Abstract
In situ NMR spectroelectrochemistry is presented in this study as a useful hybrid technique for the chemical structure elucidation of unstable intermediate species. An experimental setting was designed to follow the reaction in real time during the experimental electrochemical process. The analysis of 1H NMR spectra recorded in situ permitted us (1) to elucidate the reaction pathway of the electrochemical oxidation of phenacetin and (2) to reveal the quinone imine as a reactive intermediate species without using any trapping reaction. Phenacetin has been considered as hepatotoxic at high therapeutic amounts, which is why it was chosen as a model to prove the applicability of the analytical method. The use of 1D and 2D NMR experiments led to the elucidation of the major species produced from the oxidation process. We demonstrated that in situ NMR spectroelectrochemistry constitutes a fast way for monitoring unstable quinone imines and elucidating their chemical structures.
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The authors thank CNRS, the University of Nantes, and the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research for financial support.
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Bussy, U., Giraudeau, P., Silvestre, V. et al. In situ NMR spectroelectrochemistry for the structure elucidation of unstable intermediate metabolites. Anal Bioanal Chem 405, 5817–5824 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-013-6977-z
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