Infrared spectrum of trans-acrolein

The gas-phase infrared absorption spectrum of acrolein is observed from 4000 to 400 cm⁻¹ with a resolution of 0.06 or 0.03 cm⁻¹. The previously unlocated vinyl CH stretching band is observed at 3069 cm⁻¹ and its CH out-of-plane modes whose assignments have been in confusion are investigated in detail. The mode assignments of some other bands are revised on the basis of the calculated frequencies and relative intensities by an ab initio MO method.     

用流动注射在线富集分离荧光分光光度计测定垃圾渗出液中的苯胺

建立了用荧光分光光度计作为流动注射分析的检测器,用自动研制的流通池测定垃圾渗出液中苯胺的新方法。方法的线性范围为０．０７～０．５ｍｇ／Ｌ,检出限为０．０５ｍｇ／Ｌ。用于垃圾渗出液的测定,结果与ＨＰＬＣ法无显著性差异,回收率在９６％～１０４％之间,该法具有选择性好、灵敏度高、重现性好的特点。     

Vibrational spectra of 2 (3H) benzofuranone studied by Raman,IR spectroscopy and AM1 semiempirical molecular orbital calculations

Raman spectra of 2 (3H) benzofuranone have been recorded in the region 400-3200 cm(-1) and the IR spectra have been recorded in the region 200-4000 cm(-1). Vibrational frequencies for the fundamental modes of this bicyclic heteroatomic molecule have also been calculated using Austin method 1 (AM1) semiempirical molecular orbital method. Vibrational assignments have been made for the fundamental modes and the observed combination and overtone bands are also assigned. A splitting in the carbonyl group (C=O stretching) frequency observed at 1640-1660 cm(-1) in both Raman and IR spectra, is explained as Fermi-resonance. Net atomic charges for each atom of this molecule along with its heat of formation were also calculated. It is evident from the calculations that the 2 (3H) benzofuranone is more stable than the 3 (2H) benzofuranone in contrast to earlier estimates.     

Contributions to the determination of histamine rate by measuring out the histamine-orthophthalaldehyde complex in the absorption and fluorescence

Histamine is an important compound from a physiological point of view, but it is toxic since the absorption of low amounts of histamine can cause abdominal pains accompanied with vomiting. Why we have developed a new method for histamine analysis in order to improve Lerke and Bell method. From the absorption spectra, we showed that the stoichiometry of the complex histamine-orthophthalaldehyde (OPA) is 1:1. From the emission spectra, it was observed that the complex fluorescence is inhibited in acidic medium. In alkaline medium, an exaltation of fluorescence was observed, but the complex histamine-OPA was unstable. Nevertheless, kinetic study showed that good linear correlations between the fluorescence maxima of the formed complex and the histamine concentration could be obtained in this alkaline medium.     

Fourier transform infrared analysis of the stereoregularity of atactic polystyrene

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy provides a sensitive method allowing one to detect easily changes in the syndiotactic sequence content in polystyrene. The method is based on analysis of the 540-cm^?1 absorption band, which is conformationally sensitive. Results in the solid state and solution are presented. A shift of 2.5 cm^?1 of the 540-cm^?1 band towards the high-frequency side is observed between the solid state and solution.     

一个取代的1, 5-苯并二氮杂卓的晶体结构及构象研究

用X射线衍射方法测定了4-苯甲酰基-3-(邻氯苯基)-1-乙酸乙酯基-1a-苯基-1,1a,2,3-四氢化-4H-环丙胺-[1,2-a][1,5]-苯并二氯杂卓化合物的晶体结构,晶体结构测定结果表明分子核心骨架二氮杂卓为类船式构象。用动力学模拟退火(SimulatedAnnealing)方法对分子进行了构象分析,结果表明分子中的二氮杂卓七元环具有三种较稳定的构象,其中以船式构象为最稳定,并存在着明显的芳环堆积作用。分子中七元环同时并接苯环和三元环,且环中的N(2)-C(12)-C(11)-N(1)有π键成分,大大限制了七元环构象的相互转换。     

Regulation of cyclization for the stereoselective synthesis of substituted tetrahydrofurans and tetrahydrooxepines

Dramatic solvent effect is observed during the cyclization of 1. Synthesis of 2 is achieved from the reaction of 1 with a hexamethylditin-catalyzed palladium complex followed by aldehydes in the presence of TMSOTf in THF, whereas 3 is formed in CH2Cl2. The method described herein is successful with various substrates 1 in good yields and high levels of diastereoselectivity.     

