Simultaneous determination of hydroquinone and catechol using a glassy carbon electrode modified with gold nanoparticles,ZnS/NiS@ZnS quantum dots and L-cysteine

We describe an electrochemical sensor for simultaneous determination of hydroquinone (HQ) and catechol (CC). A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was modified with gold nanoparticles, L-cysteine, and ZnS/NiS@ZnS quantum dots using a layer-by-layer technique. The materials were characterized by X-ray diffractometry, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and electrochemical impedance and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry revealed this modified GCE to represent a highly sensitive sensor for the simultaneous determination of HQ and CC. The anodic peak current for HQ at a working voltage of 80 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl) is related to its concentration in the 0.1 to 300 μM range (even in the presence of 0.1 mM of CC). The anodic peak current for CC at a working voltage of 184 mV is related to its concentration in the 0.5 to 400 μM range (even in the presence of 0.1 mM of HQ). The detection limits (at an S/N ratio of 3) are 24 and 71 nM for HQ and CC, respectively. The modified GCE was successfully applied to the determination of HQ and CC in aqueous solutions and gave satisfactory results.

A glassy carbon electrode was modified with gold nanoparticles, ZnS/NiS@ZnS quantum dots and L-cysteine and used for simultaneous determination of hydroquinone and catechol.

     

Chiral Separations in Normal‐phase Liquid Chromatography: Updating a Screening Strategy with a Chlorine‐containing Polysaccharide‐based Selector

The screening conditions of an existing column and mobile phase selection strategy for chiral compounds in normal‐phase high performance liquid chromatography (NP‐HPLC) were tested for their applicability on Chiralpak IC, which is a chiral stationary phase (CSP) made by immobilising cellulosic tris (3,5‐dichlorophenyl‐carbamate) on silica gel. In this study, the applicability of the optimization steps of the existing separation strategy was examined using 36 compounds representing the three possible resolution situations that occur after screening. The cumulative number of separated compounds is 27 (75.0 %), and the cumulative number of baseline separated compounds is 19 (52.8 %).     

Steroidal Alkaloids from Veratrum maackii Regel with Genotoxicity on Brain‐Cell DNA in Mice

Two new steroidal alkaloids, 23‐methoxycyclopamine 3‐O‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside ( 1 ) and isoecliptalbine ( 2 ), were isolated from the root and rhizoma of Veratrum maackii Regel , together with five known compounds, i.e., verussurine ( 3 ), verabenzoamine ( 4 ), verazine ( 5 ), isoverazine ( 6 ), and verazinine ( 7 ). Their structures were established by extensive analysis of spectroscopic data, as well as by comparison with literature data. Compounds 1 – 7 could cause DNA damage in the cerebellum and cerebral cortex of mice in a dose‐dependent manner by using single‐cell gel electrophoresis (comet assay).     

The Influencing Mechanism of Acidity on the Oxidation Peak Currents of Uric Acid and Ascorbic Acid at the PACPE by Cyclic Voltammetry

In this paper, a pre‐anodized carbon paste electrode (PACPE) is fabricated by a simple electrochemical pretreatment method, which can be used for the simultaneous determination of uric acid (UA) and ascorbic acid (AA). The influencing mechanism of the acidity on the size of oxidation peak current (i_p,a) of UA and AA is discussed in detail. According to the results, in different pH conditions, the intensity of hydrogen bonding between UA, AA and the surface of PACPE, the degree of reduction reaction at the auxiliary electrode, and the structural configurations of UA and AA with different species in reaction system have evident influence on the size of oxidation peak current. In pH 7.00 phosphate buffer solution, the calibration curves for UA and AA are obtained in the range of 5.0 x 10^‐7–5.0 x 10^‐5 mol/L and 3.0 x 10^‐5–5.0 x 10^‐3 mol/L, respectively. The detection limits for UA and AA are found to be 2.0 x 10^‐8 mol/L and 1.2 x 10^‐6 mol/L, respectively. This proposed method has been successfully applied to determine UA and AA in human urine simultaneously with satisfactory results.     

Fabrication of the Monolithic Fiber for the Solid Phase Micro‐extraction of Malachite Green

A monolithic fiber of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was prepared by in situ polymerization within the capillary with an inner diameter of 530 µm. It was carried out in 8 min by microwave irradiation using malachite green (MG) as a template molecule, α‐methacrylic acid (MAA) as a functional monomer, acetonitrile (ACN) as a porogenic solvent, ethylene dimethacrylate (EDMA) as a crosslinker, azodiiso‐butyronitrile (AIBN) as a thermal initiator. The resulted MIP fibers were pushed out from the capillary, eluted and inserted in the capillary again, which successfully used for the solid phase microextraction (SPME) procedure. The factors affecting the extraction of MG, such as the molar ratio of template/monomer (MG/MAA), concentration of NaCl, extraction and desorption time, and extraction and desorption solvents were investigated in detail. The selectivity of the MIP fibers was compared using MG analogues crystal violet (CV) and non‐analogue Sudan II. It was also employed for the pretreatment of trace MG in the fish feed followed by high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) detection. Under the optimal conditions, the linear range of MG was 10‐600 μg/L, the detection limit (LOD) was 1.23 μg/L and the recovery of spiked fish feed sample was 88.7～113.9%.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Biological Activity of 2-(3,4-Dichloroisothiazol-5-yl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydrothiazol-4-yl-3-methylbenzoate

