Syntheses, characterization, and structure determination of nine-coordinate Na[YIII(edta)(H2O)3]· 5H2O and eight-coordinate Na[YIII(cydta)(H2O)2]·5H2O complexes

Syntheses and structure determination of the Y^III complexes with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (H₄edta) and trans-1,2-cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid (H₄cydta) are reported. The crystal and molecular structures of the complexes, as well as their molecular formulas and compositions, were determined by single-crystal X-ray structure analyses, NMR, IR, thermogravimetric measurements, and elementary analyses. The crystal of the Na[Y^III(edta)(H₂O)₃]·5H₂O complex belongs to the orthorhombic crystal system and space group Fdd2. The crystal data are as follows: a = 19.355(5) Å, b = 35.431(11) Å, c = 12.122(3) Å, V = 8313(4) ų, Z = 16, M = 544.23, D_c = 1.739 g·cm⁻³, μ = 2.908 mm⁻¹ and F(000) = 4480. The final R and Rw are 0.0483 and 0.1172 for 3284 (I > 2σ(I)) unique reflections, R and Rw are 0.0678 and 0.1440 for all 8499 reflections, respectively. The Y^IIIN₂O₇ part in the [Y^III(edta)(H₂O)₃]⁻ complex anion has a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic nine-coordinate structure, in which the six coordinated atoms (two N and four O) from the edta ligand and three water molecules are coordinated to the central Y^III ion directly. The crystal of the Na[Y^III(cydta)(H₂O)₂]·5H₂O complex belongs to the triclinic crystal system and space group. The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.405(2) Å, b = 9.970(2) Å, c = 14.763(4) Å, α = 88.538(4)°, β = 76.193(4)°, γ = 88.100(4)°, V = 1200.6(5) Å ³, Z = 2, M = 580.31, D_c = 1.605 g·cm⁻³, μ = 2.519 mm⁻¹ and F(000) = 600. The final R and Rw are 0.0381 and 0.0911 for 4198 (I > 2σ(I)) unique reflections, R and Rw are 0.0530 and 0.1041 for all 6186 reflections, respectively. The Y^IIIN₂O₆ part in the [Y^III(cydta)(H₂O)₂]⁻ complex anion has a pseudo square antiprismatic eight-coordinate structure in which the six coordinated atoms (two N and four O) from the cydta ligand and two water molecules are coordinated to the central YIII ion directly. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2005 by J. Wang, Y. Wang, Zh. H. Zhang, X. D. Zhang, J. Tong, X. Zh. Liu, X. Y. Liu, Y. Zhang, and Zh. J. Pan __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 46, No. 5, pp. 928–938, September–October, 2005.     

A simple linear sweep voltammetric method for the determination of double-stranded DNA with malachite green

In pH 3.5 Britton—Robinson buffer solution double-stranded (ds) DNA can react with malachite green (MG) to form an interaction complex, which resulted in the decrease of the electrochemical response of MG, MG had a well-defined second-order derivative linear sweep voltammetric peak at −0.73 V (vs. SCE). After the addition of dsDNA into MG solution, the reductive peak current decreased with the positive shift of peak potential, which was the typical characteristic of intercalation. Based on the interaction, an indirect electrochemical determination method for dsDNA was established. The optimum conditions for the reaction were investigated and there were little or no interferences from the commonly coexisting substances. The decrease of peak current was linear with the concentration of dsDNA over the range of 0.8–12.0 μg cm⁻³ with the linear regression equation as ΔI _p″/nA = 91.70 C/(μg cm⁻³) + 74.55 (n = 10, γ = 0.990). The detection limit was calculated as 0.46 μg cm⁻³ (3σ). The method had high sensitivity and was further applied to the dsDNA synthetic samples with satisfactory result. The interaction mechanism was discussed with the intercalation of DNA-MG to form a supramolecular complex and the stoichiometry of the supramolecular complex was calculated by electrochemical method with the binding number 3 and the binding constant 2.35 × 10¹⁵ (mol dm⁻³)⁻³.     

