Kinetic exchange studies of metal ion substitution in EDTA chelates Fe(III)- UO2 EDTA exchange

A kinetic study of the exchange reaction between UO₂EDTA complex and Fe(III), at a constant ionic strength of 0.1, over the concentration range of 5×10^–3–1×10^–2 M of each reactant and pH 4.5–5.5 has been carried out radiometrically. The rate of the exchange process can be expressed by the equation: R=k₁[UO₂EDTA][Fe]+k₂[EDTA][H⁺]^–1. The activation parameters calculated were H^*=25.95 kJ mol^–1 and S^*=0.67 kJ mol^–1 K^–1.     

Chromatopolarographic determination of the alkaloids from the seeds ofHaplophyllum perforatum

Summary 1. The polarographic behavior of haploperine, haplopine, haplophyllidine, and perforine in Britton-Robinson buffer solutions and in (C₂H₅)₄NOH solutions has been studied. Optimum conditions for their quantitative determination in solutions within the range of concentrations from 5×10^–4 to 1×10^–2 M have been found.2. A method for the separate quantitative determination of the alkaloids in the seeds ofH. perforatum has been developed.Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 333–337, 1966     

Neutron activation analysis of PbxSn1-xTe using extraction chromatography

A simple procedure of neutron activation analysis for the determination of 16 impurities in Pb_xSn_1–xTe with detection limits from 1×10^–4% for Ni and Zr to 2×10^–9% for Sc has been developed. The procedure is based on extraction chromatographic separation of impurities from the irradiated sample.     

Aquation of α-cis-chloroaquoethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetatocobalt(III) in aqueous and in mixed solvents: A mechanistic study

Summary The displacement of chloride ligands from -cis-chloro-aquoethylenediamine-N,N-diacetatocobalt(III) in nonacidic aqueous solutions was followed conductimetrically at 30–45° and the products of aquation were characterised by conductance, spectral and ion-exchange techniques. The rate constants for aquation in aqueous media and in 1 : 4 v : v mixed solvents at 25° are: 4.0 × 10^–5 s^–1 in H₂O, 2.71 × 10^–5 s^–1 in MeOH : H₂O, 2.74 × 10^–5 s^–1 in EtOH: H₂,O and 2.58 × 10^–5 s^–1 n in Me₂CO : H₂O. The corresponding H* and S* values have also been evaluated. Solvent polarity has a marked influence on the rate of chloride ion release. The aquation rate constants and the activation parameters have been correlated with solvent parameters,e.g. D, Y-values, Dimroth's E_T and Kosower's Z-values and, based on these correlations, a dissociative interchange (I_d) mechanism is proposed rather than dissociative as observed for some other cobalt(III) complexes.Senior author.     

Rapid determination of telmisartan in pharmaceuticals and serum by the parallel catalytic hydrogen wave method

The polarographic characteristics of telmisartan have been investigated in 0.8 mol L^–1 NH₃.H₂O–NH₄Cl (pH 8.9)–0.01 mol L^–1 H₂O₂ as supporting electrolyte. The results demonstrate that the polarographic reduction wave at ca. –1.30 V in the absence of H₂O₂ is a catalytic hydrogen wave, and the reduction wave enhanced by H₂O₂ is a so-called parallel catalytic hydrogen wave. The analytical sensitivity of the parallel catalytic hydrogen wave is ca. 60 times higher than that of the corresponding catalytic hydrogen wave. Based on the parallel catalytic hydrogen wave a novel method has been developed for determination of telmisartan by linear sweep polarography. The calibration curve is linear in the range 2.0×10^–8–2.0×10^–6 mol L^–1 and the detection limit is 1.0×10^–8 mol L^–1. The precision is excellent with relative standard deviations of 2.6% at a concentration of 1.0×10^–7 mol L^–1 telmisartan. The proposed method has been applied to the direct determination of the telmisartan in capsule forms and biological samples. The proposed method has been proved to be advantageous over existing CZE and MEKC methods in simplicity, rapidity, and reproducibility.     

