Kinetics Study on Reaction of Atenolol with Singlet Oxygen by Directly Monitoring the 1O2 Phosphorescence

摘要

cqvip:The pharmaceuti-cally active com-pound atenolol,a kind of β-blockers,may result in ad-verse effects both for human health and ecosystems if it is excreted to the surface water resources.To e ectively remove atenolol in the environ-ment,both direct and indirect photodegradation,driven by sunlight play an important role.Among indirect photodegradation,singlet oxygen(^(1)O_(2)),as a pivotal reactive species,is likely to determine the fates of atenolol.Nevertheless,the kinetic information on the re-action of atenolol with singlet oxygen has not been well investigated and the reaction rate constant is still ambiguous.Herein,the reaction rate constant of atenolol with singlet oxy-gen is investigated directly through observing the decay of the^(1)O_(2)phosphorescence at 1270 nm.It is determined that the reaction rate constant between atenolol and^(1)O_(2)is 7.0×10^(5)(mol/L)^(-1)·s^(-1)in D2O,8.0×10^(6)(mol/L)^(-1)·s^(-1)in acetonitrile,and 8.4×10^(5)(mol/L)^(-1)·s^(-1)in EtOH,respectively.Furthermore,the solvent effects on the title reaction were also inves-tigated.It is revealed that the solvents with strong polarity and weak hydrogen donating ability are suitable to achieve high rate constant values.These kinetics information on the reaction of atenolol with singlet oxygen may provide fundamental knowledge to the indirect photodegradation of β-blockers.