Profile distribution of As(III) and As(V) species in soil and groundwater in Bozanta area

The profile distribution of arsenic(III) and arsenic(V) species in soil and groundwater was investigated in the samples collected in 2005 from a hand-drilled well, in the Bozanta area, Baia Mare region, Romania. The total content of arsenic in the soil was in the range of 525–672 mg kg⁻¹ exceeding 21–27 times the action trigger level for sensitive soil. 0.9–11.3 % of the total content was soluble in water, 83.0–92.6 % in 10 mol dm⁻³ HCl and 2.6–13.3 % was the residual fraction. Arsenic(V) was the dominant arsenic species in the soil in the range of 405–580 mg kg⁻¹. The distribution and mobility of arsenic species was governed by soil pH and contents of Al, Fe, and Mn. The mobility of arsenic(V) decreased with depth, while that of arsenic(III) was high at the surface and in the proximity of groundwater. The total concentration of arsenic in groundwater was (43.40 ± 1.70) μg dm⁻³, which exceeded the maximum contaminant level of 10 μg dm⁻³. Presented at the 33rd International Conference of the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, Tatranské Matliare, 22–26 May 2006.     

Kinetics of the Reactions between [(RS)2Fe(µ-S)2M(µ-S)2Fe(SR)2] n− (M = Mo, R = Ph, n = 2; M = V, R = Et, n = 3) and [Fe(SR)4]2−: Key Steps in the Assembly of Cuboidal Fe—S-based Clusters

The reaction of [S₂Mo(μ-S)₂Fe(SPh)₂]²⁻ with [Fe(SPh)₄]²⁻ produces the dicuboidal cluster [{MoFe₃S₄(SPh)₃}₂(μ-(SPh)₃]³⁻ in a three stage process studied by ¹H-n.m.r. spectroscopy and stopped-flow spectrophotometry. The initial stage involves the formation of the linear trinuclear [(PhS)₂Fe(μ-S)₂Mo(μ-S)₂Fe(SPh)₂]²⁻ and the kinetics indicate an equilibrium reaction (k₁^Mo = 2.5±0.3x 10² dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹, k₋₁^Mo = 0.8±0.1 s⁻¹). The second stage involves the reduction of [(PhS)₂Fe(μ-S)₂Mo(μ-S)₂Fe(SPh)₂]²⁻ by [Fe(SPh)₄]²⁻ to form [(PhS)₂Fe(μ-S)₂Mo(μ-S)₂Fe(SPh)₂]³⁻ which subsequently rearranges to form the voided cuboidal [MoFe₂S₄(SPh)₃]²⁻. The kinetics of the second stage exhibits a simple first order dependence on the concentrations of both [(PhS)₂Fe(μ-S)₂Mo(μ-S)₂Fe(SPh)₂]³⁻ and [Fe(SPh)₄]²⁻ (k₂^Mo = 25 ± 2 dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹). The Kinetics of the third stage have not been studied but must involve incorporation of the final Fe and formation of the dicuboidal [{MoFe₃S₄(SPh)₃}₂(μ-SPh)₃]³⁻. The kinetics of the reaction between [(EtS)₂Fe(μ-S)₂V(μ-S)₂Fe(SEt)₂]³⁻ and [Fe(SEt)₄]²⁻ to form [{VFe₃S₄(SEt)₃}₂(μ-SEt)₃]³⁻ have also been studied. An important difference between this reaction and the formation of the analogous [{MoFe₃S₄(SPh)₃}₂(μ-SPh)₃]³⁻ is that the formation of [{MoFe₃S₄(SPh)₃}₂(μ-SPh)₃]³⁻ from [(PhS)₂Fe(μ-S)₂Mo(μ-S)₂Fe(SPh)₂]²⁻ involves a change in the redox state of the cluster, whilst the formation of [{VFe₃S₄(SEt)₃}₂(μ-SEt)₃]³⁻ from [(EtS)₂Fe(μ-S)₂V(μ-S)₂Fe(SEt)₂]³⁻ requires no change in redox state. The reaction between [(EtS)₂Fe(μ-S)₂V(μ-S)₂Fe(SEt)₂]³⁻ and [Fe(SEt)₄]²⁻ involves two stages. The kinetics of the faster phase is associated with a rate law analogous to that observed for the reaction between [(PhS)₂Fe(μ-S)₂Mo(μ-S)₂ Fe(SPh)₂]²⁻ with [Fe(SPh)₄]²⁻: a first order dependence on the concentrations of [(EtS)₂Fe(μ-S)₂V(μ-S)₂Fe(SEt)₂]³⁻ and [Fe(SEt)₄]²⁻ (k₂^V = 1.1±0.1 x 10³ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹. This observation indicates that whilst there is no change in redox state between [(EtS)₂Fe(μ-S)₂V(μ-S)₂Fe(SEt)₂]³⁻ and [{VFe₃S₄(SEt)₃}₂(μ-SEt)₃]³⁻, reduction is necessary to catalyse the conversion of the linear [(EtS)₂Fe(μ-S)₂V(μ-S)₂Fe(SEt)₂]³⁻ into the voided cuboidal [VFe₂S₄(SEt)₃]³⁻. The results of the studies reported in this paper together with those on other putative reactions involved in the assembly of cuboidal clusters, have been combined to present a scheme of the mechanism of cuboidal cluster assembly. Electronic supplementary material Electronic supplementary material is available for this article at and accessible for authorised users.     

