A combination of dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and surface plasmon resonance sensing of gold nanoparticles for the determination of ziram pesticide

We have developed a reliable, fast, and highly sensitive analytical method utilizing dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and gold nanoparticles probes for ziram (zinc bis(dimethyldithiocarbamate)) determination. The method is based on the in situ formation of gold nanoparticles in carbon tetrachloride as an organic phase. It was found that the trace levels of ziram influenced the formation of gold nanoparticles, leading to absorbance change of a sedimented phase. The results of the colorimetric ziram determination were in the concentration range of 0.12–2.52 ng/mL with a limit of detection of 0.06 ng/mL. The formation of the stable and dispersed gold nanoparticles in the organic phase provides a good precision for dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction method, resulting in the relative standard deviation of 3.8 and 1.2% for 0.56 and 1.58 ng/mL of ziram, respectively. This method has been successfully used for the ziram determination in samples of well and river water, soil, potato, carrot, wheat, and paddy soil.     

Microfunnel‐filter‐based emulsification microextraction followed by gas chromatography for simple determination of organophosphorus pesticides in environmental water samples

A simple and fast method named microfunnel‐filter‐based emulsification microextraction is introduced for an efficient determination of some organophosphorus pesticides including diazinon, malathion, and chlorpyrifos in the environmental samples including the river, sea, and well water. This method is based upon the dispersion of a low‐toxicity organic solvent (dihexyl ether), as the extractant, in a high volume of an aqueous sample solution (45 mL). It is implemented without a centrifugation step, and using a syringe filter and a micro‐funnel, the phase separation and transfer of the enriched analytes to the gas chromatograph are simply achieved. By filtration of the extractant phase, a suitable sample clean‐up is obtained, and the total extraction time is just a few minutes. The factors influencing the extraction efficiency are optimized, and under the optimal conditions, the proposed method provides a good linearity (in the range of 15–1500 ng/mL (R² > 0.996). A high enrichment factor is obtained (in the range of 306–342), and the method provides low limits of detection and quantification (in the ranges of 4–8 and 15–25 ng/mL, respectively).     

Redox‐Controlled Olefin (Co)Polymerization Catalyzed by Ferrocene‐Bridged Phosphine‐Sulfonate Palladium Complexes

The facile and reversible interconversion between neutral and oxidized forms of palladium complexes containing ferrocene‐bridged phosphine sulfonate ligands was demonstrated. The activity of these palladium complexes could be controlled using redox reagents during ethylene homopolymerization, ethylene/methyl acrylate copolymerization, and norbornene oligomerization. Specifically in norbornene oligomerization, the neutral complexes were not active at all whereas the oxidized counterparts showed appreciable activity. In situ switching between the neutral and oxidized forms resulted in an interesting “off” and “on” behavior in norbornene oligomerization. This work provides a new strategy to control the olefin polymerization process.     

CaII Binding Regulates and Dominates the Reactivity of a Transition‐Metal‐Ion‐Dependent Diesterase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

The diesterase Rv0805 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a dinuclear metallohydrolase that plays an important role in signal transduction by controlling the intracellular levels of cyclic nucleotides. As Rv0805 is essential for mycobacterial growth it is a promising new target for the development of chemotherapeutics to treat tuberculosis. The in vivo metal‐ion composition of Rv0805 is subject to debate. Here, we demonstrate that the active site accommodates two divalent transition metal ions with binding affinities ranging from approximately 50 nm for Mn^II to about 600 nm for Zn^II. In contrast, the enzyme GpdQ from Enterobacter aerogenes, despite having a coordination sphere identical to that of Rv0805, binds only one metal ion in the absence of substrate, thus demonstrating the significance of the outer sphere to modulate metal‐ion binding and enzymatic reactivity. Ca^II also binds tightly to Rv0805 (K_d≈40 nm ), but kinetic, calorimetric, and spectroscopic data indicate that two Ca^II ions bind at a site different from the dinuclear transition‐metal‐ion binding site. Ca^II acts as an activator of the enzymatic activity but is able to promote the hydrolysis of substrates even in the absence of transition‐metal ions, thus providing an effective strategy for the regulation of the enzymatic activity.     

