Papers by Isabel Luísa Ferreira Machado
Laser induced fluorescence spectra of some flavins
Synthesis and Fluorescence of (E)‐3‐Aryl‐2‐(5‐aryl‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐yl) Acrylonitriles
ChemistrySelect, 2021
Herein we report the synthesis of (E)‐3‐aryl‐2‐(5‐aryl‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐yl)acrylonitriles 3 a–k... more Herein we report the synthesis of (E)‐3‐aryl‐2‐(5‐aryl‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐yl)acrylonitriles 3 a–k whose fluorescence properties have been investigated for the first time. A plausible reaction mechanism has been proposed to explain the total observed stereospecific formation of the E‐isomers of compounds 3 a–k. The fluorescence analysis of compounds 3a‐f has revealed relatively low values of the fluorescence emission quantum yields in a range of ∼1 to 10 %, depending in the nature of the substituents.
Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, Jun 1, 2005
Molecular structure, spectroscopic and photophysical data for the singlet state of 3-benzyl-lumif... more Molecular structure, spectroscopic and photophysical data for the singlet state of 3-benzyl-lumiflavin in different solvents are presented. Theoretical studies concerning singlet-singlet and triplet-triplet excitation energies were carried out using time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations. These predictions are in good agreement with the experimental results, which reflect the solvent interactions. All the observable singlet-singlet transitions have p-p* character. The title compound appears to be an efficient sensitizer of the production of singlet oxygen (φ D = 0.53). The crystal structure of 3-benzyl-lumiflavin is also presented, along with its solid-state photophysical data.
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Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Nov 13, 2002
Diffuse reflectance and laser-induced techniques were used to access photochemical and photophysi... more Diffuse reflectance and laser-induced techniques were used to access photochemical and photophysical processes of benzil in solid supports, namely p-tert-butylcalix[n]arenes with n) 4, 6, and 8. A comparative study was performed using these results and those obtained with another electronically inert support, silicalite, which is a hydrophobic zeolite. In the latter substrate, ground-state benzil has the two carbonyl groups in an s-trans planar conformation while in the calixarenes a distribution of conformers exists, largely dominated by skew conformations where the carbonyl groups are twisted one to the other. In all substrates, room-temperature phosphorescence was obtained in air-equilibrated samples. The decay times vary greatly and the largest lifetime was obtained for benzil/p-tert-butylcalix[6]arene, showing that this host cavity well accommodates benzil, enhancing its room-temperature phosphorescence. p-tert-Butylcalix[6] and [8]arene molecules provide larger hydrophobic cavities than silicalite, and inclusion complexes are formed with these hosts and benzil as guest; p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene does not include benzil. This probe is deposited outside the calix[4] cavity, in the form of microcrystals. Triplet-triplet absorption of benzil was detected in all cases and is predominant in the silicalite channel inclusion case. Benzil ketyl radical formation occurs with inclusion in calix[6]arene and calix[8]arene. In the three cases, benzoyl radical was detected at long times (in the millisecond time scale). Product analysis and identification clearly show that the main detected degradation photoproducts in all substrates are benzoyl radical derivatives. Calix[6] and [8]arenes are able to supply hydrogen atoms that allow also another reaction, the reduction to benzoin through benzil ketyl radical formation.
Research Letters in Physical Chemistry, Jan 17, 2007
This work reports the use of benzophenone, a very well characterized probe, to study new hosts (i... more This work reports the use of benzophenone, a very well characterized probe, to study new hosts (i.e., modified celluloses grafted with alkyl chains bearing 12 carbon atoms) by surface esterification. Laser-induced room temperature luminescence of airequilibrated or argon-purged solid powdered samples of benzophenone adsorbed onto the two modified celluloses, which will be named C12-1500 and C12-1700, revealed the existence of a vibrationally structured phosphorescence emission of benzophenone in the case where ethanol was used for sample preparation, while a nonstructured emission of benzophenone exists when water was used instead of ethanol. The decay times of the benzophenone emission vary greatly with the solvent used for sample preparation and do not change with the alkylation degree in the range of 1500-1700 micromoles of alkyl chains per gram of cellulose. When water was used as a solvent for sample preparation, the shortest lifetime for the benzophenone emission was observed; this result is similar to the case of benzophenone adsorbed onto the "normal" microcrystalline cellulose surface, with this latter case previously reported by Vieira Ferreira et al. in 1995. This is due to the more efficient hydrogen abstraction reaction from the glycoside rings of cellulose when compared with hydrogen abstraction from the alkyl chains of the modified celluloses. Triplet-triplet transient absorption of benzophenone was obtained in both cases and is the predominant absorption immediately after laser pulse, while benzophenone ketyl radical formation occurs in a microsecond time scale both for normal and modified celluloses.
