Inversion twinning in a second polymorph of the hydrochloride salt of the recreational drug ethylone

A second polymorph of the hydrochloride salt of the recreational drug ethylone, C₁₂H₁₆NO₃⁺·Cl⁻, is reported [systematic name: (±)‐2‐ethylammonio‐1‐(3,4‐methylenedioxyphenyl)propane‐1‐one chloride]. This polymorph, denoted form (A), appears in crystallizations performed above 308 K. The originally reported form (B) [Wood et al. (2015). Acta Cryst. C 71 , 32–38] crystallizes preferentially at room temperature. The conformations of the cations in the two forms differ by a 180° rotation about the C—C bond linking the side chain to the aromatic ring. Hydrogen bonding links the cations and anions in both forms into similar extended chains in which any one chain contains only a single enantiomer of the chiral cation, but the packing of the ions is different. In form (A), the aromatic rings of adjacent chains interleave, but pack equally well if neighbouring chains contain the same or opposite enantiomorph of the cation. The consequence of this is then near perfect inversion twinning in the structure. In form (B), neighbouring chains are always inverted, leading to a centrosymmetric space group. The question as to why the polymorphs crystallize at slightly different temperatures has been examined by density functional theory (DFT) and lattice energy calculations and a consideration of packing compactness. The free energy (ΔG) of the crystal lattice for polymorph (A) lies some 52 kJ mol⁻¹ above that of polymorph (B).     

电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定离子吸附型稀土矿中的浸出稀土元素

对浙江某地大量的离子吸附型稀土样品进行了稀土元素(Y,La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu,Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er,Tm,Yb,Lu)的浸提和测定实验,实验对比了氯化铵和硫酸铵溶液对矿石中稀土元素的浸出性能,选择了杂质浸出较少的硫酸铵溶液作为浸出剂,对不同稀土含量的吸附型稀土矿进行了实验,浸出方法稳定,符合工业开采要求。实验了电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定浸出液中稀土元素分量的方法,浸出液经大比例稀释并酸化后测定,精密度较好,能满足离子吸附型稀土矿评价的质量要求,方法检出限(6σ)0.005~0.26μg/g,单元素测定精密度(n=6,RSD≤6.0%),浸出稀土元素总量测定RSD≤4.0%。实际样品的实验及测定结果满意。     

ICP-MS测定土壤中的部分重金属元素*

本文采用ICP-MS法测定了土壤国家标准样品中的部分重金属元素(Cd、Cu、Pb、Zn、Cr、 Ni、Mo)的含量,其测定值与推荐值相符,准确度符合要求。各元素方法的检出限满足要求,精密度介于0.91％～4.34％,加标回收率介于94％～106％。该方法简便快速,结果准确,可以运用于大批量地质样品中的部分重金属元素含量的同时测定。     

N‐Benzylnicotinamide and N‐benzyl‐1,4‐dihydronicotinamide: useful models for NAD+ and NADH

3‐Aminocarbonyl‐1‐benzylpyridinium bromide (N‐benzylnicotinamide, BNA), C₁₃H₁₃N₂O⁺·Br⁻, (I), and 1‐benzyl‐1,4‐dihydropyridine‐3‐carboxamide (N‐benzyl‐1,4‐dihydronicotinamide, rBNA), C₁₃H₁₄N₂O, (II), are valuable model compounds used to study the enzymatic cofactors NAD(P)⁺ and NAD(P)H. BNA was crystallized successfully and its structure determined for the first time, while a low‐temperature high‐resolution structure of rBNA was obtained. Together, these structures provide the most detailed view of the reactive portions of NAD(P)⁺ and NAD(P)H. The amide group in BNA is rotated 8.4 (4)° out of the plane of the pyridine ring, while the two rings display a dihedral angle of 70.48 (17)°. In the rBNA structure, the dihydropyridine ring is essentially planar, indicating significant delocalization of the formal double bonds, and the amide group is coplanar with the ring [dihedral angle = 4.35 (9)°]. This rBNA conformation may lower the transition‐state energy of an ene reaction between a substrate double bond and the dihydropyridine ring. The transition state would involve one atom of the double bond binding to the carbon ortho to both the ring N atom and the amide substituent of the dihydropyridine ring, while the other end of the double bond accepts an H atom from the methylene group para to the N atom.     

Direct analysis of free amino acids by mixed‐mode chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry

We developed a straightforward, robust, and relatively fast method for the analysis of amino acids by mixed‐mode high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. The method does not involve derivatization and allows the detection of 21 amino acids, representing a wide range of isoelectric points, in less than 40 min. Chromatographic separation was governed by a silica‐based mixed‐mode column providing simultaneous hydrophobic and ion exchange separation mechanisms. The use of tandem mass spectrometry increased selectivity, reducing potential problems associated with poor selectivity in the chromatographic system. For an injection volume of 1 μL, we obtained detection limits <3 μM for the majority of analytes. For all analytes, a linearity of r > 0.99 was obtained, recovery in matrix was >86%, and the retention times were highly reproducible. The method was successfully applied to soil solution and fungal culture samples, demonstrating the advantages in successfully avoiding issues associated with high amounts of substances that may interfere with derivatization‐based methods. This method represents an alternative to derivatization‐based methods and can be applied in areas where sample matrices are highly complex.     

