Tracing polar benzene- and naphthalenesulfonates in untreated industrial effluents and water treatment works by ion-pair chromatography-fluorescence and electrospray-mass spectrometry

This paper presents a protocol for the determination of a class of polar, ionic and highly water-soluble organic pollutants: benzene- and naphthalenesulfonic acids, compounds widely used in chemical, pharmaceutical, tannery, paper and textile industries. This protocol involves the use of a solid-phase extraction (SPE) followed by ion-pair chromatography-electrospray-mass spectrometry (IPC-ESI-MS). In this work two polymeric solid-phase extraction cartridges (Isolute ENV+ and Lichrolut EN) were compared, with the more effective being Isolute ENV+ sorbent. Recoveries and breakthrough volumes were calculated by loading volumes of 150, 200 and 300 ml of spiked ground water through the SPE columns. To enhance the effectiveness of the methodology, 1 ml of water containing 5 mM TEA was added before eluting with methanol. Average recoveries ranging from 70 to 100% were obtained for a variety of 13 analytes (only two naphthalenesulfonate compounds had recoveries below 50%.). Determination of benzene- and naphthalenesulfonates was accomplished by ion-pair chromatography-fluorescence detection (IPC-FLD).

The ESI-MS parameters were optimized to achieve maximum sensitivity. [M–H]⁻ ion was the base peak using low energies (fragmentor voltage: 80 V). Significant fragmentation of the quasi-molecular [M–H]⁻ ion occurs at higher fragmentor voltages, leading to [M–SO₂H]⁻, [M–SO₃H]⁻ and [SO₃]⁻ as diagnostic ions, but with some sensitivity losses (more than two orders of magnitude when 150 V are applied as fragmentor voltage). Collision-induced dissociation (CID) of the parent ions for the benzene- and naphthalenesulfonates studied gave the [SO₃]⁻ fragment ion common to sulfonated compounds, it has been shown to be characteristic of aromatic sulfonated compounds and could be used as a diagnostic tool to indicate the presence of these compounds.

Limits of detection (signal-to-noise ratio = 3) ranging from 0.03 pg to 0.05 ng, were achieved when 150 ml of ground water were processed and quantified by IPC-FLD. In IPC-ESI-MS, time-scheduled SIM mode with post-column addition of 0.2 m min⁻¹ of methanol was used. LODs range from 0.6 pg to 0.13 ng. In summary, with the development of a methodology based on SPE followed by IPC-ESI-MS, good sensitivity, structural information and unequivocal identification can be achieved.

This protocol was applied to the analysis of surface waters, untreated industrial waste waters and wastewater treatment works effluents and influents. In the case of tannery effluent samples, isomers of naphthalenesulfonic acid were found as major pollutants in concentrations up to 0.8 and 1.0 mg l⁻¹, for 1-naphthalenesulfonate and 2-naphthalenesulfonate, respectively. The main contaminants in wastewater treatment work samples were 2,6-naphthalenedisulfonate, 1-hydroxy-3,6-naphthalenedisulfonate, 3-nitrobenzenesulfonate, 1-naphthalenesulfonate and 2-naphthalenesulfonate, with levels of ug/l.     

Determination of Proteins at Nanogram Levels by Enhanced Rayleigh Light Scattering Technique with Tetra-Substituted Sulphonated Aluminum Phthalocyanine

In recent years, Rayleigh light scattering has become a new tool for determining the content of biological molecules and studying the interaction mechanism of organic dyes with biological molecules^[1]. According to the macroscopic fluctuation theory, in a transparent isotropic medium, when the light scattering is caused by molecular particles 20-fold smaller than the wavelength of the incident beam, the Rayleigh scattering law is obeyed, namely I∝1/λ^4[2]. However, if the wavelength of the incident beam is close to that of the absorption band of the molecular particles which exist as aggregates, Rayleigh scattering will deviate from the law and enhanced RLS can be expected^[3]. Using this technique, a method for the determination of proteins in aqueous solution has been developed based on the enhancement effect of proteins on die Rayleigh light scattering (RLS) of organic dyes^[4].     

