Complexing equilibria and redox potentials in the system Ag(II)/Ag(I)-1,10-phenanthroline in propylene carbonate

Predominance areas of various equilibria were identified and complex formation constants of Ag(I) with 1,10-phenanthroline were determined as well as the solubility product of the complex salt for Ag(phen)₂ClO₄ in propylene carbonate. The solubility product of AgNO₃ in propylene carbonate was estimated. The value of the formal potential of the system Ag(phen) ₂ ²⁺ /Ag(phen) ₂ ⁺ inPC was determined by chronovoltammetry. Differences in the stability of analogous complexes in water andPC are discussed.

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Die Gleichgewichtskonstante der Komplexierung und die Redoxpotentiale im System Ag(II)/Ag(I)-1,10-Phenantrolin in Propylencarbonat

Zusammenfassung Die Gebiete der Dominanz der einzelnen Gleichgewichte, die Bildungskonstanten ₁ und ₂ der Komplexe Ag(I) mit 1,10-Phenantrolin und der Wert des Löslichkeitsproduktes Ag(phen)₂ClO₄ in Propylencarbonat wurden bestimmt. Das Löslichkeitsprodukt von AgNO₃ in Propylencarbonat wurde abgeschätzt. Die Werte des formalen Potentials des Systems Ag(phen) ₂ ²⁺ /Ag(phen) ₂ ⁺ inPC wurden mit Hilfe cyclischer Voltametrie ermittelt. Es wurden weiterhin die Unterschiede in der Stabilität analoger Komplexe in Wasser und in Propylencarbonat diskutiert.

     

Characteristic of the Ag(bipy) 2 2+ /Ag(bipy) 2 + and Ag(phen) 2 2+ /Ag(phen) 2 + systems in acetonitrile

The values of standard potentials of redox systems formed by the complexes of Ag(II) and Ag(I) with 2,2-bipyridine and 1,10-phenanthroline in acetonitrile have been determined. The properties of the above systems in water and acetonitrile are compared. The possibility of application of these systems for the construction of electrodes with a constant potential in different solvents is discussed.

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Charakteristik der Systeme Ag(bipy) ₂ ²⁺ /Ag(bipy) ₂ ⁺ und Ag(phen) ₂ ²⁺ /Ag(phen) ₂ ⁺ in Acetonitril

Zusammenfassung Die Standardpotentialwerte der Redoxsysteme, die durch Komplexbildung von Ag(II)- und Ag(I)-Ionen mit 2,2-Bipyridin und 1,10-Phenantrolin gebildet werden, wurden in Acetonitril bestimmt. Die Eigenschaften dieser Redoxsysteme in Wasser und Acetonitril wurden verglichen.Es wurde weiterhin die Möglichkeit der Anwendung dieser Systeme zur Konstruktion einer Elektrode mit unveränderbarem Potential in verschiedenen Lösungsmitteln diskutiert.

     

The sodium salt of 2‐hydroxy‐5‐nitrobenzylsulfonic acid

The structural data for sodium 2‐hydroxy‐5‐nitro­benzyl­sulfonate monohydrate, Na⁺·C₇H₆NO₆S^?·H₂O, which mimics an artificial substrate for human aryl­sulfatase A, viz. p‐­nitrocatechol sulfate, reveal that the geometric parameters of the substrate and its analogue are very similar. Two water mol­ecules, the phenolic O atom and three sulfonate O atoms form the coordination sphere of the Na⁺ ion, which is a distorted octahedron. The Na⁺ cations and the O atoms join to form a chain polymer.     

Complexing equilibria and redox potentials of the Ag(II)/Ag(I) system in the presence of 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine in water

Summary The conditional protonation constants (=0.1) for 2,2:6,2-terpyridine, logK ₁=4.93, logK ₂=3.69, were determined by thepH-metric method. The compositions of complexes of Ag²⁺ and Ag⁺ ions with 2,2:6,2-terpyridine (tp) were studied and equilibria of the complex formation process were described. The values of conditional complex formation constants are as follows: for Ag(tp) ₂ ⁺ :log₀₁=5.79, log₀₂=9.68, for Ag(tp) ₂ ²⁺ :log₀₂=25.31, while the conditional constant of the Ag(tp)NO₃ precipitate formation is:K _SO=2.45·10⁴. Using coulometric and chronovoltamperometric measurements, the redox systems being formed in the complex solutions of Ag(II) and Ag(I) were determined and described including their formal potentials.

