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FLAVOUR AND FRAGRANCE JOURNAL
Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages 30-38Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ffj.3123
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antioxidant; phenol; fragrance; DPPH radical; solvent effect
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The antioxidant activity of 18 phenols, including standard antioxidants (e.g. butylated hydroxytoluene, alpha-tocopherol) and fragrance molecules (e. g. eugenol, thymol) has been evaluated by measuring the rate constants for their reaction with the DPPH center dot (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical in m-xylene. Correlation with the bond dissociation energies supports the involvement of the hydrogen atom transfer mechanism. The radical trapping ability of alpha-tocopherol, eugenol and isoeugenol has been investigated in five solvents of different polarity and in a series of homologous alcohols. In comparison to alpha-tocopherol, the increase of the observed scavenging kinetics for eugenol and isoeugenol in alcohols suggests that the sequential proton loss electron transfer (SPLET) takes place. The addition of acetic acid eliminates the SPLETmechanismand confirms its predominance in polar solvent. The major effects of the pK(a) of fragrant phenols and of the solvent dielectric constant on the SPLET mechanism are discussed. Some fragrance phenols, such as mesitol and eugenol, show a significant reactivity towards the DPPH center dot radical in m-xylene, which is more pronounced for eugenol derivatives in alcohols. Copyright (C) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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