Abstract
The GdIII-complexes of DO3A-acetophenone and ortho- or para- hydroxyacetophenone ligands have been investigated to assess the effect of the presence of a phenol group on the relaxivity and on the water exchange rate of these potential MRI contrast agents. H-Bonding between the ortho-phenol(ate) groups and the water molecules involved in the dissociative exchange mechanism is shown to speed up the water exchange rate by stabilizing the eight-coordinate transition state.
| Lingua originale | Inglese |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 513-516 |
| Numero di pagine | 4 |
| Rivista | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 55 |
| Numero di pubblicazione | 4 |
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| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2019 |