An improved kinetic determination for creatinine using the Abbott ABA-100

An improved method for the kinetic determination of creatinine on the Abbott ABA-100 is described. By simplex optimization of the picrate and hydroxide reaction concentration a 35% increase in reaction rate, with respect to the Abbott methodology, was obtained. The new method correlated more closely with the Technician AutoAnalyzer Method (N-30) than did the latter method. The percentage CV for the improved method for high and low quality control sera was 2.4 and 3.6%, respectively. The presence of protein in the standards was found to cause a decrease in the reaction rate with respect to aqueous standards.     

一个新的用于反应散射计算的L^2平动基函数集合

本文通过构造新的L^2平动基函数集合改进了Shima-Baer方法.新集合中不再含有任何人工可调参数,取而代之的是反应体系的分子特性常数.由于在平动基函数中含有在非经典区域内的高度衰减因子,从而大大提高了反应几率对平动基函数展开的收敛速度.对共线交换反应H+H~2→H~2+H的计算结果表果,对平均基函数展开的收敛速度已接近包含畸变势的计算结果.改进后的Shima-Baer方法计算量明显降低.     

Kinetic analysis of the transesterification of dimethyl terephthalate with ethylene glycol in a semibatch reactor

The kinetic analysis of the transesterification of ethylene glycol (EG) and dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) was studied in a semibatch reactor under nonisothermal conditions. The effect of the temperature profile, EG/DMT ratio, and catalyst concentration on the reaction rate was studied. Models were fitted by using an algorithm of parameter estimation in differential equations based on the Gauss–Newton method improved with the Marquardt extension. It was found that, unlike previous authors, the reaction rate was not a classical third order reaction of first order with respect to EG, DMT, and catalyst concentration, but the EG reaction order was 0.6 and a hyperbolic function was found to fit the relationship between reaction rate and catalyst concentration. Also, it was found that, at high conversions, the effect of the reverse reaction should not be neglected.     

LC-MS/MS determination of 2-(4-((2-(2S,5R)-2-Cyano-5-ethynyl-1-pyrrolidinyl)-2-oxoethylamino)-4-methyl-1-piperidinyl)-4-pyridinecarboxylic acid (ABT-279) in dog plasma with high-throughput protein precipitation sample preparation

As an effective DPP-IV inhibitor, 2-(4-((2-(2S,5R)-2-Cyano-5-ethynyl-1-pyrrolidinyl)-2-oxoethylamino)-4-methyl-1-piperidinyl)-4-pyridinecarboxylic acid (ABT-279), is an investigational drug candidate under development at Abbott Laboratories for potential treatment of type 2 diabetes. In order to support the development of ABT-279, multiple analytical methods for an accurate, precise and selective concentration determination of ABT-279 in different matrices were developed and validated in accordance with the US Food and Drug Administration Guidance on Bioanalytical Method Validation. The analytical method for ABT-279 in dog plasma was validated in parallel to other validations for ABT-279 determination in different matrices. In order to shorten the sample preparation time and increase method precision, an automated multi-channel liquid handler was used to perform high-throughput protein precipitation and all other liquid transfers. The separation was performed through a Waters YMC ODS-AQ column (2.0 x 150 mm, 5 microm, 120 A) with a mobile phase of 20 mm ammonium acetate in 20% acetonitrile at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. Data collection started at 2.2 min and continued for 2.0 min. The validated linear dynamic range in dog plasma was between 3.05 and 2033.64 ng/mL using a 50 microL sample volume. The achieved r(2) coefficient of determination from three consecutive runs was between 0.998625 and 0.999085. The mean bias was between -4.1 and 4.3% for all calibration standards including lower limit of quantitation. The mean bias was between -8.0 and 0.4% for the quality control samples. The precision, expressed as a coefficient of variation (CV), was < or =4.1% for all levels of quality control samples. The validation results demonstrated that the high-throughput method was accurate, precise and selective for the determination of ABT-279 in dog plasma. The validated method was also employed to support two toxicology studies. The passing rate was 100% for all 49 runs from one validation study and two toxicology studies.     

