A highly selective and sensitive thorium(IV) PVC membrane electrode based on a dithio-tetraaza macrocyclic compound.

A poly(vinyl chloride)-based membrane composed of dithio-tetraaza macrocyclic compound as a neutral carrier with sodium tetraphenylborate (NaTPB) as an anion excluder and nitrobenzene (NB) as plasticizer was prepared and investigated as a Th(IV)-selective electrode. The electrode exhibits a Nernstian slope of 14.2 +/- 0.3 mV per decade over a wide concentration range (1.0 x 10(-6) to 1.0 x 10(-1) M) with a detection limit of 8.0 x 10(-7) M between pH 3.5 and 9.5. The response time of the sensor is about 10 s and it can be used over a period of 5 months without any divergence in potential. The proposed membrane sensor revealed a good selectivity for Th(IV) over a wide variety of other metal ions and proved to be a better electrode in many respects than those reported in the literature. It was successfully applied as an electrode indicator as well as in the direct determination of thorium ions in standard and real samples.     

Use of HPTLC,HPLC, and Densitometry for Qualitative Separation of Indole Alkaloids from Rauvolfia serpentina Roots

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - High-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) has been used for normal-phase separation of the components of hexane,...     

Asymmetric oxidation of sulfides catalyzed by (R)-6,6'-dibromo-BINOL derived titanium complex

Abstract

An efficient asymmetric oxidation of sulfides was achieved using (R)-6,6'-dibromo-BINOL as chiral ligand in combination with Ti(OⁱPr)₄ using 70% aqueous tertiary butyl hydroperoxide as oxidant. The resulting sulfoxides had high enantiopurities and good yields. A range of aryl alkyl and aryl benzyl sulfides were oxidized to the corresponding sulfoxides with 78–95% ee in 72–80% yields.     

Amberlite IR-120 catalysed efficient synthesis of glycosyl enamines and their application

β-Keto esters and acetyl acetone on condensation with glycosylated amino esters in the presence of IR-120 resin resulted in high yields of glycosyl enamino esters or ketones. The latter on cyclisation with NaH in toluene at reflux gave 6-glycosyl-5,6-dihydro-1H-pyridin-4-ones in fair to good yields.     

Facile Synthesis of Pyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrimidines and Pyrimido[4,5‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐one Derivatives

Pyrazolopyrimidine and pyrimidopyrimidine derivatives have shown a wide range of biological activities such as acting as A₁ adenosine receptors, kinase insert domain receptor (KDR), Rous sarcoma oncogene (Src), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), antiproliferative, dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), antimicrobial, antifungal, and lipid peroxidation. Because of this wide range of activities, we have synthesized pyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrimidines and pyrimido[4,5‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐one derivatives.     

Non-isothermal degradation kinetics of PLA-functionalized gum (fG) biocomposite with dicumyl peroxide (DCP)

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In the present investigation, gene expression programming (GEP) is used to predict thermal conductivity of nanofluids consisting of $$\hbox {Al}_2\hbox...     

Densitometric HPTLC Analysis of Juglone,Quercetin, Myricetin,Rutin, Caffeic Acid,and Gallic Acid in Juglans regia L.

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - Asensitive, selective, and precise high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method was developed for simultaneous...