Spectrophotometric methods for the determination of osmium-III Reaction of osmium tetroxide with 1:5-diphenylcarbo- hydrazide in aqueous solutions followed by extraction of the complex

-A spectrophotometric method has been developed which is applicable to the determination of extremely small quantities of osmium. Osmium is oxidised to the octovalent state, then added to an acidic aqueous solution containing 1:5-diphenylcarbohydrazide (DPC). After heating the aqueous solution to 65°, the osmium-DPC complex is extracted with chloroform. A molar absorbancy index of about 150,000 is obtained. From 7 to 25 μg of osmium can be determined with a coefficient of variation of 6%. It was established that Fe^III, Cu^II, Ru^III and Au^III seriously interfere in the determination of osmium by this method, while Cr^VI, Ni^II, Mo^VI, Ir^III and chloride interfere only when present in relatively high concentrations.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of a dinitrogen ruthenium(II) macrocyclic tertiary amine complex

Treatment of trans-[Ru^III(16-TMC)Cl₂]Cl (16-TMC = 1,5,9,13-tetramethyl-1,5,9,13-tetraazacyclohexadecane) with zinc metal in aqueous solution under nitrogen resulted in the formation of trans-[Ru^II(16-TMC)(N₂)Cl]PF₆ (1) which has been characterized by X-ray crystal analysis. The Ru---N₂ and N---N bond distances in 1 are 1.921(6) and 1.005(10) Å, respectively.     

Kinetics and mechanism of oxo-transfer from pyridine N-oxide to dimethyl sulfide catalysed by [Ru(edta)(H2O)] complex (edta=ethylenediaminetetraacetate)

The kinetics of the oxidation of [Ru^III(edta)(H₂O)]⁻ (edta=ethylenediaminetetraacetate) (complex-1) with pyridine N-oxide (PyO) to [Ru^V(edta)O]⁻ (complex-2) and subsequent oxo-transfer from complex-2 to dimethylsulfide (dms) leading to the formation of dimethylsulfoxide (dmso) have been studied spectrophotometrically. The rate of formation of oxo-complex (2) in the reaction of complex-1 with PyO was found to be substitution controlled and first order both in complex-1 and PyO concentrations. The rate of oxo transfer from complex-2 to dms was found to be first order with respect to [complex-2] and [dms]. Kinetic data and activation parameters are found to be consistent to the proposed mechanism.     

Paramagnetic ruthenium(III) cyclometallated complex. Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and electron-transfer properties

The reaction of Ru^II(PPh₃)₃X₂ (X = Cl, Br) with o-(OH)C₆H₄C(H)=N-CH₂C₆H₅ (HL) under aerobic conditions affords Ru^II(L)₂(PPh₃)₂, 1, in which both the ligands (L) are bound to the metal center at the phenolic oxygen (deprotonated) and azomethine nitrogen and Ru^III(L¹)(L²)(PPh₃), 2, in which one L is in bidentate N,O form like in complex 1 and the other ligand is in tridentate C,N,O mode where cyclometallation takes place from the ortho carbon atom (deprotonated) of the benzyl amine fragment. The complex 1 is unstable in solution, and undergoes spontaneous oxidative internal transformation to complex 2. In solid state upon heating, 1 initially converts to 2 quantitatively and further heating causes the rearrangement of complex 2 to the stable RuL₃ complex. The presence of symmetry in the diamagnetic, electrically neutral complex 1 is confirmed by ¹H and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. It exhibits an Ru^II → L, MLCT transition at 460 nm and a ligand based transition at 340 nm. The complex 1 undergoes quasi-reversible ruthenium(II)—ruthenium(III) oxidation at 1.27V vs. SCE. The one-electron paramagnetic cyclometallated ruthenium(III) complex 2 displays an L → Ru^III, LMCT transition at 658 nm. The ligand based transition is observed to take place at 343 nm. The complex 2 shows reversible ruthenium(III)—ruthenium(IV) oxidation at 0.875V and irreversible ruthenium(III)—ruthenium(II) reduction at −0.68V vs. SCE. It exhibits a rhombic EPR spectrum, that has been analysed to furnish values of axial (6560 cm⁻¹) and rhombic (5630 cm⁻¹) distortion parameters as well as the energies of the two expected ligand field transitions (3877 cm⁻¹ and 9540 cm⁻¹) within the t₂ shell. One of the transitions has been experimentally observed in the predicted region (9090 cm⁻¹). The first order rate constants at different temperatures and the activation parameter ΔH^#/ΔS^# values of the conversion process of 1 → 2 have been determined spectrophotometrically in chloroform solution.     