A new approach to response surface development for detailed gas‐phase and surface reaction kinetic model optimization

We propose a new method for constructing kinetic response surfaces used in the development and optimization of gas‐phase and surface reaction kinetic models. The method, termed as the sensitivity analysis based (SAB) method, is based on a multivariate Taylor expansion of model response with respect to model parameters, neglecting terms higher than the second order. The expansion coefficients are obtained by a first‐order local sensitivity analysis. Tests are made for gas‐phase combustion reaction models. The results show that the response surface obtained with the SAB method is as accurate as the factorial design method traditionally used in reaction model optimization. The SAB method, however, presents significant computational savings compared to factorial design. The effect of including the partial and full third order terms was also examined and discussed. The SAB method is applied to optimization of a relatively complex surface reaction mechanism where large uncertainty in rate parameters exists. The example chosen is laser‐induced fluorescence signal of OH desorption from a platinum foil in the water/oxygen reaction at low pressures. We introduce an iterative solution mapping and optimization approach for improved accuracy. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 36: 94–106, 2004     

胶束介质在速差动力学分析中的应用: 钴、镍的同时测定

研究溴化十六烷基三甲铵表面活性剂对钴(Ⅱ)、镍(Ⅱ)与二甲酚橙配位反应的影响, 测定了反应级数和表观活化能。由于胶束介质的存在, 钴(Ⅱ)、镍(Ⅱ)三元配合物的灵敏度比二元配合物分别提高了4.4和8.6倍, 并扩大了两组分的速率差别, 改善了反应的选择性。基于两组分反应速率的差别, 采用对数外推法计算机处理数据, 建立了速差动力学同时测定钴(Ⅱ)、镍(Ⅱ)的新方法。应用于钴精矿等几种实际样品中钴、镍的同时测定获得了满意结果, 其相对误差和标准偏差分别在4%和3%以内。     

Kinetic investigation of redox reaction between vitamin C and ferric chloride hexahydrate in acidic medium

The kinetics of the reaction between vitamin C (l-ascorbic acid) and ferric chloride hexahydrate was investigated in acidic medium at pH 3 spectrophotometrically. The order of the reaction was established by applying different methods, such as initial rate method, integration method and half-life method. The results obtained from each method were correlated with each other and consistency in all methods was observed. The order of the reaction with respect to each reactant was found first and the overall second order was recommended for the reaction.     

胶束介质在速差动力学分析中的应用

本文主要报道溴化十六烷基三甲胺(CTMAB)表面活性剂在速差动力学分析中的应用,并用于高温合金试样中钼和钛的同时测定,在CTMAB存在下,3,5-二溴水杨基荧光酮(3,5-DBSF)与钼、钛形成三元配合物,其灵敏度比二元配合物分别提高了5.4和17.3倍,且由于胶束介质的存在,扩大了两组分形成配合物反应速率的差别,大大改善了方法的选择性。铝(III)、钙(II)、钴(II)、铬(III)、铜(II)、铁(II)、镁(II)、镍(II)等元素的允许量均在毫克级以上。钼的三元配合物形成速率较快,20秒内基本反应完全,钛的反应速率较慢,10分钟才达到平衡,基于两组分反应速率差别,采用对数外推法,经微机计算处理,进行了高温合金中钼、钛的同时测定,其相对偏差在5%以内。     

Catalytic effect of copper on the hexacyanoferrate(III)-cyanide redox reaction-I The uncatalysed and catalysed reactions

A kinetic study of the hexacyanoferrate(III)-cyanide redox reaction has been made in connection with development of a new catalytic method for copper. The reaction kinetics change with time from first- to second-order dependence with respect to hexacyanoferrate(III). The reaction is nearly inverse first-order with respect to hexacyanoferrate(II) and first-order with respect to cyanide. The reaction shows a strong positive primary salt effect, but a very small increase in the reaction rate with temperature is found. A parallel reaction proceeds with a first-order dependence with respect to hydroxide. A tentative mechanism is proposed for the first reaction, involving the formation of cyanogen radicals. The second reaction corresponds to the well-known decomposition of hexacyanoferrate(III) in alkaline medium. The catalysed reaction exhibits similar kinetics with respect to hexacyanoferrate(II) and (III) but is zero-order with respect to cyanide and hydroxide and first-order with respect to catalyst. The proposed mechanism involves two consecutive interactions of the hexacyanoferrate(III) with copper(I) and with copper(II) cyanide complexes respectively, followed by a 2-electron oxidation of a co-ordinatively bridging cyanide group.     

