Free radicals in γ-irradiated olefinic silica compounds

Results are reported from -irradiation of compounds of structure . each of which gives a characteristic ESR spectrum having a hyperfine structure whose resolution is somewhat reduced by the coupling of the radical to the silica. The splittings are 23–25 Oe (typical of alkyl radicals), except for the phenyl compound. Improved resolution is provided by varying the temperature between –196 and 20C. The bond to the surface gives the radical high thermal stability; contact with air at 20C converts the alkyl radicals to peroxyl ones. Hyperfine splitting from the hydrogen H_p 5000 Oe is observed in all compounds except.     

Positron spectroscopy of rehydrated pyrogeneous silica surface

Positron annihilation method has been used for investigating amorphous nonporous pyrogeneous silica of high purity. The influence of water adsorption on the structure of the silanol surface is shown. The effect of swelling, that is an increase of interglobular free volume at intermediate degrees of silica hydration has been observed.     

Normal and reversed-phase HPLC for more complete evaluation of tocopherols,retinols, carotenes and sterols in dairy products

Summary We have previously described a normal-phase HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of , , and tocopherol, thecis andtrans isomers of retinol, and total carotenes in different Italian cheeses and milk. In this paper we describe a reversed-phase HPLC method using solely methanol as the mobile phase for the determination of -tocopherol, -+-tocopherols, total retinols, cholesterol, -sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol, and - and -carotene. The method developed has been applied to some new dairy products such as natural Quark, with olive, basil or banana and to processed cheese with tomato and the results have been compared with the corresponding results obtained by the normal-phase method. The conclusion is that more complete evaluation of the tocopherol, retinol, carotene and sterol content of dairy products, especially when vegetables and fruits are present, is necessary and can be obtained using both the normal- and reversed-phase HPLC methodologies.     

Electrokinetic study on concentrated suspensions using colloid vibration potential measurements

-potentials of a silica suspension and three types of polystyrene latex suspensions with different surface charge groups were measured, as a function of the particle concentration () in the suspension over a wide range, using the colloid vibration potential (CVP) technique. The concentration dependence of the-potential in silica suspension is explained well by Levine et al.s [1] cell model theory, verifying the applicability of the cell model to the CVP in silica suspension. However, the-potential of latex suspensions ordinarily decreases as the particle concentration increases, even after being corrected by the term of (1-). This tendency is especially noticeable in the systems that have particles with high surface charge densities. Furthermore, the conductivity measurements of these suspensions reveal that the conductivity of these systems, especially in their highly charged state, increases as the particle concentration is increased; opposite in tendency to silica suspensions. These new findings can be explained as follows: on the highly charged surface of a latex particle, a polyelectrolyte-like (hairy) layer is present, which overlaps at some point. This permits interparticle surface conduction and results in the abnormal behavior of CVP in these systems.     

Chiral stationary phases on a crystalline support

For direct HPLC resolution of enantiomers of optically active substances, supports having an optically pure organic layer with a high order of chirality are advantageous. To ensure this, the support itself has to possess a structure of well-defined regularity. For this reason, zeolite A, a material of crystalline character has been used as support, for the preparation of brush type chiral stationary phases instead of the conventional amorphous macroporous silica support. The aim of the present work is to certify the crystalline properties of the zeolite A during the modification. The application of the CSPs for the resolution of DL-serine is presented.     

Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of theα- andβ-isomers of aspartyl peptides

Summary A high-performance liquid chromatography method is described for the separation of the - and -isomers of aspartyl-containing peptides such as N-benzyloxycarbonyl methyl aspartate, protected sweet dipeptide and delta sleep inducing peptide (DSIP, a nonapeptide). The - and -isomers were separated on a column containing octadecyl silica bonded-phase packing under reversed-phase conditions using methanol-water as the mobile phase containing a small amount of acetic acid. The resolution achieved meets the requirements of qualitative and quantitative analysis. This method is also suited for the determination of intermediates in the aspartyl peptide synthesis.     

Chemically-bonded chiral column packings for high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary N-Protected aminoacids have been chemically bonded to aminopropylated silica gel, and the resulting chiral phases have been applied to the LG resolution of racemic mixtures of polar compounds. Best results were obtained with surfacebound N-formyl-isoleucine and N-formylvaline, with which baseline resolutions of a range of aminoacid and aminoalcohol derivatives were achieved.Presented at the 14th International Symposium on Chromatography London, September, 1982     

Monolithic silica columns with chemically bonded β-cyclodextrin as a stationary phase for enantiomer separations of chiral pharmaceuticals

An enantioselective silica rod type chiral stationary phase (CSP) is presented; a novel combination of the well known enantiomer separation properties of -cyclodextrin and the unique properties concerning the flow behavior of silica monoliths. Two different synthesis routes are described, and it was found that the in situ modification of a plain silica rod column turned out to be the best. The chromatographic behaviour of the -cyclodextrin silica rod was studied and compared with a very similar commercially available -cyclodextrin bonded particulate material (ChiraDex^®). Even if the amount of -cyclodextrin bound to the silica rod was only about half of the amount of -cyclodextrin bound to ChiraDex^® particles, good resolutions were achieved for a set of chiral test components like Chromakalin, Prominal, Oxazepam, Methadone and some other drugs. By taking advantage of the unique features of the silica rods relating to their flat H/u (Van Deemter) curves, fast enantiomer separations could be demonstrated.     

