On-line preconcentration of niobium(V) and tantalum(V) as 4-(2-pyridylazo) resorcinol-citrate ternary complexes in geological samples by ion interaction high-performance liquid chromatography

4-(2-Pyridylazo) resorcinol (PAR) and citrate were used as pre-column complexing agents for the determination of Nb(V) and Ta(V) as ternary complexes in geological samples. Aliquots of 2 ml of the standard and sample solutions containing the Nb(V) and Ta(V) complexes were loaded onto a concentrator column (C18, 0.4 cm x 4.6 mm) with a carrier mobile phase comprising 20% (v/v) methanol and containing 5 mM acetic acid, 5 mM citric acid and 10 mM tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBABr), pH 6.5 at 2 ml/min for 2 min, with the effluent being directed to waste. An automatic switching valve was then switched to flush both complexes from the concentrator column onto a C18 analytical column using a mobile phase comprising 32% (v/v) methanol and containing 5 mM acetic acid, 5 mM citric acid and 3 mM TBABr, pH 6.5 for 2.5 min. The switching valve was then switched back to the original position, and cleaned with methanol for 7 min to eliminate unwanted species still adsorbed to the concentrator column. This procedure prevented later eluting compounds from reaching the analytical column, which reduced the overall run time. The detection limits of Nb(V) and Ta(V) (determined at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3, detection wavelength of 540 nm and a 2-ml sample volume) were 0.012 and 0.039 ppb for Nb(V) and Ta(V), respectively. Recoveries of Nb(V) and Ta(V) were 99.4 and 96.2%, respectively. The HPLC results obtained from the reference granite and basalt samples agreed well with inductively coupled plasma MS and certified values, but the HPLC method yielded slightly low values of the Nb/Ta ratio.     

Determination of V(V), Nb(V) and Ta(V) as their 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol chelates by reversed-phase HPLC

This paper reports the separation and determination of V(V), Nb(V) and Ta(V) by RP-HPLC using 5-Br-PADAP as a precolumn derivatizing reagent. On C(18) column, the three metal chelates can be separated on a baseline in 9 min with the mobile phase of methanol-water (59:41, v/v) containing tartaric acid (0.2%) and acetate buffer (pH 3.5, 10 mM). The detection limits of V(V), Nb(V) and Ta(V) are 0.13 ppb, 0.22 ppb and 1.79 ppb, respectively when S/N is 3. This method is simple and rapid, and has been used in mineral analysis with satisfactory results.     

Determination of V(V), Nb(V) and Ta(V) as their 2-(5-nitro-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol complexes by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography

A method for the reversed-phase liquid chromatographic separation and determination of V(V), Nb(V) and Ta(V) as 2-(5-nitro-2-pyridylazo)-5 diethylaminophenol (5-NO₂-PADAP) complexes is reported. The metal complexes were eluted in 9 min with a mobile phase of methanol-water (54 : 46, v/v) containing 10 mmol L^–1 acetate buffer (pH 3.0) on an ODS column. The detection limits for V, Nb and Ta were 0.09, 0.13 and 1.41 ng mL^–1, respectively, with S/N=3. The analysis of a reference sample of a mineral is discussed. The results corresponded to the certified values, and recoveries of 98.3–101.4% have been obtained.     

Determination of Nb(V), V(V), Co(II), Fe(III), Ni(II), Ru(III) and Pd(II) as their 4-(5-nitro-2-pyridylazo) resorcinol chelates by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography

This paper reports the separation and determination of Nb(V), V(V), Co(II), Fe(III), Ni(II), Ru(III) and Pd(II) by reversed-phase HPLC using the new reagent, 4-(5-nitro-2-pyridylazo) resorcinol (5-NO₂-PAR) as a precolumn derivatization reagent. On a C₁₈ column, the seven metal chelates can be separated quantitatively with methanol/water (5248, v/v) containing 15 mmol/l pH 5.0 acetate buffer and 10 mmol/l tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBA·Br). The detection limits for Nb(V), V(V), Co(II), Fe(III), Ni(II), Ru(III) and Pd(II) are 0.65 ppb, 0.94 ppb, 0.10 ppb, 0.15 ppb, 0.18 ppb, 3.02 ppb and 2.35 ppb, respectively when the ratio of signal to noise (S/N) is 3. This method is simple and rapid, and has been used in the analysis of rain and liquor with satisfactory results.     

