In-situ derivatisation of degradation products of chemical warfare agents in water by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis

A new analytical procedure was developed for the extraction of degradation products of chemical warfare agents from water and for in-situ derivatisation prior to analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). With this new procedure, degradation products of the chemical warfare agents can be analysed and identified without going through laborious sample preparation. Parameters such as fiber selection, pH, salt content, derivatisation temperature, extraction and derivatisation periods, and sequence of adsorption/derivatisation were experimented with, to optimise the efficiency of this method. The detection limit is in the ppb to sub-ppb range with GC-MS in the full scan mode. Based on six injections of the devised procedure, a relative standard deviation from 10-35% can be achieved, depending on the compound. This method was demonstrated during the 4th International Interlaboratory Proficiency Test organised by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to be comparable to existing recommended operating procedures for verification of degradation products of chemical warfare agents.     

不依赖于统计模型的手性毛细管电泳分离多指标同时优化

考虑到手性毛细管电泳分离机理的复杂性，提出了不依赖于统计模型的二进制编码遗传算法多目标优化策略。根据实验参数的多少及其重要性，采用均匀设计安排完成初步实验。并用Derringer功效函数作为多指标同时优化的评价指标，以取得较高的分离度和较快分离速度；通过对实验参数给予编码，转化为二进制字符串，根据得到的总功效函数值大小进行遗传算法操作，产生新的一组实验条件。重复上述过程直到得到最佳分离条件为止。此方法成功地应用于华法令对映体的毛细管电泳分离条件优化。     

ToF-SIMS analysis of surface-anchored organometallic clusters

ToF-SIMS analysis of the organometallic cluster Os₃(μ-H)(CO)₁₀(μ-SCH₂CH₂SH) chemically attached onto a silver or gold surface, and of the cluster fragment Os₃(μ-H)(CO)₁₀(μ-OSi) on a silica surface, allows for identification of the surface organometallic species, and also gives information on its reactivity.     

高阻隔材料——偏氯乙烯悬浮共聚树脂

本文介绍偏氯乙烯悬浮共聚树脂的优异阻隔性能、合成配方与工艺。     

磷脂酰胆碱与牛血清白蛋白相互作用的FT-IR研究

利用傅立叶变换红外(FT-IR)和拉曼(FT-Raman)光谱研究了高浓度磷脂酰胆碱(PC)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用,及Eu3＋对该作用的影响.FT-IR结果显示,PC/BSA混合体系中二者的相互作用主要发生在PC头部极性基团,且这一作用随BSA含量的增加而增强,作用后蛋白质二级结构中α螺旋的比例有所增加. FT-Raman光谱说明PC与BSA的相互作用影响磷脂CH链的排列有序程度. PC/BSA/Eu3＋体系的红外光谱显示, Eu3＋与PC的磷氧键发生了强相互作用,并使蛋白α螺旋的比例进一步增加.     

Persulphate initiated polymerisation of methacrylamide—I: Kinetics and molecular weight dependences

A kinetic study of the aqueous persulphate initiated polymerisation of methacrylamide has shown that the rate of polymerisation is represented by the equation $\text{R}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{= k [}\text{M}\text{] [}\text{I}\text{]}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ where the overall rate constant, $\text{k = 1.3 × 10}{}^9\text{exp}\text{(?18,400/}\text{RT}\text{) 1}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{mol}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>?</mtext><mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{s}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$. Chain transfer with monomer, where C_M = 5.4 × 10^?3 at 60°, is shown to be the dominant transfer step. Comparison with kinetic studies of the analogous acrylamide polymerisation shed doubt on the ‘cage effect’ interpretation of complex orders with respect to monomer. An alternative explanation is proposed.     

