Investigating the nature of intermolecular and intramolecular bonds in noble gas containing molecules

This article presents a theoretical study on a number of selected noble gas containing systems of the general formula FNgR and NgR (Ng = He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe and R = CH₃, CN, CCH, BO, BNH, H, BeO, and AuF). The principal structures, bond energies, spectroscopic, and electronic properties of 28 noble gas containing molecules were investigated using density functional theory at the BMK level. Quantum theory of atoms in molecules, natural bond orbital, and several other analysis methods have been used to provide more insight into the nature of noble gas bonds. Although both F? Ng and Ng? R bonds in the investigated molecules are assigned to have partially covalent and partially electrostatic nature, the covalent character is dominant in Ng? R bonds. In the second part, the intermolecular interactions between FNgR molecules and hydrogen fluoride are overviewed with emphasis on the hydrogen bonding through the fluorine side of noble gas molecule with hydrogen of HF. The calculated interaction energies were found to decrease in magnitude going down the noble gas series. For all noble gases, the strongest hydrogen bond has been observed in the case R=CH₃. On the contrary, using R=CN in the FNgR moiety weakens the interaction strength. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Pesticide residues analysis in honey using ethyl acetate extraction method: validation and pilot survey in real samples

This paper presents a cost-effective and validated multi residue confirmatory method for the determination of 167 chemically different pesticides and a survey study on Cyprus honey samples. This method uses ethyl acetate for the extraction of pesticides from honey and the determination is performed with liquid chromatography (LC) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) operating in tandem mode (MS/MS) and with GC–ECD (gas chromatography with electron capture detector) analysis. The LC-MS/MS analytical system is especially important in the analysis of polar and non-volatile pesticides. For the validation of the method, blank honey samples were spiked with 146 pesticides (organophosphorous, carbamates, triazoles, amides, neonicodinoids, strobilurines, phenylureas, bendimidazoles and others) for the LC-MS/MS analysis at three levels: 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1 mg kg^?1 and with 21 pesticides for the GC-ECD analysis at two levels: 0.01 and 0.05 mg kg^?1for organochlorines and 0.05 and 0.2 mg kg^?1for the pyrethroids. As blank sample, a sample of honey which did not contain detectable levels of the analytes sought was used. The validation study was in accordance to the DG SANCO guidelines. The scope of validation included recovery, linearity, limits of quantification and precision. Linearity is demonstrated all along the range of concentration that was investigated with correlation coefficients ≥0.98. Recoveries of the majority of compounds were in the 70%–120% range and were characterised by precision lower or equal to 20%. The validated method was used for a survey of 36 samples of honey produced in different areas of Cyprus and this is the first work on Cypriot honey samples investigating a broad range of pesticides. Only coumaphos was detected at concentrations higher than 0.01 mg kg^?1 in the 58.6% of the honey samples analysed for Coumaphos. The results were evaluated in accordance to the provisions of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits (MRLs) in foodstuffs of animal origin. The concentrations of coumaphos in all positive samples were at levels much lower than the MRL.     

Adsorption of Propene on Neutral Gold Clusters in the Gas Phase

The adsorption of propene on neutral gold clusters is investigated in a collision cell under a few collision conditions. The adsorption reaction is studied by pressure‐dependent kinetic measurements and delayed unimolecular dissociation of the excited Au_n?propene complexes. The cluster size (n=9–25) and temperature (T=90–300 K) dependence of the propene adsorption is analyzed. Strong size dependences of the absorption reaction are observed; a larger propene adsorption probability was found for gold clusters composed of an even number of atoms. Propene binding energies are estimated by comparison of the temperature‐dependent unimolecular dissociation rates with rates obtained by using statistical RRKM modeling. The Au_n–propene binding energies decrease non‐monotonously with cluster size and are in the range of 1.2–0.85 eV for n=9–25. Finally, the bonding of C₃H₆ on Au_n is qualitatively described and similarities with the absorption of CO molecules on gold clusters are discussed.     

紫外荧光光谱法测定焦炉气中的痕量总硫

采用紫外荧光光谱法测定焦炉气制取液化天然气的原料气中痕量总硫,考察了样品引入速率、进样量、气体流量、燃烧温度、取样方式和进样方式等条件对分析结果的影响。总硫检出限为15μL·m-3,测定结果与气相色谱法和微库仑法的结果相吻合,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=7)小于10%。     

