Gas-phase reactivity of aromatic σ,σ-biradicals toward dinucleoside phosphates

In order to improve the understanding of the interactions of aromatic sigma,sigma-biradicals with DNA, the reactivity of three isomeric sigma,sigma-biradicals toward four dinucleoside phosphates was studied in a mass spectrometer. The dinucleoside phosphates were evaporated into the mass spectrometer by using laser-induced acoustic desorption (LIAD). The results demonstrate that the structure of the sigma,sigma-biradical and the base sequence of the dinucleoside phosphate can have a major influence on these reactions.