Molecules
Despite specialists’ efforts to find the best solutions for cancer diagnosis and therapy, this pa... more Despite specialists’ efforts to find the best solutions for cancer diagnosis and therapy, this pathology remains the biggest health threat in the world. Global statistics concerning deaths associated with cancer are alarming; therefore, it is necessary to intensify interdisciplinary research in order to identify efficient strategies for cancer diagnosis and therapy, by using new molecules with optimal therapeutic potential and minimal adverse effects. This review focuses on studies of porphyrin macrocycles with regard to their structural and spectral profiles relevant to their applicability in efficient cancer diagnosis and therapy. Furthermore, we present a critical overview of the main commercial formulations, followed by short descriptions of some strategies approached in the development of third-generation photosensitizers.
Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2005
The photophysical and photochemical behavior of Norharmane (Norh), Harmane (Hara) and Harmine (Ha... more The photophysical and photochemical behavior of Norharmane (Norh), Harmane (Hara) and Harmine (Hari) and their cations have been examined as a function of the nature of the solvent. Time-resolved emission in nonprotic polar solvents showed fluorescence for all and also phosphorescence for Hari. All emissions were assigned as those of the neutral molecules. Norh and Hari showed fluorescence of both the neutral and the cation in methanol as well as phosphorescence of the neutral while Hari also had fluorescence of the zwitter ion. In ethanol, Norh and Hari displayed fluorescence and phosphorescence of the neutral. The ground-state cations of Norh and Hari exhibited fluorescences of the cation and Hari also had a phosphorescence (cation). The flash transient spectra in nonprotic solvents of all three carbolines had longlived triplet transients only of the neutral. Triplet and singlet oxygen yields were quite high, 0.31-0.40. Direct excitation of any of the cations gave only the cation triplet. The triplet yields of the cations appear to be low (0.01-0.10 range). Theoretical calculations were done relative to location of triplet states. Some new information will be reported on other naturally occurring differently substituted marine-based pcarbolines. The impact of all of the foregoing observations on the photosensitizing potential of all compounds is discussed.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2005
Experimental time-resolved spectral and photon counting kinetic results confirm formation of an i... more Experimental time-resolved spectral and photon counting kinetic results confirm formation of an isoalloxazinic excited state via excited-state double proton transfer (ESDPT) catalyzed by a carboxylic acid molecule that forms a hydrogen-bond complex with the parent alloxazine molecule. This isoalloxazinic tautomer manifests itself as a distinct long-lived emissive species formed only in such alloxazine derivatives that were not substituted at the N(1) nitrogen atom, being a product of the excited-state reaction occurring from the alloxazinic excited state. Theoretical calculations support the idea that the ESDPT occurs by the concerted mechanism. The calculated activation barrier in the excited state is much lower than the same barrier in the ground state and even disappears for the HOMO-1 to LUMO excitation, which explains the fact that the reaction takes place in the excited-state only. The reaction rate estimated from the emission kinetics is ca. 1.4 × 10 8 dm 3 mol-1 s-1 in ethanolic solutions of lumichrome with added acetic acid.
In Search of Excited-State Proton Transfer in the Lumichrome Dimer in the Solid State: Theoretical and Experimental Approach
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2006
Quantum chemical density functional theory (DFT) calculations and spectral data were employed to ... more Quantum chemical density functional theory (DFT) calculations and spectral data were employed to investigate the possibility of the excited-state double proton transfer (ESDPT) in lumichrome crystals. The calculations in a lumichrome dimer predict a transfer of a proton in the first excited state, leading to a cation-anion pair. The presently reported X-ray structure of 1,3-dimethyllumichrome and its complex solid-state luminescence indicate that also in this molecule intermolecular hydrogen bonds might be involved in the photophysics. The long-wavelength emission in lumichrome crystals peaked at 530 nm is attributed to excited-state proton transfer, whereas a wider emission band in methylated lumichrome derivatives peaked at 560 nm is attributed to ions formed upon photoexcitation of the crystals.