Polyhydroxylated steroids from the starfishPatiria pectinifera

By chromatography on Polikhrom-1, silica gel, and Florisil, an ethanolic extract of the digestive organs of the starfishPatiria pectinifera has yielded the steroid polyols 5-cholestan-3,6,8,15,16,26-hexaol and 5-cholestan-3,4,6,7,8,15,16,26-octaol 6-(sodium sulfate). The structures of the compounds have been shown by spectral characteristics and chemical transformations.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 738–741, November–December, 1984.     

Evaluation of 3,5-stigmastadiene content of edible oils: Comparison between the traditional capillary gas chromatographic method and the on-line high performance liquid chromatography-capillary gas chromatographic analysis

Summary The quantitation of 3,5-stigmastadiene and other steroidal hydrocarbons, commonly known as steradienes, is a valid tool for the recognition of refining (in particular bleaching) of edible oils; the evidence of this process is nowadays of a great interest due to growing market for virgin, cold-pressed, natural oils. Due to the long time required (about 4 hours) and the amount of solvents employed (about 650 mL) to perform the official analysis, other methods have been recently proposed, the most important of which involves high performance liquid chromatography coupled with capillary gas chromatography (HPLC-GC). In this study the results of ten oil samples, analysed by both the official method and HPLC-GC, are reported and the two methods compared and discussed, for routine use, in terms of sample preparation, time of analysis and setting up, difficulty and reproducibility.     

Chiral separation on achiral stationary phases with different functionalities using β-cyclodextrin in the mobile phase and application to bioanalysis and coupled columns

Summary -cyclodextrin was used in the mobile phase as chiral selector for separating the enantiomers of terbutaline, chlorthalidone and oxazepam. The effect on chiral resolution using e.g. hydrophobic, polar or cation exchanging stationary phases was investigated. Both the chiral separation factor and retention level were affected by the concentration of methanol and -cyclodextrin. The stationary phase had no effect on the chiral separation only on the level of retention. By tuning the concentration of -cyclodextrin and methanol in the mobile phase chiral separation could be obtained on most stationary phases. By changing the stationary phase while adjusting the mobile phase composition to maintain the chiral selectivity, improvements of the selectivity towards e.g. endogenous compounds can be obtained when separating enantiomers in complex matrixes as biological fluids. Further improvement on selectivity can be obtained if coupled columns are used. This is examplified for separation of chlorthalidone and terbutaline enantiomers in biological fluids by coupling an achiral column to another achiral column and using a mobile phase containing -cyclodextrin on the last column.     

Gas chromatographic and differential scanning calorimetric studies of new bonded silicas in connection with transition phenomena

Summary In order to give a molecular interpretation to the phase transition observed with densely bonded octadecyl-silicas in reversed phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) as well as in gas chromatography (GC), nine new bonded silicas were prepared including grafts with polar groups at the extremities of long spacers (18 carbon atoms). The interpretation is simplified by using large-pore macroporous substrates and inverse GC in conjunction with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) as the test method. A phase transition is observed in almost all cases, but the temperature range is lower and more extended in comparison to the dimethyloctadecyl reference silica. An interpretation of the phase transition is given, based on the folding of the chains and the resulting autodensification of the layer.     

Effect of the Measurement Temperature on the Dispersive Component of the Surface Free Energy of a Heat Treated SiO2 Xerogel

The surface free energy of a monolithic silica xerogel treated at 1000°C has been measured by inverse gas chromatography in the temperature range 25–150°C using n-alkanes. Values of the dispersive component, _S ^D, vary from 49.07 mJ·m^–2 at 25°C to 17.20 mJ·m^–2 at 150°C. The _S ^D value obtained at 25°C is lower than that found for amorphous and crystalline silicas but higher than that found for glass fibres meaning that the heat treatment at 1000°C changes drastically the structure of the silica xerogel showing a surface similar to a glass. However, the higher value of _S ^D in comparison to glass fibres can be attributed to the mesoporous structure present in the silica xerogel. In the temperature range of 60–90°C there exists an abrupt change of the _S ^D values as well as in the dispersive component of the surface enthalpy, h _S ^D. Such abrupt change can be attributed to an entropic contribution of the surface free energy.     

