高分辨质谱技术研究DART离子化条件下的背景离子及潜在应用

运用高分辨质谱技术对实时直接分析(DART)离子化条件下的多种背景离子进行研究和表征,追溯了这些信号可能的来源。研究表明:背景离子主要在阳离子条件下产生,且主要来自实验室环境中微量的增塑剂和聚二甲基硅氧烷,其中聚二甲基硅氧烷可能来自泵油挥发。了解和掌握这些背景离子有助于利用DART技术开展研究和测试方面的工作:(1)这些背景信号较弱,在DART的样品分析时不会产生显著干扰。可在不额外加入内标化合物的情况下,考察高分辨质谱质量轴的稳定性和准确度。(2)了解这些背景离子有助于DART质谱分析复杂体系时避免误判。     

半夹芯式16电子化合物CpCo(S_2C_2B_(10)H_(10))与重氮乙酸乙酯及联烯三元反应体系

半夹芯式碳硼烷16e金属有机化合物Cp Co(S2C2B10H10)与重氮乙酸乙酯及联烯在室温下反应,生成化合物1和2。在化合物1和2中,一分子重氮乙酸乙酯与一分子联烯以头-头方式插入Co-B键之间使碳硼烷B(3)/(6)位发生B-H键活化生成B-C键,另有一分子重氮乙酸乙酯使Co-S断裂形成硫叶立德。分别采用红外、核磁、元素分析、质谱和单晶X射线衍射等表征方法对化合物1和2进行了结构表征。     

碳硼烷硼端衍生物的合成与表征

在路易斯酸催化下,碳硼烷分别与对氰基溴化苄、三苯基膦在甲苯溶液里回流,前者反应中,制备得碳硼烷的硼端与对氰基苄基中的亚甲基直接偶联的产物1,通过调整催化剂的含量,可以显著地提高含B-Cl键的产物2的产率;与三苯基膦的反应中,碳硼烷失去一个硼顶,并与三苯基膦中的P原子直接偶联,生成含B-P键的巢式碳硼烷衍生物3。对此两类化合物进行了核磁、质谱、红外及单晶衍射等表征。化合物1和2中均发现碳硼烷的CH与N形成CH…N氢键和CH…π的弱作用,其中化合物2中,还存在CH…Cl。在巢式化合物3中,发现碳硼烷的CH参与了罕见的CH…HC相互作用。这类反应成功合成了含有B-C、B-Cl、B-P键的碳硼烷衍生物。     

基于B-H键的活化对含B-C、B-Cl、B-P键的碳硼烷硼端衍生物的合成与表征

在路易斯酸催化下,碳硼烷分别与对氰基溴化苄、三苯基膦在甲苯溶液里回流,前者反应中,制备得碳硼烷的硼端与对氰基苄基中的亚甲基直接偶联的产物1,通过调整催化剂的含量,可以显著地提高含B-Cl键的产物2的产率;与三苯基膦的反应中,碳硼烷失去一个硼顶,并与三苯基膦中的P原子直接偶联,生成含B-P键的巢式碳硼烷衍生物3。对此两类化合物进行了核磁、质谱、红外及单晶衍射等表征。化合物1和2中均发现碳硼烷的CH与N形成CH…N氢键和CH…π的弱作用,其中化合物2中,还存在CH…Cl。在巢式化合物3中,发现碳硼烷的CH参与了罕见的CH…HC相互作用。这类反应成功合成了含有B-C、B-Cl、B-P键的碳硼烷衍生物。     

