Photoinduced Nitric Oxide Release from a Hindered Nitrobenzene Derivative by Two-Photon Excitation

Hishikawa K; Nakagawa H; Furuta T; Fukuhara K; Tsumoto H; Suzuki T; Miyata N

Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.131, No.22, 7488-7488, 2009

Hishikawa K, Nakagawa H, Furuta T, Fukuhara K, Tsumoto H, Suzuki T, Miyata N

Here, we demonstrated photoinduced NO generation from a 2,6-dimethylnitrobenzene-based compound (Flu-DNB) via a two-photon excitation (TPE) process. After pulse laser irradiation to a solution of Flu-DNB, oxidation products of NO were observed. This is the first account of a non-nitrosyl-chelated metal ion containing NO donor which can be controlled by the TPE technique.