Effect of dimerization on vibrational spectra of eumelanin precursors

Photochemistry and Photobiology
Stephen P Nighswander-RempelPaul Meredith

Abstract

We have synthesized a compound ideally suited to the study of structure-function relationships in eumelanin synthesis. N-methyl-5-hydroxy-6-methoxy-indole (MHMI) has key functional groups strategically placed on the indole framework to hinder binding in the 2, 5, 6 and 7 positions. Thus, the dimer bound exclusively in the 4-4' positions was isolated and characterized. In order to study the difference in vibrational structure between the MHMI monomer and dimer, Raman spectra were acquired of both compounds, as well as indole, indole-2-carboxylic acid and 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA). Peaks were assigned to particular vibrational modes using B3LYP density functional theory calculations, and experimental and theoretical spectra displayed good agreement. Addition of functional groups to either benzene or pyrrole rings in the indole framework impacted vibrational spectra attributed to vibrations in either ring, and in some cases, peaks appearing unchanged between two compounds corresponded to different contributing vibrations. Dimerization resulted in an expected increase in the number of vibrational modes, but not a significant increase in the number of apparent peaks, as several modes frequently contributed to an ...Continue Reading

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