Schnelle coulometrische Mikrobestimmung einzelner Polythionate

Zusammenfassung Das neue Mikrobestimmungsverfahren beruht auf der coulometrischen Titration von S₂O₃ ^2– nach vorheriger Abbaureaktion der Polythionate mit Sulfit bzw. Cyanid. Es werden 10 ml Probelösung (S₄O₆ ^2–: 5 · 10^–5 bis 1 · 10^–3 M; S₅O₆ ^2–; 2,5 · 10^–5 bis 1· 10^–3 M; S₆O₆ ^2–: 1,66 · 10^–5 bis 1 · 10^–3 M) benötigt. Die Titrationskurve wird von einem Schreiber registriert. Die Reproduzierbarkeit der jeweiligen Einzelbestimmung liegt bei VK _p±0,1 bis ± 1,6%.

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Rapid coulometric microdetermination of individual polythionates

The method described is based on the coulometric titration of S₂O₃ ^2– after a preceding degradation of the polythionates with sulphite or cyanide. 10 ml of sample solution are required (S₄O₆ ^2–: 5× 10^–5 to 1×10^–3 M; S₅O₆ ^2– : 2.5×10^–5 to 1×10^–3 M; S₆O₆ ^2–: 1.66×10^–5 to 1×10^–3 M). The titration curve is recorded. The reproducibility of a single determination is VK _p±0.1 to ± 1.6%.

     

Determination of traces of vanadium with the catalytic maximum wave in differential pulse polarography

Summary A differential pulse-polarographic method has been studied for the determination of vanadium employing the catalytic maximum wave. A well-defined differential pulse polarographic peak is observed in the potential range from –0.2 to –0.7 V vs. SCE for vanadium(V) in 10 mmol 1^–1 NaCl containing 10 mmol 1^–1 acetic acid, 40 mmol 1^–1 pyrocatechol, and 2.5 mmol 1^–1 KBrO₃. The peak current is very large and proportional to the concentration of vanadium(V) between 1×10^–7 and 1×10^–6 mol 1^–1. The relative standard deviation at 0.5 mol l^–1 vanadium(V) was 2.06% (n=7). This method has been successfully applied to the determination of vanadium in standard materials such as pond sediment.

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Spurenbestimmung von Vanadium mit Hilfe der katalytischen Maximumsstufe in der Differential-Puls-Polarographie

Zusammenfassung Ein gut definierter differentialpuls-polarographischer Peak wurde für Vanadium(V) in 10 mmol/l NaCl-Lösung, die 10 mmol/l Essigsäure, 40 mmol/l Brenzcatechin und 2,5 mmol/l KBrO₃ enthielt, beobachtet (Potentialbereich –0,2 bis –0,7 V gegen SCE). Der Peakstrom ist sehr groß und die Vanadiumkonzentration im Bereich von 1×10^–7 bis 1×10^–6 mol/l proportional. Die relative Standardabweichung betrug 2,06% (n=7) bei 0,5 mol/l Vanadium(V). Das Verfahren wurde mit gutem Erfolg zur Vanadiumbestimmung in Standardproben (z.B. Teichsediment) eingesetzt.

     

Microdialysis sampling and high-performance liquid chromatography with chemiluminescence detection for in-vivo on-line determination and study of the pharmacokinetics of levodopa in blood

A simple, reliable, and reproducible method for in-vivo on-line separation and determination of levodopa has been based on microdialysis then high-performance liquid chromatography with chemiluminescence detection. The perfusate is perfused at a flow rate of 5 L min^–1. The concentration of levodopa in the dialysate is determined on line with a chemiluminescence system. The dialysate sample volume is approximately 20 L. The response of the system is linearly related to the concentration of levodopa in the range 1×10^–8 to 1×10^–6 g mL^–1 (r²=0.9995) with a detection limit (3) of 3×10^–9 g mL^–1 and sample throughput of 12 h^–1; RSD is 2.8% (n=11). The method has been successfully used to study the pharmacokinetics of levodopa in vivo; the values of the pharmacokinetics parameters C_max, AUC_0–t and T_max were 16.60, 20.92 ng mL^–1, and 90 min, respectively.     

