Solid-phase extraction of the chromium(III)-diphenylcarbazone complex prior to ion-pair chromatography and application to geological samples

A method for the pre-treatment of acid samples prior to ion chromatography is described. In a strong acid medium, Cr(VI) oxidizes diphenylcarbazide, the resulting products forming a stable complex which can be transferred in a methanolic medium by solid-phase extraction using polyethylene as sorbent. This methanolic sample solution can be injected directly into a chromatographic system with a silica-based column. The separation and determination of the chromium complex can be performed by HPLC-using a mobile phase of 15% (v/v) acetonitrile containing 1 mmol/L tetrabutyl ammonium hydroxide (TBAH). The detection limit is estimated to be 2 g/L chromate and the linear range is at least 0.05–2 mg/L chromate.     

The properties of the new Mn(II)–Co(II)–Mn(II)-type hetero-trinuclear oxime metal complexes with N4 and N4O2 ligands

1,3- and 1,2-calix[4]crown-7 and calix[4]crown-9 cone conformers were synthesized in acceptable yields by sequential introduction of two distal or proximal polyethylene glycolic chains with terminal hydroxyls at the lower rim, monotosylation, and intramolecular ring closure reaction. According to the two-phase extraction experiment, the title compounds showed mediocre affinity for alkali and alkaline earth metal picrates. The 1,2-calix[4]crown-9 extracted Sr²⁺ selectively among other alkaline earth metal cations.     

Clusters of glycolic acid with three to six water molecules

Semiempirical, ab initio, and density functional theory calculations are used to locate many low-energy minima on the potential energy surfaces of the CH2OHCOOH-(H2O)n complexes with n = 3,4,5,6. In the clusters with three, four, and five water molecules, the lowest-energy structure consists of a (H2O)n complex, not necessarily of lowest energy, hydrogen bonded to the carboxylic group of the glycolic acid. The lowest-energy structure for n = 6 is similar except that the water hexamer is hydrogen bonded to both the carboxylic and alpha-hydroxyl groups of the acid. In all the lowest-energy clusters, the intramolecular hydrogen bond remains intact in the glycolic acid.     

新的酰胺型开链冠醚的合成与性质

Simon在70年代开发了一类酰胺型开链冠醚,能选择性配位碱土金属离子并可作为中性载体制备离子选择性电极.由于酰胺型开链冠醚易于制备,因此受到人们广泛地重视.Vgtle等提出的“末端基”概念为开链冠醚的合成、设计起了重要的指导作用.前文报道2-甲氧基-1-氨甲基萘与三甘醇二碘化物在无水碳酸钠存在下于乙腈中反应得到双手臂的套索冠醚与碘化钠的配合物.X射线衍射晶体结构分析表明萘环上的甲氧基中的氧原子参加了与钠离子的配位,生成了扭曲的六边形双锥结构配合物.因此2-甲氧基-1-氨基萘可以作为开链冠醚的“末端基”.开链冠醚的合成路线是:     

Experimental and theoretical investigation of vibrational overtones of glycolic acid and its hydrogen bonding interactions with water

The present work reports observations of the 4nu(1) and 4nu(2) O-H stretching transitions in glycolic acid, CH(2)OHCOOH, using a highly sensitive cavity ring-down spectrometer. Experimental and theoretical values for the harmonic frequencies and anharmonic constants of both O-H stretching transitions were extracted and are compared with theoretical calculations in the literature. Calculations of anharmonic frequencies, intensities, and relative energies have been performed and are presented for three conformers of glycolic acid. In the presence of water, an interesting broad spectral feature appeared underneath 4nu(1) and 4nu(2). New calculations for harmonic frequencies, intensities, and relative energies of four CH(2)OHCOOH-H(2)O complexes are reported to aid in understanding the observed spectrum. This work suggests that the perturbations are caused by intermolecular hydrogen bonding of glycolic acid with one or more water molecules.     

二甲基二茂锆化合物(1,2-Ph2-4-MeCp)2 ZrMe2的合成及催化乙烯聚合反应研究

在惰性气氛下, 用2 mol甲基锂处理二(1,2-二苯基-4-甲基环戊二烯基)二氯化锆, 合成了大立体位阻的二甲基二茂锆化合物[(1,2-Ph2-4-MeCp)2ZrMe2]. 经元素分析、 核磁共振氢谱、 碳谱和X射线晶体衍射分析, 确定了该化合物的结构. 经Al( i Bu)3/Ph3C+B(C6F5)-4活化, 该化合物催化乙烯聚合反应显示出较高的催化活性, 生成高分子量及高熔点聚乙烯. 该体系的特点是在较低的n(Al)/n(Zr)比下即可有效地催化乙烯聚合.     