半夹芯16电子碳硼烷化合物Cp*CoS2C2B10H10与含磷化合物的反应性

半夹芯16电子碳硼烷化合物Cp~*CoS_2C_2B_(10)H_(10)分别与二苯基甲基膦、苯基二甲基膦和三甲基膦反应得到碳硼烷衍生物(Cp~*CoS_2C_2B_(10)H_(10))(PPh_2Me)(1)、(Cp~*CoS_2C_2B_(10)H_(10))(PPhMe_2)(2)和(Cp~*CoS_2C_2B_(10)H_(10))(PMe_3)(3)。分别用红外、核磁、元素分析、质谱和单晶X射线衍射等表征方法对1、2和3进行了结构表征。紫外可见吸收光谱结果显示化合物1、2和3在乙腈溶剂中均有2个吸收峰,第一个吸收峰分别位于321、316和321 nm;第二个吸收峰分别位于425、399和407 nm。荧光光谱结果显示化合物1、2和3在乙腈中的最大发射波长位于406 nm左右。     

含碳硼烷膦氧配体镍、铱化合物的合成与表征

碳硼烷双膦配体L1分别与三苯基膦氯化镍(NiCl2(PPh3)2)和1,5-环辛二烯氯化铱(IrCl(COD))在空气中反应生成含巢式碳硼烷膦氧配体的镍、铱化合物1和2。本文对此两个化合物进行了核磁、质谱、红外及单晶衍射等表征。化合物1中溶剂分子氯仿与主体结构存在着常见的Cl…H氢键作用和较少见的CH…π作用,化合物2是首例以膦氧配体形成的Ir(Ⅰ)配合物,同时由于金属的差别导致了碳硼烷双膦配体被氧化程度的不同形成了新颖的碳硼烷[P,O]和[O,O]配体。     

基于B-H键的活化对含B-C、B-Cl、B-P键的碳硼烷硼端衍生物的合成与表征

在路易斯酸催化下,碳硼烷分别与对氰基溴化苄、三苯基膦在甲苯溶液里回流,前者反应中,制备得碳硼烷的硼端与对氰基苄基中的亚甲基直接偶联的产物1,通过调整催化剂的含量,可以显著地提高含B-Cl键的产物2的产率;与三苯基膦的反应中,碳硼烷失去一个硼顶,并与三苯基膦中的P原子直接偶联,生成含B-P键的巢式碳硼烷衍生物3。对此两类化合物进行了核磁、质谱、红外及单晶衍射等表征。化合物1和2中均发现碳硼烷的CH与N形成CH…N氢键和CH…π的弱作用,其中化合物2中,还存在CH…Cl。在巢式化合物3中,发现碳硼烷的CH参与了罕见的CH…HC相互作用。这类反应成功合成了含有B-C、B-Cl、B-P键的碳硼烷衍生物。     

Formation and Structure of an Anionic Ruthenaborane Compound:[Et4N][(PPh3)2ClRuB12H12]

在研究RuCl2(PPh3)3 和 closo-B10H102- 在乙醇中的反应时,意外分离得到一个阴离子型的钌硼烷化合物[Et4N][(PPh3)2ClRuB12H12], 并且经过红外光谱和单晶X射线衍射分析确证. 在其结构中,闭式B12H122-配体与Ru(II)中心通过三个B-H-Ru三中心-二电子键结合. 分析原因应是在通过文献方法制备闭式B10H102-时的少量副产物闭式B12H122-在反应体系中与RuCl2(PPh3)3反应而生成了标题化合物. 根据硼烷簇合物的电子计数规则, 标题化合物也可以看成是含有2n (n为簇顶点数)个骨架电子的pileo型簇合物, 具有加帽(capped)的闭式多面体骨架构型. 这是第一个阴离子型的含有闭式B12H122- 的钌化合物.     

半夹芯式16电子化合物CpCo(S2C2B10H10)与重氮乙酸乙酯及联烯三元反应体系

半夹芯式碳硼烷16e金属有机化合物CpCo（S₂C₂B₁₀H₁₀）与重氮乙酸乙酯及联烯在室温下反应,生成化合物1和2。在化合物1和2中,一分子重氮乙酸乙酯与一分子联烯以头-头方式插入Co-B键之间使碳硼烷B（3）/（6）位发生B-H键活化生成B-C键,另有一分子重氮乙酸乙酯使Co-S断裂形成硫叶立德。分别采用红外、核磁、元素分析、质谱和单晶X射线衍射等表征方法对化合物1和2进行了结构表征。     