A tripod ligand as new sensitiser for the enzyme amplified lanthanide luminescence determination of esterase

Screening of a small library of tripod ligands resulted in the discovery of bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-(2-hydroxybenzyl)amine (HL1) as a new sensitiser, which is able to transfer its excitation energy to terbium(III). After synthesis of the acetic acid ester of HL1, a highly selective method for the determination of porcine liver esterase by means of enzyme amplified lanthanide luminescence (EALL) was developed. Enzyme-catalysed cleavage of the ester results in the formation of HL1. After excitation at 297 nm, the characteristic emission of Tb(III) at 545 nm is observed and used to determine the esterase concentration. In contrast to existing EALL methods, this method may be carried out at neutral pH and without further additives. Limit of detection for porcine liver esterase is 10(-9) mol l(-1) and limit of quantification is 3 x 10(-9) mol l(-1). A linear calibration range of two decades starting at the limit of quantification is observed.     

Probabilistic model based error correction in a set of various mutant sequences analyzed by next-generation sequencing

To analyze the evolutionary dynamics of a mutant population in an evolutionary experiment, it is necessary to sequence a vast number of mutants by high-throughput (next-generation) sequencing technologies, which enable rapid and parallel analysis of multikilobase sequences. However, the observed sequences include many errors of base call. Therefore, if next-generation sequencing is applied to analysis of a heterogeneous population of various mutant sequences, it is necessary to discriminate between true bases as point mutations and errors of base call in the observed sequences, and to subject the sequences to error-correction processes. To address this issue, we have developed a novel method of error correction based on the Potts model and a maximum a posteriori probability (MAP) estimate of its parameters corresponding to the “true sequences”. Our method of error correction utilizes (1) the “quality scores” which are assigned to individual bases in the observed sequences and (2) the neighborhood relationship among the observed sequences mapped in sequence space. The computer experiments of error correction of artificially generated sequences supported the effectiveness of our method, showing that 50–90% of errors were removed. Interestingly, this method is analogous to a probabilistic model based method of image restoration developed in the field of information engineering.     

The analysis of beryllium and beryllium oxide—IV The determination of cobalt

A method is described for the determination of cobalt in beryllium or beryllium oxide by extraction of the cobalt thiocyanate complex with acetylacetone (2:4-pentanedione). The method is accurate to ±2% or 2 μg of cobalt, whichever is greater. Of the 68 elements investigated only manganese and chromium interfere in 10 mg amounts. No interference was observed when 1g of each had been removed by ion-exchange or volatilisation (of chromium only) before extraction.     

Ultrasound‐Assisted One‐pot Synthesis of Bis‐azetidinones in the Presence of Zeolite

Sonochemical method is an innovative task for the sustainable chemical research industry. In this work, an attempt was made to synthesize bis‐azetidin‐2‐ones ( 2a , 2b , 2c , 2d , 2e , 2f , 2g , 2h , 2i , 2j ) by Staudinger reaction ([2 + 2] ketene‐imine cycloaddition reaction) in the presence of zeolite by using both conventional and under ultrasound irradiation. The synthesized compounds have been elucidated on the basis of their elemental analysis and spectral data (IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and mass spectra) to evaluate its performance obtained under ultrasonic waves. It was observed that complete conversion to azetidin‐2‐ones occurred in 1–2 h by sonochemical method and in 15–46 h by conventional method. Finally, it has been observed that 2‐azetidinones synthesis using sonochemical method is an energy efficient and environmentally friendly technique over the conventional method.     