Photorelease of alcohols from 2-nitrobenzyl ethers proceeds via hemiacetals and may be further retarded by buffers intercepting the primary aci-nitro intermediates

The mechanism for the photoinduced release of glycolic acid from its 2-nitrobenzyl ether was reinvestigated. The pH-dependent rate constants of the thermal reactions initiated by irradiation are similar to those reported previously for 2-nitrobenzyl methyl ether. A hemiacetal intermediate that limits the release rate of glycolic acid at pH values 相似文献   

空间排阻色谱(SEC)用多孔硅胶载体的研究

我们的工作是制备多孔硅球表面键合带有羟基基团的亲水性SEC刚性载体.研究结果表明,此种SEC载体能适用于聚乙烯醇、明胶、蛋白质、右旋糖酐等多种水溶液体系的SEC分析.     

Stopped-flow Fourier-transform infra-red spectrometric speciation of glycolic and lactic acids in cosmetic formulations

The dermatological activity of cosmetic formulations containing alpha-hydroxyacids depends on their different chemical forms, and it is therefore useful to determine these species in the finished products. In the present report a new procedure for studying the protonation equilibria of glycolic and lactic acids by stopped-flow Fourier-transform infra-red (FTIR) spectrometry is described. The procedure was validated for use in the speciation of glycolic and lactic acids in cosmetic formulations, with preferential attention given to glycolic acid, which is the most widely used. Species of these alpha-hydroxyacids can be approximately determined at different pHs and the total content of each alpha-hydroxyacid can be accurately determined (according to the Student t-test at 5% significance level). The recovery of the total content of glycolic acid from commercial cosmetic formulations was 101+/-4%. The RSD of the determinations of the total content and those of the species was of the order of 2-7%.     

Solid-phase extraction of the chromium(III)-diphenylcarbazone complex prior to ion-pair chromatography and application to geological samples

A method for the pre-treatment of acid samples prior to ion chromatography is described. In a strong acid medium, Cr(VI) oxidizes diphenylcarbazide, the resulting products forming a stable complex which can be transferred in a methanolic medium by solid-phase extraction using polyethylene as sorbent. This methanolic sample solution can be injected directly into a chromatographic system with a silica-based column. The separation and determination of the chromium complex can be performed by HPLC-using a mobile phase of 15% (v/v) acetonitrile containing 1 mmol/L tetrabutyl ammonium hydroxide (TBAH). The detection limit is estimated to be 2 microg/L chromate and the linear range is at least 0.05-2 mg/L chromate.     

Modified silica-based isoprene rubber composite by a multi-functional silane: Preparation and its mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties

Modified silica-based isoprene rubber (IR) composite has been designed and prepared by using a multi-functional silane, 2-aminoethyl-2-(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)aminoethyl disulfide (ATD), as coupling agent. Such modification significantly improved the dispersity of silica in the corresponding composites, as verified by SEM observation. And the hardness, tensile strength, stress at definite elongation, tear strength and temperature rise as well as the value of dynamic loss coefficient ranging from 0 °C to 80 °C of silica/IR vulcanized composites, are significantly improved, especially with low ATD dosage (2–4 phr). This modification of silica-based IR composite by employing ATD as coupling agent provides a facile and effective method to prepare silica-based rubber composites with improved mechanical properties and low hysteresis.     

Studies of the Methane Steam Reforming Reaction at High Pressure in a Ceramic Membrane Reactor

The effects of temperature and pressure on the steam reforming of methane 3H2+CO) were investigated in a membrane reactor (MR) with a hydrogen permeable membrane. The studies used a novel silica-based membrane prepared by using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique with a permeance for H2 of 6.0×l0-8 mol·m-2·s-1·Pa-1 at 923 K. The results in a packed-bed reactor (PBR) were compared to those of the membrane reactor at various temperatures (773-923 K) and pressures (1-20 atm, 101.3-2026.5 kPa) using a commercial Ni/MgAl2O4 catalyst. The conversion of methane was improved significantly in the MR by the countercurrent removal of hydrogen at all temperatures and allowed product yields higher than the equilibrium to be obtained. Pressure had a positive effect on the hydrogen yield because of the increase in driving force for the permeance of hydrogen. The yield of hydrogen increased with pressure and reached a value of 73×10-6 mol·g-1·s-1 at 2026.5 kPa and 923 K which was higher by 108% than the value of 35×10-6 mol·g-1·s-1 obtained for the equilibrium yield. The results obtained with the silica-based membrane were similar to those obtained with various other membranes as reported in the literature.     