Determination of V(V), Nb(V), and Ta(V) with 2-(2-Thiazolylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol by Reversed-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography

The simultaneous determination of vanadium, niobium, and tantalum by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with 2-(2-thiazolylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (TADAP) as the precolumn chelating reagent has been established. Optimum conditions for the separation, such as the methanol content, the addition of tartaric acid, pH, and the concentration of acetate buffer, were investigated. The metal chelates were eluted in 8 min with a mobile phase of methanol–water (55/45, v/v) containing tartaric acid (0.1%, m/v) and acetate buffer (pH 3.5, 10 mmol/liter) on an ODS column at 568 nm. The detection limits (signal-to-noise RATIO = 3) for V(V), Nb(V), and Ta(V) were 0.16, 0.32, and 1.77 ng/ml, respectively. The proposed method was applied to the analyses of a reference of mineral and synthetic samples. The result was in accord with the certified value, and the recoveries were 98.9–101.8%.     

Separation and simultaneous determination of niobium and tantalum in steel by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography using 2-(2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylamino phenol as a pre-column derivatizing reagent

A method for the simultaneous determination of Nb and Ta in steel and alloy by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) was proposed. 2-(5-Bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylamino phenol (5-Br-PADAP) was used as a pre-column chelating agent to form a ternary complex with Nb(V) and Ta(V) and tartaric acid. The ternary complexes of Nb(V) and Ta(V) were eluted within 8 min on a C₁₈ column with a mobile phase of methanol-water (55:45, v/v) containing 10 mmol l⁻¹ acetate buffer (pH3.5) and determined with spectrophotometric detection at 598 nm. The detection limits for Nb(V) and Ta(V) were 0.60 and 0.72 μg l⁻¹, respectively, when the ratio of signal-to-noise is 3. The proposed method was used to analyze Nb and Ta in cast iron, alloy and stainless steel.     

Simultaneous Kinetic‐Spectrophotometric Determination of Nb(V) and Ta(V) Using H‐Point Standard Addition Method

A simple, rapid, precise and accurate kinetic method for simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of Nb(V) and Ta(V) is described. This method is based on the difference between the rate of the reaction of Nb(V) and Ta(V) with 4‐(2‐pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR) in the presence of tartaric acid. H‐point standard addition method (HPSAM) was used to resolve the mixtures. The results showed that Nb(V) and Ta(V) can be determined simultaneously in the ranges of 0.10–5.0 and 0.50–12.0 μg mL^?;1, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of Nb(V) and Ta(V) in several alloy samples.     

Comparison of standard capillary and chip separations of sodium dodecylsulfate-protein complexes

Conditions for converting a set of five standard proteins to electrochemically active sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) complexes were worked out with the aim of using such complexes for conductivity detection with a a chip electrophoresis system. The results obtained were compared with standard capillary electrophoresis (37 cm (effective length 30 cm)×75 μm I.D. capillary, 10 kV, negative polarity at the inlet). The chip separations were run at 500 V per chip (100 V/cm) as compared to the standard capillary arrangement, which was run at 266.6 V/cm. For the capillary set-up the protein complexes were prepared in aqueous solution (Milli-Q water) made 10 mM with respect to SDS. If the SDS concentration was increased to 50 mM, the separation in the capillary was incomplete. On the other hand with the chip system both approaches yielded acceptable results. The chip separations were slightly (but not distinctly) shorter and offered better separations than the standard set-up. The concentration of the surfactant used for the preparation the complexes results in alternations of the elution sequence, which is preserved if the chip separation is used instead of the capillary set-up. Apparently the full capacity of protein–SDS binding is not exploited for the preparation of the adducts.     

