The Py Solvent Polarity Scale: Binary Solvent Mixtures Used in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography

Abstract

Py values are reported for binary mixtures of tetrahydrofuran - water, acetonitrile - water, methanol - water, tetrahydrofuran - methanol, tetrahydrofuran - acetonitrile, dimethyl sulfoxide - water and dimethylformamide - water, covering the entire range of composition. Interesting features in the variation of Py with solvent composition include: 1) a substantial decrease in Py when small quantities of THF are added to water, 2) a maximum Py value for the methanol - THF system, 3) both maximum and minimum Py values for the water - DMF system, and 4) linearity (or near-linearity) between Py and solvent composition for binary acetonitrile - THF and methanol - water mixtures.     

STUDIES ON THE REACTIVITY PATTERNS OF HETEROCYCLICS IN AQUEOUS DMSO‐INTERACTION BETWEEN POSITIVE END OF SULFOXIDE DIPOLE AND LONE PAIR ON RING NITROGEN IN PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES

Abstract

The signals for the α, β, and γ protons of pyridine exhibit a downfield shift in DMSO-d₆, compared to CCl₄ as solvent, the order being γ > β > α. This is attributed to an interaction between the positive end of the DMSO dipole and the lone pair of electrons on the ring nitrogen. This effect is also reflected in the faster rate of alkaline hydrolysis of ethyl isonicotinate over ethyl nicotinate and ethyl picolinate in aqueous DMSO relative to aqueous ethanol. Similar solvent effects are also observed in the pmr spectrum of pyrazine.     

Counterion binding in Na poly(acrylate) gel. An 23Na‐NMR study

Counterion binding in Na poly(acrylate) gel immersed in water/organic solvent [ethanol (EtOH), acetonitrile (AcN), or tetrahydrofuran (THF)] mixtures was investigated by ²³Na‐NMR spectroscopy. With an increase in the content of an organic solvent (～40–50 vol %), the ²³Na chemical shift significantly moved downfield on a gel collapse. This downfield shift strongly suggests that the gel collapse was induced by contact ion‐pair formation between the counterion and the carboxyl anion on the polymer. With a further increase in the solvent content (～90 vol %), the chemical shift for an EtOH system showed a slight upfield shift, while THF and AcN systems maintained downfield shifts. The contrasting behaviors for EtOH and the latter two solvent systems were interpreted as being caused by desolvation and resolvation of bound Na⁺ counterions because of deswelling and reswelling of the respective gels in the pertinent solvent concentration regions. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 4412–4420, 2004     

Determination of Organic Acids in Ground Water by Liquid Chromatography/Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization/Mass Spectrometry

ABSTRACT

Current methods of determining organic acids in ground water are labor-intensive, time-consuming and require a large volume of sample (100 milliliter to 1.0 liter). This paper reports a new method developed to determine aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic acids in ground water using liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization/mass spectrometry (LC/APCI/MS). This method was shown to be fast (less than 1 hour), effective, and reproducible, requiring only 1.0 mL of ground-water sample. Ground water was pH-adjusted, filtered through 0.45 μm filters and directly injected into the LC. A binary solvent system consisting of 40 mM of aqueous ammonium acetate and methanol and a C18 column were used for chromatographical separation. The APCI was operated under negative ionization mode. Selected ion monitoring (SIM) was used for detection and quantitation of the analytes. This method was applied to the analysis of organic acids in ground-water samples collected from an aquifer contaminated with JP-4 fuel hydrocarbons at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan. Aromatic acids identified in the contaminated ground water include o-, m-toluic acids (2- and 3-methylbenzoic acids), 2,6-dimethylbenzoic acid, 2,3,5- and 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoic acids and two additional trimethylbenzoic acids with unknown location of methylation. The detection of aromatic acids in groundwater from the KC-135 site provided evidence for in situ microbial degradation of hydrocarbons occurring in the aquifer.     

Thallium-205 NMR spectroscopy. Solvation of the Tl(l) ion in the binary solvent systems water/pyridine,water/dimethyl sulfoxide,and pyridine/dimethyl sulfoxide

Solvation of the Tl⁺ ion in 0.005M solutions of water/pyridine, water/dimethyl sulfoxide, and pyridine/dimethyl sulfoxide was studied with ²⁰⁵ Tl NMR spectroscopy as a function of solvent composition and anion (NO ₃ ^– and ClO ₄ ^t- ). Dimethyl sulfoxide solvated the Tl⁺ ion more strongly than did pyridine, despite the latter's greater electron-donating ability. This was explained in terms of structural effects, which were found to be large for all three binary solvent systems. Ion pairing was evident in the DMSO/pyridine and water/pyridine solvent systems in which the pyridine mole fraction was greater than 0.8.     

