Investigation of A New Catalytic Reaction of Complex Formation of Cobalt (III) With Nitroso-R-Salt for the Determination of Microquantities of Phosphate-Ions

ABSTRACT

The catalytic action of phosphate-ions on the reaction of complex formation of cobalt (III) with nitroso-R-salt in a weakly acid medium has been found. The dependence of the rate of the catalytic reaction on temperature, concentrations of reagents and catalyst, pH of the medium, as well as on the presence of some anion and non-ion surface-active substances and accompanying inorganic minerals was studied. The optimum conditions for the determination of 0.1 μg/ml PO^3- ₄ in water were determined. A technique for the determination of phosphate-ion impurity up to 9×10^-5% in the high-purity sodium iodide and 2×10^-4% cesium iodide used for the single crystals growth is suggested.     

CETYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE + TETRADECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE MIXED MICELLES IN POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 1000 + WATER MIXTURES*

The conductances of cetylpyridinium chloride (CPyCl) + tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTAB) mixtures over the entire mole fraction range of CPyCl (x_CPyCl) were measured in aqueous binary mixtures of polyethylene glycol 1000 (PEG 1000) containing 0.5, 1, 2, 5 and 10 wt% of PEG 1000 at 30°C. From the conductivity data, the critical micellar concentration (cmc), degree of counter ion association (χ) and the standard free energy of micelle formation (ΔG^o _M ) of CPyCl and TTAB were computed. The DG^o _M value is further divided into the hydrophobic contribution of free energy of transfer of the surfactant hydrocarbon chain from the medium to the micelle (ΔG^o _HP ), and the energy associated with the surface contributions (ΔG^o _s ) consisting of electrostatic interactions between the head groups and counter ions. Both contributions show a linear dependence on the amount of PEG additive. These results have been explained on the basis of the medium effects of aqueous PEG.

The mixed micelle formation by CPyCl+TTAB show non-ideal behavior which is quite similar in the absence, as well as in the presence, of PEG additive as evaluated by using the regular solution theory. The interaction parameter, b, is always negative and remains almost constant with respect to the amount of PEG additive. This indicates that the mixed micelle formation occurs mainly due to the synergistic interactions between the unlike surfactant monomers only.     

Protonation Curves of the D10N Variant of Endoglucanase Cel45 Catalytic Domain From Humicola Insolens. Isothermal calorimetry and combined isoelectric focusing-electrophoresis

Titration of ionizable groups of D10N variant catalytic domain has been performed by isothermal calorimetric technique and by combined isoelectric focusing-electrophoresis in the range of pH 3–9. pK ₀ ⁱ andΔH ⁰ _i related to the ionizable groups have been estimated using Lindestrøm–Lang equation. Both experimental techniques are in agreement and confirm the validity of the applied theory. Slight differences in protonation enthalpies of carboxyl groups are caused by Asp10 interaction with the other part of the macromolecule.

     

Studies of Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of p‐Nitrophenyl Acetate with Some Dihydroxamate Ions in Cationic Micellar Media

Pseudo‐first‐order rate constants have been determined for the nucleophilic substitution reactions of p‐nitrophenyl acetate with oxalo, malono, and succinodihydroxamate ions (^?ONHC(O)(CH₂)_nC(O)NHO^?) in phosphate buffer (pH=7.9) at 27°C. The rate data of the reaction revealed that the nucleophilic reactivity sequence of these hydroxamate ions is generally ODHA>MDHA>SDHA. The k_obs value increases upon addition of cationic surfactants to the reaction medium which is typical behavior of micelle‐assisted bimolecular reactions. The pseudo‐phase ion exchange model has been successfully applied to determine binding constant.     

Evaluation of synthesis conditions for plastic scintillation foils used to measure alpha- and beta-emitting radionuclides

Plastic scintillation foils of polystyrene and polycarbonate with a thickness between 45 and 200 μm, have been produced using the solvent evaporation method. PSfoils presented a reproducible thickness (10–20%). PSfoils were characterized by the measurement of ³⁶Cl or ²⁴¹Am. For ³⁶Cl spectrum is located at medium energies since not all energy is deposited in the scintillator and not all betas interact with the foils. For ²⁴¹Am the efficiency values are very high and spectrum is a sharp peak located at high energies. ²²²Rn absorption (L_D and K) and desorption capacities of the PSfoils have been also evaluated.