New photochemically stable riboflavin analogue—3-Methyl-riboflavin tetraacetate
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2007
Spectroscopic and photophysical properties of a flavin analogue – 3-methyl-riboflavin tetraacetat... more Spectroscopic and photophysical properties of a flavin analogue – 3-methyl-riboflavin tetraacetate – were studied in methanol, ethanol, water and acetonitrile. We compared experimental spectroscopic data with the results of theoretical predictions, obtained using the TD-DFT method. Based on these calculations, we assigned (π,π*) symmetry to both the lowest excited singlet and triplet states. We found the title compound to be
Photolysis of 4-chloroanisole in the presence of oxygen
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2006
The photochemistry of 4-chloroanisole was studied in cyclohexane, with and without molecular oxyg... more The photochemistry of 4-chloroanisole was studied in cyclohexane, with and without molecular oxygen. The triplet state is the main transient in argon purged solutions. In air equilibrated conditions the triplet state was not detected and a new broad absorption band was observed above 450nm. This absorption was assigned to the 4-methoxyphenylperoxyl radical. The formation of phenylperoxyl radicals after direct photolysis of the parent chlorinated compound in the presence of oxygen is reported here for the first time. Anisole is one of the main photoproducts in both conditions. Bicyclohexane was detected only in argon purged conditions while cyclohexyl ether is only formed in the presence of molecular oxygen. The formation of phenylperoxyl radicals after direct photolysis of chloroaromatics can be used to detect the homolytic cleavage of the C–Cl bond.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2005
A detailed study of the luminescence decay curves of pyrene included within p-tert-butylcalix[4]a... more A detailed study of the luminescence decay curves of pyrene included within p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene cavities and benzophenone into silicalite channels is reported. A new methodology for a lifetime distribution analysis of the decay curve of probes onto heterogeneous surfaces is presented, which allows for asymmetric distributions and uses Voigt profiles (Gaussian and Lorentzian mixture) instead of pure Gaussian or Lorentzian distributions. Our approach uses a very simple and widely available tool for fitting, the Microsoft Excel Solver. In the case of the pyrene/tert-butylcalix[4]arene sample, the room temperature luminescence detected in the microsecond time scale was not only the phosphorescence of pyrene but also monomer delayed fluorescence, crystal phosphorescence, and excimer delayed fluorescence. In the benzophenone/silicalite case, three emissive forms of benzophenone could be assigned, one of benzophenone included into the silicalite circular zigzag channels, another for emplacement into the elliptical straight channels and finally when benzophenone is placed at the crossing points of those silicalite channels, where smaller spatial restrictions for benzophenone exist.
Archaeometry of tiles (azulejos) produced in the region of Lisbon – 16th to 18th centuries. A comparison of Lisbon and Seville pastes for the cuerda seca and arista tiles
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Spark Plasma–Sintered Titanium Composites Filled with Different Al-Cr-Fe Quasicrystal Contents
Tribology Transactions, 2015
A new type of Ti composite filled with Al-Cr-Fe quasicrystals (QCs) was developed via a spark pla... more A new type of Ti composite filled with Al-Cr-Fe quasicrystals (QCs) was developed via a spark plasma sintering process. The mechanical and tribological properties of the Ti/QC composites were systematically investigated. It was found that the hardness of the Ti/QC composites significantly increased with increased QC content due to the higher hardness of incorporated QCs than that of the Ti matrix. The tribological results clearly showed that the wear of the Ti/QC composites apparently decreased with increased QC content to 20 wt% as a result of the increased wear resistance of the composites. An excessive loading of 30 wt% QCs resulted in the decreased wear resistance of the Ti/QC composites. It could be concluded that the incorporation of QCs significantly improved the mechanical and tribological properties of the Ti/QC composites with an optimized QC content of 20 wt%.