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Komplexibildungsgleichgewichte und Redoxpotentiale des Systems Ag(II)/Ag(I) in Gegenwart von 2,2:6,2-Terpyridin in Wasser

Zusammenfassung Mit Hilfe derpH-metrischen Methode wurden die konditionalen Protonationskonstanten (=0.1) von 2,2:6,2-Terpyridin bestimmt: logK ₁=4.93, logK ₂=3.69. Es wurde auch die Zusammensetzung der Komplexe von Ag(II) und Ag(I) mit 2,2:6,2-Terpyridin(tp) bestimmt sowie die Gleichgewichte der komplexbildung beschrieben. Die Werte der Konditionalkomplexbildungskonstanten sind: für Ag(tp) ₂ ⁺ :log₀₁=5.79, log₀₂=9.68, für Ag(tp) ₂ ²⁺ :log₀₂=25.31 und für das Löslichkeitsprodukt Ag(tp)NO₃:K _SO ^–1 =4.08·10^–5. Die in Komplexlösungen von Ag(II) und Ag(I) vorliegenden Redoxsysteme wurden mittels cyclischer Voltametrie und Coulometrie untersucht und die Formalpotentialwerte dieser Systeme in Wasser bestimmt.

     

Stress characterization of elastodynamics with continuously distributed defects

A pure stress formulation of linear nonhomogeneous anisotropic elastodynamics with continuously distributed defects (EcDD) is proposed, and well known solutions of ECDD corresponding to stationary and moving concentrated plastic fields in an infinite body are recovered by direct integration of the stress field equation. A new interpretation of the solutions is given.     

The Existing Methods and Novel Approaches in Mycotoxins’ Detection

Mycotoxins represent a wide range of secondary, naturally occurring and practically unavoidable fungal metabolites. They contaminate various agricultural commodities like cereals, maize, peanuts, fruits, and feed at any stage in pre- or post-harvest conditions. Consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated food and feed can cause acute or chronic toxicity in human and animals. The risk that is posed to public health have prompted the need to develop methods of analysis and detection of mycotoxins in food products. Mycotoxins wide range of structural diversity, high chemical stability, and low concentrations in tested samples require robust, effective, and comprehensible detection methods. This review summarizes current methods, such as chromatographic and immunochemical techniques, as well as novel, alternative approaches like biosensors, electronic noses, or molecularly imprinted polymers that have been successfully applied in detection and identification of various mycotoxins in food commodities. In order to highlight the significance of sampling and sample treatment in the analytical process, these steps have been comprehensively described.     

Characteristic of the Ag(II)/Ag(I) system in the presence of 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine in acetonitrile

Summary Composition of complexes of Ag(II) and Ag(I) ions with 2,2:6,2-terpyridine (tp) have been established. It has been found that the Ag⁺ ion forms only one complex Ag(tp)⁺ withtp in acetonitrile; its conditional formation constant: ₀₁=6.6·10⁴ has been determined by the potentiometric method. Equilibria and redox systems formed in solutions due to the complexation of Ag⁺ and Ag²⁺ and oxidation of Ag(II) complexes are described. Their formal potentials have been found by coulometric and voltamperometric examinations. The presence of the Ag(tp) ₂ ³⁺ ion in the anodic oxidized solutions of the complexes Ag(tp)(NO₃)₂ and Ag(tp)₂(NO₃)₂ has been proved. Properties of the system Ag(II)/Ag(I) in the presence of terpyridine in water and in acetonitrile have been compared.