     

Über die Darstellung von Trilithium-trisulfimid (Trilithium-1,3,5,2,4,6-trithiatriazin-1,1,3,3,5,5-hexaoxid) und die thermische Zersetzung einiger Salze des Trisulfimids

Trilithiumhexaoxocyclotrithiazane^* (trilithiumtrisulfimid) has been prepared for the first time by reaction of triammoniumtrisulfimid with LiOH in a solid state reaction and by using high boiling alcohols as reaction medium. The thermolysis of different salts of trisulfimid (Na-, K-, Li-, Ag-, NH₄-salt) has been studied by thermoanalytical methods in the region between 25–500 C. The course of decomposition of these compounds is discussed by IR and chromatographic measurements.

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Reactivity of Aquadiethylenetriamineplatinum(II) Ion with Disulfide Moiety Cystine: A Kinetic and Mechanistic Approach

Abstract

Substitution reactions of the complex [Pt(dien)H₂O]²⁺ (where dien = diethylentriamine or 1,5-diamino-3-azapentane) with sulfur-containing L-cystine have been studied in a 1.0 × 10^?1 mol dm^?3 aqueous perchlorate medium at various temperatures (298–323 K) and 4.45 ≤ pH ≤ 2.15 using UV-vis spectroscopy. The products obtained have been characterized by their infrared and ¹H NMR datasets at various pH levels and temperatures. From infrared and ¹H NMR data, products have indicated that [Pt(dien)H₂O]²⁺ reacted with L-cystine forming a Pt–S bond at low pH. At high pH, a product complex through the Pt–N bond has been formed. All rate constants have been evaluated from nonlinear double exponential plots. The activation parameters ΔH^# and ΔS^# have been determined using the Eyring equation. The products, S_Ni, and reversible rate constants have been evaluated.

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Studies on Polarographic Adsorptive Wave of the System of the Rare Earth (III)-Copper(Ii)-M-Trifluomethyl Chlorophosphonazo

Abstract

A new heteronuclear complex, rare earth (III)-copper (II)-m-trifluomethyl chlorophosphonazo (CPA-mCF₃) system for determining trace rare earth ions is presented. In a medium of 0.02mol/L NH₄Cl,1. 0×10^?3mol/L Cu(II),1.0×10^?5 mol/L CPA-mCF₃, a very sensitive polarographic adsorptive wave is observed by using a single sweep oscillopolarograph at about –0.83V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The linear relationship between the peak current and the concentration of rare earth exists from 6. 0×10^?9 to 1. 0×10^?6 mol/L. The detection limit of rare earth is down to 2. 0×10^?9 mol/L for Tm³⁺. This method has been applied to determine trace RE in several samples of Chinese tea. The results are satisfactory. The composition of the complex is detected as RE (II): Cu (II): CPA-mCF₃ = 1: 1: 2.     

Study of interaction of Potassium Dodecatangestato Cobaltate(III) with Bovine Serum Albumin using Fluorescence Spectroscopy

The binding of potassium dodecatangestato cobaltate(III) (PDC) as a water-soluble polyoxometal with bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a major transporting protein of plasma, has been investigated at pH 7.2, 5?mM phosphate buffer, 27°C and various ionic strength by fluorescence spectroscopy.

The results show that the binding of PDC to BSA quenches BSA emission and the Stern–Volmer linear relationship can be applied for the quenching process.

The values of Stern–Volmer constant, K _sv, which can be considered as a binding constant for formation of 1:1 complex at 0.01, 0.1 and 0.2?M NaCl are 8.56 × 10⁵, 5.72 × l0⁵ and 9.60 × 10⁵, respectively. The interpretation of the results represents that binding affinity depends on both electrostatic forces and conformational stability of BSA. A step-by-step aggregation model, which has been developed by Borissevich et al., was used to determine the average aggregation number of BSA, ?J?, from the fluorescence quenching. The results show that the binding of PDC to BSA does not induce any considerable aggregation in BSA molecules. Therefore, it can be concluded that there are no considerable conformational changes in BSA molecules during its interaction with PDC.     

