In a previous paper, we reported the first longitudinally detected electron paramagnetic resonance (LODEPR)
measurements of fast T
1e values in aqueous solutions of two Gd3+ chelates, and we included predicted values
for these relaxation times, based on zero field splitting (ZFS) parameters derived from multifrequency EPR
data on the two systems [Atsarkin, V. A.; Demidov, V. V.; Vasneva, G. A.; Odintsov, B. M.; Belford, R. L.;
Radüchel, B.; Clarkson, R. B. J. Phys. Chem.
2001, 105, 9323−9327]. The model used in that analysis was
derived from the original work of Hudson and Lewis and did not explicitly consider the static and dynamic
parts of the ZFS. A more comprehensive model for relaxation in these S = 7/2 systems has been recently
published. Here, we reexamine the multifrequency data in light of this new model, recalculate the ZFS
parameters, and calculate new predictions for T
1e, which much more closely agree with experimental values.
Additionally, the LODEPR T
1e values for two standard chelates, [Gd(DOTA)(H2O)]- and [Gd(DTPA)(H2O)]2-
are reported, together with predicted relaxation times. Both the importance of the new model and the validity
of the LODEPR values are strengthened by these data.