PROMOTION EFFECT OF 2,2,6,6-TETRAMETHYLPIPERIDINE-1-OXYLS ON THE RADIOLYTIC HYDROXYLATION OF THYMINE IN DEAERATED AQUEOUS SOLUTION

Abstract
Remarkable promation of the hydroxylation of thimine to give thimine glycol with almost complete depression of side reactions by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TMPO·) derivatives was observed in the γ-radiolyses of the N2- and N2O-saturated aqueous solutions. In the O2-saturated solution, TMPO· depressed the thymine conversion close to the level under N2 while promoted the formation of thymine glycol to some extent by decreasing side reactions.