Nonadiabatic collision model calculations of ion-pair formation cross sections of Cs+O2→Cs++O

This paper has improved Hickman's nonadiabatic collision model by substituting Hickman's constant velocity classical straight line trajectory approximation with the solution of motion equation mR=?dV(R)/dR, and has calculated the cross sections of ion-pair formation Cs+O₂→Cs⁺+O^?₂ with the improved nonadiabatic collision model (INCM). A comparison of our results with other theoretical and experimental results has been made.     

Ruthenium(III) – catalyzed oxidative cleavage of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-aminoazobenzene by chloramine-B in alkaline medium and uncatalyzed reaction in acid medium: spectrophotometric kinetic and mechanistic study

p-Aminoazobenzene (PAAB) is one of the important monoazo dyes and its oxidation kinetic study is of much use in understanding the mechanistic profile of PAAB in redox reactions. Consequently, the kinetics of oxidation of PAAB by sodium N-chlorobenzenesulfonamide or chloramine-B (CAB) in HClO₄ medium and in NaOH medium catalyzed by ruthenium(III) chloride (Ru^III) have been investigated at 298 K. U.v.–vis spectrophotometry was used as a basic analytical approach in this study. Under an identical set of experimental conditions, the reactions of PAAB–CAB in HClO₄ medium were facile, but the reactions became too slow to be studied in alkaline medium and hence ruthenium(III) chloride has been used as a catalyst in alkaline medium. The stoichiometry (1:2) and oxidation products (nitrosobenzene and p-nitrosoaniline) are the same in both media, but the kinetic and mechanistic patterns were found to be different. The experimental rate laws obtained are: − d[CAB]/dt = k [CAB]₀ [PAAB]₀ [H⁺] in acid medium and − d[CAB]₀/dt = k [CAB]₀ [PAAB]₀[OH⁻] ^x [Ru^III] ^y in alkaline medium, where x and y are less than unity. The reaction was examined with reference to changes in (a) concentration of benzenesulfonamide, (b) concentration of added neutral salts, (c) ionic strength, (d) dielectric permitivity and (e) solvent isotope effect. The reaction was also studied at different temperatures and the overall activation parameters have been evaluated. The oxidation reaction fails to induce the polymerization of added acrylonitrile. C₆H₄SO₂NHCl and C₆H₄SO₂NCl⁻ have been postulated as the reactive oxidizing species in acidic and alkaline media, respectively. It was found that the reactions are nearly 20 times faster in acid medium in comparison with alkaline medium. It was also observed that ruthenium(III) was an efficient catalyst for the facile oxidation of PAAB by CAB in alkaline medium by making the reaction go twelve-fold faster than the uncatalyzed reactions. The catalytic constant (K _C) has been calculated at different temperatures and the values of activation parameters with respect to ruthenium(III) have also been evaluated in alkaline medium. The observed results have been explained by plausible mechanisms and the relative rate laws have been deduced.     

Diaminobenzene as a Novel Reagent for Nitrite Assay in Environmental Samples: Evidence for Its Mechanistic Aspects

Abstract

o-Phenylenediamine has been used as a reagent to quantify nitrites/nitrates in a variety of sample matrices. The method is based on the cyclization reaction between o-phenylenediamine and nitrite in acid medium. The amine undergoes diazotization with nitrite in the presence of acid to form the diazonium ion, which subsequently cyclizes to yield yellowish orange benzotriazole at room temperature with an absorption maximum at 450 nm. The formed dye has been separated, purified, and characterized by IR, NMR, and spectroscopy techniques. The parameters of the reaction between amine and nitrite have been optimized. The effect of interfering ions on the determination of nitrites/nitrates has been described. The developed method has been applied for the determination of residual NO₂ gas present in the ambient air after fixing it as a nitrite ion using sodium arsenite as a trapping medium. The dye formed has been extracted into organic solvent to improve the detection limit during the measurement of low levels of ambient NO₂ in air. The method obeyed Beer's law in the concentration range 0–250 µg in aqueous medium and 0–50 µg in organic medium with molar absorptivity of 4.09 × 10⁴ L mol^?1 cm^?1 and 4.3 × 10⁴ L mol^?1 cm^?1 respectively. Nitrate is determined by reducing it to nitrite after passing through the copperized cadmium reductor column. The developed method has been applied to determine nitrite/nitrate levels in water, soil, and biological samples.     