Methanation of CO 2 Over Nanostructured Cobalt‐Actinide Bimetallic Oxides
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Global Pottery, Spectroscopic characterization of pigments and glazes from the 17th–18th century Portuguese)
Journal of Fluorescence, 2021
Intraoperative discrimination of thyroid and parathyroid tissues is fundamental in thyroid surger... more Intraoperative discrimination of thyroid and parathyroid tissues is fundamental in thyroid surgery. Recent uorescence studies have shown stronger NIR emission in parathyroid tissue than in thyroid tissue, presenting a potential avenue for the development of a tool for surgical assistance. However, the uorophore responsible for this emission has not yet been identi ed. In this work, spectroscopic analysis was performed to ascertain the origin of the emission peaks in parathyroid tissue. Ground-state diffuse re ectance (GSDR) absorption spectroscopy and laser-induced luminescence (LIL) emission spectroscopy were performed in parathyroid, thyroid, and fatty tissue samples and the resulting spectra were compared with the peaks of known uorophores to identify the origin of each peak. The spectra of the different tissue types were also compared in order to evaluate the wavelength which presents the highest parathyroid emission relative to the emission of the surrounding tissues, representing the ideal wavelength for parathyroid detection. An emission peak in these conditions was observed for both thyroid and parathyroid tissue at 711 nm, with a higher intensity in parathyroid sample, making it suitable for detection applications. These results show a potential avenue for the development of a system allowing parathyroid detection in a surgical setting.
Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2012
The photophysical behavior of eosin Y adsorbed onto microcrystalline cellulose was evaluated by r... more The photophysical behavior of eosin Y adsorbed onto microcrystalline cellulose was evaluated by reflectance spectroscopy, steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy and laser induced timeresolved luminescence. On increasing the concentration of the dye, small changes in absorption spectra, fluorescence redshifts and fluorescence quenching are observed. Changes in absorption spectra point to the occurrence of weak exciton interactions among close-lying dye molecules, whereas fluorescence is affected by reabsorption and excitation energy trapping. Phosphorescence decays are concentration independent as a result of the negligible exciton interaction of dye pairs in the triplet state. Lifetime distribution and bilinear regression analyses of timeresolved phosphorescence and delayed fluorescence spectra reveal the existence of two different environments: long-lived, more energetic triplet states arise from dyes tightly entrapped within the cellulose chains, while short-lived, less-energetic states result from dyes in more flexible environments. Stronger hydrogen bond interactions between the dye and cellulose hydroxyl groups lead in the latter case to a lower triplet energy and faster radiationless decay. These effects, observed also at low temperatures, are similar to those encountered in several amorphous systems, but rather than being originated in changes in the environment during the triplet lifetime, they are ascribed in this case to spatial heterogeneity.
Ferreira, Luís F. V.; Gomes, Rosa V.; Pereira, Manuel; Santos, Luís; Machado, Isabel F., 2016, Is... more Ferreira, Luís F. V.; Gomes, Rosa V.; Pereira, Manuel; Santos, Luís; Machado, Isabel F., 2016, Islamic ceramics in Portugal found at Silves Castle (8th to 13th c.): An archaeometric characterization, in: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 8: 434-443.
Morphologic evaluation of some promising A3B porphyrinic type compounds designed for theranostic applications in cancer
Chemical Physics, 2021
Abstract The use of porphyrinic compounds for photodynamic therapy (PDT) in cancer is well docume... more Abstract The use of porphyrinic compounds for photodynamic therapy (PDT) in cancer is well documented, but the aggregation tendency in physiologically-relevant media impedes on their medical use. The present study argues for the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) for the evaluation of the aggregation tendency in terms of topography, self-similarity (fractal behavior) and textural properties of some promising A3B-type porphyrinic compounds, previously described by our group. It was found that the samples are isotropic and rough enough to favor cell adhesion. Despite having different aggregation tendencies, the P and Zn(II)P compounds (5 µM) were similarly incorporated into tumour cells (HT-29 human colon carcinoma and U-87 MG human glioblastoma), as demonstrated by flow cytometry data. Results suggest that there might be an aggregation, “window” that does not impede on the interaction of the investigated porphyrins with tumor cells.
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