Liquid anion-exchange separation of vanadium(V) and niobium(V) from succinate solution

Tri-n-octylamine is used for the extraction and mutual separation of V(V), Nb(V) and Ta(V) from succinate solution. Niobium and vanadium are determined spectrophotometrically in the organic phase with thiocyanate and PAR, respectively. Tantalum is determined with PAR in an aqueous phase.     

Electrochemical and spectroscopic studies of the chloro and oxochloro complex formation of Nb(V) and Ta(V) in NaCl-AlCl3 melts

The equilibrium constant for the chloro complex formation of Nb(V) NbCl6-<--->NbCl5+Cl- (i) in NaCl-AlCl3 melts at 175 degrees C was found to be pKi = 2.86(5). The oxochloro complex formation of Nb(V) and Ta(V) in NaCl-AlCl3 melts at 175 degrees C could be explained by the following equilibria: MOCl4- <-->MOCl3+Cl- (ii) MOCl3<-->MOCl2(+)+Cl- (iii) where M = Nb and Ta. The equilibrium constants determined by potentiometric measurements with chlorine-chloride electrodes were, for M = Nb, pKii = 2.21(4) and pKiii = 3.95(5) and, for M = Ta, pKii = 2.743(15) and pKiii = 4.521(13). NbCl6- has two bands in the UV-vis region, a strong one at 34.7 x 10(3) cm-1 and a weaker one at 41.6 x 10(3) cm-1. The MOCl4- complexes showed in the case of Nb(V) absorption bands at 32.7 and 42.9 x 10(3) cm-1 and in the case of Ta(V) at 38.6 and 48.1 x 10(3) cm-1.     

Dynamic control and indirect absorption detection for high-speed capillary electrophoretic separation of organic acids

Dynamic control and indirect absorption detection have been combined for the separation of eight small aliphatic organic acids in less than 4 min. Electroosmotic flow (EOF) coefficients in 5 mM 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid (8-HQSA) (pH 3.00) and 3 mM 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid (BTA) solutions are 4.35 and 1.65·10⁻⁴ cm²/V s, respectively. In the BTA system, relatively large amounts of sodium ions adsorbed into the capillary wall are the most probable reason for the small EOF, in turn causing problems for the separation of all acids. In contrast to BTA, 8-HQSA could be used for the separation of all eight organic acids. Limits of detection of analytes are at the level of several tens of μM at pH 3.00 in the 8-HQSA system. This new technique provides several features such as high speed, reasonable resolution and sensitivity, and ease of operation.     

Nonaqueous electrochromatography on continuous bed columns of sol-gel bonded large-pore C18 material: separation of retinyl esters

A nonaqueous electrochromatographic reversed-phase separation method for retinyl esters using continuous bed columns has been developed. The packing material 7 μm Nucleosil 4000 Å C₁₈ was sol–gel bonded in 180 μm I.D. capillaries. The mobile phase used was 2.5 mM lithium acetate in N,N-dimethylformamide–acetonitrile–methanol (2+7+1, v/v). At 350 V/cm and 30°C, this mobile phase composition gave rise to an electroosmotic flow of 1 mm/s. No Joule heating nor bubble formation were observed even at 625 V/cm (17 μA). With a 36 cm L_eff column complete separation of the commercially available and synthesized standards (all-trans-retinyl acetate, palmitate, heptadecanoate, stearate, oleoate, and linoleoate) was obtained within 10 min. The within-day and between-day variations of retention times of all-trans-retinyl palmitate were <0.3% relative standard deviation (RSD) (n=3) and <2% RSD (n=6), respectively. The within-day and between-day variations of peak areas were both <2% (both n=3). The columns were used for more than 1 month without degradation. Liver extracts from arctic seal were analyzed.     