乙苯脱氢铁系催化剂的穆斯堡尔谱研究

用穆斯堡尔法对乙苯脱氢铁系催化剂在反应条件下进行了研究。结果表明,反应前催化剂中的铁主要以α-Fe_2O_3和α-FeOOH的形式存在,在反应中主要组分为Fe_3O_4。用K_2CO_3和α-Fe_2O_3在高温下加热可以生成KFeO_2,后者在室温下很不稳定,在同样条件下很容易转化为Fe_3O_4。但钾的存在可促进催化剂中Fe~(3+)还原为Fe~(2+),有利于电子的交换,对催化活性起着助催作用。     

Novel alginate-poly(L-histidine) microcapsules as drug carriers: in vitro protein release and short term stability

Spherical, smooth-surfaced and mechanically stable alginate-poly(L-histidine) (PLHis) microcapsules with narrow particle size distributions were prepared by incubating calcium alginate beads in aqueous solutions of PLHis. The in vitro release characteristics, drug loading and encapsulation efficiency of the microcapsules were investigated using bovine erythrocytes hemoglobin (Hb) as a model drug. The results showed that the concentration of Ca(2+) ions had a considerable effect on the drug loading, encapsulation efficiency and in vitro release behavior of the microcapsules. When the concentration of CaCl(2) in the PLHis solution was increased from 0 to 3.0% (w/v), the drug loading and encapsulation efficiency decreased significantly from 38.0 to 4.3% and from 92.9 to 8.0%, respectively, while the total cumulative release of Hb from microcapsules in phosphate buffered saline solution (PBS, pH 6.8) decreased from 96.2 to 72.8% in 24 h. No significant protein release was observed during 70 h of incubation in hydrochloric acid solution (pH 1.2). However, under neutral conditions (PBS, pH 6.8), the Hb was completely and stably released within 24-70 h. An explosion test showed that the stability of alginate-PLHis microcapsules depended strongly on the concentration of PLHis and the calcium ions in solution. [Diagram: see text] Microscopy photo of Hb-loaded alginate-PLHis microcapsules.     

Crystallographic studies and structural systematics of the C2c alkali metal metavanadates

Four compounds in the system (Li, Na)VO₃ were synthesized and their structures refined in the space group $\text{C2}\text{c}$. Site population analysis showed that their compositions are (Na_0.5Li_0.5)VO₃, (Na_0.62Li_0.38)VO₃, (Na_0.71Li_0.29)VO₃ and (Na_0.84Li_0.16)VO₃. All have the structure of LiVO₃ and α-NaVO₃ which are related to the $\text{C2}\text{c}$ silicate pyroxenes. Structural data of eight compounds in the system (K, Na, Li)VO₃ were compiled, and correlations were established by multiple regression analyses between the effective ionic radii r_M1 and r_M2 of the alkali metal ions and various structural parameters. The size of the M2 site and the relative displacement of the (VO₃)_∞ chains are found to depend primarily on r_M2 only. The size of the M1 site and the amount of chain rotation are affected by both r_M1 and r_M2. Changes in lattice parameters are related to the chain movements. The anomalous chain configuration of LiVO₃ is also discussed.     

Tetrapyrrole derivatives substituted with ferrocenylethynyl moieties. synthesis and electrochemical studies

Up to eight redox-active ferrocenyl units have been incorporated, through the unsaturated ethynyl linkers, on the periphery of a series of cyclic tetrapyrrole derivatives including zinc(II) phthalocyanine and 2,3-naphthalocyanine, and nickel(II) meso-diphenylporphyrin. The synthesis of the former two macrocycles 4 and 7 involves the Sonogashira coupling reaction of ferrocenylethyne with 4,5-dichlorophthalonitrile (1) or 6,7-dibromonaphthalonitrile (5), respectively, followed by a base-promoted cyclization. The meso-bis(ferrocenylethynyl)porphyrin 11 has been prepared from the dibromo analogue 10 also by a palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction. These novel macrocyclic compounds have been spectroscopically and electrochemically characterized. As revealed by cyclic voltammetry, the ferrocenyl moieties appear to be electrochemically independent in these complexes and there is no significant electronic coupling among the iron(II) centers.