The title compound diethyl 2-(3,4-dichloroisothiazol-5-yl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydrothiazol-4-yl-3-methylbenzoate(C15H9Cl2F3N2O2S2, Mr = 441.26) was prepared from methyl 3,4-dichloroisothiazole-5-carboxylate as the starting material by four steps of reaction. Its structure was characterized by IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, EA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal of the title compound belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 8.8437(18), b = 16.128(3), c = 12.305(3), β = 91.68(3)o, V = 1754.4(6) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.671 g/cm3, μ(Mo Ka) = 0.71073 mm-1, F(000) = 888, R = 0.0384 and w R = 0.0778. Weak π-π interactions occur between the isothiazole rings and phenyl rings of adjacent molecules to form a one-dimensional chain and stabilize the crystal structure. Bioassay indicates that the title compound has good activity against the fungi and TMV tested.     

A {Nb6P2W12}‐Based Hexameric Manganese Cluster with Single‐Molecule Magnet Properties

By deliberately using a metastable polyanion [(NbO₂)₆P₂W₁₂O₅₆]^12? ( 1 ), which was formed in situ, we have discovered the unprecedented hexameric cluster {Mn₁₅(Nb₆P₂W₁₂O₆₂)₆} ( 2 ), in which the six polyanions [Nb₆P₂W₁₂O₆₁]^10? are alternately connected by four intriguing trinuclear {Mn^III₃} moieties and four {Mn^II} linkers. This discovery is the first in which the phosphoniobotungstate has been made accessible by using transition‐metal ions; furthermore, polyanion 2 represents the largest niobotungstate cluster reported to date. Analysis by means of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI‐MS ) provides insight into the self‐assembly process, and the peaks observed relate to the different charge states of the parent cluster, thus confirming the stability of 2 . In addition, magnetic‐susceptibility measurements reveal that each {Mn^III₃} subunit is a separate single‐molecule magnet (SMM). This discovery results from the exploration of the reverse effect of metastable polyanion 1 possessing high reactivity, thereby turning a disadvantage into an advantage. This finding could define a new synthetic strategy for the design and synthesis of magnetic polyoxometalate (POM) clusters.     

毛细管气相色谱法测定食用油中15种反式脂肪酸的含量

提出了毛细管气相色谱法测定橄榄油、芝麻油和花生油中的15种反式脂肪酸。样品用异辛烷溶解,与2mol·L-1氢氧化钾的甲醇溶液进行酯化反应,生成的脂肪酸甲酯经强极性聚二氰丙基硅氧烷毛细管气相色谱柱SP-2560分离,用氢火焰离子化检测器检定。在优化的试验条件下,15种反式脂肪酸甲酯的质量浓度在一定范围内与其峰面积呈线性关系,方法的检出限(3S/N)和测定下限(10S/N)分别为0.012%(以脂肪计)和0.024%(以脂肪计)。对空白样品进行加标回收试验,回收率在86.6%~109%之间,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=10)在2.0%~4.2%之间。方法用于分析市售橄榄油、芝麻油和花生油中的15种反式脂肪酸,结果与标准方法的测定值相符。     

Synthesis and antitumor activity of α-aminophosphonate derivatives containing thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines

Two series of thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives were designed and synthesized, in which bioactive a-aminophosphonate subunits were introduced at the N3 position through an N–N bond connection.The in vitro cytotoxic activity of the novel compounds was tested against human esophageal carcinoma cells(EC109), human hepatocarcinoma cells(Hep G2), human gastric carcinoma cells(MGC-803),respectively, by the MTT method. The evaluation results revealed that compounds 6mb, 6mf, 6mg, 6nd and 6nh exerted the most potent inhibition against Hep G2, MGC-803 and EC109 cells, respectively. In particular, compound 6mg presented excellent inhibitory effect against Hep G2(91.2%) and MGC-803(94.4%) cells.     

基于3-氧醚乙酸-邻苯二酸和N-辅助配体的锌和镉配合物的合成、晶体结构及荧光性质

水热法合成得到2个配合物,{[Zn7(L)4(bpe)2(μ3-OH)2(H2O)8]·4H2O}n(1),和{[Cd3(L)2(bpy)2.5(H2O)]·5.5H2O}n(2)(H3L=3-(carboxymethoxy)benzene-1,2-dioic acid,bpe=1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)-ethene,bpy=4,4′-bipyridine),并采用元素分析、红外光谱、热重和X-射线单晶衍射对其结构进行表征。配合物1中,配体L3-和bpe连接[Zn5(μ3-OH)2]中心形成一维链,这样的链通过氢键连接成三维的超分子结构。配合物2呈现(3,3,6)连接的网状结构。此外,对配合物1和2的荧光性质进行了研究。