Isomeric complexes of ruthenium(II) with neutral heterocyclic schiff base ligands. High resolution proton resonance spectra of trans-cis isomeric pairs of RuX2L2 (L = 2-arylpyridinecarboxaldimine, X = Cl, Br) and comparison of their physical properties

The reaction of 2-arylpyridinecarboxaldimine [RH₄C₆NC(H)Py, L (1)] with hydrated RuX₃ (X = Cl, Br) in boiling C₂H₅OH affords dark crystals of RuX₂L₂. Two geometrical isomers of the compound have been isolated and characterized by analytical and spectroscopic data. The trans isomer of RuCl₂L₂ shows a single sharp band for ν(Ru---Cl), whereas two bands are observed for the corresponding cis isomer. The highresolution ¹H NMR spectra of the isolated complexes are reported and completely assigned. All the complexes have multiple t₂→π^*(L) transitions in the visible region. Each of the complexes display a quasi-reversible oxidative response due to an Ru^III/Ru^II couple in the range 0.25–0.40 V vs S.C.E. at a platinum working electrode. The formal potentials of this couple obey the Hammett relationship. The ligand-based irreversible oxidations are also briefly noted.     

Electrochemical properties of a ruthenium complex immobilized as thin films and in carbon paste electrodes

The electrochemical properties of mer-[RuCl₃(dppb)(4-pic)] (dppb = Ph₂P(CH₂)₄PPh₂, 4-pic = CH₃C₅H₄N), Rupic, in CHCl₃ are governed by the formation of species such as [Ru₂Cl₅(dppb)₂], [Ru₂(dppb)₂Cl₄(4-pic)] and trans-[RuCl₂(dppb)(4-pic)₂] upon the reduction of “[RuCl₂(dppb)]”. The overall behavior depends on whether Rupic is immobilized in cast or Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films, or incorporated into a carbon paste electrode (CPE). In cyclic voltammograms, one redox process appears for LB/Rupic films and CPE/Rupic, at E_pa = 0.35 V, E_pc = 0.25 V vs SCE, and E_pa = 0.32 V, E_pc = 0.24 V vs Ag/AgCl, respectively. This redox process was ascribed to the Ru^III/Ru^II charge transfer. For cast films the redox pair was poorly defined, with E_pa = 0.27 V and E_pc = 0.20 V. The reason for the difference lies in the phase separation and formation of aggregates onto ITO for the cast film, in contrast to the LB film. With aggregation, the formation of species occurring in solution is impaired for Rupic in cast films. The electrochemical properties for Rupic in LB films and incorporated into CPE allowed the electrocatalytic activity of Rupic to be exploited in sensors for dopamine and ascorbic acid.     

一种新型比色荧光双通道水相检测氰根离子的化学传感器

合成了一种新型的,能在含水介质中比色荧光双通道单一选择性识别CN^-的传感器分子1-羟基萘甲叉酰肼乙基-3-羟基萘甲叉酰肼甲基苯并咪唑溴鎓盐(J1)。 在J1的DMSO/H₂O (体积比3:2)HEPES 的缓冲体系(pH=7.2)中分别加入F^-、Cl^-、Br^-、I^-、AcO^-、HSO₄^-、ClO₄^-、H₂PO₄^-、SCN^-和CN^-等阴离子后,只有CN^-的加入会使得溶液颜色发生明显的变化,由无色变为深黄色。 相应地在J1的DMSO/H₂O (体积比4:1)HEPES的缓冲体系(pH=7.2)中加入CN^-,溶液发出明亮的黄色荧光。 这一识别过程,不会受到其它阴离子的干扰。 紫外-可见光谱的最低检测限为1.57×10^-7 mol/L,检测线性范围为3.875×10^-4~2.15×10^-2 mol/L。 荧光光谱的最低检测限为4.63×10^-6 mol/L,检测线性范围为0.8×10^-4~1.60×10^-3 mol/L。 此结果表明,J1是一种良好的用于识别 CN^-的化学传感器,在含水介质中对CN^-具有选择性好、灵敏度高以及抗干扰性强的识别性能。 与此同时,基于J1对于CN^-的高选择性识别我们制备了CN^-的检测试纸,该试纸能够方便、快捷、准确地检测水中的CN^-。     

