Die Kristallstruktur von La2Li1/2Au1/2O4 und bindungschemische Aspekte

The Crystal and the Electronic Structure of La₂Li_1/2Au_1/2O₄ The single crystal X‐ray investigation of the compound La₂Li_1/2Au^III_1/2O₄ yields a T′‐type structure (Nd₂CuO₄) with an ordered distribution of Li^I and Au^III on the sites with square‐planar coordination (space group Ammm; a = 5.768 Å, b = 5.762 Å, c = 12.466 Å; c/a(b) = 2.165; a(Au–O) = 2.013(3) Å). Though Cu^III possesses the same low‐spin d⁸‐configuration as Au^III, La₂Li_1/2Cu_1/2O₄ adopts the ordered T‐structure with strongly elongated CuO₆ octahedra. The electronic and structural causes of the different behaviour are discussed.     

Molecular imprinted polymer for β-carotene for application in palm oil mill effluent treatment

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is one of the most significant pollutant in the form of wastewater. It could have negative effects on the environment include the emission of biogas and water pollution which comes from discharging the brownish tick POME to the water bodies if not properly managed. Discharge of dark brownish colored of POME directly into water bodies may affect the aquatic life as it will reduce sunlight penetration and suppress the photosynthetic activity. A molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) for removal of β-carotene from POME has been aimed to develope in this study. The preparation of β-carotene imprinted and non-imprinted polymer (NIP) involves polymerization of β-carotene (or without it) with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD), 9-vinylcarbazole (9VC), tolylene diisocyanate (TDI) and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as the monomer, co-monomer, cross-linker and solvent (porogen), respectively. Analysis from FTIR showed that MIP and NIP have similar characteristic peak with different peaks intensity, indicating the similarity in the backbone structure of polymerization. TGA result displayed high thermal stability with final decomposition at 320 °C for MIP-β-CD-9VC as compared to NIP-β-CD-9VC. The pH study shows that sorption of β-carotene increased with decreasing the pH of POME and the maximum sorption capacities achieved at pH 2 were 10 μg/g and 7 μg/g for MIP-β-CD-9VC and NIP-β-CD-9VC, respectively. The maximum sorption achieved by using 500 mg of MIP as the sorption of β-carotene increased with increasing the dosage of MIP. Kinetic model evaluation has been applied on this prepared materials. The sorption equilibrium data was well described by Freundlich model. The results indicated that the sorption of β-carotene on MIP follows a pseudo–second–order kinetic.     

Chemical sensing of Benzo[a]pyrene using Corchorus depressus fluorescent flavonoids

Plant phytochemicals, such as flavonoids are in use for the development of optical biosensor. Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), is a pervasive environmental and dietary carcinogen. A fluorescent assay is developed using plant isolated flavonoid for the detection of B[a]P. High content saponins are excluded from the flavonoid-containing methanolic extract of Corchorus depressus by implying reduction of silver ions by saponins resulting in formation of silver nanoparticles. Isolated plant flavonoids are used to develop a spectrofluorometric assay for the detection of B[a]P. Decrease in the flavonoid fluorescence intensity by B[a]P is found to be based on both static and dynamic quenching. Specificity of the assay for B[a]P was tested for other carcinogens belonging to different classes of compounds. Flavonoids-mediated sensing can be implied for the development of new generation of nanoparticle-based biosensors that can be more sensitive and less susceptible to external factors, such as temperature and humidity.     

Effective Assignment of α2,3/α2,6‐Sialic Acid Isomers by LC‐MS/MS‐Based Glycoproteomics

Distinct structural changes of the α2,3/α2,6‐sialic acid glycosidic linkages on glycoproteins are of importance in cancer biology, inflammatory diseases, and virus tropism. Current glycoproteomic methodologies are, however, not amenable toward high‐throughput characterization of sialic acid isomers. To enable such assignments, a mass spectrometry method utilizing synthetic model glycopeptides for the analysis of oxonium ion intensity ratios was developed. This method was successfully applied in large‐scale glycoproteomics, thus allowing the site‐specific structural characterization of sialic acid isomers.     

Regioselective synthesis of ω-bromo-3-ketosulfones, ω-bromo-3-ketonitriles and 2-(ω-bromoalkyl)benzofurans based on a ‘ring-closing/ring-opening’ strategy

ω-Bromo-3-ketosulfones, ω-bromo-3-ketonitriles and various functionalized 2-(ω-bromoalkyl)benzofurans were chemo- and regioselectively prepared by application of a ‘ring-closing/ring-opening’ strategy. The cyclization of 3-ketosulfone and 3-ketonitrile dianions with 1-bromo-2-chloroethane or 1,4-dibromobut-2-ene afforded functionalized 2-alkylidenetetrahydrofurans which were subsequently cleaved by reaction with boron tribromide or boron trichloride to give the final products.     

Spectrophotometric estimation of cobalt(II) with nitrilotriacetic acid

A convenient and efficient method for the estimation of cobalt(II) ions in the presence of other metal ions is described. Interference of metal ions such as iron(II), iron(III), nickel(II), manganese(II), and copper(II) have been investigated. Only iron(III) ions seriously affect this determination. Copper(II) and nickel(II) ions do not interfere if present in a molar-ratio less than 1:2 in the cobalt(II) ion solution. Cobalt(II)-nickel(II) and cobalt(II)-copper(II) binary mixtures can be efficiently analyzed at selective wavelengths.