Batch and dynamic extraction of uranium(VI) from nitric acid medium by commercial phosphinic acid resin,Tulsion CH-96

Batch and dynamic extractions of uranium(VI) in 10⁻³–10⁻²M concentrations in 3–4M nitric acid medium have been investigated using a commercially available phosphinic acid resin (Tulsion CH-96). The extraction of uranium(VI) has been studied as a function of time, batch factor (V/m), concentrations of nitric acid and uranium(VI) ion. Dual extraction mechanism unique to phosphinic acid resin has been established for the extraction of uranium(VI). Distribution coefficient (K _d ) of uranium(VI) initially decreases with increasing concentration of nitric acid, reaches a minimum value at 1.3M, followed by increases in K _d . A maximum K _d value of ∼2000 ml/g was obtained at 5.0M nitric acid. Batch extraction data has been fitted into the linearized Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The performance of the resin under dynamic extraction conditions was assessed by following the breakthrough behavior of the system. Effect of flow rate, concentrations of nitric acid and uranium ion in the feed on the breakthrough behavior of the system was studied and the data was fitted using Thomas model.     

Scope of network polysilanes in the synthesis of fluorescent silver and gold nanoparticles/nanoclusters‐modulations of their optical properties in the presence of Hg(II) ions

The network polysilanes (polysilynes) [RMe₂SiCH₂CH₂Si]_n, [R=Ph ( 1 ), 2‐Furyl ( 2 )] have been synthesized by room temperature reaction of the corresponding organotrichlorosilane with Na dispersion in tetrahydrofuran (THF) medium. The method allows the formation of high molecular weight polymers [M_w/PDI = 10,504/2.2 ( 1 ), 9176/1.5 ( 2 )] in improved yields than those obtained from classical Wurtz coupling reaction (Na, toluene, 110 °C). These polymers act as reducing agents for Ag(I) and Au(III) ions to afford stable metal nanoparticles of 4–8 nm size domains in toluene medium. The corresponding polymer–silver nanocomposites, 1a and 2a , are fluorescent in the green light region (λ_max = ～ 530 nm) due to the formation of silver nanoclusters (AgNCs) along with the nanoparticles (AgNPs). A simple chemical approach has been developed to modulate the plasmonic and emission intensities of the nanocomposite 1a by reacting with varying concentrations (10^?12 to 10^?7M) of HgI₂ in toluene. The method allows enhancement of the fluorescence intensity associated with AgNCs. The results are explained by invoking coupling between the energies of surface plasmon resonance and the nanocluster electronic transition. The polymer–gold nanocomposites, 1b and 2b , are non‐fluorescent and the plasmonic resonance at 530 nm associated with AuNPs is found to be insensitive to Hg(II) ions. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Kinetics of the oxidative degradation of d-xylose in the presence and absence of cationic and anionic surfactants

The oxidative degradation of d-xylose by cerium(IV) has been found to be slow in acidic aqueous solution with the evidence of autocatalysis. The reaction is accelerated in the cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) micellar medium but sodium dodecyl sulfate (an anionic surfactant) has no effect. The pseudo first-order rate constants have been determined at different [reductant], [oxidant], [H₂SO₄], temperature, and [CTAB]. The reaction rate increased with increasing [d-xylose] and decreased with increase in [H₂SO₄]. The CTAB-micelle-catalyzed kinetic results can be interpreted by the pseudophase model. The kinetic parameters such as association constant (K _s), micellar medium rate constant (k _m), and activation parameters (E _a, ΔH ^# and ΔS ^#) are evaluated and the reaction mechanism is proposed. The reaction rate is inhibited by electrolytes and the results provide an evidence for the exclusion of the reactive species from the reaction site.     

Steam reforming for syngas production over Ni and Ni-promoted catalysts

In this article, nanocrystalline γ-alumina with high surface area (309 m² g^?1) and mesoporous structure with an average pore size of 4.3 nm was synthesized and employed as a carrier for the synthesis of Ni catalysts in steam reforming of methane. The results revealed that the metal–support interaction decreased by increasing the nickel loading and led to the movement of the T_max of reduction temperature to lower temperatures. The results demonstrated that the synthesized catalysts exhibited high CH₄ conversion and stability and increasing the nickel loading up to 10 wt% improved the CH₄ conversion. The results revealed that the incorporation of MgO in nickel catalyst improved the resistance of the catalyst against carbon deposition and also enhanced the catalytic activity and the 10%Ni–5%MgO–Al₂O₃ catalyst exhibited high stability during 60 h. The high stability of the promoted catalyst was related to the high basicity of the catalyst.