反相HPLC测定钒、铌、钽的2-(2-吡啶偶氮)-5-二乙氨基苯酚配合物

以2-(2-吡啶偶氮)-5-二乙氨基苯酚(PADAP)为柱前衍生试剂,在含0.1%酒石酸的10mmo1/L(pH3.5)HAc-NaAc缓冲溶液的甲醇/水(50:50,V/V)中(580nm检测),在C₁₈柱上于11min内实现了V、Nb、Ta的同时分离及测定,检出限(S/N=3)为0.34、0.29、7.30ng/mL.该法灵敏度高,用于矿样分析所得结果与推荐值相符,标准加入回收率为99.0%～101.1%.     

Benzoyl hydrazone derivatives of niobium(V) and tantalum(V) ethoxides

Summary Niobium(V) and tantalum(V) pentaethoxides react with monofunctional benzoyl hydrazones (BHy) in refluxing benzene to give products of the type, M(OEt)_5–n(BHy)_n (where M=Nb or Ta and n=1, 2 or 3). The complexes have been characterised on the basis of elemental analysis, spectral (i.r. and n.m.r.) and molecular weight data.     

Differing reactivities of (trimpsi)M(CO)(2)(NO) complexes [M = V,Nb, Ta; trimpsi = (t)BuSi(CH(2)PMe(2))(3)] with halogens and halogen sources

Treatment of (trimpsi)V(CO)(2)(NO) (trimpsi = (t)BuSi(CH(2)PMe(2))(3)) with 1 equiv of PhICl(2) or C(2)Cl(6) or 2 equiv of AgCl affords (trimpsi)V(NO)Cl(2) (1) in moderate yields. Likewise, (trimpsi)V(NO)Br(2) (2) and (trimpsi)V(NO)I(2) (3) are formed by the reactions of (trimpsi)V(CO)(2)(NO) with Br(2) and I(2), respectively. The complexes (trimpsi)M(NO)I(2)(PMe(3)) (M = Nb, 4; Ta, 5) can be isolated in moderate to low yields when the (trimpsi)M(CO)(2)(NO) compounds are sequentially treated with 1 equiv of I(2) and excess PMe(3). The reaction of (trimpsi)V(CO)(2)(NO) with 2 equiv of ClNO forms 1 in low yield, but the reactions of (trimpsi)M(CO)(2)(NO) (M = Nb, Ta) with 1 equiv of ClNO generate (trimpsi)M(NO)(2)Cl (M = Nb, 6; Ta, 7). Complexes 6 and 7 are thermally unstable and decompose quickly at room temperature; consequently, they have been characterized solely by IR and (31)P[(1)H] NMR spectroscopies. All other new complexes have been fully characterized by standard methods, and the solid-state molecular structures of 1.3CH(2)Cl(2), 4.(3/4)CH(2)Cl(2), and 5.THF have been established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. A convenient method of generating Cl(15)NO has also been developed during the course of these investigations.     

Studies on Simultaneous Fluorescence-Spectrophotometric Determination of Ultratrace Niobium(V), Tantalum(V), and Zirconium(IV) Using Partial Least-Squares Algorithm

In the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, a cationic surfactant, highly sensitive molecular fluorescence reactions occur between Nb(V), Ta(V), and Zr(IV) ions and morin (3, 5, 7, 2′, 4′-pentahydroxyflavone) in acidic medium to form stable ternary micellar complexes. Their λ_ex(max)/λ_em(max)values are 421.0/492.2, 416.2/489.6, and 424.2/507.8 nm, respectively, and their λ_em(max)values are 490.5, 488.6, and 507.2 nm, respectively, at the same fixed λ_exof 420.5 nm, indicating their seriously overlapping fluorescence excitation spectra and fluorescence emission spectra. The linear ranges of their regression calibration curves are 0 to 0.20, 0 to 0.50, and 0 to 0.20 mg/liter, respectively, with 0.5 ng/ml for all of sensitivities. The simultaneous molecular fluorescence-spectrophotometric determination of ultratrace or trace Nb(V), Ta(V), and Zr(IV) without separation was made using a partial least-squares (PLS) algorithm and other algorithms. The optimum PLS computation conditions are wavelength point number of 25 and corresponding wavelength range from 450 to 550 nm oriented from λ_em500 nm to two sides at combined intervals of 2.5 and 5.0 nm at a fixed λ_exof 420.5 nm with an optimum calibration sample number of 14 and respective optimum abstracted factor numbers of 6, 4, and 3. With respect to both accuracy and precision of the obtained results, the PLS algorithm is superior to the ordinary least-squares algorithm.     