Surfactant Effect on Kinetic of Reaction of Some Sulphonamides with p‐Dimethylaminobenzaldehyde: Surfactant‐Modified Determination of Sulphonamides in Aqueous Solution

Kinetics of condensation reactions of six sulpha drugs (I‐VI) with p‐dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (DAB) in a weakly acidic EthOH/H₂O solution have been studied spectrophotometrically. The reaction was found to be first order with respect to DAB and zero order with respect to sulphonamide. The rate constants, activation energies, and other related thermodynamic functions have been determined. The effect of the presence of anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) on the kinetics of this reaction in aqueous solution has been investigated. The observed rate constants increase with increasing the amount of SDS except for those of sodium sulphacetamide (VI). The surfactant molecules enhance the reaction rates (14–113 times) in concentrations less than critical micellar concentration (cmc). A developed spectrophotometric method for determining sulphonamides in aqueous solution by their reactions with an excess of DAB in the presence of SDS and HCl (pH = 2) at a wavelength of 447 nm has been introduced. Microgram amounts of sulphonamides can be estimated with accuracy better than ± 1.5% and reproducibility less than ± 0.064%. The results of application to sulphonamides in pure form indicate that the presented method is simple, sensitive, precise, accurate, and comparable to the colorimetric Bratton‐Marshall standard procedure. The effect of interferences and application of the presented method to two pharmaceutical preparations have been investigated.     

Adducts of N-terminal valines in hemoglobin with isoprene diepoxide, a metabolite of isoprene

Isoprene (2-methylbuta-1,3-diene) is a multi-site carcinogen in rodents. To evaluate the role of the diepoxide metabolite (1,2:3,4-diepoxy-2-methylbutane) in carcinogenesis, measurements of in vivo doses of the diepoxide are needed. The in vivo dose may be inferred from levels of reaction products with hemoglobin (Hb adducts). This report presents in vitro studies of the adduct formation by the diepoxide of isoprene with valinamide and oligopeptides as model compounds of N-terminal valines in hemoglobin (Hb). In the reaction with valinamide it was shown that isoprene diepoxide forms as the main product a ring-closed adduct, which is a pyrrolidine derivative [N,N-(2,3-dihydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-butadiyl)valinamide, MPyr-Val]. The analysis was performed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) (EI and PICI) after acetylation. The ring-closed adduct was also identified by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS) as the main product in the reaction between isoprene diepoxide and standard hepta- or (2H8)octapeptides, corresponding to the N-terminal peptides of the alpha-chains in mouse and rat Hb. These peptides, alkylated with isoprene diepoxide, to be used as internal standards and calibration standards for quantification of MPyr-adduct levels in vitro and in vivo, were analyzed with respect to the degree of MPyr-alkylation by two independent methods, amino acid analysis and HPLC-UV; similar results were obtained using these methods. A method for measurement of Hb adducts as modified peptides, used earlier to measure a similar adduct to N-terminal valines in Hb from the diepoxide of 1,3-butadiene, has in the present work been tested for application to isoprene diepoxide. The method is based on tryptic degradation of globin and LC/ESI-MS analysis of N-terminal Pyr-heptapeptides of the Hb alpha-chain enriched by HPLC. MPyr-adduct levels in isoprene diepoxide alkylated hemolysate from mouse erythrocytes incubated with different concentrations of isoprene diepoxide (2 and 10 mM) for 1 h were quantified. The adduct level was about 50 nmol/g alpha-chain Hb per mM x h. From the adduct levels the rate constant of isoprene diepoxide for reaction with N-terminal valine was calculated to be about 1.6 times faster than for diepoxybutane.     

