Evaluation of <Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR spectra of cyclopropenyl and cyclopropyl acetylenes by theoretical calculations

A convenient methodology was developed for a very accurate calculation of ¹³C NMR chemical shifts of the title compounds. GIAO calculations with density functional methods (B3LYP, B3PW91, PBE1PBE) and 6-311+G(2d,p) basis set predict experimental chemical shifts of 3-ethynylcyclopropene (1), 1-ethynylcyclopropane (2) and 1,1-diethynylcyclopropane (3) with high accuracy of 1–2 ppm. The present article describes in detail the effect of geometry choice, density functional method, basis set and effect of solvent on the accuracy of GIAO calculations of ¹³C NMR chemical shifts. In addition, the particular dependencies of ¹³C chemical shifts on the geometry of cyclopropane ring were investigated.     

Determination of gold,palladium and copper by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after preconcentration on silica gel modified with 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyl group

A preconcentration method of gold, palladium and copper based on the sorption of Au (III), Pd (II) and Cu (II) ions on a column packed with 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyl bonded silica gel is described. The modified silica gel was synthesized and characterized by FT-IR and C, H, N elemental analysis. At column preconcentration, the effects of parameters such as pH, volume, flow rate, matrix constituents of solutions and type of eluent on preconcentration of gold, palladium and copper were studied. The recoveries of Au (III), Pd (II) and Cu (II) were 98.93±0.51, 98.81±0.36 and 99.21±0.42 % at 95 % confidence level, respectively. The detection limits (δ) of the elements were 0.032, 0.016 and 0.012 μg ml⁻¹, respectively. The preconcentration method was applied for determination of gold and palladium in certified reference material SARM 7B and copper in river and synthetic seawater by FAAS. Gold, palladium and copper were determined with relative error lower than 10 %.     

On the inverse miniemulsion copolymerization and terpolymerization of acrylamide, <Emphasis Type="Italic">N,N′</Emphasis>-methylenebis(acrylamide) and methacrylic acid

The kinetics of free-radical copolymerization and terpolymerization of acrylamide (AAm), N, N′-methylenebis(acrylamide) (MBA) and methacrylic acid (MA) in the inverse water/monomer/cyclohexane/Tween 85 miniemulsion was investigated. Polymerizable sterically-stable miniemulsions were formulated in cyclohexane as a continuous medium. Polymerizations are very fast and reach the final conversion within several minutes. The dependence of the polymerization rate vs. conversion is described by a curve with two nonstationary rate intervals. The maximum rate of polymerization slightly increases with increasing concentration of crosslinking monomer (MBA) and strongly decreases by the addition of MA. The rate of polymerization is inversely proportional to the 0.9 ^th and 1.8 ^th power of the particle concentration without and with MA, respectively. The number of polymer particles is inversely proportional to the 0.18 ^th and 0.13 ^th power of MBA concentration. The kinetic and colloidal parameters of the miniemulsion polymerization are discussed in terms of microemulsion polymerization model.     

Kinetische und thermodynamische Untersuchungen im System AgCl-LiCl-NaCl

In the ternary system silver chloride-lithium chloride-sodium chloride the kinetics of the galvanic deposition of silver on graphite electrodes was investigated as well as its dissolution without current in the molten salt saturated with chlorine gas.In addition the emf-values were measured in the temperature range between 923 K and 1,173 K by means of, the formation cell graphite/Ag(s)/AgCl(l)–LiCl(l)–NaCl(l)/Cl₂ graphite From these data the partial molar free excessGibbs energies were calculated. Using the equation for a multicomponent system as suggested byRedlich-Kister ¹ G _AgCl ^E values were obtained by a non-linear fitting process, where the fit was performed for all investigated temperatures and over the entire concentration range in the ternary system. With the parameters obtained the partial and integral excess valuesG _i ^E ,G ^E ,H _i ^E ,H ^E ,S _i ^E andS ^E were calculated.