Determination of tyrosine traces by adsorption voltammetry of its copper (II) complex

The electrochemical behavior of the copper-tyrosine complex has been studied by linear-sweep adsorption voltammetry. In 0.02 mol/L Na₂HPO₄ buffer solution (pH=9.6), the complex can be adsorped on a hanging mercury drop electrode and reduced at a peak potential of about –0.42 V (vs. SCE). The secondary derivative peak height is linear proportional to the concentration of tyrosine in the range 1.0×10^–7–5.0×10^–5 mol/L. The detection limit is 5×10^–8 mol/L.Project supported by the Provincial Science Foundation of Shandong Province     

Ionization constants of benzoic acid from 25 to 250°C and to 2000 bar

The ionization constant of benzoic acid has been determined by conductivity measurements of dilute aqueous solutions and found to vary from 6.27×10^–5 at 25°C to 0.39×10^–5 at 250°C. The pressure effect to 2000 bar has been measured, and the ratio of ionization constants K₂₀₀₀/K₁ is 2.26 at 25°C and 7.3 at 250°C. V°₁, the standard partial molar volume change for the ionization at 1 bar, varies from –11.7 cm³-mol^–1 at 25°C to –60 cm³-mol^–1 at 250°C. The volume changes are smaller at higher pressures.     

Determination of Selenium(IV) by Stripping Voltammetry at a Mercury-Film Electrode

A procedure was proposed for the determination of selenium(IV) by stripping voltammetry on a mercury-film electrode at an electrolysis potential of +0.4 V versus the saturated silver–silver chloride reference electrode in a 1 M H₂SO₄ solution. The current of the cathodic peak is a linear function of the selenium(IV) concentration in the range from 5 × 10^–3 to 3 × 10^–1 mg/L (6.3 × 10^–8 to 3.8 × 10^–6 M) at a time of electrolysis of 30 s (t _el). The detection limit for selenium is 1 × 10^–4 mg/L (1.3 × 10^–9 M) at t _el = 300 s. It was shown that selenium(IV) can be determined in the presence of 10 mg/L Zn(II), 1 mg/L Cd(II), 0.5 mg/L Pb(II), and 0.2 mg/L Cu(II). A procedure for the determination of selenium in natural, mineral, and potable water was proposed.     

Gas-phase combination reactions of SF4 and SF5 with F in plasmas of SF6

Reactions of both SF₄ and SF₅ with F have been studied at 295 K in a gas-flow reactor sampled by a mass spectrometer. The rate coefficient for the combination reaction of F with SF₄ to produce SF₅ was found to increase from (0.9 to 3.0)×10^–12 cm³ s^–1 when the helium bath gas number density was increased from (2 to 26)×10¹⁶ cm^–3. The values obtained here are three orders of magnitude higher than a recent estimate of the high-pressure value based on the modelling of photochemical studies. The experimental results have been compared with RRKM and master equation calculations in which a simplified Gorin model has been used to determine the structure of the transition state. These calculations show that reasonable agreement can be obtained between the experimental data and the calculation if a small (2 KJ/mol) activation energy is assumed. The rate coefficient for the reaction between SF₅ and F to produce SF₆ was found to be independent of helium bath gas number density within the range given above. The value obtained for the rate coefficient was 9×10^–12 cm³ s^–1 with an uncertainty of a factor of 2. This value is close to that of 1×10^–11 cm³ s^–1 computed from the simplified Gorin model and to the value of 1.7×10^–11 cm³ s^–1 deduced from modelling of photochemical experiments.     

KMnO4-OP Chemiluminescence system for FIA determination of hydrogen peroxide

A fast and simple KMnO₄-OP chemiluminescence system for flow-injection analysis of hydrogen peroxide is described. When a mixture of sample and OP is injected into acidic KMnO₄, solution in a flow-cell, strong chemiluminescence occurs. The response is linear to the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the range of 1.0 × 10^–8 to 6.0 × 10^–5 mol/l with 0.1 mol/l permanganate, and the upper limit of linear response could be extended to 6 × 10^–3 mol/l by increasing the permanganate concentration. The relative standard deviation of the method is between 1.6 and 2.3%. The detection limit is 6.0 × 10^–9 mol/l. This method is suitable for automatic and continuous analysis and has been successfully tested for determination of hydrogen peroxide in rain water. The chemiluminescence intensity was found to be remarkably enhanced in the presence of the OP micellar system.     