配体骨架烷基取代基对α-二亚胺镍催化乙烯聚合的影响

合成了4种α-二亚胺镍催化剂Ar—NC(R1)C(R2)N—ArNiBr2[Ar=2,6-dimethylphenyl,R1=CnH2n+1,R2=CmH2m+1;其中Cat1:m=1,n=1;Cat2:m=2,n=1;Cat3:m=3,n=1;Cat4:m=2,n=2],考察了聚合温度、催化剂浓度和催化剂配体骨架碳原子上烷基取代基对乙烯聚合反应活性、聚合物链结构和结晶性能的影响.实验发现,当配体骨架上烷基取代基R1和R2不同时,催化剂具有较高的活性,且聚合物分子量也较高;其中,Cat2和Cat3在20℃,乙烯常压和5.8mmol/L催化剂用量下,乙烯聚合活性达1.86×103kgPE/(molNi.h)和1.92×103kgPE/(molNi.h),聚合物分子量(Mw)达6.82×105和1.019×105.聚乙烯链结构分析表明,甲基支链在聚乙烯支链中占主导地位,支化度主要受反应温度的影响;同时还发现,配体骨架碳原子上烷基取代基不同的二亚胺镍催化合成聚乙烯的长支链比例相对较高,特别是在较高反应温度40℃下,己基及以上长支链比例明显增加.     

Fabrication of molecularly imprinted hybrid monoliths via a room temperature ionic liquid-mediated nonhydrolytic sol-gel route for chiral separation of zolmitriptan by capillary electrochromatography

A room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL)-mediated nonhydrolytic sol-gel (NHSG) protocol was explored for the fabrication of new molecularly imprinted silica-based hybrid monoliths for chiral separation of a basic template zolmitriptan by CEC. The RTIL-mediated NHSG protocol involved free-radical copolymerization and NHSG process. Three carboxylic acids (trifluoromethyl acrylic acid, cinnamic acid, and methacrylic acid (MAA)) were examined as both the functional monomers and the catalysts for the NHSG condensation of methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS) to form silica-based framework. RTIL was incorporated to reduce gel shrinkage and also to act as the pore template. The effects of carboxylic acids and RTIL on the performance of the silica-based hybrid molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) monoliths were investigated in detail to realize excellent chiral recognition and to give new insights into the mechanism of the RTIL-mediated NHSG strategy. Excellent chiral separation of (R)/(S)-zolmitriptan was achieved when the molar ratio of MAA to MPTMS was 1:4 and 1:2 with RTIL involved. The synergism of the free-radical copolymerization of the C=C bond of carboxylic acids and MPTMS with the NHSG condensation of MPTMS catalyzed by the carboxylic acids was demonstrated. The incorporation of RTIL increased porosity, and hence improved selectivity of the prepared hybrid monoliths.     

Use of polymeric reversed-phase columns for the characterization of polypeptides extracted from human pancreata. I. Effect of the mobile phase

The high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) behaviour of two different styrene-divinyl-benzene-based reversed-phase (RP) columns was evaluated using crude acetic acid extracts from normal and diabetic human pancreata as samples. Acetic acid gradients in water and acetonitrile gradients in triethylammonium phosphate (TEAP) and trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) were used as mobile phases, and comparisons were made with a silica-based C4 column. When two different polymeric RP columns were eluted with acetic acid gradients in water, surprisingly similar HPLC profiles of the pancreatic extracts were obtained. Elution of the polymer-based columns with acetonitrile gradients in TFA or TEAP resulted in changes in the polypeptide selectivity of these columns, in parallel with that of a silica-based C4 column eluted under similar conditions, indicating the general usability of polymeric columns for RP-HPLC of peptides and proteins. The pronounced difference in composition between normal and diabetic samples, which also was demonstrated after size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) on a silica-based and an agarose-based high-performance SEC column, was found to be related to the different ischaemia times for the two types of pancreata.     