A Novel Coumarin-based Fluorescence Chemosensor for Fe^3＋

A novel coumarin derivative[7-diethylamino-2-oxo-2H-chromene-3-carboxylic acid（6-amino-pyridin2-yl）-amide,CFe1] has been synthesized and its potential application as a chemosensor for the detection of metal ions has been further investigated.The responses of CFe1 to Fe^3＋ were studied by fluorescence emission spectrometry in the presence of other metal ions such as Al^3＋,Ba^2＋,Ca^2＋,Co^3＋,Cr^3＋,Cu^2＋,Fe^2＋,Hg^2＋,Mg^2＋,Mn^2＋,Na^＋,Ni^＋,Pb^2＋,Zn^2＋,K^＋,and Ag^＋.CFe1 showed a good selectivity for Fe^3＋ with fast response,a wide pH span of 3.3-9.18,and a large Stocks shift.CFe1 in the presence of Fe^3＋ and ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid（EDTA） makes the blue solution fade to colorless,which is due to the formation of CFe1-Fe^3＋ complex instead of any catalytic action of Fe^3＋.Furthermore,the imaging of Fe^3＋ in cultured single mice microglia cells was realized with the aid of CFe1,indicating that CFe1 has a great potential to be used as promising models for the future design of novel and robust chemosensor for metal ion detection in the field of biomedical and environmental analyses.     

A new sensitive and specific test for vanadium with sulphosalicylic acid

A very sensitive and specific test for vanadium^V is described using sulphosalicylic acid as reagent. When this reagent is brought into contact with solid vanadium^V (a drop of the test solution evaporated to dryness on a watch glass) in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid or 80% syrupy phosphoric acid, a blue colour is developed. Using this colour reaction, it is possible to detect 0.05 μg of vanadium^V in 0.05 ml of test solution. Aluminium^III, arsenic^V, beryllium^II, cadmium^II, chromium^III, chromium^VI, copper^II, iron^III, molybdenum^VI, nickel^VI, tungsten^VI, uranium^VI and vanadium^IV do not interfere with this colour test, although some of them are known to form coloured complexes with sulphosalicylic acid under different conditions. Reducing agents like iron^II, uranium^IV, molybdenum^V and hydroquinone discharge the colour. The colour of the vanadium^V-sulphosalicylic acid compound is also discharged if the temperature is raised to 60°, though it reappears on cooling.     

Tb3+ as Fluorescent Probe in the Study of the Interaction of Other Lanthanide Ions with Trichosanthin

The interaction of lanthanide (Ln³⁺)ions with trchosanthin(TCS)was investi-gated using Tb³⁺ as fluorescent probe.The metal-binding sites of the protein were probed by means of adding the Tb³⁺ into the protein solutions.If other Ln³⁺ ions exist in the Tb³⁺ protein complex system, they would compete against Tb³⁺ in the binding sites of the protein, and so the fluorescence intensity of Tb³⁺ decreased,which is called quenching effect.The quencliing effect is related to the ionic radii of the Ln³⁺ ions and energy transfer from Tb³⁺ protein to Ln³⁺ ions.Based on the ex-perimental results,a schematic of the energy transfer from protein-Tb³⁺ complex to protein-Ln³⁺ complex is suggested.     

Photosensitized reduction of methyl viologen using eosin-Y in presence of a sacrificial electron donor in water-alcohol mixture

Photoreduction of methyl viologen (MV²⁺) by eosin-Y (EY²⁻) in the presence of triethanolamine (TEOA) has been investigated in water–methanol mixture by means of steady-state photolysis and laser-flash photolysis in the visible/near-infrared regions. The complete conversion to the persistent methyl viologen radical cation (MV^·+) was observed in the presence of lower concentrations of EY²⁻ and excess TEOA. By laser-flash photolysis measurements, electron transfer was confirmed to occur from the triplet state of EY²⁻ [³(EY²⁻)*] to MV²⁺ in the rate constants of ca 2.0 × 10¹⁰ M ⁻¹ s⁻¹. The rates and efficiencies of production of MV^·+ were found to be dependent on solvent compositions and concentrations of MV²⁺ ionic salt and TEOA. The back electron transfer reaction from MV^·+ to EY^·− was retarded in the presence of TEOA, which supports that EY²⁻ is reproduced by accepting an electron from TEOA. In the presence of excess TEOA, the indirect formation of MV^·+ from EY^·3− which was produced by accepting an electron from TEOA, was confirmed. The contributions of both the oxidative and reductive routes of ³(EY²⁻)* for the MV^·+ formation have been confirmed.     