1H NMR study of the catalytic system (rac-Me2Si(2-Me,4-PhInd)2ZrCl2— polymethylalumoxane)—triisobutylaluminum

The products of the reactions of polymethylalumoxane (MAO) with triisobutylaluminum (TIBA), rac-Me₂Si(2-Me,4-PhInd)₂ZrCl₂ (1) with MAO (1 + MAO), and (1 + MAO) + TIBA were studied by ¹H NMR at different molar ratios of the components. When the ratio Al_TIBA/Al_MAO is ∼6, the reaction between MAO and TIBA involves the replacement of the methyl group of MAO by isobutyl groups and the formation of isobutylmethylalumoxane or mixed isobutylmethylalumoxane structures. When the TIBA content in the system increases to 30 mol.%, these structures are rearranged to form products with a low degree of association. With the equimolar ratio of the reactants, the main reaction products are tetraisobutylalumoxane and polyisobutylalumoxane. The 1 + MAO system with the molar ratio Al_MAO/Zr = 50 affords a MAO-bonded monomethyl monochloride derivative [L₂ZrCl-μ-Me]^δ+[MAO]^δ−. An increase in this ratio to 150 produces intermediate binuclear complexes [L₂ZrCl-μ-Me-MeZrL₂]⁺[MAO]⁻ and [Me₂Al-(μ-Me)₂-ZrL₂]⁺[MAO]⁻. The addition of TIBA induces the replacement of the ZrMe groups by isobutyl groups at the first step of the interaction and formation of nonidentified reaction products at the subsequent steps. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 934–940, April, 2005.     

金属离子与卟啉的嵌入反应动力学研究——邻苯二甲酸缓冲溶液中溴化间-四(N-乙酸甲酯基-3-吡啶基)卟啉与Cu(Ⅱ)的配位反应

Kinetics of the coordination reaction of tetrakis(N-carbomethoxymethyl-3-pyridyl) porphyrin(abbr. H₂T_β-N-ACMSPyP) with Cu(Ⅱ) ion has been studied in o-phthalic acid buffer system in an ionic strength of 0.5mol·dm^-3(KCI) at 35.0±0.1℃.The reaction is catalyzed by o-phthalic ion. The effect of concentration of the cata-lyst, metal ion and pH value of solution was discussed. The kinetics equation of the reaction were obtained as d[CuP⁴⁺]/dt=16.15{(1.0+3.35×10⁵[PT^2-]²)/1.0+1.57×10^-4[H⁺]²}[Cu²⁺][P]_T. The mechanism of the reaction was proposed. The deformation of the ring of porphyrins is the general condition in the reaction.     