Reactions of halogen metal alkoxides

The study of the thermal stability of halogen-magnesium alkoxy-carbinolates was continued. The data obtained led to the development of procedures for the synthesis of esters of α-oxo and of α-hydroxy-acids containing the thienyl radical. An intramolecular hydrogen bond between the sulfur atom and the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group in esters of (5-bromothienyl-2)glycolic acid was revealed. The presence of this bond was confirmed by infrared spectroscopic data and by the results of the investigation of the esters of (thienyl-3)- and (4-bromothienyl-3)glycolic acids.     

Mixture of HIBA and glycolic acid as eluent for effective separation of yttrium and dysprosium by HPLC

A mixture of 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid (HIBA) and glycolic acid, with 1-octanesulfonate (OS) as hydrophobic ion proved to be successful for the separation of rare-earth elements (REE). If the ratio of HIBA and glycolic acid is suitably adjusted, it is possible to separate Y from Dy. The resolution of Y and Dy was further improved by controlling the concentration of HIBA and glycolic acid. The technique was applied successfully to the separation and analysis of highly pure Y₂O₃ and Dy₂O₃.     

反离子对全氟辛酸盐与高聚物的相互作用的影响

通过表面张力和电导率测定, 研究了全氟辛酸铵/四烷基铵(C7F15COON(CnH2n＋1)4, n＝0, 1, 2, 3, 4)与聚氧乙烯(PEO, 分子量20000)和聚氧乙烯聚氧丙烯三嵌段共聚物(Pluronic F68)的相互作用. 结果表明, 对PEO-C7F15COON(CnH2n＋1)4混合体系, 只有全氟辛酸铵、全氟辛酸四甲铵与PEO之间有明显的相互作用. 对F68-C7F15COON(CnH2n＋1)4混合体系, 只有全氟辛酸四丁铵未发现与F68有明显的相互作用. 说明全氟辛酸盐的反离子越大, 其与高聚物间的相互作用越弱. 增加高聚物的疏水性可以增强表面活性剂与高聚物的相互作用.     

Mixture of HIBA and glycolic acid as eluent for effective separation of yttrium and dysprosium by HPLC

A mixture of 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid (HIBA) and glycolic acid, with 1-octanesulfonate (OS) as hydrophobic ion proved to be successful for the separation of rare-earth elements (REE). If the ratio of HIBA and glycolic acid is suitably adjusted, it is possible to separate Y from Dy. The resolution of Y and Dy was further improved by controlling the concentration of HIBA and glycolic acid. The technique was applied successfully to the separation and analysis of highly pure Y₂O₃ and Dy₂O₃. Received: 30 June 1998 / Revised: 3 September 1998 / Accepted: 15 September 1998     

Synthesis and NMR Characterization of Multi‐hydroxyl End‐groups PEG and PLGA‐PEG Barbell‐like Copolymers

Multi‐hydroxyl end‐groups poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) was prepared from PEG and epichlorohydrin. Then, PEG‐supported poly(lactic‐ran‐glycolic acid) (PLGA)_n‐PEG‐(PLGA)_n (n=1, 2, 4) linear‐dendritic barbell‐like copolymers were synthesized through direct polycondensation under bulk condition from the multi‐hydroxyl end‐groups PEG, lactic acid and glycolic acid. Arm numbers were varied, with 2, 4 and 8, by using bis‐, tetra‐, and octa‐hydroxyl end‐groups PEG, respectively. The chemical structures, absolute number‐average molecular weight, the monomer units per single arm and the molar ratio of hydroxyl acid monomer units of the (PLGA)_n‐PEG‐(PLGA)_n barbell‐like copolymers were analyzed by NMR spectroscopy. The result indicated that the structures of the multi‐hydroxyl end‐groups PEG and (PLGA)_n‐PEG‐(PLGA)_n barbell‐like copolymers were consistent with design. Compared with the theoretical values, molecular weights determined by ¹H‐NMR end‐group analysis gave reasonably consistent values, but the values determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) were considerably less than theoretical values. The results indicated that (PLGA)_n‐PEG‐(PLGA)_n copolymers have linear‐dendritic structures.