     

原位合成石墨烯负载的Co-P催化剂及光解水制氢

在石墨烯(GP)基底上利用光电子原位还原合成了具有非晶态结构的Co-P/GP光催化剂。通过X射线衍射仪(XRD)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)表征,证明所制备的催化剂在石墨烯载体上分散性好、粒径小,具有非晶态结构。由XPS表征了催化剂的表面电子状态,发现催化剂表面的Co和P主要是以还原态存在,有利于表面富集电子。经过曙红敏化,催化剂在可见光辐照下具有很好的光催化制氢性能。考察了不同物质的量之比nCo∶nP的制氢速率,当nCo∶nP=5∶1时,3 h的平均制氢量为24.5 mmol·h~(-1)·gCo~(-1)。考察了不同波长条件下催化剂制氢的量子效率,当波长为430 nm时,Co-P/GP催化剂的制氢量子效率AQE达到8.4%,比没有添加P的Co/GP催化剂提高了1.5倍。     

A kinetic method for <Emphasis Type="Italic">para</Emphasis>-nitrophenol determination based on its inhibitory effect on the catalatic reaction of catalase

The inhibitory effect of para-nitrophenol on the catalytic reaction of catalase was investigated. Michaelis-Menten kinetic parameters were determined from Lineweaver-Burk plots obtained in the absence or in the presence of the inhibitor. The inhibitor pattern, revealed by the Lineweaver-Burk plots, suggested a fully mixed inhibition mechanism. Spectrophotometric monitoring of the indicator reaction: in conjunction with initial rate measurements was employed for the kinetic determination of the inhibitor. Calibration plots of initial rate vs. para-nitrophenol concentration were linear in the concentration range 0.9·10⁻⁵–2.5·10⁻⁵ mol/L and the detection limit was 3·10⁻⁶ mol/L (417 μg/L) para-nitrophenol. Interferences from other phenolic compounds like orto-cresole, meta-and orto-nitrophenol were observed.     

Determination of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-nitrobenzene-azo-naphthol by an oscillating chemical reaction using the analyte pulse perturbation technique

A simple analytical method for the determination of p-nitrobenzene-azo-naphthol was proposed by a sequential perturbation with different amounts of p-nitrobenzene-azo-naphthol on an oscillating chemical system. The method involves a Cu(II)-catalysed oscillating reaction between hydrogen peroxide and sodium thiocyanate in alkaline medium with the aid of continuous-flow stirred tank reactor (CSTR). A good linear relationship between the changes, oscillation amplitude or/and period, and the concentration of p-nitrobenzene-azo-naphthol was obtained. The use of analyte pulse perturbation technique provides a possibility of sequential determination in a same oscillating system, due to a new steady state that reappeared rapidly after each perturbation. The calibration curve fits a linear equation very well when the concentration of p-nitrobenzene-azo-naphthol ranging from 5.2×10⁻⁷ to 3.3×10⁻³M. Influence of temperature, injection point, flow rate and reactants variables on this system were investigated in detail.     

Aqueous p-nitrotoluene oxidation induced with direct glow discharge plasma

A plasma induced degradation process has been studied to treat 4-nitrotoluene (4-NT) present as an aqueous pollutant. The plasma was locally generated from a glow discharge around a tip of a platinum anode in an electrolytic solution. The influence of initial pH and Fe²⁺ on the degradation was examined. Major intermediates resulting from the degradation process were identified. Amongst the aromatic intermediates, p-hydroxybenzoic acid was the predominant degradation product. The formation of oxalic acid, malic acid was also observed. The final products of degradation were NH ₄ ⁺ , NO ₃ ⁻ and CO₂. Based on the analysis of intermediates and the kinetic considerations, the degradation was shown to follow a pseudo-first order reaction hence, a possible reaction pathway was proposed.     