Trace-level analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls,organochlorine pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in human plasma or serum by dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

A method to determine 8 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), 23 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was described using dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) of a small amount of plasma or serum sample and gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS/MS). The appropriate selection of the extraction solvent and dispersing solvent contributes to a high extraction yield and a clean extract. To verify the developed method, the interference, linearity of the calibration curve, detection limit, precision and accuracy were evaluated. The calibration curves were linear by 2–3 orders of magnitude with correlation coefficients above 0.997 in all cases. The LODs of PCBs, OCPs and PAHs were measured in the ranges of 0.0006–0.0029, 0.001–0.029 and 0.0002–0.012 ng/mL. The intraday precision achieved by this method was 2.19–10.3% (PCBs), 1.65–14.3% (OCPs) and 0.91–12.8% (PAHs), and the intraday accuracy 1.56–7.37% (PCBs), 2.34–19.6% (OCPs) and 1.49–15.7% (PAHs). The advantage of this method is that the analysis of PCBs, OCPs, and PAHs can be performed in a single chromatographic run, and the low detection limit enables monitoring of target substances in low exposure general public samples, and the analysis procedure is relatively simple and fast.     

Macroscopic Polarization Change of Mononuclear Valence Tautomeric Cobalt Complexes Through the Use of Enantiopure Ligand

The crystallization of a complex having electron transfer properties in a polar space group can induce the polarization switching of a crystal in a specific direction, which is attractive for the development of sensors, memory devices, and capacitors. Unfortunately, the probability of crystallization in a polar space group is usually low. Noticing that enantiopure compounds crystallize in Sohncke space groups, this paper reports a strategy for the molecular design of non-ferroelectric polarization switching crystals based on the use of intramolecular electron transfer and chirality. In addition, this paper describes the synthesis of a mononuclear valence tautomeric (VT) cobalt complex bearing an enantiopure ligand. The introduction of enantiomer enables the crystallization of the complex in the polar space group (P2₁). The polarization of the crystals along the b-axis direction is not canceled out and the VT transition is accompanied by a change in the macroscopic polarization of the polar crystal. Polarization switching via electron transfer is realized at around room temperature.     

固相膜萃取-气相色谱法测定养殖用水中痕量有机磷农药

采用固相膜萃取-气相色谱法测定养殖用水中乐果、甲基对硫磷和马拉硫磷等3种有机磷农药的含量。水样经C18固相萃取膜萃取后,用丙酮和二氯甲烷洗脱。用SPB-608毛细管色谱柱分离,氮磷检测器检测。3种有机磷农药的质量浓度均在0.02~1.0μg·L-1范围内与其峰面积呈线性关系,方法的检出限(3S/N)在0.0025~0.004μg·L-1之间。以空白样品为基体进行加标回收试验,回收率在93.0%~111%之间,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=5)在0.13%~5.2%之间。     

超声提取-气相色谱法测定鱼腥草中有机氯农药残留

提出了超声提取-气相色谱法测定鱼腥草中有机氯农药残留方法。采用丙酮-石油醚(1+1)混合溶剂超声提取30 min,然后浓硫酸净化、旋转蒸发浓缩,最后用气相色谱-电子捕获检测器(ECD)进行检测。有机氯农药的线性范围在0.001~0.20 mg·L-1之间,方法的检出限(3S/N)为0.023~0.29μg·kg-1,加标回收率在73.0%~115%之间,相对标准偏差(n=5)在1.4%~14%之间。本法与药典法对比,其回收率较高,适用于鱼腥草中有机氯农药的检测。     

石墨烯/聚二甲基硅氧烷涂层顶空固相微萃取与气相色谱联用测定环境水和果汁中菊酯农药残留

建立了石墨烯/聚二甲基硅氧烷涂层顶空固相微萃取与气相色谱在线联用测定环境水和果汁样品中6种菊酯类农药的检测方法。该涂层的萃取性能优于商用聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS,Polydimethylsilane)及聚丙烯(PA,Polypropylene)涂层。对影响萃取性能的因素(如萃取温度、离子强度、萃取时间及解吸时间)依次进行了优化。在最优条件下,丙烯菊酯与联苯菊酯的线性范围为0.02~5μg/L,甲氰菊酯、氯氰菊酯、氰戊菊酯的线性范围为0.1~20μg/L,溴氰菊酯的线性范围为0.2~20μg/L,其相关系数均高于0.99,检出限为6.8~58.2 ng/L,定量下限为18.2~154.9 ng/L。同一涂层的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=5)不高于9.2%,3根涂层之间的RSD为6.7%~10.8%。将该方法用于河水、鱼塘水、苹果汁和橙汁中6种菊酯残留的分析,加标回收率分别为81.6%~92.9%,82.3%~96.1%,78.2%~92.8%和79.9%~91.7%。方法简便、灵敏,能够满足环境水样及浓缩果汁样品中痕量农药残留的分析要求。