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Nitroxides 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidone N-oxide (tempone), 3-carboxy-proxyl and potassium peroxylamine disulfonate (Fremy salt) in glycerol solution were studied in a wide temperature range near the glass transition temperatureT g. The echo-detected (ED) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) lineshape reveals strong dependence on the time interval τ between the echo-forming microwave pulses which is readily explained by anisotropic phase relaxation. Employing a librational model of molecular motion and the Redfield relaxation theory, spectra were simulated for the τ’s varying in a large interval. The anisotropic relaxation rate increases with temperature increase and it is larger for nitroxide with a larger molecular size. The mean-squared amplitude of motion, obtained from reduced hyperfine splitting in continuous-wave EPR, near Tg linearly depends on temperature which is characteristic of harmonic solids. For tempone in a host crystal 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-cyclobutan-1, 3-dione the anisotropic spin relaxation rate decreases with temperature increase so the found feature solely belongs to a glassy state. A new approach is proposed for modeling slow wobbling motion in a restricted angular space.
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Kirilina, E.P., Dzuba, S.A., Maryasov, A.G. et al. Librational dynamics of nitroxide molecules in a molecular glass studied by echo-detected EPR. Appl. Magn. Reson. 21, 203–221 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03162452
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