Hyperfine Structure and Relaxation Times of 4-Oxo-TEMPO/Methyl Alcohol Solutions in Weak and Strong Fields

Abstract

AbstractThe hyperfine structure of the 4-Oxo-TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-oxopiperidin-oxyl-l) free radical was investigated. Theoretical investigation includes four methyl groups protons close to the unpaired electron. Energy levels and transition probabilities were found by using second order and first order perturbation theory, respectively, and from these data theoretical spectra of the free radical were obtained. Diluted solutions in CH3-OH were prepared and the spectra were recorded with a double resonance spectrometer (1.53 mT) and Varian E-9X-band ESR spectrometer (~0.3 T). In order to understand the influence of time dependent phenomena on the linewidths, electronic relaxation times of 4-Oxo-TEMPO and its perdeuterated form (PDT) were measured at two different fields by using cw saturation method.