Synthesis,structure, and NO-donor activity of the paramagnetic complex [Fe<Subscript>2</Subscript>(SC<Subscript>3</Subscript>H<Subscript>5</Subscript>N<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(NO)<Subscript>4</Subscript>] as a model of nitrosyl [2FE-2S] proteins

The neutral dinuclear iron nitrosyl complex [Fe₂(SC₃H₅N₂)₂(NO)₄] (1) of the “g = 2.03” family with a ligand analogous to natural mercaptohistidine was synthesized by the metathesis reaction of the thiosulfate ligands in the [Fe₂(S₂O₃)₂(NO)₄]²⁻ anion with imidazolidine-2-thiolate ligands. The electrochemical determination of nitrogen oxide in solution showed that compound 1 has a lower NO-donor ability compared to the iron complexes with 1-methylimidazole-2-thiol and imidazole-2-thiol synthesized earlier. Study of the magnetic properties of polycrystals of 1 demonstrated that the effective magnetic moment at room temperature is ca. 2.45 μ_B and corresponds to a molecule containing a pair of the noninteracting spins S = 1/2. This is evidence that each iron coordination unit in complex 1 contains one unpaired electron, and the iron atom is in the low-spin state. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 28–34, January, 2007.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Mn2(H2sal)2(Hsal)2(H2O)4]. First Example of the Reductive Synthesis of a Binuclear Manganese(I) Salicylate Complex

The synthesis and characterization of the first unique binuclear manganese(I) salicylate complex is described. The structure of the complex is unequivocally established with the help of an X-ray crystallographic study. The structure consists of two [MnO₆] units, containing octahedral Mn^I ions, linked together by a bridging salicylato (Hsal⁻) ligand and each Mn^I is chelated with a (H₂sal) ligand. The complex possesses a metal oxidation state of +1 and is a rare example of a noncarbonyl or cyanide complex of a binuclear Mn^I species. The effective magnetic moment per binuclear molecule (μ_eff. at 27 °C is 8.07 μ_b, that also describes the manganese (+1) oxidation state.     

Determination of nitrites by the formation of bisazo dye

A facile, sensitive and rapid spectrophotometric method for the determination of nitrite is presented. The method involves the reaction of nitrite with 4-aminoazobenzene under acidic conditions in the presence of a bromide ion allowing to complete the diazotization reaction almost instantaneously. The formed diazonium ion is then coupled with acetyl acetone to give bisazo dye in an aqueous alkaline medium having maximum absorption at 500 nm. The molar absorptivity and Sandell’s sensitivity of the method were found to be 4.2 × 10⁴ dm³ mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹ and 1.1 ng cm⁻², respectively. The system obeys the Beer’s law within the concentration range of 0.1–9 μg of nitrite in the final sample volume of 10 cm³. Optimum reaction conditions were evaluated and the influence of ionic interference on the determination of nitrite has been studied. The developed method has been applied in the determination of nitrite in water and soil samples, and the results were statistically evaluated.     

Extraction-spectrophotometric study on the vanadium(V)-2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene — iodonitrotetrazolium chloride — water — chloroform system and its analytical application

The formation of a new ternary ion-associate complex of vanadium(V) with 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene and iodonitrotetrazolium chloride with a composition ratio of 1:2:1 is reported. The complex is quantitatively extracted from water into chloroform. The molar absorptivity (ɛ) of the extract at λ _max=340 nm is 2.5 × 10⁴ dm³/mol cm, and Beer’s law is obeyed for concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 0.9 μg/cm³ V(V). The following constants are determined: the extraction constant, the association constant, the distribution constant, and the recovery factor. The effects of foreign ions and reagents are studied. A selective and sensitive method is developed for determination of vanadium in steels.     

Nine-coordinate rare earth metal complexes with aminopolycarboxylic acids: Mononuclear (NH4)3[TbIII(ttha)]·5H2O and binuclear (NH4)4[Tb 2 III (dtpa)2]·9H2O

