Chemical effects of neutron induced nuclear reactions in KIO4 at different pH of dissolution

Dissolution effect on recoil¹²⁸I retention in the form of IO ₄ ^– ion following /n,/ process in potassium periodate target has been studied. A remarkable variation in retention is found both in solid and solution phase with the pH of dissolution. A suitable mechanism is suggested to explain the observed results.     

Determination of lead concentration and lead isotope ratios in calcium supplements by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry after high pressure, high temperature digestion

The presence of lead as a contaminant in calcium supplements has aroused considerable public health interest in recent years. In this investigation lead and lead isotope ratios were determined by ICP-MS in ten brands of calcium supplements after high pressure/temperature digestion. Calcium supplements (200 to 250 mg) were digested in 2 mL of nitric acid at 230?°C and at a pressure of 1770 psi (1.2 × 10⁴ kPa). Lead concentrations were determined by matrix-matched lead standards prepared in a high-purity calcium carbonate matrix. Good recoveries of lead and calcium were obtained for certified animal bone reference material. High levels of Pb (8 to 28 μg Pb per g of calcium) were found in calcium supplements that contain dolomite or bone meal. Chelated and refined calcium supplements had lower Pb levels (0.8 to 0.9 μg Pb/g Ca). Application of lead isotope ratios to distinguish the origin of calcium sources was also explored.     

Fluorescence Properties of Isolated Intact Normal Human Corneas

Abstract— We have examined the fluorescence properties of excised intact normal human corneas from over a hundred donors, using synchronous excitation fluorescence spectroscopy. In some of the corneas from the donors, a fluoro-phore with an excitation band centered at 330 nm was observed. This fluorophore does not seem to correspond to the dityrosine moiety or to any photoproducts of tryptophan. Isolated corneas irradiated with light of 295 nm wavelength do not produce any fluorescent photoproducts, suggesting that the intact tissue has endogenous quenchers, radical scavengers and antioxidants that inhibit its photodamage. The non-tryptophan fluorophores that accumulate in some corneas thus appear to arise largely from the nonenzymatic glycosylation (glycation) of the constituent proteins as similar fluorophores are detected in the corneas of rats in which diabetes is induced.     

Formation and stability of a Janus-Wedge type of DNA triplex

A new type of DNA targeting with the formation of a Janus-Wedge (J-W) triple helix is described. The "wedge" residue (W) attached to a PNA backbone is designed to insert itself into double-stranded DNA and base pair with both Watson-Crick faces. To study the stability of such an assembly, we have examined the formation of the J-W triplex with dC8 - T8 target sequence. The use of this target sequence permits the study of this new helix form without competing Watson-Crick interactions between the two target residues. Studies indicate that the W strand binds to both target strands, with defined polarity and a stability (-15.2 kcal/mol) that is roughly the sum of the two independent duplex interactions.     

Recent applications of sample preparation techniques in food analysis

Even with the emergence of advanced techniques of separation and identification, it is rarely possible to analyse food without manipulation. The traditional techniques for sample preparation are time consuming and require large amount of reagents, which are expensive, generate considerable waste, contaminate the sample and can enrich it for analytes. The more analytical techniques have become highly developed, the more has sample clean-up become important in order to fully take advantage of them. Due to the multiplicity of food matrices, it is not possible to use one sample preparation technique, so many methods have been proposed for meeting all the requirements. The newest variations of wet digestion, solvent and sorbent extraction and membrane separation are summarised and their most recent applications to food analysis are provided.     

Addition Compounds of Organotin halides. III. Adducts of n-propyl tin Trichloride with Amines

n-Propyl tin trichloride and its complexes with bases as pyridine, α, β-and γ-picolines, isoquinoline, piperidine, morpholine, aniline and benzylamine have been prepared. The complexes have been characterised by their I.R. and molar conductance measurements. Assignments for some I.R. frequencies have been reported and discussed. Molar conductance values of some of the complexes in nitrobenzene categories them to be uni-univalent electrolytes.     

Structural and electronic properties of Si n, Si n+, and AlSi n-1 (n=2-13) clusters: theoretical investigation based on ab initio molecular orbital theory

The geometric and electronic structures of Si(n), Si(n) (+), and AlSi(n-1) clusters (2< or =n< or =13) have been investigated using the ab initio molecular orbital theory under the density functional theory formalism. The hybrid exchange-correlation energy function (B3LYP) and a standard split-valence basis set with polarization functions [6-31G(d)] were employed for this purpose. Relative stabilities of these clusters have been analyzed based on their binding energies, second difference in energy (Delta (2)E) and fragmentation behavior. The equilibrium geometry of the neutral and charged Si(n) clusters show similar structural growth. However, significant differences have been observed in the electronic structure leading to their different stability pattern. While for neutral clusters, the Si(10) is magic, the extra stability of the Si(11) (+) cluster over the Si(10) (+) and Si(12) (+) bears evidence for the magic behavior of the Si(11) (+) cluster, which is in excellent agreement with the recent experimental observations. Similarly for AlSi(n-1) clusters, which is isoelectronic with Si(n) (+) clusters show extra stability of the AlSi(10) cluster suggesting the influence of the electronic structures for different stabilities between neutral and charged clusters. The ground state geometries of the AlSi(n-1) clusters show that the impurity Al atom prefers to substitute for the Si atom, that has the highest coordination number in the host Si(n) cluster. The fragmentation behavior of all these clusters show that while small clusters prefers to evaporate monomer, the larger ones dissociate into two stable clusters of smaller size.     

Electrode kinetics and thermodynamic study of complexes of palladium(II) at D.M.E.

Polarographic study of Pd(II) reveals that it reduces quasireversibly at d.m.e. in 0.2M-pyridine+0.1N-HCl medium. Kinetic parameters of Pd(II) in various concentrations of -resorcyclic acid were calculated usingGellings method and thus the effect of concentration of -resorcyclic acid on the kinetics of the reduction of Pd(II) has been explained.DeFord/Hume graphical extrapolation method and the mathematical method ofMihailov have been employed for the evaluation of overall formation constants of the complexes formed with -resorcyclic acid. The logarithmic values of overall formation constants ₁, ₂ and ₃ obtained by the two methods are 7.47, 8.60, 9.66 (DeFord andHume Method) and 7.44, 8.64, 9.66 (Mihailov Method) at 298 K. Thermodynamic parameters of these complexes are reported.

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Elektrodenkinetik und thermodynamische Untersuchungen an Pd(II)-Komplexen mittels polarographie

Zusammenfassung Pd(II) zeigt eine quasireversible Reduktion in 0,2M-Pyridin/0,1N-HCl. Kinetische Parameter wurden mittels der Methode vonGelling ermittelt und damit der Effekt verschiedener -Resorcylsäurekonzentrationen erklärt. Bildungskonstanten der entsperechenden Komplexe wurden nachDeFord/Hume und nachMihailov ermittelt. Die logarithmischen Werte der Gesamtbildungskonstanten ₁, ₂ und ₃ bei 298 K betragen nach derDe Ford/Hume-Methode 7,47, 8,60 und 9,66, nach derMihailov-Methode 7,44. 8,64 und 9,66. Die thermodynamischen Parameter der Komplexbildung werden angegeben.

     

Kinetics of ion-exchange of transition metals on tin(IV) arseno-silicate cation exchanger

Exchange kinetics of some transition metal ions on tin(IV) arsenosilicate has been studied at various temperatures under particle diffusion controlled conditions. Various useful kinetic parameters such as self-diffusion coefficient (D_o), energy of activation (E_a) and entropy of activation (S^*) have been calculated and compared with other similar materials.

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