Synthesis,spectral characterization,redox and antimicrobial activity of Schiff base transition metal(II) complexes derived from 4-aminoantipyrine and 3-salicylideneacetylacetone

A novel tetradentate N₂O₂ type Schiff base, synthesized from 1-phenyl-2,3-dimethyl-4-aminopyrazol-5-one(4-aminoantipyrine) and 3-salicylidene-acetylacetone, forms stable complexes with transition metal ions such as Cu ^II , Ni ^II , Co ^II and Zn ^II in ethanol. Microanalytical data, magnetic susceptibility, IR, UV-Vis.,¹H-NMR, ESR and Mass spectral techniques were used to confirm the structures. Electronic absorption spectra of the complexes suggest a square-planar geometry around the central metal ion. These complexes show higher conductance values, supporting their electrolytic nature. The monomeric nature of the complexes was confirmed from their magnetic susceptibility values. Cyclic voltammogram of the copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes in DMSO solution at 300 K were recorded and the results are discussed. The X-band ESR spectra of the copper complex were recorded and the molecular orbital coefficient values were calculated from the spectra. The in vitro antimicrobial activities of the investigated compounds were tested against bacteria such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli and fungi like Aspergillus niger and Rhizoctonia bataicola. Most of the metal chelates show higher antimicrobial activity for the above microorganisms than that of the free ligand.     

A comparison of sequential extraction procedures for fractionation of arsenic,cadmium, lead,and zinc in soil

Twelve soil samples differing in physicochemical properties and total element contents were extracted by three sequential extraction procedures to determine As, Cd, Pb, and Zn bound to individual soil fractions and are defined by individual operational procedures. In the case of arsenic, two additional sequential extraction schemes were designed entirely for fractionation of soil containing arsenic were tested. The results confirmed that determination of element proportions bound to individual soil fractions is strongly dependent on the extracting agent and/or procedure applied within individual extracting schemes. As expected, absolute values of the elements released among the individual extracting procedures are weakly comparable. More reliable results were determined for the more mobile soil elements i.e. cadmium and zinc, in the fractions characterizing the most mobile proportions of investigated elements where significant correlations with basic soil characteristics were observed. In contrast, ambiguous results were observed for As and Pb, for both the individual extraction procedures and the effect of the soil characteristics. Regardless of the studied element, the poorest results were determined for reducible and oxidizable soil fractions. The application of at least two independent procedures or modification of the extraction scheme according to element investigated and/or particular soil characteristics can also be helpful in definition of element pattern in soils in further research.     

The influence of temperature and photoinitiator concentration on photoinitiated polymerization of diacrylate monomer

The behavior of p-methoxybenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide, previously synthesized, as a photoinitiator for the polymerization of diacrylate monomer, in the presence of 3% (w/w) tertiary amine (triethyl amine) as synergist additive, was studied. The influence of temperature in the range 30–90°C at 3% (w/w) photoinitiator concentration and the influence of the photoinitiator concentration in the range 0.5–3.5% (w/w) at 30°C was investigated by differential scanning photocalorimetry (photo-DSC). In all experiments the photopolymerization was performed at constant light intensity (3 mW cm⁻²). The maximum conversion was obtained at temperature of 90°C at 3% (w/w) photoinitiator concentration and 3% (w/w) triethyl amine. The optimal concentration of photoinitiator to obtain maximum conversion was 3% (w/w), at 30°C. No thermal polymerization occurred at higher temperature.     

Copper determination using ICP-MS with hexapole collision cell

Determination of copper using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) suffers from polyatomic overlays originating from Na⁺ and Mg²⁺ matrix elements due to the formation of ⁴⁰Ar²³Na⁺ and ⁴⁰Ar²⁵Mg⁺ in the mass-to-charge ratios of 63 and 65, respectively. The collision/reaction cell technology belongs to the most modern methods used to overcome polyatomic interferences. Gas-filled collision/reaction cell can cause an additional mass bias effect influencing analytical precision of the method. In this study, the additional mass bias effect of the hexapole collision/reaction cell ICP-MS was studied on an example of n(⁶⁵Cu)/n(⁶³Cu) isotope ratio. As a result, a method for suppressing polyatomic interference on the mass-to-charge ratio of 63 and 65 was introduced and additional mass bias of the collision/reaction cell was lowered to an acceptable level.     