Determination of clindamycin in animal plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography combined with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

A method for the quantification of clindamycin in animal plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography combined with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS) is presented. Lincomycin is used as the internal standard. The sample preparation includes a simple deproteinization step with trichloroacetic acid. Chromatographic separation is achieved on an RP-18 Hypersil column using gradient elution with 0.01 M ammonium acetate and acetonitrile as mobile phase. Good linearity was observed in the range 0-10 microg ml(-1). The limit of quantification of the method is 50 ng ml(-1) and the limit of detection is 1.3 ng ml(-1). The method was shown out to be of use for pharmacokinetic studies of clindamycin formulations in dogs.     

An SCF-CI method for determining the potential energy surface of a triatomic molecule

A self-consistent-field (SCF)-configuration interaction (CI) (SCF-CI) method for determining the potential energy surface of a triatomic molecule from the observed vibrational band origins has been suggested. By this method, the SCF-CI procedure in the internal coordinates is used to calculate the vibrational bond origins and their first derivatives with respect to parameters in the potential energy function using the exact vibrational Hamiltonian, and the optimizer LMF in the nonlinear-squares problem is employed to optimize parameters in the potential energy function. This approach is used to optimize the potential energy function of the water molecule. The standard deviation of this fitting to the 70 observed band origins is 1.154cm-1.     

Competitive potentiometric determination of binding constants between α-cyclodextrin and 1-alkanols

The binding constants of 1-alkanols with α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) were determined by indirect competitive potentiometry, although potentiometry is usually inapplicable to nonionic compounds. This novel method utilizes competitive binding of 1-alkanol and octyltrimethylammonium bromide (OTAB) to α-CD in aqueous media, where the concentration of free OTAB depending on the competitive binding is monitored with an OTAB-selective electrode. Therefore, the concentration of 1-alkanol is indirectly estimated from the observed electromotive force. The binding constants of 1-propapnol, 1-butanol, 1-hexanol, and 1-octanol with α-CD, obtained by this method, are close to the literature values. The implications and limitations of this indirect competitive potentiometry were discussed.     

OCS电子基态势能面与振动光谱的理论研究

本文采用键长-键角内标系下的自洽场-组态相互作用方法精确计算了OCS分子的振动高激发态能级,并结合实验观测到的振动能级利用非线性最小二乘法优化电子基态势能函数中的势能参数。由优化所得的势能面计算出的振动激发态能级与50个实验观测到的振动能级比较,标准偏差为0.08cm^-^1。此外,还用该势能面计算了OCS同位素分子的振动能级,计算结果与实验值也十分吻合。     

A New Method for the Preparation of Sulphuryl Chloro Fluoride

It has been observed that a suspension of sodium fluoride in boiling acetonitrile could be used for the preparation of fluorine compounds such as silicon tetrafluoride [1], thiophosphoryl fluoride [2], sulphur tetrafluoride [3,4], and fluorocyclophosphazenes [5]. This method, when adopted for the fluorination of sulphuryl chloride [6], it is observed that a mixture of sulphuryl fluoride and sulphuryl chloro fluoride is obtained. On the other hand, when lead fluoride is substituted for sodium fluoride, pure sulphuryl chloro fluoride is evolved. Based on this observation, a new method has been standardised for the preparation of a pure sample of sulphuryl chlorofluoride by fluorinating sulphuryl chloride by lead fluoride in acetonitrile medium.     

FTIR and FT Raman spectra and analysis of poly(4-methyl-1-pentene)

Poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) is the most widely used polymer in industry and medical products. Fourier transform infrared and Raman Spectra of poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) have been recorded in the range of 4000-400 and 4000-100 cm(-1), respectively. In the present investigation a detailed assignments of the observed fundamental bands of poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) has been analyzed in terms of peak positions and relative intensities. With the hope of providing more and effective information on the fundamental vibrations, a normal coordinate analysis has also been performed on poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) by assuming Cs symmetry. The simple general valence force field (SGVFF) method has been employed in normal coordinate analysis and the potential energy distribution (PED) has been calculated for each fundamental vibration. The PED contribution corresponding to each of the observed frequencies shows the reliability and accuracy of spectral analysis. The validity of the SGVFF method as a practical tool for complete analysis of vibrational spectra, for poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) is confirmed in the present work.     