Ni/Al2O3催化2-甲基呋喃加氢制2-甲基四氢呋喃性能的研究

采用浸渍法制备了不同NiO含量的Ni/Al₂O₃催化剂,并进行了2-甲基呋喃加氢制2-甲基四氢呋喃性能的考察。结果表明,在制备的NiO负载量为10%、20%、25%、30%和40%的Ni/Al₂O₃催化剂中,随着NiO负载量增加,加氢反应的选择性与2-甲基呋喃的转化率均呈现出先增加后减小的趋势。其原因是由于适当增加NiO负载量有利于催化剂表面活性中心的形成,有利于加氢反应的进行;但是过度负载的NiO容易堵塞Al₂O₃载体中的介孔通道,降低反应的转化率与选择性。在釜式反应器中进行反应,对加氢反应条件进行了优化,发现在反应压力为3 MPa、反应温度150℃、机械搅拌速率为1000 r/min时,Ni/Al₂O₃催化2-甲基呋喃加氢制2-甲基四氢呋喃具有较高的选择性。当NiO负载量为25%时,2-甲基四氢呋喃的选择性最高为97.1%,2-甲基呋喃的转化率达到99.4%。     

Improvements in the N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine method for the determination of free and combined residual chlorine through the use of FIA

In the determination of free and combined chlorine, the reaction of permanganate standards with N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine (DPD) exhibits nonlinearity presumably because both the colored semiquinoid product and the colorless quinoid product are both formed. The titrimetric DPD method titrates both of the products while the colorimetric method monitors only the colored semiquinoid products. This results in a nonlinear response for the colorimetric method above 1.0 mg/l. as Cl(2). Under FIA conditions, the nonlinearity of the DPD colorimetric method is eliminated in the 0.1-5.0 mg/l. (as Cl(2)) range and the linear range is expanded to 0.1-8.0 mg/l. as Cl(2). Also, relative standard deviations are improved by 0.5-11% relative to the colorimetric method and 1.5-4.0% relative to the titrimetric method. The FIA method was developed further to sequentially determine both free and combined chlorine, since chloramine was found to have a negligible interference in the free chlorine determination.     

Improvement and extension of the application scope for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometric analysis-oriented N-alkylpyridinium isotope quaternization

Based on our previous report on N-alkylpyridinium isotope quaternization (NAPIQ) for the analysis of cholesterol and fatty alcohols, we have further developed the NAPIQ method for wider applications in screening various small compounds. The reaction scope and improvement were investigated via the screening of compounds with different reaction sites. The experimental results showed that the NAPIQ strategy was suitable not only for steroids with alcoholic or α,β-unsaturated ketone moieties, but could also be applied to label carbohydrates by changing the reaction solvent. The byproducts from target compounds with multiple groups could be reduced by improving the reaction conditions. The derivatization method significantly improved the detection sensitivity for these compounds in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometric (MALDI-FTMS) analysis. The detection sensitivity and selectivity of the NAPIQ method were higher than conventionally used Girard reagents. Finally, endogenous steroids in urine samples were screened using the NAPIQ method. NAPIQ was proven to be an efficient alternative method for analyzing steroids and carbohydrates, without the need for isotopically coded internal standards.     

Kinetics of Reaction of Bromo-epoxy Resin with Oleic Acid catalyzed by Dimethyl benzyl amine

The kinetics of reaction of bromo-epoxy resin with oleic acid in the presence of dimethylbenzylamine catalyst was studied. The reaction is a zero order reaction with respect to oleic acid, first order with respect to epoxy group and 0. 74 order with respect to dimethylbenzylamine. The reaction rate constants at various temperatures and activation energy were determined. The mechanism of this reaction was discussed. Keywords Tetrabromobisphenol-A, Bromo-epoxy resin, Oleic acid kinetics, Reaction mechanism     

Oxidation of thiocyanate by hydrogen peroxide - a reaction kinetic study by capillary electrophoresis

The oxidation reaction kinetics of thiocyanate by excess hydrogen peroxide has been studied by using capillary electrophoresis. The paper illustrates for the first time the use of capillary electrophoresis in studying reaction kinetics and provides a non-laborious way to determine the rate law and the rate constant for the above reaction in the pH range 6–8. Standard solutions of thiocyanate were mixed with buffer solutions of different pHs (6–8) and the reactions were initiated by adding appropriate volumes of hydrogen peroxide in capillary electrophoresis vials. Each reaction mixture was sampled at regular time intervals using an automatic injection programme to follow the progress of the reaction and identify the reaction products. The peak areas, representing the products, were integrated and their concentrations were quantified using calibration plots. The concentration profiles obtained from a series of experiments at a particular pH were then used to determine the rate law and the rate constant for the reaction. Furthermore, the rate of decomposition of hypothiocyanite formed during the reaction is determined for the first time. The rate law is zero order with respect to hypothiocyanite and first order with respect to hydrogen peroxide. The results indicate that the rate law for the oxidation reaction is zero order with respect to thiocyanate and first order with respect to hydrogen peroxide. The rate constant for the reaction at 25°C and at zero ionic strength is 3.6(±0.2)×10(⁻⁴) min⁻¹.     