Potential of ethylenediaminedi(o-hydroxyphenylacetic acid) and N,N'-bis(hydroxybenzyl)ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid for the determination of metal ions by capillary electrophoresis

Two aromatic polyaminocarboxylate ligands, ethylenediaminedi(o-hydroxyphenylacetic acid) (EDDHA) and N,N′-bis(hydroxybenzyl)ethylenediamine-N,N′-diacetic acid (HBED), were applied for the separation of transition and heavy metal ions by the ion-exchange variant of electrokinetic chromatography. EDDHA structure contains two chiral carbon centers. It makes it impossible to use the commercially available ligand. All the studied metal ions showed two peaks, which correspond to meso and rac forms of the ligand. The separation of metal–HBED chelates was performed using poly(diallyldimethylammonium) polycations in mixed acetate–hydroxide form. Simultaneous separation of nine single- and nine double-charged HBED chelates, including In(III), Ga(III), Co(II)–(III) and Mn(II)–(III) pairs demonstrated the efficiency of 40 000–400 000 theoretical plates. The separation of Co(III), Fe(III) complexes with different arrangements of donor groups and oxidation of Co(II), Mn(II), Fe(II) ions in reaction with HBED have been discussed.     

Rapid and simple chromatographic separation of V(V) and V(IV) using KH-phthalate and their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

A method was developed for the chromatographic separation of V(V) and V(IV) based on the different sorption forces of these vanadium species in C18 columns in presence of KH-phthalate. The vanadium species were detected with a flame atomic absorption spectrometer with acetylene/N₂O flame. The detection limits (3σ) of V(V) and V(IV) were 0.18 μg/mL and 0.15 μg/mL, respectively. The relative standard deviations (N = 5) are 4.2% and 3.4% for 20–20 μg/mL V(V) and V(IV), respectively. The sampling frequency is 75/h. Because of the special interaction occurring between phthalate and V(IV) on the C18 column and the acetylene/N₂O flame atomic absorption detection, practically no interferences can be detected even in large inorganic matrix.     

Determination of bioactive diterpenoids from Andrographis paniculata by micellar electrokinetic chromatography.

The present paper describes the development of a micellar electrokinetic chromatographic (MEKC) method for simultaneous determination of andrographolide, deoxyandrographolide and neoandrographolide in ethanol extracts of Andrographis paniculata. Separations were carried out in a fused-silica capillary tube with UV detection at 214 nm. Good separation was achieved using a 20 mM borate buffer, containing 20 mM sodium dodecyl sulphate and 10 mM sodium cholate, adjusted to pH 8.3 at an operating voltage of 25 kV, temperature of 35°C and a hydrodynamic injection of 5 s. The method was validated with good correlation coefficients obtained (0.9986–0.9989) while relative standard deviation (RSD) of migration time was between 1.14 and 2.42. It is concluded that this method could be used for speedy and accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of bioactive diterpenoids in andrographis herb and its derived products.     

Investigation and optimisation of the use of micellar electrokinetic chromatography for the analysis of six cardiovascular drugs

A micellar electrokinetic chromatography method was optimised for the separation of the six cardiovascular drugs atenolol, nicardipine, nifedipine, diltiazem, verapamil, and amlodipine by investigating the effects of pH, sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) concentration, selection and concentration of organic modifier. An electrophoresis buffer of 100 mM borate pH 8.1 containing 50 mM SDS and 15% (v/v) acetone was found to provide the optimum separation with respect to resolution and migration time.