A highly selective chemosensor for copper ion based on ICT fluorescence

Simple structural compounds 1 to 3 were synthesized.The presence of Cu²⁺ resulted in the fluorescence and absorption spectra change of 1 and 2,which indicated that 1 and 2 showed a highly selective response to Cu²⁺ over other metal ions.However,3 showed no selectivity for metal ions,which means that the compound could bind with several metal ions,such as,Ni²⁺,Zn²⁺,Cd²⁺.Hg²⁺, Pb²⁺,Fe³⁺,Mg²⁺,Ca²⁺,and Co²⁺,except Cu²⁺ and Ag⁺.The different spectral responses were attributed to the difference in binding sites for 1 and 3.     

沉淀基离子选择电极对干扰离子的动力学响应研究

用活度阶梯法研究了AgI,AgBr,CuS,PbS和CdS电极对干扰离子的动力学响应.溶液中含一定浓度主要离子时上述电极对某些干扰离子响应非单一突跃型瞬时信号;溶液中不含主要离子时,除了AgBr电极响应Cl^-外,其它都响应单一瞬时信号.离子交换产物的溶解度越小,离子的水合焓差越小,瞬时信号峰高度越大.离子水合焓差对瞬时信号峰高度的影响说明,试液高速喷向电极表面时由于扩散层厚度很薄,电极对干扰离子响应瞬时信号的峰电位不决定于离子扩散速度,而决定于离子交换速度.除CuS电极外,根据其它电极非单一突跃型瞬时信号所测定的平衡电位选择性系数K_xy^e与相应化合物溶度积比值是一致的.     

湿法脱硫浆液中Hg2+的还原机制研究

针对燃煤电厂湿法脱硫浆液中Hg²⁺易被还原的特性,研究Hg²⁺在模拟湿法脱硫系统中的迁移机制,考察了浆液温度、pH值以及SO₃^2-、Cl^-、Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺浓度等因素对Hg²⁺还原性能的影响。结果表明,Hg²⁺还原率随着浆液中SO₃^2-浓度的增大而降低;pH值对Hg²⁺的还原呈先增加后降低的趋势,在pH值为5.5时还原率最高;温度的升高不利于浆液中稳定的二价汞盐络合物存在,导致Hg²⁺还原率增加;Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺以及Cl^-浓度的增加有利于形成稳定化合物,从而抑制Hg²⁺的还原。     

Raman spectroscopic study of the conformational change of 12-crown-4 due to cation capture

Raman spectra of the Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, NH⁺₄, Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺, Ba²⁺, Pb²⁺ complexes of 12-crown-4 and also 12-crown-4 in various states are observed. The spectra of 12-crown-4 change remarkably by complex formation with cations. Normal vibration calculations of various conformations of 12-crown-4 are carried out. On the basis of the observed spectra and the results of the calculations, the conformation of 12-crown-4 in the Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, NH⁺₄, Mg²⁺ complexes is found to have approximate D_2d symmetry, while that in the Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺, Ba²⁺ complexes is found to have approximate C_2V symmetry.     