The two title coordination compounds, (NH₄)₃[Tb^III(ttha)]·5H₂O (ttha = triethylenetetramine-N,N,N′,N″,N‴,N‴-hexaacetic acid) and (NH₄)₄[Tb ₂ ^III (ttha)]·9H₂O (dtpa = diethylenetriamine-N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentaacetic acid), have been prepared and characterized by FT-IR, elemental analyses, TG-DTA and single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The (NH₄)₃[Tb^III(ttha)]·5H₂O compound is monoclinic, P2₁/c; a = 10.398(1) Å, b = 12.791(1) Å, c = 23.199(2) Å; β = 90.914(2)°; V = 3084.9(5) ų; Z = 4; D _calc = 1.704 g/cm³; μ(MoK _α ) = 2.376 mm^™; R = 0.023 and wR ² = 0.049 for 5429 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). The [Tb^III(ttha)]³⁻ complex anion in the crystal has a nine-coordinate mononuclear molecular structure with pseudo-monocapped square-antiprismatic configuration. The (NH₄)₄[Tb ₂ ^III (dtpa)₂]·9H₂O compound is triclinic, P-1; a = 9.739(1) Å, b = 10.010(1) Å, c = 12.968(2) Å; α= 85.890(2)°, β = 77.338(2)°, γ = 77.587(2)°; V = 1204.2(2) ų; Z = 1; D _calc = 1.832 g/cm³; μ(MoK _α ) = 3.015 mm^™; R = 0.024 and wR ² = 0.060 for 4750 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). The [Tb ₂ ^III (dtpa)₂]₄₋ complex anion has a binuclear structure in the crystal; the two Tb^III centers are equivalent and have a nine-coordinate environment with the same pseudo-tricapped trigonal-prismatic configuration. The thermal analysis revealed that the coordination cores of the (NH₄)₃[Tb^III(ttha)]·5H₂O and (NH₄)₄[Tb ₂ ^III (dtpa)₂]·9H₂O compounds are stable up to 221°C and 252°C, respectively. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2008 by J. Wang, X. Zh. Liu, X. F. Wang, G. R. Gao, Zh. Q. Xing, X. D. Zhang, and R. Xu The text was submitted by the authors in English. Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 81–89, January–February, 2008.     

A novel kinetic determination of nitrite based on the perphenazine-bromate redox reaction

An extremely sensitive and selective kinetic method was developed for the determination of trace levels of nitrite based on its catalytic effect on the oxidation of perphenazine (PPZ) with bromate in a phosphoric acid medium. The reaction rate was monitored spectrophotometrically by tracing the formation of the red-colored oxidized product of PPZ at 525 nm within 30 sec of mixing. The optimum reaction conditions were 4.0 μmol L⁻¹ PPZ, 0.4 mol L⁻¹ H₃PO₄ and 30 mmol L⁻¹ bromate at 25 °C. Using the recommended procedure, nitrite could be determined with a linear calibration graph up to 4.50 ng mL⁻¹ and a detection limit of 0.07 ng mL⁻¹. The method was conveniently applied to the determination of nitrite in samples of rain, polluted well and formulated waste waters. Moreover, the published kinetic spectrophotometric methods for nitrite determination are reviewed.     

Complexes of Zr<Superscript>IV</Superscript> and Hf<Superscript>IV</Superscript> with monolacunary Keggin-and Dawson-type anions

The reactions of the tetranuclear hydroxo complexes [M₄(μ₂-OH)₈(H₂O)₁₆]⁸⁺ (M = Zr or Hf) with the lacunary Keggin-type ([α-PW₁₁O₃₉]⁷⁻) and Dawson-type ([α ₂-P₂W₁₇O₆₁]¹⁰⁻) phosphotungstates in aqueous solutions produce the sandwich polyoxometalate complexes [M(α-PW₁₁O₃₉)₂]¹⁰⁻ (M = Zr (1) or Hf (2)) and [M(α ₂-P₂W₁₇O₆₁)₂]¹⁶⁻ (M = Zr (3) and Hf (4)). The complexes were isolated and structurally characterized as salts with potassium and dimethylammonium cations. The zirconium and hafnium atoms have a square antiprismatic coordination environment (coordination number is 8). In all complexes, the mutual arrangement of the ligands corresponds to the syn isomer. Hafnium complexes 2 and 4 are the first structurally characterized polyoxometalate complexes of this metal. The structures of the resulting compounds were confirmed also by ³¹P NMR spectroscopy in solution. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 214–218, February, 2007.     

