Synthesis and evaluation of the sensitivity and vibrational lifetimes of thiocyanate and selenocyanate infrared reporters
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: SCN (102±4 ps). The longer lifetimes for the SeCN analogues were attributed to the better insulating effects of the heavier selenium atom compared to the sulfur atom. The solvent sensitivity and longer vibrational lifetimes compared to other vibrational reporters suggest that SCN and SeCN vibrational reporters are well suited to studying several dynamic processes including protein and nucleic acid hydration and conformational changes, however stability issues may require post-synthetic modification methods to incorporate these reporters into biomacromolecules.
Source: RSC Advances
DOI: 10.1039/c5ra27363c
Authors: Daniel E. Levin, Andrew J. Schmitz, Shawn M. Hines, Kevin J. Hines, Matthew J. Tucker, Scott H. Brewer, Edward E. Fenlon
Institutions: Franklin & Marshall College, University of Nevada, Reno
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2335946665