Development of a novel hollow‐fiber liquid‐phase microextraction based on oil‐in‐salt and its comparison with conventional one

A novel hollow‐fiber liquid‐phase microextraction based on oil‐in‐salt was proposed and introduced for the simultaneous extraction and enrichment of the main active compounds of hesperidin, honokiol, shikonin, magnolol, emodin, and β,β′‐dimethylacrylshikonin in a formula of Zi‐Cao‐Cheng‐Qi decoction and the single herb, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus , Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis , Radix et Rhizoma , and Lithospermum erythrorhizon , composing the formula prior to their analysis by high‐performance liquid chromatography. The results obtained by the proposed procedure were compared with those obtained by conventional hollow‐fiber liquid‐phase microextraction, and the proposed procedure mechanism was described. In the procedure, a hollow‐fiber segment was first immersed in organic solvent to fill the solvent in the fiber lumen and wall pore, and then the fiber was again immersed into sodium chloride solution to cover a thin salt membrane on the fiber wall pore filling organic solvent. Under the optimum conditions, the enrichment factors of the analytes were 0.6–109.4, linearities were 0.002–12 μg/mL with r ² ≥ 0.9950, detection limits were 0.6–12 ng/mL, respectively. The results showed that oil‐in‐salt hollow‐fiber liquid‐phase microextraction is a simple and effective sample pretreatment procedure and suitable for the simultaneous extraction and concentration of trace‐level active compounds in traditional Chinese medicine.     

Coupling Effects of Electrostatic Interactions and Salt Concentration Gradient in Polymer Translocation through a Nanopore: A Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulations Study

We study the influence of polymer pore interactions and focus on the role played by the concentration gradient of salt in the translocation of polyelectrolytes (PE) through nanopores explicitly using coarse-grained Langevin dynamics simulations. The mean translocation time is calculated by varying the applied voltage, the pH, and the salt concentration gradient. Changing the pH can alter the electrostatic interaction between the protein pore and the polyelectrolyte chain. The polymer pore interaction is weakened by the increase in the strength of the externally applied electric field that drives translocation. Additionally, the screening effect of the salt can reduce the strong charge-charge repulsion between the PE beads which can make translocation faster. The simulation results show there can be antagonistic or synergistic coupling between the salt concentration-induced screening effect and the drift force originating from the salt concentration gradient thereby affecting the translocation time. Our simulation results are explained qualitatively with free energy calculations.     

催化裂解-金汞齐富集-冷原子吸收光谱仪测定土壤样品中总汞含量

为建立采用催化裂解-金汞齐富集-冷原子吸收光谱仪即直接测汞仪测定土壤样品中汞含量的方法,本研究配制汞总量为0~2 ng、0~15 ng和25~1023 ng的三种不同汞浓度系列的标准工作曲线,选取9个土壤样品,3种国家土壤有证标准物质,同一样品分别进行6组平行测定,并抽取3个土壤样品进行3种不同浓度加标回收试验,以对其方法精密度和准确度进行论证。 结果显示：仪器信号值与Hg总量之间均呈良好的线性关系。根据仪器多次测定空白数据结果,按照称样量0.1 g计算,方法最小检出量为0.09 ng/g;平行测定结果相对标准偏差均小于10%,土壤标准物质测定值与标准物质标准参考值均相符,不同浓度的加标回收率范围为78.4%～92.7%。结果表明催化裂解-金汞齐富集-冷原子吸收光谱仪,可用于批量土壤样品中汞含量的快速测定分析,方法的精密度和准确度可满足测定分析要求,且实验过程中无需前处理消煮,操作方便、快速高效。     

催化光度法时间程序测定土壤中痕量碘

碘是评价环境的重要元素之一,是地球化学勘察样品常测元素。本实验建立了艾斯卡试剂分解-热水提取样品,催化分光光度法时间程序测定碘的方法。详细讨论了艾斯卡试剂手工制作与行星球磨机制作的利弊;;参比液的选择;17℃-25℃不同环境温度条件对实验结果的影响;全程序空白溶液,与36g/L的碳酸钠溶液两种方法制作标准曲线及标准曲线线性范围;样品烧结时间及温度;乙酸用量对样品测试吸光度的影响。结果表明：利用行星球磨机制作艾斯卡试剂,选择试剂空白为参比液,在19℃的恒温环境下,采用36g/L的碳酸钠溶液制作0-8ug/mL标准曲线,样品采用0-300℃、300-500℃、500-750℃三阶段升温,750℃保持30min的烧结程序,乙酸用量为5mL时可以得到可靠的结果。该方法克服了艾斯卡试剂制作困难、样品烧结结块及实验反应速率过快等困难。通过方法学考察表明：基于所建方法碘元素校准曲线系数＞0.999;方法检出限为0.2 mg/kg;测定GSS36、GSS37、GSS38、GSS40、GSS47、GSS48、GSS49等9种国家一级标准物质,结果均在参考值范围内,相对标准偏差RSD＜5%。该方法测定的结果准确度及精密度高、 检出限低、减少碘记忆效应的存在,适用于地球化学勘察土壤样品中碘的测定。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定土壤中的碘

通过电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)测定土壤中的碘。样品预处理采用艾斯卡试剂熔融、热水提取和阳离子树脂静态交换,试验加入了不同剂量的阳离子交换树脂在不同程度上降低了溶液中Na+ 和Zn2+^{等阳离子的盐效应干扰。研究了乙醇在}ICP-MS中对碘元素的增强效应,用3%的氨水溶液清洗进样系统,有效减少的碘的记忆效应和清洗时间。该方法线性范围宽,方法灵敏度高,检出限低,试剂用量少,环境友好。对苏州及周边区域若干非污染土壤点位进行采样、制备和测试,碘平均含量为2.7μg.g_-1^;同步测试国家有证标准物质,精密度和准确度良好。