NMR STUDY OF EXCHANGE KINETICS OF THE LITHIUM ION WITH CRYPTAND C222 IN BINARY ACETONITRILE-NITROMETHANE MIXTURES

Abstract

The exchange kinetics of the lithium ion with cryptand C222 were studied in acetonitrile-nitromethane mixtures by lithium-7 NMR line-shape analysis. In all solvent mixtures used, and over the entire temperature range studied, the chemical exchange of the Li⁺ ion between the solvated and complexed sites was found to occur via a bimolecular mechanism. The activation parameters E_a, δH?, δS? and δG? for the exchange have been determined. The free energy barrier for the exchange process appears to be nearly independent of the binary mixture composition. The results confirm the preferential solvation of the lithium ion with acetonitrile in the binary mixed solvent systems used.     

Thermochemical study of complexation and solvation in the β-alanine-Cu(NO3)2-water-ethanol system: 2. Enthalpies of solvation of sodium alaninate and copper(II) nitrate in mixed solvents

The heats of mixing of aqueous copper(II) nitrate and sodium β-alaninate with water-ethanol solvents were measured thermochemically at 298.15 K. The enthalpies of transfer of the Ala⁻ alaninate anion and Cu²⁺ ion in binary water-ethanol mixtures were calculated. The effect of the composition of the binary solvent on the enthalpy of formation of [CuAla]⁺ and the enthalpies of solvation of the ligand, central ion, and complex ion was studied.     

Initial state and transition state solvation effects in the cobaltitungstate oxidation of iodide in binary aqueous solvent mixtures

Summary Rate constants are reported for 12-tungstocobaltate(III) [CoW₁₂O₄₀]^5– oxidation of iodide in water and in binary aqueous solvent mixtures containing up to 40% methanol, 40% acetonitrile, or 60% dimethyl sulphoxide. From these kinetic results, solubility measurements on potassium 12-tungstocobaltate(III), and published data on Gibbs free energies of transfer of appropriate ions, it has been deduced that the dominant factor in determining the marked decrease in rate observed on going from water into the binary aqueous solvent mixtures is destabilisation of the transition state for the electron-transfer reaction.     

Analytical Applications of Ion-Exchange Materials. V. Chromatographic Separation of Drugs on Ferric Phosphate Papers

Abstract

Chromatography of 14 drugs is performed on papers impregnated with ferric phosphate. Nine solvent systems are used based on aqueous phosphate buffers and mixed organic solvents. The Rf values on plain papers and impregnated are compared. Some important binary separations are practically achieved.     

Anthill Earth as a Gold Occurrence Indicator,and Gold Determination by Solid Sampling Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

With the aim of avoiding cumbersome sample treatment, we present a device for the introduction of solid soil samples into AAS-flames for gold determination, as well as the proposition of earth from anthills as a gold occurrence indicator. A previous ground sample of anthill earth (0.50 mg) was weighed directly into a small recipient of polyethylene which was then connected to a sampling boronsilicate glass chamber. The sample was carried by an airflow (5 L min⁻¹) to a quartz cell positioned between the burner top and the optical beam. The generated atomic vapor produced a transient signal which was totally integrated in three seconds. The performance was compared with conventional flame atomic absorption spectrometry after proper sample digestion. No significant differences were observed between both procedures (mean deviation ±1.90%), and a LOQ of 0.03 μg Au was achieved using the proposed method. The anthill earth was found to be very suitable for indication of gold occurrence in soils and related materials.     

Kinetics of dissociation of tris-2,2′-bipyridyl-iron(II) cation in aqueous acetic acid solutions