含碳硼烷膦氧配体镍、铱化合物的合成与表征

碳硼烷双膦配体L1分别与三苯基膦氯化镍(NiCl₂(PPh₃)₂)和1,5-环辛二烯氯化铱(IrCl(COD))在空气中反应生成含巢式碳硼烷膦氧配体的镍、铱化合物1和2。本文对此两个化合物进行了核磁、质谱、红外及单晶衍射等表征。化合物1中溶剂分子氯仿与主体结构存在着常见的Cl…H氢键作用和较少见的CH…π作用,化合物2是首例以膦氧配体形成的Ir(Ⅰ)配合物,同时由于金属的差别导致了碳硼烷双膦配体被氧化程度的不同形成了新颖的碳硼烷[P,O]和[O,O]配体。     

Surface swabbing technique for the rapid screening for pesticides using ambient pressure desorption ionization with high-resolution mass spectrometry

A rapid screening method for pesticides has been developed to promote more efficient processing of produce entering the United States. Foam swabs were used to recover a multiclass mixture of 132 pesticides from the surfaces of grapes, apples, and oranges. The swabs were analyzed using direct analysis in real time (DART) ionization coupled with a high‐resolution Exactive Orbitrap? mass spectrometer. By using a DART helium temperature gradient from 100–350°C over 3 min, a minimal separation of analytes based on volatility differences was achieved. This, combined with the Exactive's mass resolution of 100 000, allowed the chromatographic step, along with the typical compositing and extraction steps associated with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) or liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) approaches, to be eliminated. Detection of 86% of the analytes present was consistently achieved at levels of 2 ng/g (per each apple or orange) and 10 ng/g (per grape). A resolution study was conducted with four pairs of isobaric compounds analyzed at a mass resolution of 100 000. Baseline separation was achieved with analyte ions differing in mass by 25 ppm and analyte ions with a mass difference of 10 ppm were partially resolved. In addition, field samples that had undergone traditional sample preparation using QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, rugged, and safe) were analyzed using both LC/MS and DART‐MS and the results from the two techniques were found to be comparable in terms of identification of the pesticides present. The use of swabs greatly increased sample throughput by reducing sample preparation and analysis time. Published in 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

High-resolution analysis by nano-electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry for the identification of molecular species of phospholipids and their oxidized metabolites

Nano-electrospray ionization (ESI) Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICRMS) was applied to identify the molecular species of phosphatidylethanolamine of Caenorhabditis elegans, which has a high concentration of phospholipids with a fatty acyl chain having an odd number of carbon atoms. The molecular species of diacyl phosphatidylethanolamine with one fatty acyl chain having an odd number of carbon atoms and one fatty acyl chain having an even number of carbon atoms was identified separately from alkyl-acyl phosphatidylethanolamine with an alkyl chain having an even number of carbon atoms and a fatty acyl chain having an even number of carbon atoms. Furthermore, nano-ESI-FTICRMS was applied to the direct identification of oxidized phosphatidylcholine from soybean. The mass peaks of individual molecular species of oxidative phosphatidylcholine, such as 34:3 diacyl phosphatidylcholine with peroxide (+2O) (m/z 788.544) or 34:2 diacyl phosphatidylcholine with peroxide (+2O) (m/z 790.560), can be separated from the peaks of the molecular species of the non-oxidative phospholipids. This suggests that the mass peaks with a difference of less than 0.1 mass units in their molecular weight can be separated and that their individual exact molecular compositions can be obtained by the FTICRMS analysis. The high resolution and high accuracy of FTICRMS are very effective in the analysis of molecular species of phospholipids and their derivatives.     