Flow Injection Spectrophotometric Determination of Iodide in Environmental Samples

 An alternative and simple flow injection spectrophotometric analysis method for the determination of iodide in environmental samples is reported. The method is based on the catalytic destruction of the colour of the Fe(III)–SCN⁻–CP⁺–_nBP_y quarternary complex. The complex shows maximum absorption at 495 nm. The apparent molar absorptivity of the complex in terms of iodide is (6.22) × 10⁵ l mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹. The detection limit of the method is 0.1 ng ml⁻¹ of iodide. The method obeys Beer’s law up to 120 μg l⁻¹ with slope, intercept and correlation coefficient of 0.11, − 0.52 and + 0.99, respectively. Various flow injection analysis parameters for the determination of iodide in the environmental samples were optimized. The sample throughput of the method is 60 samples h⁻¹. The method was successfully useful for the determination of trace level of iodide in environmental samples i.e. ground, surface water. Received November 12, 2001; accepted April 2, 2002; published online July 22, 2002     

Transformations of high spin MnII and FeII polymeric pivalates in reactions with pivalic acid and o-phenylenediamines

The thermolysis and reactions of the polymeric high spin Mn^II and Fe^II complexes [Mn(μ-OOCBu^t)₂(HOEt)]_n (1) and [Fe(μ-OOCBu^t)₂]_n (3) with pivalic acid and o-phenylenediamines 1,2-(NH₂)₂C₆H₂R₂ (R = H or Me) were studied. The synthesis of compound 1 performed with a deficiency of pivalate anions affords the antiferromagnetic chloropivalate polymer { (MeCN)(HOOCBu^t)(H₂O)Mn₅Cl(OH)(OOCBu^t)₈·MeCN}_n. The reaction of 1 with an excess of pivalic acid produces the antiferromagnetic polymer [Mn₄(OOCBu^t)₈(HOOCBu^t)₂]_n. The analogous reaction of pivalic acid with polymer 3 gives the mononuclear complex Fe(η ¹-OOCBu^t)₂(η¹-HOOCBu^t)₄ containing the high spin iron(II) atom as the major product. Study of the reactions of 3 with a deficiency (<1: 1) and an excess (>1: 1) of diamines demonstrated that the polymer {[(η²-(NH₂)₂C₆H₄)₂Fe(μ-OOCBu^t)₂][Fe₂(μ-OOCBu^t)₄] · · 2MeCN}_n is generated as the major product in the former case, whereas the mononuclear complexes Fe(η¹-OOCBu^t)₂[η¹-(NH₂)₂C₆H₄]₄ and Fe(η¹-OOCBu^t)₂[η²-(NH₂)₂C₆H₂Me₂][η¹-(NH₂)₂C₆H₂Me₂]₂ are predominantly obtained in the latter case. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 779–792, May, 2006.     

A Binuclear Copper(II) Complex with Two Symmetric End-on Azido Bridges. Synthesis, Spectroscopy, Crystal Structure and Magnetism

A binuclear copper(II) complex with two symmetric end-on azido bridges: [Cu₂(tacn)₂(μ-N₃)₂](ClO₄)² · CH₃OH (1), where tacn = 1,4,7-triazacyclononane, has been synthesized and structurally as well as magnetically characterized. Compound (1) has the discrete binuclear structure, bridged by two end-on N₃⁻ anions. The macrocyclic ligand tacn functions as a terminal ligand. The magnetic data of compound (1) were analyzed by means of Ĥ = −2JŜ₁Ŝ₂ − DŜ_z, leading to J = 2.49 cm⁻¹, g = 2.08, D = ±0.97 cm⁻¹, zJ′ = −0.47 cm⁻¹. The ferromagnetic interaction is discussed on the basis of the structural features and is compared with the model structure of Ruiz.     

New hexanuclear antiferromagnetic heterospin iron complex

Precise oxidation of Fe^II ₄(μ₃-OH)₂(OOCBu^t)₆(EtOH)₆ afforded the mixed-valent hexanuclear complex [Fe^II ₄Fe^III ₂(μ₄-O)₂(μ₃-OOCBu^t)₄(μ-OOCBu^t)₆(HOOCBu^t)₃(EtOH)]· ·HOOCBu^t. The structure of the latter was established by X-ray diffraction. The magnetic properties of the new complex were studied. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 900–903, May, 2006.     