New effective and selective extractants for separation and determination of silver

Summary Isopropyl-N-alkylthiocarbamates have been studied as extractants for preconcentration of silver trace amounts and for separation of silver macroquantities. It has been shown that the 0.05M reagents in chloroform extract trace amounts of silver with high distribution coefficients from HNO₃, H₂SO₄, HClO₄ and HCl solutions in wide range of their concentrations. The highest selectivity is obtained when HNO₃, H₂SO₄ or HClO₄ solutions are used. Besides silver only mercury and palladium are extracted. When HC1 solutions are used, gold is also transferred into organic phase. Isopropyl-N-alkylthiocarbamates are effective for extraction of silver from its concentrated (up to 1M) solutions, particularly from HNO₃ solutions: more than 99.9% of silver is extracted even at 2-fold reagent excess. Some characteristics of reagents themselfes have been investigated, such as dissociation, protonation, distribution between organic and aqueous phases and association in organic solvents. The thion forms are found to be predominant. Silver is extracted as coordination solvated compounds Ag(HL) _n X, where X=Cl, Br, J, NO₃. Sulfur serves as a donor atom for their formation.The procedures for silver determination in geological samples by flame atomic absorption (3×10^–7%) and atomic emission (1×10^–7%) have been developed. The procedures for atomic emission determination of 23 trace elements (5×10^–8–1×10^–5%) and for electrothermal atomic absorption determination of 17 trace elements (4×10^–9–8×10^–6%) in high purity silver have also been developed.

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Neue wirksame und selektive Extraktionsmittel für die Trennung und Bestimmung von Silber

Zusammenfassung Isopropyl-N-alkylthiocarbamate wurden als Extraktionsmittel für die Anreicherung von Silberspuren und für die Abtrennung von Makromengen Silber geprüft. Es ergab sich, daß solche 0,05M, in Chloroform gelöste Reagenzien Silberspuren mit hohen Verteilungskoeffizienten aus HNO₃, H₂SO₄, HClO₄ und HCl extrahieren. Die beste Selektivität wurde mit HNO₃, H₂SO₄ oder HClO₄erzielt. Neben Silber werden nur Quecksilber und Palladium extrahiert. Verwendet man HCl, so geht auch Gold in die organische Phase. Isopropyl-N-alkylthiocarbamate eignen sich für die Extraktion von Silber aus konzentrierten (bis zu 1M) Lösungen, besonders aus HNO₃: mehr als 99,9% Silber werden mit zweifachem Reagensüberschuß extrahiert. Einige charakteristische Eigenschaften der in Rede stehenden Reagenzien wurden untersucht: z. B. die Dissoziation, die Protonation, die Verteilung zwischen organischer und wäßriger Phase und die Assoziation in organischen Lösungsmitteln. Hauptsächlich liegen diese Reagenzien in Thionform vor. Silber wird als Ag(HL) _n X extrahiert, worin X für Cl, Br, J oder NO₃ steht. Schwefel fungiert als Donatoratom für deren Bildung.Verfahren zur Silberbestimmung in geologischen Proben mit Hilfe der Flammen-Atomabsorption (3×10^–7%) bzw. der atomaren Emission (l×10^–7) wurden ausgearbeitet. Außerdem wurden auch Verfahren zur Bestimmung von 23 Spurenelementen mittels atomarer Emission (5×10^–8 bis 1×10^–5%) und von 17 Spurenelementen mittels elektrothermaler Atomabsorption (4×10^–9 bis 8×10^–6%) in hochgereinigtem Silber entwickelt.

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The paper has been presented at the Fifth European Conference on Analytical Chemistry (Euroanalysis V), Cracow, August 26–31, 1984.     

Flow Injection Chemiluminescence Determination of Hemin Using the Rhodamine B–H2O2–NaOH System

A flow injection chemiluminescence method has been developed and applied to the determination of hemin in tablets and animal blood. The proposed method is based on the luminescent properties of the Rhodamine B–H₂O₂–NaOH system and the addition of sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDS) as emission-sensitizer. Hemin was determined over the concentration range of 8.6×10^–10–8.6×10^–7M with a detection limit of 8.6×10^–11M (3). The relative standard deviation (RSD) for seven independent detections of 1.72×10^–8M hemin was 3.0%. The proposed method was successfully applied to the analysis of hemin in pharmaceutical preparations and animal blood with a recovery of 96–108%. A possible CL mechanism of the present system was discussed, and free radicals were suggested to be involved in this reaction.     