     

Study of Molecular Complex Formation of Coal-Derived Asphaltene with TCNQ in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Media by UV-Vis and Fluorescence Spectroscopic Studies

Coal-derived asphaltene (CDA) has been shown to form electron donor–acceptor-type molecular complexes with electron acceptor such as 2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-diylidene also known as tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) in homogeneous medium of carbon tetrachloride and heterogeneous medium of aqueous SDS. This has been investigated both by UV-Vis and fluorescence spectrophotometric method. The Charge transfer (CT) absorption peaks have been detected by difference spectral method and the wavelengths of the CT peaks are close in both the medium. The formation constants (K) have been determined using the Benesi–Hildebrand equation. The magnitudes of K are in the order of 10³ L mol^?1 that are comparable to some supramolecular or inclusion complexes. The study reveals the presence of π-donor (i.e., aromatic) type of compounds in CDA molecule. It also supports the view that CDA molecules exist in solution forming micellar aggregate, in the cavities of which the TCNQ molecules are included. The remarkable increase (three fold) in the formation constant in the SDS medium compared to CCl₄ further indicates that the CDA aggregate in SDS undergoes some preorganization to further facilitate inclusion.     

An Integrated Optical Biosensor (IOBS)

Abstract

We have demonstrated an integrated optical biosensor (IOBS) employed as differential refractometer with a resolution down to n_C.=5 × 10^?5. The minimum volume required for measurements is V=L_x?L_y?L_z=1?10^?4 microlitres where L_x?L_y=1mm?0.1mm is the illuminated grating area and L_z is the penetration depth of the evanescent field of the guided mode into the cover medium.

The sensor described was successfully used to monitor enzyme activities by measuring the change of refractive index of a substrate converted by an enzyme. Because the sensor responds not only to refractive index changes of a cover medium but also to thickness changes of absorbed layers it should be possible to measure biological interactions such as between antigen/antibody, inhibitor/enzyme or receptor/cell by coupling of either respective biomolecule onto the waveguiding film. Thus we have shown in preliminary experiments that on coupling covalently to the grating rabbit anti-human-IgG (both of similar molecular weight around 150 000) a pronounced attenuation of the intensity of the guided mode was observed due to the increased adlayer thickness (to be published).

It should be possible to miniaturize the unit using channel waveguides fabricated by a combination of photolithography and etching techniques with the aim to obtain implantable clinical integrated optical biosensors.

The sensitivity can be further improved electronically by measuring directly the intensity of the guided mode using a second grating as an output coupler. This will increase the signal to noise ratio substantially.     

Kinetics of the oxidation of U (IV) by hydrogen peroxide in sulfuric acid medium

The kinetics of the reaction have been investigated in H₂SO₄ medium under different conditions. The observed bimolecular rate constant k_obs, has been found to depend on [H⁺]^?0.55 and to increase with the initial concentration ratio of the reactants R₀ = [H₂O₂]₀/[U (IV)]₀ above 0.49. The activation energy of the overall reaction has been determined as 13.79 and 14.3 kcal/mol at R₀ = 1 and 0.35, respectively. Consistent with experimental data, a detailed reaction mechanism has been proposed where the hydrolytic reaction (4) followed by the rate-controlling reaction (10) and subsequent fast reactions of U (V) and OH radicals are involved: A kinetic expression has been derived from which a graphical evaluation of (kK₄)^?1 and k^?1 has been made at R₀ = 1 as (12.30 ± 0.09) × 10^?3 M min, (6.23 ± 2.19) × 10^?4 M min; and at R₀ = 0.35 as (12.63 ± 2.13) × 10^?3 M min, (8.32 ± 6.62) × 10^?4 M min, respectively. Indications of some participation of a chain reactionat R₀ = 1 have been obtained without affecting thesecond-order kinetics as observed.