Nanopartículas de sílica (NPs) modificadas covalentemente com uma aminonaftoquinona foram sintetizadas e caracterizadas. A aminopropilsilicagelnaftoquinona (APSGNQ) foi obtida por substituição nucleofílica do grupo metóxi da 2-metóxi-1,4-naftoquinona por NPs modificadas com o grupo aminopropil (APSG). Os espectros de ressonância magnética nuclear de 13 C e 29 Si no estado sólido confirmaram que a naftoquinona encontra-se ligada covalentemente à aminopropilsilicagel. Como o composto APSGNQ é solúvel em solventes orgânicos comuns, foi possível quantificar o ancoramento da naftoquinona na superfície das NPs modificadas por espectroscopia no ultravioletavisível (0,56 mmol de naftoquinona ancorada por grama de APSGNQ), por comparação com o espectro do composto análogo 2-aminobutil-1,4-naftoquinona (ABNQ). Os dados das análises elementares indicaram que aproximadamente 8% da propilamina presente na superfície do composto APSGNQ não reagiu com a metóxinaftoquinona. Essas NPs de sílica multifuncionais têm potencial para aplicações médicas.The synthesis and characterization of silica nanoparticles (NPs) covalently modified with an aminonaphthoquinone are reported. The aminopropylsilicagelnaphthoquinone (APSGNQ) was obtained by nucleophilic substitution of 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone with aminopropylsilicalgel (APSG) NPs. Solid state 13 C and 29 Si nuclear magnetic resonance spectra confirmed that the naphthoquinone is covalently bonded to APSG. Due to the solubility of APSGNQ in common organic solvents, solution ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy was used to determine the amount of naphthoquinone on the NPs surface (0.56 mmol of incorporated naphthoquinone per gram of APSGNQ) by comparison with the spectrum of 2-aminobutyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (ABNQ). Elemental analysis indicated that about 8% of the surface propylamine remained unreacted in APSGNQ. These multifunctional silica NPs have potential in medical applications. ). 23 The presence of amino groups has been shown to potentiate some of these biological activities.
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20,24Herein we describe the successful anchoring of an aminonaphthoquinone on silica NPs. To the best of our knowledge, NPs containing covalently-bound naphtoquinones have not yet been reported in the literature.
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Materials and methodsThe silica nanoparticles (NPs) (Aldrich, 15 nm, 637238) were pretreated under high vacuum at 180 °C for 10 h to remove adsorbed water. 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane and butylamine, both from Aldrich, were used without prior treatment. Toluene (Vetec) was previously dried with sodium/benzophenone under argon; methanol and ethanol were used as received. ). Thermogravimetric analyses were conducted with a Netzsch STA 409 PC TG/DTA equipment. Approximately 10 mg of sample were weighed in an alumina crucible and heated at 35-1100 °C, at the heating rate of 5 °C min -1 , under nitrogen flow (30 cm 3 min -1 ). Elemental analyses were carried out at the Central Analítica of the Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Solid-state 13 C and 29 Si NMR...