The effect of metallic cations on the electrophoretic properties of a pretreatedHevea latex

High-ammonia latex concentrate prepared from doubly-centrifuged fieldHevea latex was exhaustively dialysed to remove any residual water-soluble non-rubber constituents. The electrophoretic mobilities of the dialysed latex in the presence of various metallic cations were investigated as a function of electrolyte concentration. The mobility decreased with increasing concentration of the cations Na⁺, Ba²⁺, Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺ in a manner consistent with the effect of simple electrolyte on compression of the electric double layer. Anomalous behaviour was noted for the divalent ion copper, in that it reversed the charge of the latex particles at a concentration even lower than that of uranyl ions. Multivalent cations (lanthanum, cerium and thorium) had a profound influence on the latex particles where very low charge reversal concentrations were observed. It is believed that strong adsorption of hydrolysed species from the metallic ions was responsible for reversing the charge of the originally negative latex particles. These experiments indicated that the efficiency with which the cations reversed the charge of the latex particle surface was in the order: lanthanum > cerium > copper > thorium > uranyl > calcium > magnesium > barium > sodium. The number of cation binding sites on the latex particle surface and the chemical free energies of cation adsorption were calculated. It was found that the interaction of the latex particle with the hydrolysable metallic cations was much more stronger than that with the simple divalent cations and that this intercation was comparable to that of biological surfaces.     

增强掺Tb凝胶玻璃荧光性能的有机螯合体的选择

采用原位合成技术, 用溶胶凝胶法制备了稀土离子(Tb^3＋), β-二酮及协同体共掺的二氧化硅玻璃, 测量了它们发射光谱和红外光谱, 并进行了XRD, SEM和TG-DSC测试. 探讨各不同成分原位合成稀土有机配合物在二氧化硅玻璃中的发光性能及热处理温度对发光性能的影响. 结果表明, 在凝胶玻璃中掺入能级较匹配的β-二酮, 可以使稀土离子的荧光增强; 合适的协同体的引用也能使稀土离子的荧光增强. 这些结果为今后制备荧光较强的含Tb离子的SiO₂凝胶玻璃提供了一定的依据.     

Advanced oxidation processes for decolorization of aqueous solution containing acid red G azo dye

Some investigations concerning the decolorization of Acid Red G azo dye by photooxidation with hydrogen peroxide were performed. The influences of pH, oxidant concentration, and the presence of Fe²⁺ or other metal ions (Co²⁺, Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Mn²⁺) as potential catalysts, were investigated. The best results were obtained in the presence of ferrous ions in acid and neutral media. The other ions are not as effective as Fe²⁺ for dye decolorization. Co²⁺ and Cu²⁺ ions have a catalytic action, at low concentration, within a wide range of pH. Ni²⁺ and Mn²⁺ ions have no catalytic effect in photooxidation with hydrogen peroxide at acid Ni²⁺ and Mn²⁺ ions have no catalytic effect in photooxidation with hydrogen peroxide at acid pH values, but show a weak action in alkaline media.     

Der Einfluß großer Salzkonzentrationen auf die Oxydationsreaktion von Fe(phen) 3 2+ mit Ce(IV) in Schwefelsäure

The influence of NaClO₄, NaCl and Na₂SO₄ on the oxidation of Fe(phen) ₃ ²⁺ by Ce(IV) was investigated by means of the stopped-flow method. At the concentrations range of NaClO₄ and NaCl 0.1–1.0M the rate constant values decrease from 1.03·10⁵ to 0.56·10⁵M^–1s^–1 and from 1.08·10⁵ to 0.81·10⁵M^–1s^–1 respectively.In varying concentrations of Na₂SO₄ solutions (0.05–0.35M) the rate constant values decrease from 1.05·10⁵M^–1s^–1 to 0.45·10⁵M^–1s^–1.Taking into account the negative salt effect the mechanism of the reaction progress is proposed.

