Concentration and clean-up of trace hydrocarbons from atmospheric particulate matter

Summary The aim of this work is to establish the best conditions for concentration and purification steps in the trace analysis of aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from atmospheric particulate matter by gas chromatography-flame ionisation detection (GC-FID) and high performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet and fluorescence detection (HPLC-UV-FL). The best results for the more volatile compound were obtained with a combination of rotary evaporation and a stream of nitrogen (near to 100% for aliphatic hydrocarbons and from 70 to 105% for PAH). Two types of solid phase extraction (SPE)cartridges (Supelclean ^tm LC-Silica SPE tubes and Sep-Pak^? Plus silica cartridges) and glass column were examined for the purification and fractionation step. Blank chromatograms of both types of cartridges analysed by GC-FID made this study difficult, because a PSS (programmed split-splitless) injector was employed thereby increasing the sensitivity. This problem was not observed in the HPLC-UV-FL blank chromatograms of these cartridges. Glass columns filled with silica and alumina were chosen because no interference was found in the GC-FID blank chromatograms and the best recoveries in the fractionation of both aliphatic hydrocarbons and PAH were achieved. This is especially important when aliphatic hydrocarbons concentrations are lower than 1 μg mL⁻¹. Finally, the selected conditions were applied to the analysis of hydrocarbons in real atmospheric particulate samples.     

Monitoring the Hydrolysis of p—Nitrophenyl Acetate Catalyzed by Seryl—histidine with Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

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固—液界面阴离子集团构型的密度泛函理论研究

通过键合不同数量的H2PO4^-离子构造了H4P2O8^2-和H4P4O16^8-两种阴离子集 团。利用密度泛函理论对它们的构型进行优化并计算其振动频率和喇曼散射效率。 测量了固—液界面边界层的喇曼光谱并与理论计算结果进行对比分析，进一步研究 了阴离子集团的结构、聚合及脱水等过程。实验和理论研究均表明阴离子二聚体是 KDP晶体的生长基元，他们在固液界面将进一步形成多聚体分子集团，而离子集团 的脱水过程则发生在距KDP晶体表面约50μm的固—液界面边界层中。随着生长层向 界面的推进，这些分子集团将变得越来越有序。本文的研究结果对确定晶体生长界 面动力学过程、发展和完善晶体生长理论有重要意义。     

Pu（^7Fg）＋H2（X^1∑g^＋,0,0）的分子反应动力学

基于PuH_2分子基态(X~7A_1)的分析势能函数，用准经典的Monte-Carlo轨线法 对Pu(~7Fg)+H_2(X~1∑_g~+，0，0)的分子反应动力学过程进行了计算。结果表明 ：Pu(~7F_g)与H_2(X~1∑_g~+，0，0)碰撞是弹性碰撞。     

A comparative study of several HPLC methods for determining free amino acid profiles in honey

A study of the viability of three derivatizing reagents for obtaining amino acid profiles in honey through high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is presented. A method using diode array detection based on a reaction with diethyl ethoxymethylene malonate (DEMM) and two other methods using fluorescence detection based on derivatization with fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC-Cl) and 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate (AQC) have been developed. The three methods yield detection limits close to the ppb level, but vary in relation to other analytical characteristics. The use of methyl chloroformate derivatives allows the profile to be obtained with the greatest sensitivity within a short time frame. On applying such methods to honey samples of diverse botanical origin, we observe that the proline values obtained are always lower than those found using the official spectrophotometric method, thereby underlining the advisability of using HPLC methods to reduce uncertainty in these results.     

来曲唑的合成、表征及晶体研究

合成了抗癌药物4,4′-(1H-1,2,4-三唑-1-亚甲基)-双-甲苯基氰,测定了其IR, NMR和单晶结构,晶体C17H11N5属单斜晶系,空间群P21/n,晶胞参数:a=0.70300(14) nm, b=1.6170(3) nm, c=1.3360(3) nm, β=104.80(3)°, Z=4.结构解析最终一致性因子R1=0.0897.分子间通过氢键和范德华力形成超分子结构.     

芳亚甲基丙二腈、芳亚甲基氰乙酰胺的固相合成

芳醛和丙二腈、氰乙酰胺在NH4Ac催化下经固相反应高产率的得到芳亚甲基丙 二腈和芳亚甲基氰乙酰胺。     

Application of a mercuric iodide detector for the exploration and exploitation of niobium deposits in remote areas

The comparison of an ambient temperature mercuric iodide spectrometer (HgI₂) with a conventional cooled Si(Li) spectrometer is presented for the determination of niobium in Venezuelan laterites in the laboratory. The energy resolution of the HgI₂ spectrometer was only about 590 eV (FWHM) at 5.9 keV compared to about 150 eV for the conventional Si(Li) spectrometer. The efficiency was about 5 times lower in the region of the Nb_K peak as compared to the Si(Li) detector. Even though its energy resolution and efficiency is much poorer than the conventional Si(Li), the results it produced for the determination of niobium were acceptable for use in the exploration and exploitation of a niobium-rich deposit such as Cerro Impacto, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela.     

Ab initio study of the complexes of halogen-containing molecules RX (X=Cl, Br, and I) and NH3: towards understanding the nature of halogen bonding and the electron-accepting propensities of covalently bonded halogen atoms

Ab initio calculations have been performed on a series of complexes formed between halogen-containing molecules and ammonia to gain a deeper insight into the nature of halogen bonding. It appears that the dihalogen molecules form the strongest halogen-bonded complexes with ammonia, followed by HOX; the charge-transfer-type contribution has been demonstrated to dominate the halogen bonding in these complexes. For the complexes involving carbon-bound halogen molecules, our calculations clearly indicate that electrostatic interactions are mainly responsible for their binding energies. Whereas the halogen-bond strength is significantly enhanced by progressive fluorine substitution, the substitution of a hydrogen atom by a methyl group in the CH(3)X...NH(3) complex weakened the halogen bonding. Moreover, remote substituent effects have also been noted in the complexes of halobenzenes with different para substituents. The influence of the hybridization state of the carbon atom bonded to the halogen atom has also been examined and the results reveal that halogen-bond strengths decrease in the order HC triple bond CX > H(2)C=CHX approximately O=CHX approximately C(6)H(5)X > CH(3)X. In addition, several excellent linear correlations have been established between the interaction energies and both the amount of charge transfer and the electrostatic potentials corresponding to an electron density of 0.002 au along the R-X axis; these correlations provide good models with which to evaluate the electron-accepting abilities of the covalently bonded halogen atoms. Finally, some positively charged halogen-bonded systems have been investigated and the effect of the charge has been discussed.