Radioimmunoassay of Plasma Corticosterone

Abstract

This report describes a radioimmunoassay method for the measurement of unconjugated corticosterone (B) in plasma. Utilizing an anti-Cortisol antiserum cross reacting with B combined with a one step celite microcolumn chromatographic system, we have measured this latter steroid accurately in small aliquots of plasma from both male and female subjects. The plasma levels of B obtained by this method agreed well with levels observed in adult men and women, using other techniques. During a menstrual cycle studied, wide fluctuations were observed with levels ranging from 1, 3 to 14, 4 ng/ml. Adrenal suppression decreased the levels of B below 1 ng/ml. The mineralocorticoid B is predominantly ACTH -dependent.     

Strategies for the elimination of matrix effects in the liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analysis of the lipophilic toxins okadaic acid and azaspiracid-1 in molluscan shellfish

Considerable efforts are being made worldwide to replace in vivo assays with instrumental methods of analysis for the monitoring of marine biotoxins in shellfish. Analysis of these compounds by the preferred technique of liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is challenged by matrix effects associated with the shellfish tissues. In methods validation, assessment of matrix interferences is imperative to ensure the validity and accuracy of results being produced. Matrix interferences for the analysis of okadaic acid (OA) and azaspiracid 1 (AZA1) were assessed using acidic methods on electrospray triple stage quadrupole (TSQ) and hybrid quadrupole time of flight (QToF) instruments by the use of matrix matched standards for different tissue types. Using an acidic method no matrix interference and suppression was observed on the TSQ for OA and AZA1 respectively, whilst the opposite was observed on the QToF; matrix enhancement for OA and no matrix interference for AZA1. The suppression of AZAs on the TSQ was found to be due to interfering compounds being carried over from previous injections. The degree of suppression is very much dependant on the tissue type ranging from 15 to 70%. Several strategies were evaluated to eliminate these interferences, including the partitioning of the extract with hexane, optimisation of the chromatographic method and the use of on-line SPE. Hexane clean up did not have any impact on matrix effects. The use of an alkaline method and a modified acidic method eliminated matrix suppression for AZA1 on the TSQ instrument while an on-line SPE method proved to be effective for matrix enhancement of OA on the QToF.     

Studies of curcumin and curcuminoids. XXXVI. The stoichiometry and complexation constants of cyclodextrin complexes as determined by the phase-solubility method and UV–Vis titration

Cyclodextrin (CD) complex stoichiometry and complexation constant with two symmetric curcuminoids and two unsymmetric curcuminoid-like compounds were investigated and compared by two independent methods, the phase-solubility method and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy (UV–Vis) titration. Two different methods were applied in an effort to increase the apparent intrinsic solubility of the compounds and make the investigation of stoichiometry and complexation constants possible. The intrinsic solubility could be determined for all four compounds in aqueous 10% (v/v) ethanolic solutions. Higher order complexation or solubilization through complex aggregation was observed for the symmetric molecules, while 1:1 complexation was observed for the unsymmetric molecules in the phase-solubility diagram. The UV–Vis investigation showed 1:1 complexation for all compounds, with some indication of higher order complexation for the symmetric molecules. Thus the stoichiometry found with the two methods correlated well for the unsymmetric, but not for the symmetric compounds where the phase-solubility investigations clearly indicated higher order complexation and possible aggregation of complexes. There was also a difference between the 1:1 complexation constants found with the two methods, especially for the compounds with low intrinsic solubility (i.e. the symmetric curcuminoids). However, they agree in the ranking of complexes according to the strength of the association. The 1:2 complexation constant observed with the phase-solubility method was more than 100 times the complexation constant found with the UV–Vis method, which explains why solubility is poorly predicted from the UV–Vis data. This discrepancy may be explained by solubilization by aggregation of complexes or some phenomena other than inclusion complexation.