Chemistry:Frémy's salt

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Frémy's salt
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Names
IUPAC name
Potassium nitrosodisulfonate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 238-219-0
UNII
Properties
K2NO(SO3)2
Molar mass 268.33 g/mol (potassium salt)
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Danger
H260, H302, H312, H332
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Frémy's salt is a chemical compound with the formula (K4[ON(SO3)2]2), sometimes written as (K2[NO(SO3)2]). It a bright yellowish-brown solid, but its aqueous solutions are bright violet.[1][2] The related sodium salt, disodium nitrosodisulfonate (NDS, Na2ON(SO3)2, CAS 29554-37-8) is also referred to as Frémy's salt.[3]

Regardless of the cations, the salts are distinctive because aqueous solutions contain the radical [ON(SO3)2]2−.

Applications

Frémy's salt, being a long-lived free radical, is used as a standard in electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, e.g. for quantitation of radicals. Its intense EPR spectrum is dominated by three lines of equal intensity with a spacing of about 13 G (1.3 mT).[4][5][6]

The inorganic aminoxyl group is a persistent radical, akin to TEMPO.

It has been used in some oxidation reactions, such as for oxidation of some anilines and phenols[7][8][9][10][11] allowing polymerization and cross-linking of peptides and peptide-based hydrogels.[12][13]

It can also be used as a model for peroxyl radicals in studies that examine the antioxidant mechanism of action in a wide range of natural products.[14]

Preparation

Frémy's salt is prepared from hydroxylaminedisulfonic acid. Oxidation of the conjugate base gives the purple dianion:

HON(SO3H)2 → [HON(SO3)2]2− + 2 H+
2 [HON(SO3)2]2− + PbO2 → 2 [ON(SO3)2]2− + PbO + H2O

The synthesis can be performed by combining nitrite and bisulfite to give the hydroxylaminedisulfonate. Oxidation is typically conducted at low-temperature, either chemically or by electrolysis.[3][2]

Other reactions:

HNO2 + 2 HSO3HON(SO3)2−2 + H2O
3 HON(SO3)2−2 + MnO4 + H+ → 3 ON(SO3)2−2 + MnO2 + 2 H2O
2 ON(SO3)2−2 + 4 K+ → K4[ON(SO3)2]2

History

Frémy's salt was discovered in 1845 by Edmond Frémy (1814–1894).[15] Its use in organic synthesis was popularized by Hans Teuber, such that an oxidation using this salt is called the Teuber reaction.[9][10]

References

  1. Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Synthesis and Characterization of Potassium Nitrosodisulfonate, Frémy's Salt". tripod.com. http://chemistris.tripod.com/science/synthesis_of_fremys_salt.pdf. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Oxidation with the nitrosodisulfonate radical. I. Preparation and use of sodium nitrosodisulfonate: trimethyl-p-benzoquinone". Organic Syntheses 52: 83. 1972. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.052.0083. 
  4. Electron Spin Resonance: Elementary Theory and Practical Applications. New York: McGraw-Hill. 1972. ISBN 978-0-07-069454-5.  See page 463 for information on intensity measurements and page 86 for an EPR spectrum of Frémy's salt.
  5. "EPR study of Frémy's salt nitroxide reduction by ascorbic acid; influence of bulk pH values". Res. Chem. Intermed. 26 (9): 885–896. 2000. doi:10.1163/156856700X00372. 
  6. "Mechanistic similarities between oxidation of hydroethidine by Frémy's salt and superoxide: stopped-flow optical and EPR studies". Free Radical Biology & Medicine 39 (7): 853–863. October 2005. doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2005.05.001. PMID 16140206. 
  7. "Oxidations with potassium nitrosodisulfonate (Frémy's radical). Teuber reaction.". Chemical Reviews 71 (2): 229–246. 1971. doi:10.1021/cr60270a005. 
  8. "Structure-activity studies of antitumor agents based on pyrrolo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles: new reductive alkylating DNA cleaving agents". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 34 (10): 2954–2961. October 1991. doi:10.1021/jm00114a003. PMID 1920349. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Reaktionen mit Nitrosodisulfonat, XXXVI. Chinolin-chinone-(5.6) aus 5-Hydroxy-chinolinen" (in German). Chem. Ber. 100 (9): 2918–2929. 1967. doi:10.1002/cber.19671000916. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/112293483/PDFSTART. [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Use of Dipotassium Nitrosodisulfonate (Frémy's Salt): 4,5-Dimethyl-o-Benzoquinone". Org. Synth. 52: 88. 1972. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.052.0088. 
  11. "A metabolic activation mechanism of 7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbozole via o-quinone. Part 1: synthesis of 7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbozole-3,4-dione and reactions with nucleophiles". Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds 22 (3–4): 295–300. 2002. doi:10.1080/10406630290026957. 
  12. "Mussel-inspired new approach for polymerization and cross-linking of peptides and proteins containing tyrosines by Frémy's salt oxidation". Bioconjugate Chemistry 26 (3): 502–510. March 2015. doi:10.1021/bc5006152. PMID 25692389. 
  13. "Utilizing Frémy's Salt to Increase the Mechanical Rigidity of Supramolecular Peptide-Based Gel Networks" (in English). Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 8: 594258. 2021. doi:10.3389/fbioe.2020.594258. PMID 33469530. 
  14. "Stopped-flow ESR study on the reactivity of vitamin E, vitamin C and its lipophilic derivatives towards Frémy's salt in micellar systems". Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 56 (1): 73–80. November 1990. doi:10.1016/0009-3084(90)90090-E. PMID 1965427. 
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Further reading

  • "Undergraduate Experiments with a Long-Lived Radical (Frémy's salt): Synthesis of 1,4-Benzoquinones by Degradative Oxidation of p-Hydroxybenzyl Alcohols". Journal of Chemical Education 65 (7): 627–629. 1988. doi:10.1021/ed065p627. Bibcode1988JChEd..65..627M.