The kinetics of dissociation of tris-2,2′-bipyridyl-iron(II) complex ion have been examined in aqueous acetic acid solutions. The reaction is first order in the complex ion; the dependence of rate on H⁺ is somewhat like that observed in aqueous solutions approaching a limiting value at higher H⁺ concentrations. The influence of solvent composition on the reaction rate under acid-dependent and acid-independent conditions shows an initial retardation by acetic acid. The argument of ion-pair formation based on decrease of dielectric constant proposed to explain the kinetics in other aqueous solvent media was found useless to explain the behavior in acetic acid solutions. Other solvent parameters also did not provide satisfactory correlation with the kinetic results, thus, indicating the operation of more complex microscopic solute-solvent and solvent-solvent interactions. While solvent effects play some part in the rate process, the rate of reaction would tend to zero in the absence of H₂O and H⁺. This interesting observation proved useful in proposing a reaction mechanism that is consistent with the rate behavior over the entire range of solvent composition. The activity of water in the reaction medium is controlled by the content of acetic acid which can effect the structure of water through operation of hydrophobic forces and formation of hydrates. While acetic acid cannot possibly fulfill the role of water in occupying the vacated coordination position, the anomalous rise in rate even under some water deficient conditions seems to be related to the coordinating ability of HSO₄^? derived from H₂SO₄ present in the solution.     

Evolution of Organized Lariat Ether Alcohol and Diol Hydrate Macrostructures in the Solid State

Lariat ether alcohols and diols derived from dibenzo-14-crown-4crystallize in the anhydrous form or as hydrogen-bondedmonohydrates or networks depending upon thepolyether ring substitutents and the composition of the aqueous organic crystallization solvent. Supramolecular structures are created when the lariat ether alcohol sym-(hydroxy)dibenzo-14-crown-4 (1) with ``sticky ends' of ether oxygens and hydroxyl protons, hydrogen bond to each other via bridging water molecules to form three-dimensional networks. For crystallization of 1 from 30% aqueous acetonitrile, this self-association is sufficiently strong to spontaneously generate a supramolecular structure with water channels.     

Adsorption of Uranyl Ions into Poly(Acrylamide‐co‐Acrylic Acid) Hydrogels Prepared by Gamma Irradiation

Acrylamide (AAm)/Acrylic Acid (AAc) copolymers have been prepared by gamma irradiation of binary mixtures at three different compositions where the acrylamide/acrylic acid mole ratios varied around 15, 20, and 30%. Threshold dose for 100% conversion of monomers into hydrogels was found to be 8.0 kGy. Poly(Acrylamide‐co‐Acrylic Acid) (poly(AAm‐co‐AAc)) hydrogels have been considered for the removal of uranyl ions from aqueous solutions. Swelling behavior of these hydrogels was determined in distilled water at different pH values and in aqueous solutions of uranyl ions. The results of swelling tests at pH 8.0 indicated that poly(AAm‐co‐AAc) hydrogel, containing 15% acrylamide showed maximum % swelling. Diffusion of water and aqueous solutions of uranyl ion into hydrogels was found to be non‐Fickian in character and their diffusion coefficients were calculated. The effect of pH, composition of hydrogel, and concentration of uranyl ions on the adsorption process were studied at room temperature. It was found that one gram of dry poly(AAm‐co‐AAc) hydrogel adsorbed 70–320 mg and 70–400 mg uranyl ions from aqueous solutions of uranyl nitrate and uranyl acetate in the initial concentration range of 50–1500 mg UO₂ ²⁺L^?, depending on the amount of AAc in the hydrogels, respectively. Adsorption isotherms were constructed for poly(AAm‐co‐AAc)–uranyl ion system indicating an S type of adsorption in the Giles classification system. It is concluded that crosslinked poly(AAm‐co‐AAc) hydrogels can be successfully used for the removal of uranyl ions from their aqueous solutions.     

Electrical conductances of tetrabutylammonium bromide and tetrapentylammonium bromide in 2-ethoxyethanol + water mixtures at 308.15, 313.15, 318.15 and 323.15 K

The electrical conductances of the solutions of tetrabutylammonium bromide (Bu₄NBr), and tetrapentylammonium bromide (Pen₄NBr) in 2-ethoxyethanol (1) + water (2) mixed solvent media containing 0.25, 50 and 0.75 mass fractions of 2-ethoxyethanol (w ₁) have been reported at 308.15, 313.15, 318.15 and 323.15 K. The conductance data have been analyzed by the 1978 Fuoss conductance–concentration equation in terms of the limiting molar conductance (Λ⁰), the association constant (K _A) and the association diameter (R). These two electrolytes are found to exist essentially as free ions in the solvent mixtures with w ₁ = 0.25 and 0.50 over the entire temperature range; however, slight ionic association was observed in the mixed solvent medium richest in 2-ethoxyethanol. The electrostatic ion–solvent interaction is found to be very weak for the tetraalkylammonium ions in the aqueous 2-ethoxyethanol mixtures investigated.     