Solvent effect and temperature dependence in the interaction of singlet oxygen with α-phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrone

The solvent effect on the quenching of singlet oxygen by -phenyl-N-tert-butyl-nitrone /PBN/ has been investigated by laser flash photolysis technique registrating luminescence kinetics of¹O₂. The values of the rate constant /k_q/ of the quenching were at 293 K: /9.0±0.4/×10⁶, /4.4±0.3/×10⁶ and /18.3±0.5/×10^{6 –}M^–1 s^–1 in toluene, chloroform and acetonitrile, respectively. The rate constant for the chemical interaction between¹O₂ and PBN, was k_r<1×10⁵ M^–1 s^–1k_q independently of the solvent. At temperatures between 223 and 293 K in toluene E_q=0.4±0.4 kJ mol^–1.     

Flow injection analysis of gallic acid with inhibited electrochemiluminescence detection

A flow injection (FI)–electrochemiluminescent (ECL) method has been developed for the determination of gallic acid, based on an inhibition effect on the Ru(bpy)₃²⁺/tri-n-propylamine (TPrA) ECL system in pH 8.0 phosphate buffer solution. The method is simple and convenient with a determination limit of 9.0×10^–9 mol/L and a dynamic concentration range of 2×10^–8–2×10^–5 mol/L. The relative standard deviation (RSD) was 1.0% for 1.0×10^–6 mol/L gallic acid (n=11). It was successfully applied to the determination of gallic acid in Chinese proprietary medicine—Jianming Yanhou Pian. The inhibition mechanism proposed for the quenching effect of the gallic acid on the Ru(bpy)₃²⁺/TPrA ECL system was the interaction of electrogenerated Ru(bpy)₃^2+* and o-benzoquinone derivative at the electrode surface. The ECL emission spectra and UV-visible absorption spectra were applied to confirm the mechanism.     

Simultaneous Spectrophotometric Determination of Rare-Earth and Transition Elements Using Partial Least-Squares (PLS) Multivariate Calibration

A spectrophotometric method for the simultaneous determination of rare-earth and transition elements in synthetic superconductors, [(La_{1 – x} Eu _x )_1.82Sr_0.18CuO₄], by the use of 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP) as chelating agent was developed. The influence of chemical variables affecting the reaction was studied. A partial least-squares (PLS) multivariate calibration procedure was used to assess the data obtained from several calibration solutions measured over the wavelengths range 400–700 nm. The concentration range for Cu was (1–12) × 10^–6 mol/L, while the range for the rare-earth elements La and Eu was (2–8) × 10^–6 mol/L. The relative errors in the determinations were less than 5% in most cases.     

Ionization constants of aqueous ammonia from 25 to 250°C and to 2000 bar

The ionization constant of ammonia has been determined by conductivity measurements and found to vary from 1.77×10^–5 at 25°C to 1.3×10^–6mol-kg^–1 at 250°C. The pressure effect to 2000 bar has been measured and the ratio K₂₀₀₀/K₁ is 6.8 at 25°C and 11 at 250°C. The standard molar volume change for the ionization at 1 bar, V ₁ ^o , changes from –28.8 at 25°C to –67 cm³-mol^–1 at 250°C.     

Pharmacokinetic detection of penicillin excreted in urine using a totally internally reflected resonance light scattering technique with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

A quantitative analysis method for penicillins including ampicillin (AmP), benzyl penicillin (BP), oxacillin (OA) and amoxycillin (AmO) is proposed that makes use of the totally internally reflected resonance light scattering (TIR-RLS) signal from the penicillin at the H₂O/CCl₄ interface in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB), and enables the pharmacokinetics of penicillin taken orally and excreted through urine to be monitored. Penicillin is coadsorbed with CTMAB at the H₂O/CCl₄ interface in neutral solution, resulting in the formation of ion associates that display greatly enhanced TIR-RLS signals (maximum at 368–372 nm). This enhanced TIR-RLS intensity was found to be proportional to the penicillin concentration over the range 0.2×10^–6 to 2.2×10^–6 mol L^–1, with limits of determination (3) of 5.0×10^–8 to 7.0×10^–8 mol L^–1. Pharmacokinetics studies performed using the present method show that the excretion of orally-taken ampicillin through urine has a half-time of 1.05 h and an excremental quantum over 8 h of 49.3%, respectively.