Study of Solid Phase Extraction Prior to Spectrophotometric Determination of Platinum with N-(3,5-Dimethylphenyl)-N′-(4-Aminobenzenesulfonate)-Thiourea

A highly sensitive, selective and rapid method for the determination of platinum based on the rapid reaction of platinum(IV) with N-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-N′-(4-aminobenzenesulfonate)-thiourea (DMMPT) and the solid phase extraction of the Pt(IV)-DMMPT complex with C₁₈ membrane disks was developed. In the presence of pH = 3.8 buffer solution and cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB) medium, DMMPT reacts with platinum to form a violet complex of a molar ratio of 1:3 (platinum to DMMPT). This complex was enriched by solid phase extraction with C₁₈ membrane disks, and an enrichment factor of 200 was obtained. The molar absorptivity of the complex is 9.51 × 10⁴ L · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹ at 755 nm, and Beer’s law is obeyed in the range of 0.01–3.0 μg mL⁻¹ in the measured solution. The relative standard deviation for eleven replicate samples of 0.01 μg mL⁻¹ level is 1.79%. The detection limit reaches 0.02 μg L⁻¹ in the original samples. This method was applied to the determination of platinum in water and soil samples. The relative standard deviations are 2.9–3.4%. The recoveries are 94–105%. The values of determination obtained agree with those of the ICP-MS method. The results are satisfactory.     

Electrocatalytic oxidation of dopamine at an ionic liquid modified carbon paste electrode and its analytical application

A room-temperature ionic liquid N-butylpyridinium hexafluorophosphate was used as a binder to construct an ionic liquid modified carbon paste electrode, which was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The ionic liquid carbon paste electrode (IL-CPE) showed enhanced electrochemical response and strong analytical activity towards the electrochemical oxidation of dopamine (DA). A pair of well-defined quasireversible redox peaks of DA appeared, with the redox peaks located at 215 mV (E _pa) and 151 mV (E _pc) (vs. the saturated calomel electrode, SCE) in pH 6.0 phosphate buffer solution. The formal potential (E ^0′) was calculated as 183 mV (vs. SCE) and the peak-to-peak separation as 64 mV. The electrochemical behavior of DA on the IL-CPE was carefully investigated. Under the optimal conditions, the anodic peak currents increased linearly with the concentration of DA in the range 1.0 × 10⁻⁶–8.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol/L and the detection limit was calculated as 7.0 × 10⁻⁷ mol/L (3σ). The interferences of foreign substances were investigated and the proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of DA injection samples. The IL-CPE fabricated was sensitive, selective and showed good ability to distinguish the coexisting ascorbic acid and uric acid.     

Microdialysis sampling and chemiluminescence detection for in vivo and real-time study of the lead metabolism in rabbit blood

The chemiluminescence (CL) system K₂MnO₄-luminol is shown to be useful for the determination of lead(II). The method is based on the catalytic effect of Pb(II) on the CL reaction. The linear range was 3 × 10⁻³–9 × 10⁻¹ mg L⁻¹ (r = 0.9971) and the relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) for 5 × 10⁻² mg L⁻¹ Pb(II) measurement was 0.7% (n = 11). The detection limit was 3 × 10⁻⁴ mg L⁻¹ (3σ) Pb(II). Based on this, an in vivo, on-line, real-time analytical system for monitoring the metabolism of free lead(II) in rabbit blood was developed. A microdialysis probe, implanted in the vein of a rabbit, was perfused with perfusate at a flow rate of 5 μL min⁻¹. The concentration of free lead(II) in the dialysate was determined on-line with a flow-injection CL system. This system included microdialysis sampling, on-line separation and chemiluminescence detection. The concentration-time curve of lead(II) was in accordance with the one-compartmental open model, T_1/2 (elimination half-life), T_max (peak time) and C_max (peak concentration) were 37.77 min, 85.20 min and 0.137 mg L⁻¹, respectively.