Synthesis of Silica Hollow Spheres with Diameter Around 50 nm by Anionic Surfactant

Silica hollow spheres(SHSs) have attracted great attention because of their low toxicity,low density,large surface area,high chemical and thermal stability,and surface permeability.They can be widely applied in storage[1],catalysis[2],drug delivery[3,4],low-dielectric-constant materials[5],low-refractive materials[6-8],and so on.Up to now,there have been various methods to produce SHSs.Inorganic[9] or organic particles[10],such as polystyrene or calcium carbonate,were used as hard templates to create hollow cavities.However,the multistep synthetic process and the lack of structural robustness of the shells upon template removal process weaken their application.Soft templates,including oil-in-water emulsions[1],[2],vesicles[13],micelle[14,15] and gas bubbles[16],are applied widely.     

Involvement of unusual noncovalent interactions in the self-assembly of cucurbit[6]uril with[CdCl4]2- anions

The [CdCl_4]~(2-) anion as a structure inducer has proved to be useful in the construction of cucurbit[n]urilmetal coordination architectures and materials. In order to better understand the role and influence of the structure inducer in Q[n] systems, we report herein the self-assembly of Q[6] solely in the presence of[CdCl_4]~(2-)anions and in the presence of both a linear cationic organic guest and [CdCl_4]~(2-)anions. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that 1D Q[6] porous channels were formed by the noncovalent interactions between Q[6] and [CdCl_4]~(2-)anions, but the ‘‘honeycomb effect' was not observed in the present study.However, it seems that the ‘‘honeycomb effect' and the self-assembly of Q[6] with [CdCl_4]~(2-)anions can be significantly modified and switched in the presence of a linear cationic dibutylamine guest through some unusual noncovalent interactions.     

Design and Synthesis of Calix[4] arene-Constrained Cyclopeptide

There have been great continuing interests in cyclic peptides in the past two decades. Apart from being useful tools for identifying the functional conformations of bioactive peptides, and guiding the rational design of peptidomimetic drugs, cyclic peptides serve as templates in the de novo design^[1] of artificial proteins and as models^[2] for the study of prepefence in protein secondary structure. They also play an important role in ion transport across biological membranes,^[3] and can self-assemble size-adjustable nanotubes.^[4] However, study on their molecular recognitions for ions^[5] and neutral molecules, especially for organic compounds,^[6,7] which are believed to be one of the most attractive properties, were hampered by their considerable large degree of the freedom of the cavities.     

Study on the Ammoximation of Cyclohexanone to Cyclohexanone Oxime Catalyzed by Titanium Silicalite-1 Formed in Inorganic System

The conventional and modified synthesis of titanium silicalite-1 is in the organic system^[1,2]. We have reported the TS-1 could be prepared with colloidal SiO₂ and TiCl₃ as Si source and Ti source respectively in inorganic system^[3]. The present paper deals with the ammoximation of cyclohexanone to cyclohexanone oxime over TS-1 prepared by the method described above. Tests are carried out for 5 hours at 65℃,with NH₃ and H₂O₂ in the liquid phase, acetone as solvent, reactants adding to reactor all at once over these two kinds of TS-1. The results show that oxime yield over TS-1 produced in inorganic system is as good as or better than that catalyzed by conventional TS-1 at the same conditions. More over, more satisfied yield of oxinone could be achieved if it reacts at some optimal reaction conditions^[4,5]. In addition, the same result has been reached at the epoxidation of propylene catalyzed by these two kinds of TS-1 Following table is the results of reaction catalyzed by these two kinds of TS-1.     