固相微萃取结合气-质联用分析麻椒挥发性成分

以四川广元产的麻椒为原料,利用固相微萃取技术对麻椒中的挥发性成分进行提取,分别用装有HP-5ms和HP-INNOWAXms两种色谱柱的GC-MS进行分离与鉴定;采用质谱与保留指数进行定性,共鉴定出99种成分,其中烯烃类58种、醛类15种、醇类9种、酯类7种、酮类3种、其他烃类4种、其他化合物3种。采用面积归一化法确定了它们相对含量,含量较高的有芳樟醇、D-柠檬烯、β-崖柏烯、β-水芹烯、β-月桂烯、β-蒎烯、(-)-右旋吉玛烯、石竹烯、γ-萜品烯、3-崖柏烯、(Z)-β-罗勒烯、(1R)-(+)-α-蒎烯、(+)-3-蒈烯、(Z,Z,Z)-1,5,9,9四甲基-1,4,7环-十一碳三烯、萜品油烯。从鉴定出的挥发性成分的香气特征可知,烯烃类、醇类和醛类对麻椒的香气贡献较大。     

农产品中6种有机溶剂残留的气相色谱-质谱检测方法

建立了蔬菜、粮食等农产品中6种有机溶剂残留(甲苯、邻二甲苯、间二甲苯、对二甲苯、N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)和二甲基亚砜(DMSO)的液液萃取/气相色谱-质谱分析方法。不同类型的样品经乙腈-水溶液或乙腈溶剂提取后,用Agilent DB-624(30.0 m×250μm×1.4μm)毛细管色谱柱分离,在GC-MS选择离子监测(SIM)模式下检测,以保留时间和特征离子丰度比定性,外标法定量。结果表明,该方法对不同样品中4种苯系物在0.005~0.500 mg/L,DMF在0.025~0.125 mg/L,DMSO在0.050~0.500 mg/L浓度范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r)为0.992 0~0.997 1。6种有机溶剂的平均加标回收率为60.1%~115.2%,相对标准偏差不大于11.0%。苯系物、DMF和DMSO的方法检出限(S/N=3)分别为0.002~0.050,0.010~0.025,0.060~0.150 mg/kg。该方法准确、快速、灵敏,可用于各种农产品中有机溶剂残留的监控。     

顶空气相色谱-质谱联用结合同位素峰形校正检索技术鉴别芝麻油风味成分

采用顶空气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)仪结合同位素峰形校正检索技术鉴别了市售芝麻油风味成分中的71种化合物,占总检出化合物的90.2%。检出化合物可分为吡嗪、吡咯、吡啶、噻唑、噻吩、吲哚、唑、呋喃、醛类和酚类等,其中醛、酚、吡嗪和呋喃类化合物的含量较高,分别占风味成分含量的37.4%,20.1%,10.0%和6.7%。同位素峰形校正检索技术在低分辨率质谱上可对化合物的相对分子质量实现精确测量,从而为低分辨率四极杆质谱确定化合物的元素组成和解析化合物结构提供了重要依据,同时也为芝麻油的成分分析提供了新的技术手段。     

顶空-气相色谱法测定B-100生物柴油中游离甲醇含量

建立了顶空-气相色谱测定B-100生物柴油中游离甲醇含量的方法.B-100生物柴油样品使用N,N-二甲基乙酰胺溶解,90℃下顶空平衡45 min,在HP-INNOWAX色谱柱上进行分离和测定.方法建立了外标法定量的标准曲线,相关系数r大于0.999,样品中甲醇质量分数的检出限为0.005%.对实际样品进行检测,相对标准偏差为4.96%~6.83%(n=6),加标回收率为92.0%~110%.方法操作简单、快速、重复性好,适用于B-100生物柴油中游离甲醇含量的测定.     

元素分析仪测定土壤、沉积物样品碳氮含量的影响因素及数据校正

使用元素分析仪进行土壤、沉积物样品碳、氮含量检测时,样品前处理过程(烘干和酸化)、包样质量以及参考标准品等因素均会对检测结果造成影响.试验结果表明:酸化导致氮百分质量的测定结果降低2.6%~40.0%,碳百分质量的测定受包样质量的影响较大,使用的校正标准与被测样品越相似,校正结果越准确.     

顶空气相色谱法测定工作场所空气中的乙酸乙酯

采用顶空气相色谱法测定工作场所空气中的乙酸乙酯。气态乙酸乙酯用活性炭管吸附,二氯甲烷解吸,顶空进样,HP–FFAP毛细管柱分离,FID检测器测定,峰面积定量。乙酸乙酯的质量浓度在1.76~880.0μg/m L范围内与色谱峰面积呈良好的线性,相关系数r=0.999 4。不同浓度样品批内测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.34%~3.61%(n=7),批间测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.04%~4.78%(n=7),加标回收率为91.02%~100.29%,方法检出限为0.32μg/m L,解吸效率为91.28%~95.19%。对于100 mg活性炭,乙酸乙酯的穿透容大于2.2 mg,当其浓度在17.6~17 600 mg/m3时,采样效率为91.23%~97.40%,常温下可以保存10 d。该方法各项指标均达到《工作场所空气中有毒物质检测方法研制规范》的要求,适用于工作场所空气中乙酸乙酯的现场监测。