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Charakteristik der Systeme Ag(II)/Ag(I) in Gegenwart von 2,2:6,2-Terpyridin in Acetonitril

Zusammenfassung Die Zusammensetzung der Komplexe von Ag(I)- und Ag(II)-Ionen mit 2,2:6,2-Terpyridin (tp) wurde bestimmt. Das Ag⁺-Ion bildet mittp in Acetonitril nur einen Komplex-Ag(tp)⁺. Seine Konditionalbildungskonstante ₀₁=6.6·10⁴ wurde mit Hilfe der potentiometrischen Methode bestimmt. Es wurden die Gleichgewichte und Redoxsysteme als Resultat der Komplexbildung von Ag(II)- und Ag(I)-Ionen und der Ag(II)-Komplexoxidation charakterisiert und die Formalpotentiale mittels Voltametrie und Coulometrie bestimmt. Die Gegenwart der Ag(tp) ₂ ³⁺ -Ionen wurde in anodisch oxydierten Lösungen der Komplexe Ag(tp)(NO₃)₂ und Ag(tp)₂(NO₃)₂ nachgewiesen. Die Eigenschaften des Systems Ag(II)/Ag(I) in Gegenwart von 2,2:6,2-Terpyridin in Wasser und in Acetonitril wurden verglichen.

     

Conformational search and spectroscopic analysis of bis-β-d-glucopyranosyl azacrown derivative

1,10-N,N′-bis-(β-d-ureidoglucopyranosyl)-4,7,13-trioxa-1,10-diazacyclopentadecane is a new, recently synthesized compound, which exhibits complexation ability towards drugs. In the present study various theoretical methods, including molecular mechanics, computer simulations, semiempirical and DFT calculations, are applied to find the lowest energy conformers of this molecule in vacuo and in aqueous solution. For the most stable structures the vibrational frequencies as well as the C and H chemical shifts were computed. Along with the theoretical investigation the IR in the KBr discs and the NMR spectra in water and in pyridine were experimentally recorded. It is shown that in the lowest energy structures the two glucosyl units are placed on the same side of the diazacrown ring with their mutual orientations favoring formation of hydrogen bonds. The “open” structure, in which no such hydrogen bonds can be formed, is found to have much higher energy. The computed and measured IR spectra and NMR chemical shifts are compared and discussed in detail. The most stable structures are analyzed with respect to the possible mechanism of complexation of drugs.     

Characteristic of the Ag(II)/Ag(I) system in the presence of 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid in acetonitrile

Summary Formation constants of the complexes of Ag(I) with 2-pyridine-carboxylic acid (Hpic) were determined by the potentiometric method: ₀₁=36, ₀₂=537. It was shown by IR spectroscopy that the complexation of Ag(I) ions in acetonitrile proceeds without the formation of Ag-O bond and the complexes have the following forms: AgHpic ⁺ and Ag(Hpic) ₂ ⁺ . Oxidation of Ag(Hpic) ₂ ⁺ at the potential =1850 mV vs. NHE resulted in the complex Ag(Hpic) ₂ ²⁺ . The formal potentialE _f ⁰ =1.772 V vs. NHE of the system Ag(Hpic) ₂ ²⁺ +eAg(Hpic)⁺+Hpic was determined by chronovoltamperometry, while the formal potentialE _f ⁰ =1.841 V vs. NHE of the system Ag(Hpic) ₂ ²⁺ +eAg(Hpic) ₂ ⁺ was calculated. Properties of the system in water and acetonitrile were compared.

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Charakteristik des Ag(II)/Ag(I)-Systems in Gegenwart von 2-Pyridincarbonsäure in Acetonitril

Zusammenfassung Es wurden die Bildungskonstanten der Komplexe von Ag(I) mit 2-Pyridincarbonsäure (Hpic) mittels Potentiometrie bestimmt: ₀₁=36, ₀₂=537. Die IR-Spektren bewiesen, daß die Komplexierung von Ag(I)-Ionen über die Ausbildung einer Ag-O-Bindung verläuft, wobei die Komplexe die folgenden Formeln besitzen: AgHpic ⁺ und Ag(Hpic) ₂ ⁺ . Die Oxidation von Ag(Hpic) ₂ ⁺ beim Potential =1850 mV gegenüber NHE ergab den Komplex Ag(Hpic) ₂ ²⁺ . Das formale PotentialE _f ⁰ =1.772 V (gegenüber NHE) des Systems Ag(Hpic) ₂ ²⁺ +eAg(Hpic)⁺+Hpic wurde mittels Chronovoltamperometrie ermittelt, während das formale PotentialE _f ⁰ =1.841 V (gegenüber NHE) des Systems Ag(Hpic) ₂ ²⁺ +eAg(Hpic) ₂ ⁺ berechnet wurde. Außerdem wurden die Eigenschaften der Systeme in Wasser und Acetonitril verglichen.