Second-harmonic generation from monolayer Langmuir–Blodgett films of various push–pull pyridine and terpyridine metal complexes

The new ligands (E)-4-[2-(4-(N-methyl-N-hexadecylaminophenyl)ethenyl]pyridine (L¹) and 4′-(C₆H₄-p-N(Me)(hexadecyl))-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (L²) were prepared along with their complexes [cis-Ir(CO)₂ClL¹], [fac-Os(CO)₃Cl₂L¹], [ZnCl₂L²] and [IrCl₃L²]. Whereas these complexes show a large second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) response at the molecular level, similar to that of related organic alkylated salts as evidenced by the Electric Field Induced Second-Harmonic (EFISH) generation technique, their Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) film susceptibility is lower than that of the salts.     

Towards Predicting the Magnitude and Direction of Radical Substituent Effect:The Importance of Polar Interaction in Radical System

Substituent effect of reactive intermediates has long been a central issue in organic chemistry^[1]. While quantitative knowledge on structure-property relationship of close-shell species (e.g., carbanions, carbocations, and neutral molecules, etc.) has already been well documented in the literature and textbooks, the present understanding of substituent effect on radicals is still largely limited to the information drawn basically from the (σ and BDE (bond dissociation energy) studies of a single family, the benzyl radical^[2]. Naturally, the general applicability of these scales as indicators of radical stability to other families bearing different structural features needs to be examined. The present systematic experimental and computational investigation on radicals of the benzylic type centered on carbon atoms of vaiying degree of electronegativity shows that i) there are actually three (rather than one as previously well claimed) basic patterns of radical substituent effect for carbon radical; and ii) prediction of the direction and magnitude of radical substituent effect should be workable on the basis of quantitative understanding of polar interactions within a radical system^[3]. Experimental evidence and detailed analysis on this respect are presented.     

Synthesis of Alkyl Bromide by the Method of Phase Transfer Catalysis

Phase transfer catalysis is one of the most active techniques used in organic synthesis^[1]. The process is versatile, fast, inexpensive, involves smooth work-up, give good yield and needs less drastic condition compared to conventional methods of synthesis. The technique has a very broad scope of application^[2], surprised, few are have been devised for synthesizing alkyl bromides. Alkyl bromides are important materials in organic synthesis and in agricultural chemical purpose, as well as widely used in the oil field gas exploration and water treatment^[3].     

Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Transition Metal Complexes of Maleionitriledithiolate and 5-Nitro-Phenanthroline

The dithiolenes and diimines and their metal complexes are an important research field in the organic and coordination chemistry^[1-3]. Transition metal complexes of a dithiolene and a diimine have excellent electronic functions due to the intramolecular charge transfer from a ligand to other ligand (LL'CT)^[3], in which are interested authors^[4,5]. Recently we have been studied in detail the synthesis and properties of the title complexes M(mnt)(5-NO₂-phen), M=Mn^Ⅱ, Fe^Ⅱ, Co^Ⅱ, Ni^Ⅱ, Cu^Ⅱ, Zn^Ⅱ. The structure and properties of the M(mnt)(5-NO₂-phen) were characterized by the elemental analysis, TDA-TG, MASS, IR, UV-Vis, fluorescence and EPR spectra,molar conductivity and magnetic susceptibility. In the present abstract we report only the synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of these complexes.     

Enantioselective Hydroarylation of Olefins Using Palladium/Chiral Quinoline Oxazolines

Palladium-catalyzed arylation and alkenylation of olefins, known as the Heck reaction, is one of the most efficient catalytic methods for carbon-carbon bond formation in organic synthesis^[1]. During the last decade, asymmetric Heck reactions have attracted great attention, and a number of highly enantioselective chiral ligands have been developed to enhance chiral discrimination in these reactions^[2]. However, asymmetric Heck-type hydroarylations of olefins, addition of aryl halides or triflates to carbon-carbon double bonds, have not been well studied. In 1991, Brunner reported an asymmetric hydroarylation of norbornene and norbornadiene with aryl iodides using chiral bisphosphine ligands, and around 40% ee was achieved^[3]. Later on, Achiwa reached around 70% ee in the asymmetric hydroarylation of norbornene with phenyl triflate by using chiral P-N ligands^[4,5]. Herein, we wish to describe our investigations on chiral quinolinyl-oxazoline ligands that provide the first examples of efficient bisnitrogen ligands in Heck-type hydroarylation and the application of this reaction in the asymmetric synthesis of Epibatidine.     

Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione based copolymers for high performance organic solar cells and organic field effect transistors

Donor-acceptor type copolymers have wide applications in organic field-effect transistors and organic photovoltaic devices. Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD), as an electron-withdrawing unit, has been widely used in D-A type copolymers recently. Till now, the highest power conversion efficiency and mobility of TPD-based copolymers are over 8% and 1.0 cm² V^-1 s^-1 respectively. In this review, the recent progress of TPD-based copolymers in organic solar cells and organic transistors is summarized.     

Syntheses and Properties of Tripicolinatechromium (Ⅲ)

Chromium (Ⅲ) has been implicated as glucose tolerance factor (GTF) in the maintenance of normal lipid and carbohydrate metabolism^[1]. Several organic chromium (Ⅲ) complexes containing nicotinate, amino acids ligand which have much higher biological activity than chromic chloride have been synthesized and extensively studied^[2]. Tripicolinatechromium (Ⅲ) as a new human chromium(Ⅲ) nutritional supplement was shown to reduce the symptoms of diabetes, hyperglycemia and cholesterol significantly^[3]. Although the crystal structure and NMR spectrum of tripicolinatechromium (Ⅲ) was studied previously^[4,5], Its properties have only received little attention. In this paper, we report the studies of syntheses and properties of tripicolinatechromium(Ⅲ).     

PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF ARYLMETHYL ESTERS ADSORBED ON ZSM-5 ZEOLITE──SIZE/SHAPE SELECTIVITY

本文研究了对甲基苯乙酸苄基酯(BCO₂A)及苯乙酸1-萘基酯(ACO₂N)在ZSM-5沸石中的光化学反应。研究发现,光解BCO₂A在ZSM-5沸石中主要生成BA,而光解ACO₂N只生成AA及NN.两种酯的产物分布和在乙腈溶液中的光解完全不同。这些结果是由ZSM-5沸石孔腔对底物分子的尺寸及形状具有选择性而引起的。     

Quantitative analysis of fluorimated ethylchloroformate derivatives of non-protein amino acids using positive and negative chemical ionization gas chromatography-mass spectometry

The GC-MS characterization of the ethylchloroformate derivatives of amino acids in an aqueous medium has been applied to non-protein amino acids. Derivatization of non-protein amino acids using ethylchloroformate, trifluoroethanol, and pyridine produced strong [M + 1]⁺ and [M - 1]⁻ ions in positive and negative chemical ionization (CI) modes, respectively. Twenty-one out of the twenty-three non-protein amino acids studied produced detectable ion chromatograms in both ionization modes when methane was used as the CI reagent gas. Mass spectra of these non-protein amino acid derivatives showed characteristic [M - 19]⁺, [M + 1]⁺, [M + 29]⁺, and [M + 41]⁺ peaks in the positive chemical ionization mode, and [M - 1]⁻, and [M + 35]⁻ peaks in the negative chemical ionization mode. The detection limits and the linear dynamic range of trifluorethanol ethylchloroformate derivatives of non-protein amino acids were studied using positive chemical ionization. The detection limits are mostly in the femtomole range.     

Synthesis of Phosphorus Derivatives of Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine

Pyrazolo[3.4-d]pyrimidines are of considerable chemical and pharmacological importance as purine analogs^[1]. Various related compounds of these also show anti-tumor, anti-leukemic and antiviral activities^[2,3]. In addition,α-aminoalkylphosphonic acid are well known for their wide range of biological activities. They serve in agrochemistry as antifungal agents, herbicides and plant regulators^[4]. Recently, it was discovered that some derivatives of α-aminoalkylphosphonic acid also exhibit good antiphytoviral activity^[5]. As an extension of our studies on plant virucides, we now wish to report the synthesis of some novel phosphorus derivatives of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-6-ones 4,which may have antiviral activity.     