Competition between Halogen,Hydrogen and Dihydrogen Bonding in Brominated Carboranes

Halogen bonds are a subset of noncovalent interactions with rapidly expanding applications in materials and medicinal chemistry. While halogen bonding is well known in organic compounds, it is new in the field of boron cluster chemistry. We have synthesized and crystallized carboranes containing Br atoms in two different positions, namely, bound to C‐ and B‐vertices. The Br atoms bound to the C‐vertices have been found to form halogen bonds in the crystal structures. In contrast, Br atoms bound to B‐vertices formed hydrogen bonds. Quantum chemical calculations have revealed that halogen bonding in carboranes can be much stronger than in organic architectures. These findings open new possibilities for applications of carboranes, both in materials and medicinal chemistry.     

Polydimethylsiloxane-based wide-range mass calibration for direct analysis in real-time mass spectrometry

Direct analysis in real-time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) is normally applied for small-molecule analysis up to about m/z 1,000. Here, for the analysis of polydimethylsiloxanes, high-mass capabilities expanding beyond m/z 3,000 are demonstrated. In addition, polydimethylsiloxanes provide an ideal mass calibration standard for positive-ion DART-MS. A mass reference list has been compiled to cover ions from m/z 200 up to m/z 2,600. Species with more than 20 silicon atoms exhibit increasingly broader isotopic patterns with decreasing abundances of the monoisotopic ions. The use of the first isotopic peaks for analyte ions above m/z 2,000 serves as a work-around and ensures easy and reproducible recognition of the reference peaks by the instrument data system. Here, the positive-ion DART mass spectra of polydimethylsiloxanes and the corresponding experimental procedures are described, and the mass reference list is provided.     

Analysis of multiple mycotoxins in cereals under ambient conditions using direct analysis in real time (DART) ionization coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry

Direct analysis in real time (DART) ionization coupled to an (ultra)high resolution mass spectrometer based on orbitrap technology (orbitrapMS) was used for rapid quantitative analysis of multiple mycotoxins isolated from wheat and maize by modified QuEChERS procedure. After initial evaluation of ionization efficiencies for major groups of mycotoxins achievable with DART technology, sample preparation procedure and instrument parameter settings were optimized to obtain sensitive and accurate determination of most intensively ionizing toxins (deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, zearalenon, actyldeoxynivalenol, deepoxy-deoxynivalenol, fusarenon-X, altenuene, alternariol, alternariolmethylether, diacetoxyscirpenol, sterigmatocystin). The lowest calibration levels (LCLs) estimated for the respective analytes ranged from 50 to 150 μg kg⁻¹. Quantitative analysis was performed either with the use of matrix-matched standards or by employing commercially available ¹³C-labeled internal standards (available for deoxynivalenol, nivalenol and zearalenon). Good recoveries (100-108%) and repeatabilities (RSD 5.4-6.9%) were obtained at spiking level 500 μg kg⁻¹ with isotope dilution technique. Based on matrix-matched calibration, recoveries and repeatabilities were in the range 84-118% and 7.9-12.0% (RSD), respectively. The trueness of data obtained for deoxynivalenol and zearalenon in wheat/maize by DART-orbitrapMS was demonstrated by analysis of certified reference materials (CRMs). Good agreement of these results with data generated by validated ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry method was documented.     

Some aspects of the chemical behavior of icosahedral carboranes

Abatract  Important features of the chemical behavior of icosahedral carboranes are considered. The ways of introducing functional groups at the carbon and boron atoms of carboranes by conventional methods of organic chemistry and methods applicable only to carboranes are discussed. The latter methods include transformations of dicarbadodecaborate(14) dianions. Examples of the enantiomeric resolution of optically active carboranes, whose chirality is associated with the molecular asymmetry, are given. The diversity of chemical transformations of carboranes is exemplified by intramolecular nucleophilic rearrangements, cross-coupling reactions, and the formation of chelate metallacycles. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 801–822, April, 2008.     

