bond distances for these aqueous complexes over a ∼50 °C temperature window, expanding by Δr(Co–N) = 0.0256(6) Å, 0.0020(5) Å, 0.0084(5) Å, 0.0006(5) Å, and 0.0075(6) Å for 1–5, respectively. Computational analyses of the structural changes reveal that increased connectivity between the donor atoms encourages complex structural variations. These results imply that rich temperature-dependent structural variations define 59Co NMR thermometry in macrocyclic complexes.

Graphical abstract: EXAFS investigations of temperature-dependent structure in cobalt-59 molecular NMR thermometers

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Apr 2020
Accepted
24 Mei 2020
First published
26 Mei 2020

Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 16380-16385

Author version available

EXAFS investigations of temperature-dependent structure in cobalt-59 molecular NMR thermometers

T. M. Ozvat, G. E. Sterbinsky, A. J. Campanella, A. K. Rappé and J. M. Zadrozny, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 16380 DOI: 10.1039/D0DT01391A

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