Ultrasonic study of the molecular encapsulation and the micellization processes of dodecylethyldimethylammonium bromide-water solutions in the presence of β-cyclodextrin or 2,6-di-o-methyl-β-cyclodextrin

Aqueous solutions of -cyclodextrin (-CD) or 2,6-di-o-methyl--cyclodextrin (DM--CD) and dodecylethyldimethylammonium bromide (D₁₂EDMAB) have been studied from speed of sound (u) data at 298.15 K, using a pulse-echo-overlap technique. The molecular encapsulation process of the surfactant monomer into the cyclodextrin cavity and its effect in the micellization process of the surfactant have been analyzed from theu measurements: I) as a function of [D₁₂EDMAB] in the presence of several initial cyclodextrin concentrations (-CD or.DM--CD); II) as a function of [cyclodextrin] (-CD or DM--CD), for an initial micellar solution of D₁₂EDMAB and; III) as a function of the [cyclodextrin]/[surfactant] stoichiometric concentrations. Both inclusion complexes formed (-CDD₁₂EDMAB) and (DM--CDD₁₂EDMAB) have stoichiometries of 11, and their association constantK have been determined using a model proposed in this work, based on the additivity of the different contributions of the involved species to the speed of sound. The apparent critical micellar concentration, cmc^*, of D₁₂EDMAB is found to increase linearly upon the addition of cyclodextrin (-CD or DM--CD). The free surfactant concentration in the micellar region, [D₁₂EDMAB]_f, decreases in the presence of -CD and slightly increases in the presence of DM--CD. The influence of the parcial methylation of the -cyclodextrin (-CDDM--CD) and of the polar head of the surfactant (D₁₂TAB D₁₂EDMAB) on the complextion and micellar parameters are also discussed.Supplementary material available: Tables of speed of sound (14 pages) are available from the authors.     

Separation of structural isomers using cyclodextrin-polymers coated on silica beads

Summary Several -cyclodextrin (CD)-bonded stationary phases for high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were prepared, based on silica beads coated with a poly(alkylamine), [poly(ethyleneimine)(PEI)]. In order to obtain stationary phases with a high content of CD and maximum accessibility of the CD cavity, the functionalization was carried out after the coating, using the mono-tosyl derivative of CD as the intermediate. The ability of these supports to separate ortho, meta and para isomers of some disubstituted benzene derivatives was examined. The contribution of the amino groups of the polymer and of the CD cavity to the separation process is discussed. The resolution is mainly based on the difference in the stability of the complexes of the various isomers with CD. The influence of the amount of CD on the height of the theoretical plate is also studied.     

Thermal and photochemical stability of polystyrene and its blends with polyvinyl chloride

The influence of some irregularities in polystyrene (PS) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) chains on their thermal stability was investigated. UV irradiation caused an increase in the content of these irregularities in the polymers. It was found that the presence of carbonyl groups and crosslinking of the polymer chains hamper the thermal dehydrochlorination of PVC and the total decomposition of both polymers. On the other hand, weak peroxy linkages (which facilitate degradation processes) and conjugated double bonds decrease the temperature of total decomposition of PS and PVC blends.

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Zusammenfassung Es wurde der Einfluß von Unregmlmäßigkeiten in Polystyrol (PS)- und Polyvinylchlorid (PVC)-Ketten auf deren thermische Stabilität untersucht. UV-Bestrahlung verursacht ein Ansteigen des Gehaltes an Unregelmäßigkeiten in den Polymeren. Es wurde festgestellt, daß die Gegenwart von Carbonylgruppen und Querverbindungen der Polymerketten die thermische Dehydrochlorierung von PVC und eine vollständige Zersetzung beider Polymere verhindern. Andererseits senken Peroxidverknüpfungen (die die Degradierungsvorgänge erleichtern) und konjugierte Doppelbindungen die Temperatur für eine vollständige Zersetzung von PS und PVC Gemischen.

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Radikalische Copolymerisation von p-Chlorstyrol und n-Butylmethacrylat

Zusammenfassung Die Copolymerisation von p-Chlorstyrol (1) mit n-Butylmethacrylat (2) wurde in Masse bei 60 C mit AIBN als Initiator bis zu UmsÄtzen unter 4 Gew.-% untersucht. Die Zusammensetzung der Copolymeren wurde mit Hilfe der UV- und¹H-NMR-Spektroskopie bestimmt. Die Copolymerisationsparameter wurden nach den Methoden von Fineman-Ross und Kelen-Tüdös zu r₁=1,036 und r₂=0,517 berechnet. Die mittlere Anzahl der Monomersequenzen pro 100 Monomereinheiten (Run Number) wurde als Funktion des Molenbruchs von p-Chlorstyrol in den Monomerenmischungen berechnet.