     

Über Erdalkalimetalloxogallate. VIII Synthese und Aufbau eines neuen Calciumoxogallats: Ca3Ga4O9

The hitherto unknown compound Ca₃Ga₄O₉ was prepared and investigated by X-ray single crystal methods. Ca₃Ga₄O₉ has orthorhombic symmetry:a=1435.8;b=1682.5;c=532.1 pm; space group C _2v ¹¹ –Cmm2,Z=6. The tetrahedra network (circles of 4 and 5 GaO₄-tetrahedra) and the surrounding of Ca²⁺ are described and discussed with respect to other oxogallates.

     

Analytical applications of electrode sensitive to labetalol in pharmaceuticals

The analytical properties of an ion-selective electrode sensitive to labetalol with a liquid membrane, based on ion-pair complexes with sodium tetraphenylborate (TPB-Na⁺) are described. The studied electrode can be used for the determination of labetalol hydrochloride as a protonated form of labetalol in pharmaceuticals. The calibration curve, e.g. EMF=f(pC _LabHCl ) is linear in the range from 10⁻⁵ to 10⁻² mol L⁻¹ with a correlation coefficient of 0.9992 and slope of 61.13 mV/decade, which is close to the Nernstian slope. The detection limit of the examined electrode is 7.20×10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹. The influence of pH of the tested solutions on the formulation of the electrode is not as considerable since the electrode works correctly in the pH range 3.0–8.0. The main attributes of the developed electrode are: stability, good reproducibility of EMF and short response time, close to 30 seconds depending on labetalol concentration in the solution. The electrode shows good selectivity for many inorganic ions. The selectivity for drug cations is weaker due to the structural similarity of the interfering cations to labetalol. The results of labetalol determination using direct potentiometry in drugs such as Pressocard (Polpharma) and Trandate (GlaxoWellcome) were compatible with the quantity of labetalol declared by the manufacturer, and with parallel UV spectrophotometric and HPLC determinations.     

<Superscript>13</Superscript>C NMR and mass spectrometry of soil organic matter

Liquid state, high resolution ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry were used to study the composition and structure of soil organic matter (SOM) using soil extracts from two long-term experiments at the Rothamsted Experimental Station. Both one- and two-dimensional NMR techniques were applied. ¹³C NMR sub-spectra of the CH _n (n=0...3) groups, obtained by the Distortionless Enhancement by Polarisation Transfer (DEPT) technique, were used for the elucidation of the qualitative and quantitative composition of humic and fulvic acids in the soils. The chemical structure of SOM was further analysed at the molecular level through Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry (FABMS) and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). Humic and fulvic extract results were not only compared to each other, but also to the solid state ¹³C NMR results for the complete soil sample.     

Glutaraldehyde-modified electrode for nonlabeling voltammetric detection of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p16</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">INK4A</Emphasis></Superscript> gene

A nonlabeling electrochemical detection method for analyzing the polymerase-chain-reaction-amplified sequence-specific p16 ^INK4A gene, in which the basis for the covalent immobilization of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) probe is described, has been developed. The self-assembly process was based on the covalent coupling of glutaraldehyde (GA) as an arm molecule onto an amino-functional surface. The p16 ^INK4A gene was used as the model target for the methylation detection of early cancer diagnosis. An amino-modified DNA probe was successfully assembled on the GA-coupling surface through the formation of Schiff base under potential control. The hybridization of amino-modified DNA probes with the target was investigated by means of electrochemical measurements, including cyclic voltammetry and square wave voltammetry. Furthermore, the functions of GA coupling for sequence-specific detection were compared with those obtained based on mercaptopropionic acid. Hybridization experiments indicated that the covalent coupling of GA was suitable for the immobilization of DNA probe and was sensitive to the electrochemical detection of single-base mismatches of label-free DNA targets in hybridization. Moreover, reported probe-modified surfaces exhibited excellent stability, and the hybridization reactions were found to be completely reversible and highly specific for recognition in subsequent hybridization processes. The strategy provided the potential for taking full advantage of existing modified electrode technologies and was verified in microarray technology, which could be applied as a useful and powerful tool in electrochemical biosensor and microarray technology.