Direct analysis in real time—a critical review on DART-MS

Direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) has become an established technique for rapid mass spectral analysis of a large variety of samples. DART-MS is capable of analyzing the sample at atmospheric pressure, essentially in the open laboratory environment. DART-MS can be applied to compounds that have been deposited or adsorbed on to surfaces or that are being desorbed therefrom into the atmosphere. This makes DART-MS suitable and well-known for analysis of ingredients of plant materials, pesticide monitoring on vegetables, forensic and safety applications such as screening for traces of explosives, warfare agents, or illicit drugs on luggage, clothes, or bank notes, etc. DART can also be used for analysis of either solid or liquid bulk materials, as may be required in quality control, or to quickly investigate the identity of a compound from chemical synthesis. Even living organisms can be subjected to DART-MS. Driven by different needs in analytical practice, the combination of the DART ionization source and interface can be configured in multiple geometries and with various accessories to adapt the setup as required. Analysis by DART-MS relies on some sort of gas-phase ionization mechanism. In DART, initial generation of the ionizing species is by use of a corona discharge in a pure helium atmosphere which delivers excited helium atoms that, upon their release into the atmosphere, will initiate a cascade of gas-phase reactions. In the end, this results in reagent ions created from atmospheric water or (solvent) vapor in the vicinity of the surface subject to analysis where they effect a chemical ionization process. DART ionization processes may generate positive or negative ions, predominantly even-electron species, but odd-electron species do also occur. The prevailing process of analyte ion formation from a given sample is highly dependent on analyte properties.     

The coupling of direct analysis in real time ionization to Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry for ultrahigh‐resolution mass analysis

Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) is an ambient ionization technique for mass spectrometry that provides rapid and sensitive analyses with little or no sample preparation. DART has been reported primarily for mass analyzers of low to moderate resolving power such as quadrupole ion traps and time‐of‐flight (TOF) mass spectrometers. In the current work, a custom‐built DART source has been successfully coupled to two different Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT‐ICR) mass spectrometers for the first time. Comparison of spectra of the isobaric compounds, diisopropyl methylphosphonate and theophylline, acquired by 4.7 T FT‐ICR MS and TOF MS, demonstrates that the TOF resolving power can be insufficient for compositionally complex samples. 9.4 T FT‐ICR MS yielded the highest mass resolving power yet reported with DART ionization for 1,2‐benzanthracene and 9,10‐diphenylanthracene. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exhibit a spatial dependence in ionization mechanisms between the DART source and the mass spectrometer. The feasibility of analyzing a variety of samples was established with the introduction and analysis of food products and crude oil samples. DART FT‐ICR MS provides complex sample analysis that is rapid, highly selective and information‐rich, but limited to relatively low‐mass analytes. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Rapid classification of White Oak (Quercus alba) and Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) by using pyrolysis direct analysis in real time (DART™) and time-of-flight mass spectrometry

Thirty-four samples of Red Oak (Quercus rubra) and fifty samples of White Oak (Quercus alba) were analyzed by pyrolytic direct analysis in real time (DART) ionization coupled with time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry. Although significant differences were not observed in the positive-ion mass spectra, the negative-ion mass spectra showed clear differences. Principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) were calculated for the relative abundances of 11 peaks in the negative-ion mass spectra including peaks tentatively assigned as representing deprotonated acetic, malic, gallic, dimethoxycinnamic, and ellagic acids. Leave one out cross validation (LOOCV) was 100% successful in classifying the samples for both PCA and LDA.     

From Mono‐ to Poly‐Substituted Frameworks: A Way of Tuning the Acidic Character of Cc?H in o‐Carborane Derivatives

The incorporation of iodine atoms onto the boron vertices of the o‐carborane framework causes, according to spectroscopic data, a uniform increase in the acidic character of the C_c? H (C_c= cluster carbon) vertices, whereas the incorporation of methyl groups onto the boron vertices of the o‐carborane framework reduces their acidity. Methyl groups when attached to boron are electron‐withdrawing in boron clusters, whereas iodine atoms bonded to boron act as electron donors. This has been proven on B‐methyl and B‐iodinated o‐carboranes with NMR spectroscopy measurements and DFT calculations of natural bond orbital (NBO) charges, which show a cumulative buildup of positive cluster‐only total charge (CTC) on B‐methyl o‐carboranes and a cumulative buildup of negative cluster‐only total charge for B‐iodinated o‐carboranes.