AsymPol-TEKs as efficient polarizing agents for MAS-DNP in glass matrices of non-aqueous solvents. Harrabi, R., Halbritter, T., Alarab, S., Chatterjee, S., Wolska, M., Damodaran, K. K., Van Tol, J., Lee, D., Paul, S., Hediger, S., Sigurdsson, S. T., Mentink-Vigier, F., & De Paëpe, G. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024.
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Two polarizing agents from the AsymPol family, AsymPol-TEK and cAsymPol-TEK (methyl-free version) are introduced for MAS-DNP applications in non-aqueous solvents. The performance of these new biradicals is rationalized in detail... , Two polarizing agents from the AsymPol family, AsymPol-TEK and cAsymPol-TEK (methyl-free version) are introduced for MAS-DNP applications in non-aqueous solvents. The performance of these new biradicals is rationalized in detail using a combination of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy, Density Functional Theory, Molecular Dynamics and quantitative MAS-DNP spin dynamics simulations. By slightly modifying the experimental protocol to keep the sample temperature low at insertion, we are able to obtain reproducable DNP-NMR data with 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (TCE) at 100 K, which facilitates optimization and comparison of different polarizing agents. At intermediate magnetic fields, AsymPol-TEK and cAsymPol-TEK provide 1.5 to 3-fold improvement in sensitivity compared to TEKPol, one of the most widely used polarizing agents for organic solvents, with significantly shorter DNP build-up times of ~ 1 s and ~ 2 s at 9.4 and 14.1 T respectively. In the course of the work, we also isolated and characterized two diastereoisomers that can form during the synthesis of AsymPol-TEK; their difference in performance is described and discussed. Finally, the advantages of the AsymPol-TEKs are demonstrated by recording 2D 13C-13C correlation experiments at natural 13C-abundance of proton-dense microcrystals and by polarizing the surface of ZnO nanocrystals (NCs) coated with diphenyl phosphate ligands. For those experiments, cAsymPol-TEK yielded a three-fold increase in sensitivity compared to TEKPol, corresponding to a nine-fold time saving.
@article{harrabi_asympol-teks_2024,
	title = {{AsymPol}-{TEKs} as efficient polarizing agents for {MAS}-{DNP} in glass matrices of non-aqueous solvents},
	copyright = {All rights reserved},
	issn = {1463-9076, 1463-9084},
	url = {http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2024/CP/D3CP04271E},
	doi = {10.1039/D3CP04271E},
	abstract = {Two polarizing agents from the AsymPol family, AsymPol-TEK and cAsymPol-TEK (methyl-free version) are introduced for MAS-DNP applications in non-aqueous solvents. The performance of these new biradicals is rationalized in detail...
          , 
            Two polarizing agents from the AsymPol family, AsymPol-TEK and cAsymPol-TEK (methyl-free version) are introduced for MAS-DNP applications in non-aqueous solvents. The performance of these new biradicals is rationalized in detail using a combination of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy, Density Functional Theory, Molecular Dynamics and quantitative MAS-DNP spin dynamics simulations. By slightly modifying the experimental protocol to keep the sample temperature low at insertion, we are able to obtain reproducable DNP-NMR data with 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (TCE) at 100 K, which facilitates optimization and comparison of different polarizing agents. At intermediate magnetic fields, AsymPol-TEK and cAsymPol-TEK provide 1.5 to 3-fold improvement in sensitivity compared to TEKPol, one of the most widely used polarizing agents for organic solvents, with significantly shorter DNP build-up times of {\textasciitilde} 1 s and {\textasciitilde} 2 s at 9.4 and 14.1 T respectively. In the course of the work, we also isolated and characterized two diastereoisomers that can form during the synthesis of AsymPol-TEK; their difference in performance is described and discussed. Finally, the advantages of the AsymPol-TEKs are demonstrated by recording 2D 13C-13C correlation experiments at natural 13C-abundance of proton-dense microcrystals and by polarizing the surface of ZnO nanocrystals (NCs) coated with diphenyl phosphate ligands. For those experiments, cAsymPol-TEK yielded a three-fold increase in sensitivity compared to TEKPol, corresponding to a nine-fold time saving.},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2024-01-24},
	journal = {Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics},
	author = {Harrabi, Rania and Halbritter, Thomas and Alarab, Shadi and Chatterjee, Satyaki and Wolska, Małgorzata and Damodaran, Krishna K. and Van Tol, Johan and Lee, Daniel and Paul, Subhradip and Hediger, Sabine and Sigurdsson, Snorri Th and Mentink-Vigier, Frederic and De Paëpe, Gaël},
	year = {2024},
	pages = {10.1039.D3CP04271E},
}

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