Issue 13, 2024

Vibrational anisotropy decay resolves rare earth binding induced conformational change in DTPA

Abstract

Elucidating the relationship between metal–ligand interactions and the associated conformational change of the ligand is critical for understanding the separation of lanthanides via ion binding. Here we examine DTPA, a multidentate ligand that binds lanthanides, in its free and metal bound conformations using ultrafast polarization dependent vibrational spectroscopy. The polarization dependent pump–probe spectra were analyzed to extract the isotropic and anisotropic response of DTPA's carbonyl groups in the 1550–1650 cm−1 spectral region. The isotropic response reports on the population relaxation of the carbonyl stretching modes. We find that the isotropic response is influenced by the identity of the metal ion. The anisotropy decay of the carbonyl stretching modes reveals a faster decay in the lanthanide–DTPA complexes than in the free DTPA ligand. We attribute the anisotropy decay to energy transfer among the different carbonyl sites – where the conformational change results in an increased coupling between the carbonyl sites of metal-bound DTPA complexes. DFT calculations and theoretical simulations of energy transfer suggest that the carbonyl sites are more strongly coupled in the metal-bound conformations compared to the free DTPA. The stronger coupling in the metal bound DTPA conformation leads to efficient energy transfer among the different carbonyl sites. Comparing the rate of anisotropy decay across the series of metal bound DTPA complexes we find that the anisotropy is sensitive to the charge density of the central metal ion, and thus can serve as a molecular scale reporter for lanthanide ion binding.

Graphical abstract: Vibrational anisotropy decay resolves rare earth binding induced conformational change in DTPA

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Feb 2024
Accepted
29 Feb 2024
First published
05 Mar 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024,26, 10078-10090

Vibrational anisotropy decay resolves rare earth binding induced conformational change in DTPA

R. Ball, J. A. Jackson, T. Simeon, G. C. Schatz, J. C. Shafer and J. M. Anna, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 10078 DOI: 10.1039/D4CP00673A

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