Polymerization kinetics in highly viscous media

The influence of the viscosity of the reaction medium on the rate of polymerization of styrene has been examined by adding different amounts of inert polystyrene to pure monomer and its solutions in benzene. Azobisisobutyronitrile was decomposed photochemically (λ = 365 mμ) at 25°C. or thermally at 70°C.; its rate of decomposition was followed by ultraviolet spectrometry. The rate of formation of dimethyl-N-cyanoisopropylketenimine (DKI) was followed by infrared spectrometry (2020 cm.^?1). The initiation efficiency was determined by the scintillation method with the use of a ¹⁴Clabeled initiator. The rate of polymerization was followed dilatometrically. An increase of viscosity does not affect the rate of decomposition of the initiator; on the contrary, during the photochemical decomposition, it causes an increase of DKI concentration and an appreciable decrease of efficiency (from 0.51 to 0.30). From the point of view of the rate of photopolymerization, an increase of viscosity causes a decrease in the order of the reaction with respect to the initiator (from 0.5 to 0.3) and an increase with respect to monomer from 1.5 to 2. These results are interpreted on the basis of a decrease of termination rate constant between two growing chains in favor of a termination reaction between a growing chain and a primary radical. These effects, due to an increase of the viscosity of the solution, on the initiation and termination reactions influence the rate of polymerization in opposite direction and compensate each other to approximatively 25%.     

气相色谱-三重四极杆质谱同位素内标法测定鱼样中20种多氯联苯

建立了一种气相色谱-三重四极杆质谱结合双稳定性同位素内标检测鱼样中多氯联苯的方法。采用自动索氏提取器提取样品中的多氯联苯,经一根复合净化柱净化后,采用质谱多反应监测模式检测,选取两个独立的离子对。分析了20种多氯联苯,包含7种指示性多氯联苯,从三氯联苯到八氯联苯每族3个化合物,九氯联苯和十氯联苯各一个,每族使用一个相同氯代程度的¹³C₁₂标记多氯联苯作为定量内标、2种回收内标。20种多氯联苯在33 min内流出,分离良好,线性范围为0.05~10 μg/L,相关系数r均在0.99以上,低、中、高3种水平的加标回收率均在80.3%~117.6%之间,相对标准偏差（RSD,n=6）在5.09%~18.5%之间,方法检出限为0.01~0.02 μg/kg。20种多氯联苯总量在1.2~8.8 μg/kg（湿重）范围内,7个指示性多氯联苯总量在0.68~6.4 μg/kg（湿重）范围内。该方法缩短了分析时间,减少了有机溶剂的使用量,适合鱼样中多氯联苯的测定。     

Exact quantum calculations of the kinetic isotope effect: cross sections and rate constants for the F+HD reaction and role of tunneling

In this paper we present integral cross sections (in the 5-220 meV collision energy range) and rate constants (in the 100-300 K range of temperature) for the F+HD reaction leading to HF+D and DF+H. The exact quantum reactive scattering calculations were carried out using the hyperquantization algorithm on an improved potential energy surface which incorporates the effects of open shell and fine structure of the fluorine atom in the entrance channel. The results reproduce satisfactorily molecular beam scattering experiments as well as chemical kinetics data for both the HF and DF channels. In particular, the agreement of the rate coefficients and the vibrational branching ratios with experimental measurements is improved with respect to previous studies. At thermal and subthermal energies, the rates are greatly influenced by tunneling through the reaction barrier. Therefore exchange of deuterium is shown to be penalized with respect to exchange of hydrogen, and the isotopic branching exhibits a strong dependence on translational energy. Also, it is found that rotational excitation of the reactant HD molecule enhances the production of HF and decreases the reactivity at the D end, obtaining insight on the reaction stereodynamics.