Non-ideality in Born-free energy of solvation in alcohol-water and dimethylsulfoxide-acetonitrile mixtures: Solvent size ratio and ion size dependence

Recent extension of mean spherical approximation (MSA) for electrolyte solution has been employed to investigate the non-ideality in Born-free energy of solvation of a rigid, mono-positive ion in binary dipolar mixtures of associating (ethanol-water) and non-associating (dimethylsulfoxide-acetonitrile) solvents. In addition to the dipole moments, the solvent size ratio and ion size have been treated in a consistent manner in this extended MSA theory for the first time. The solvent-solvent size ratio is found to play an important role in determining the non-ideality in these binary mixtures. Smaller ions such as Li⁺ and Na⁺ show stronger non-ideality in such mixtures compared to bigger ions (for example, Cs⁺ and Bu₄N⁺). The partial solvent polarization densities around smaller ions in tertiary butanol (TBA)-water mixture is found to be very different from that in other alcohol-water mixtures as well as to that for larger ions in aqueous solutions of TBA. Non-ideality is weaker in mixtures consisting of solvent species possessing nearly equal diameters and dipole moments and is reflected in the mole fraction dependent partial solvent polarization densities.     

Thermodynamic behaviour of binary mixture of 1,3-dimethoxyimidazolium bis(trifluoromethyl-sulfonyl)imide and water

The osmotic coefficient value of binary aqueous solution containing ionic liquid was obtained by using vapour-pressure osmometry technique. The change in activity and vapour pressure depression of solvent on addition of 1,3-dimethoxyimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide ((OMe)₂Im:NTf₂) to water have been estimated at two different temperatures (T =313 K and 323 K). The experimental osmotic coefficient values of (OMe)₂Im:NTf₂ at different molality were correlated by extended Pitzer model of Archer and the ion interaction parameters were evaluated. The correlation coefficients obtained from this model were used to estimate the mean molal activity coefficient, and excess Gibbs free energy of this mixture. The osmotic coefficient values were decreased with increase in molality of the ionic liquid within the solution. The osmotic coefficient values were found to be increased with increase in temperature of the system.     

Solubility of minoxidil in binary mixture of ethanol + water at various temperatures

ABSTRACT

The solubility of minoxidil in the aqueous binary mixtures of ethanol at different temperature are investigated and the obtained solubility data are fitted by using some cosolvency models including van’t Hoff equation, Yalkowsky model, Jouyban–Acree model and Jouyban–Acree–van’t Hoff model. The mean relative deviations (MRD%) are used to illustrate the models performance. Moreover, the apparent entropy, enthalpy, and Gibbs free energy of minoxidil dissolution process in the investigated solvent mixtures are computed using van’t Hoff and Gibbs equations. Finally, by means of the inverse Kirkwood–Buff integrals preferential solvation of minoxidil by water is observed in water-rich and ethanol-rich mixtures.     

Electrophoretic Behaviour of 34 Organic Acids on Impregnated Strips

Abstract

Electrophoretic behaviour of 34 organic acids on calcium sulphate impregnated papers has been studied. The 19 binary separations in aqueous sodium chloride and sodium sulphate solutions and distilled water have been achieved.     

Separation of Orthophthalaldehyde/Ethanethiol Derivatives of Taurine and Closely Eluting Amino Acids by High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Abstract

In studies of the reverse phase, HPLC analysis of amino acids employing precolumn derivatization with o-phthalaldehyde and ethanethiol, it was shown that α-amino-n-butyric acid, β-amino-isobutyric acid and taurine coeluted in the acetonitrile/aqueous phosphate solvent system. By using a ternary solvent system of acetonitrile/tetrahydrofuran/aqueous phosphate buffer and efficient 5- and 10-μm octadecylsilane packings, the co-elution problem has been resolved. This modified chromatographic system is now being used to quantitatively determine taurine and other closely eluting amino acids in a variety of physiological fluids in order to clarify the role of taurine in human development.     

Preferential Solvation Study of Polyvinylpyrrolidone in Organic or Aqueous Mixed Solvents by GPC

Abstract

This paper deals with the use of gel permeation chromatography for the determination of the preferential solvation of polyvinylpyr-rolidone in binary solvent mixtures. It is the first time that this technique is applied to preferential solvation in both organic and aqueous systems. With this rapid and accurate method, we determined values of the preferential solvation coefficient λ₁, which are compared with those obtained by light scattering or dialysis equilibrium.