Addendum to the paper: diffusion of quinidine sulphate through polydimethylsiloxane membranes containing silica filler. I. Theoretical

This paper deals with the demonstration of the nonexistence of complex conjugate roots and of real positive roots in the working equations of a previous work [1], where this nonexistence was not proved.     

Determination of 'arsenosugars' in algae with anion-exchange chromatography and an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer as element-specific detector

The retention behavior of four naturally occurring dimethylarsinoylribosides with -CH2-CHOH-CH2X (X = OH, HO3POCH2CHOHCH2OH, SO3H, OSO3H) as aglycones, of arsenous acid, arsenic acid, methylarsonic acid, and dimethylarsinic acid was investigated on a Hamilton PRP-X100 anion-exchange column with aqueous solutions of ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (20 mmol/L) in the pH range of 3.8-9.0 as mobile phase. A HP 4500 inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) served as arsenic-specific detector. The influence of pH, temperature, and the concentration of methanol in the mobile phase on the retention times of these arsenic compounds was explored. An aqueous 20 mM ammonium dihydrogen phosphate solution at pH 5.6 at a column temperature of 40 degrees C was considered optimal as it allowed the separation of seven of the arsenic compounds within 16 min. Only arsenous acid and the ribose with the glycerol aglycone have overlapping signals with both migrating almost with the solvent front. At a concentration of 0.50 ng As mL(-1) the relative standard deviations (n = 3) of the signal areas of the eight arsenic compounds was in the range from 3.5 to 8.1%. The linear calibration curves (peak areas) from 0.5 to 10 ng/mL had correlation coefficients > 0.997. Extracts obtained from the brown algae Fucus spiralis and Halidrys siliquosa were chromatographed under the optimized conditions. Both species contained the sulfate riboside as the major arsenic compound (approximately 55% of total extractable arsenic) together with the sulfonate- and phosphate riboside. Arsenic acid was a significant constituent of Halidrys siliquosa (approximately 6.5%), but was not detected in Fucus spiralis.     

The crystal and molecular structures of 3,3,6,6-Tetramethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,5-dione and 6,6-Dibromo-1,3,3-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.2] octane-2,5-dione

The X-ray crystal structures of two bicyclic diketones have been determined. 3,3,6,6-Tetramethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,5-dione, C₁₁H₁₆O₂ (A), is monoclinic,C2/c (No. 15), with cell dimensionsa=9.071(3),b=9.748(5),c=12.322(6)Å,=110.15(3)°, andZ=4. The structure was determined by direct methods and refined toR ₁=0.065,R ₂=0.052 for 570 reflections. 6,6-Dibromo-1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.2]octane-2,5-dione, C₁₁H₁₄Br₂O₂ (D), is orthorhombic,Pcab, (No. 61), with cell dimensionsa=11.206(3),b=18.818(6),c=11.695(4) Å, andZ=8. The structure was solved by the heavy-atom method and refined toR ₁=0.070,R ₂=0.065 for 1210 reflections. Bond lengths and angles within both structures do not differ from those in similar structures. The opening up of the internal ring angle of the ketone inA (vs. a normal bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane) and the consequent decrease of the adjacent internal ring angle brings the ketone carbon atoms nearer to the hydrogen atoms of the bridging methylene group.     

A quantitative chemiluminescent assay for analysis of peroxide-based explosives

A quantitative chemiluminescent method, enabling indirect identification of the peroxide-based explosives TATP (triacetone triperoxide) and HMTD (hexamethylene triperoxide diamine) has been developed. Treatment of these compounds with acidic solutions produced peroxides, which were transformed into radical derivatives by horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and then quantified by measuring the light emitted during their oxidation of luminol. The method was first developed in the microplate format and later optimized for a portable luminometer, to enable rapid application of the assay directly on site. When the portable luminometer was used each analysis took only 5–10 min. The method had good selectivity, sensitivity, and reproducibility; in the microplate format the limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) were 40 and 50 ng mL⁻¹, respectively, for both TATP and HMTD. When the portable luminometer was used the LOD and LOQ were 50 and 100 ng mL⁻¹, respectively, for both compounds. Introduction of light emission-enhancing compounds did not improve the analytical performance of the assay. Imprecision (CV values) was always below 10%. Recovery varied rapidly with time, with an average value of 78% after 5 min. No false-positive result was detected on measurement of a variety of samples; this is an important feature for analysis on site. The method was applied both to contaminated materials and to fortified soil samples, simulating operational conditions.     

Experimental Study of the Excess Molar Volumes of Binary and Ternary Mixtures Containing Water + (1,2-Ethanediol,or 1,2-Propanediol,or 1,3-Propanediol,or 1,2-Butanediol) + (1-<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Bromide) at 298.15 K and Atmospheric Pressure

Densities of binary and ternary mixtures containing water + (1,2-ethanediol or 1,2-propanediol or 1,3-propanediol or 1,2-butanediol) + (1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide at 0.01 mole fraction) at 298.15 K and atmospheric pressure have been determined as a function of composition using an Anton Paar densimeter (Model DMA 55). Excess molar volumes (V_m^EV_{\mathrm{m}}^{\mathrm{E}}) were calculated. The values are negative for all mixtures over the whole composition range.     

Chiral diaminopyrrolic receptors for selective recognition of mannosides, part 2: a 3D view of the recognition modes by X-ray, NMR spectroscopy, and molecular modeling

The structural features of a representative set of five complexes of octyl α- and β-mannosides with some members of a new generation of chiral tripodal diaminopyrrolic receptors, namely, (R)-5 and (S)- and (R)-7, have been investigated in solution and in the solid state by a combined X-ray, NMR spectroscopy, and molecular modeling approach. In the solid state, the binding arms of the free receptors 7 delimit a cleft in which two solvent molecules are hydrogen bonded to the pyrrolic groups and to the benzenic scaffold. In a polar solvent (CD(3)CN), chemical shift and intermolecular NOE data, assisted by molecular modeling calculations, ascertained the binding modes of the interaction between the receptor and the glycoside for these complexes. Although a single binding mode was found to adequately describe the complex of the acyclic receptor 5 with the α-mannoside, for the complexes of the cyclic receptors 7 two different binding modes were required to simultaneously fit all the experimental data. In all cases, extensive binding through hydrogen bonding and CH-π interactions is responsible for the affinities measured in the same solvent. Furthermore, the binding modes closely account for the recognition preferences observed toward the anomeric glycosides and for the peculiar enantiodiscrimination properties exhibited by the chiral receptors.     

Arsenic Transformations in Short Marine Food Chains studied by HPLC-ICP MS

The chemical forms of arsenic in some herbivorous or mainly herbivorous marine animals and, in some cases, the algae on which they feed were determined by HPLC-ICP MS. In most cases arsenobetaine was present in the animals as well as arsenosugars consumed directly from the algae. However in the case of copepods Gladioferens imparipes fed only on the diatom Chaetoceros concavicornis which had been grown in axenic culture, arseno-betaine was absent. Arsenobetaine was also absent from the muscle of the silver drummer Kyphosus sydneyanus, although trimethyl-arsine oxide was present. This is the first reported case of the absence of arsenobetaine in a marine teleost fish and may be related to its fermentative faculty for digesting the macroalgae that it consumes. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.