CALIXE[4] ARENE AS A TEMPLATE FOR CONTROLLING REGIOCHEMISTRY OF PHOTODIMERIZATION OF9-SUBSTITUTED ANTHRACENE

Photodimerization of anthracene and its derivatives has been extensively investigated^[1].In general,irradiation of 9-substituted anthracene in organic solvents results in the dimerization of the aromatic rings at 9,10-positions to yield head-to-tail (h-t) rather than head(h-h)photodimers^[2].     

Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography with indirect ultraviolet detection for the separation and quantification of pyrrolidinium ionic liquid cations

A method of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography with indirect ultraviolet detection was developed to determine three pyrrolidinium ionic liquid cations, i.e. N-methyl-N-ethyl pyrrolidinium cation ([MEPy]⁺), N-methyl-N-propyl pyrrolidinium cation ([MPPy]⁺) and N-methyl-N-butyl pyrrolidinium cation ([MBPy]⁺). Chromatographic separation was achieved on a hydrophilic column using imidazolium ionic liquids and organic solvents as the mobile phase. The effects of the background ultraviolet absorption reagents, the imidazolium ionic liquids, detection wavelength, organic solvents, column temperature and the pH value of the mobile phase on the separation and determination of pyrrolidinium cations were investigated and the retention behaviors in hydrophilic interaction chromatography were discussed. The optimized chromatographic conditions were selected. Under the optimal conditions, the detection limits (S/N = 3) for [MEPy]⁺, [MPPy]⁺ and [MBPy]⁺ were 0.59, 0.53 and 0.46 mg/L, respectively. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of the three ionic liquids synthesized in our chemistry laboratory. This research results may improve the analytical method of ionic liquid cations.     

A piezoelectric quartz crystal sensor array self assembled calixarene bilayers for detection of volatile organic amine in gas

P-tert-butylcalix[n]arenes (n=4, 6, 8, abbreviated as CA[4], CA[6], CA[8], respectively) were immobilized on the Au surface of the piezoelectric quartz crystal by the reaction between CA[n] and the acid chloride terminated mercaptoacetic acid (MAA) self assembled monolayers to form MAA/CA[n] bilayers. The sensing films were not only immobilized easily and reproducibly, but also used to improve the reversibility of the sensor signal. The response characteristics show the response of CA to organic amine attributes to specific interaction between CA[n] (host) and organic amines (guest). The frequency shifts of n-butylamine and iso-butylamine are much larger than tert-butylamine and diethylamine because of shape-selection and hydrogen bonding. Compared to CA[6] and CA[4], CA[8] has highest sensitivity to organic amine due to having more flexibility to accommodate guest molecules. A sensor array with three-layer back-propagation neural network was applied to detect the binary mixture of n-butylamine in the range of 7.14–142 μl l⁻¹ and iso-butylamine in the range of 7.14–57 μl l⁻¹. The optimum values of learning rate (0.15) and momentum term (0.8) were determined by experiment. The best epoch of training was 1098. The root mean square error of prediction was 1.69 (μl l⁻¹) for n-butylamine, and 1.42 (μl l⁻¹) for iso-butylamine.     

Pre-reduced Activated Carbon-Supported Molybdenum-Based Catalysts for the Production of Mixed Alcohols from Synthesis Gas

Unsupported or supported Mo-based catalysts have been widely employed in petroleum industry, for hydrotreating^[1],and for the production of hydrocarbons^[2] and alcohols_[3] by hydrogenation of CO (or CO₂). Oxides, such as alumina, silica, silica-alumina, are commonly used as the supports for these purposes. Carbon-supported materials have been claimed to have potential advantages over oxide-supported ones, such as lower tendency of carbon deposition^[4], less dehydration and thus less secondary reactions. Here we present results on mixed alcohol synthesis over H₂-prereduced C-supported Mo-based catalysts.