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The radical copolymerization of p-chlorostyrene (1) with n-butylmethacrylate (2) was studied at low conversions in bulk at 60 C using AIBN as initiator. The copolymer compositions were determined by UV- and¹H-NMR-spectroscopy. The reactivity ratios were evaluated by the application of the Fineman-Ross and Kelen-Tüdös methods:r ₁=1.036 andr ₂=0.517. The average number of monomer sequences per 100 monomer units (run number) was calculated as a function of the monomer feed.

     

Thermal decomposition of homo- and copolymers of isobutylene

The thermal properties of polyisobutylene and isobutylene-isoprene copolymers were studied. Thermal curves were interpreted with regard to supplementary data. It was found that the degradation of both homo- and copolymers proceeds to a much higher extent in air than in argon. It follows from the results that peroxide formation plays a significant role in the degradation of this group of polymers.This finding correlates well with the influence of dicumyl peroxide and phenyl--naphthylamine on the thermal properties of the isobutylene polymers investigated in this work.

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Zusammenfassung Die thermischen Eigenschaften von Polyisobutylen- und Isobutylen-Isopren-Kopolymeren wurden untersucht. Die thermischen Kurven wurden unter Berücksichtigung ergänzender Angaben gedeutet. Es wurde festgestellt, dass die Zersetzung sowohl von Homoals auch von Kopolymeren in Luft in einem viel grösseren Ausmass verläuft, als in Argon. Aus den Ergebnissen folgt, dass die Peroxidbildung bei der Zersetzung dieser Gruppe von Polymeren eine bedeutende Rolle spielt.Diese Aussage ist in guter Übereinstimmung mit dem Einfluss von Dicumylperoxid und Phenyl- naphthylamin auf die thermischen Eigenschaften der untersuchten Isobutylenpolymere.

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Résumé On a étudié les propriétés thermiques des copolymères polyisobutylène et isobutylèneisoprène. On a interprété les courbes thermiques en considérant des données supplémentaires. On a établi que la dégradation tant des homoque des copolymères s'effectue d'une manière beaucoup plus importante dans l'air que dans l'argon. Nos résultats montrent que la formation du peroxyde joue un rôle important sur la dégradation de ce groupe de polymères.Cette conclusion est en bon accord avec l'influence du peroxyde de dicumyle et de la phényl-naphtylamine sur les propriétés thermiques des polymères d'isobutylène étudiés dans notre travail.

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An investigation of some homo- and heterobinuclear complexes of copper(II) and nickel(II) with pyridine-2-aldoxime

The reactions between copper(II) or nickel(II) with thecis-pyridine-2-aldoxime complexes of the same metal ions have been investigated by spectrophotometric measurements. The homo and heterobinuclear chelates involved have been isolated as the chlorides and characterized by spectroscopic and thermoanalytical techniques. The first decomposition step is not dependent on the furnace atmosphere (N₂ or O₂) and is accompanied by a large exothermic effect (DSC curves in N₂). TG curves show that binuclear complexes are generally slightly less stable than the respective mononuclear complexes but, in the case of [Cu(NiL₂)Cl₂(H₂O)₂], the complexation of copper(II) gives rise a drastic decrease of its thermal stability.

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Zusammenfassung Die Reaktionen zwischen Kupfer(II) und Nickel(II) mit den cis-Pyridin-2-aldoxim-Komplexen der gleichen Metallionen wurden spektrophotometrisch untersucht. Die homo- und heterobinuklearen Chelate wurden als Chloride isoliert und durch spektroskopische und thermoanalytische Methoden charakterisiert. Der erste Zersetzungsschritt ist unabhängig von der Ofenatmosphäre (N₂ oder O₂) und ist stark exotherm (s. DSC-Kurven in Abb. 1). Die TG-Kurven lassen erkennen, dass zweikernige Komplexe im allgemeinen etwas weniger stabil als die entsprechenden einkernigen Komplexe sind, im Falle von [Cu(NiL₂)Cl₂(H₂O)₂], aber die Anlagerung von Liganden an das Kupfer zu einer drastischen Verminderung der Stabilität führt.

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This work was carried out with financial support by MPI National Project.     

Observation conditions and thermal stability of O2? on SnO2

A sharp change in the relaxational characteristics of O ₂ ^– anion radicals on SnO₂ is observed under physical adsorption of O₂ molecules in an amount less than 10¹⁶ m^–3. The thermal stability of sites for O ₂ ^– stabilization on SnO₂ is analyzed. Molecular oxygen, forming O₂, is shown to desorb with increasing temperature without participating in reoxidation of the oxide.

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O ₂ ^– SnO₂ O₂ 10¹⁶ M^–2. O ₂ ^– SnO₂. , O₂, O ₂ ^– , .