拉曼光谱法研究Na+, Mg2+//SO42-, Cl-, H2O四元体系中SO42-离子缔合结构特征及其变化规律

复杂水盐体系存在稳态和介稳固液相平衡以及复杂的成盐规律。为了解固液平衡状态下液相的结构特征,本文采用拉曼光谱技术并结合高斯-洛伦兹去卷积分峰拟合程序对Na⁺, Mg²⁺//SO₄^2-, Cl^-, H₂O四元体系及其二元和三元子体系中ν₁-SO₄^2-的离子缔合结构特征进行了分析。研究结果表明:SO₄^2-在Na₂SO₄-H₂O体系存在自由态SO₄^2-和SO₄^2-离子簇两种结构,在MgSO₄-H₂O, MgSO₄-MgCl₂-H₂O及Na⁺, Mg²⁺//SO₄^2-, Cl^-, H₂O等含镁体系中,还有Mg²⁺-H₂O-SO₄^2-和Mg²⁺-OSO₃^2-两种缔合结构。在二元和三元体系中ν₁-SO₄^2-的离子缔合结构以自由态SO₄^2-为主,随着SO₄^2-离子总浓度的变化,上述四种结构所占比例会发生规律性变化。Na⁺, Mg²⁺//SO₄^2-, Cl^-, H₂O四元体系在NaCl减少及等温蒸发过程中,自由态SO₄^2-结构比例逐步降低, Mg²⁺和SO₄^2-相结合形成Mg²⁺-H₂O-SO₄^2-或Mg²⁺-OSO₃^2-结构的机会增多,在复盐区还会形成SO₄^2-离子簇结构。由此判断溶液结构的适应性变化是导致介稳现象的重要原因。进一步的相关分析表明:SO₄^2-的浓度和耶涅克指数J与ν₁-SO₄^2-峰的峰强度和峰面积存在正相关关系, Mg²⁺浓度是影响ν₁-SO₄^2-峰中四种缔合结构的比例发生变化的主要因素。     

Pulse radiolysis of epicatechin in aqueous solution

Pulse radiolysis of epicatechin in aqueous solution has been done to investigate the reactions of epicatechin derived phenoxy radical (EpO) at neutral pH. EpO was generated by N₃ reacting toward EpOH, the rate constant was measured to be 3 × 10⁸ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹. The biomolecular termination of EpO is rather slow ((2k < × 10⁶ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹) and results in products exhibiting strong visible absorption around 450 nm. No reactions have been observed for EpO with O₂ and O₂ in the time scale of pulse radiolysis (0.01 s), suggesting the bimolecular rate constant are less than 10⁴ and 5 × 10⁶ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively.     

Synthesis of a di(2-picolyl)amino-β-diketone dual-functional ligand that can coordinate to europium(III) for responding to copper(II) and sulfide ions

Lanthanide complex-based luminescent probes/chemosensors have shown great utilities in various biological and environmental assays with time-resolved detection mode to eliminate background noises. In this work, by conjugating di(2-picolyl)amine (DPA) with a tetradentate β-diketone 1,2-bis[4'- (1",1",1",2",2"-pentafluoro-3",5"-pentanedion-5"-yl)benzyl]-4-chlorosulfo-benzene (BPPBCB), a novel dual-functional ligand that can coordinate to Eu³⁺ for responding to Cu²⁺ and S^2- ions in aqueous media, DPA-BPPBCB, has been designed and synthesized. The β-diketone moiety of DPA-BPPBCB can form a strongly luminescent complex with Eu³⁺. Upon reaction with Cu²⁺, accompanied by the formation of heterobimetallic complex Cu²⁺-DPA-BPPBCB-Eu³⁺, the Eu³⁺ luminescence was quenched. While in the presence of S^2-, owing to the high affinity of S^2- to Cu²⁺, stable CuS was formed, which resulted in the release of Cu²⁺ from Cu²⁺-DPA-BPPBCB-Eu³⁺, to restore the luminescence of the Eu³⁺ complex. This unique “on-off-on” luminescence response of the Eu³⁺ complex enabled Cu²⁺ and S^2- ions in aqueous media to be detected with time-resolved luminescence detection mode.     

A Highly Selective Fluorescent Chemosensor for Cu2+

A new Zn²⁺ probe L2-Zn(L2=naphthofuran carbonylhydrazone derivant) was synthesized as a fluorescence chemosensor for Cu²⁺, by which Cu²⁺ ion could be detected with high selectivity and sensitivity in a wide pH range via a displacement “turn-off” signaling strategy. Whereas the coordination between Zn²⁺ and L2 resulted in a considerable enhancement of typical luminescence of a naphthalofuran group in complex L2-Zn, the addition of Cu²⁺ ion led to a dramatic decrease in the emission intensity of probe L2-Zn at about 503 nm(excitation at 423 nm). The competitive fluorescent experiments showed that other metal ions, such as Hg²⁺, Fe³⁺, Ag⁺, Ca²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cd²⁺, Pb²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cr³⁺ and Mg²⁺ could not impact the detection of Cu²⁺. The detection limit of the novel probe L2-Zn for Cu²⁺ ion was as low as 2.3×10^-7 mol/L, which is far lower than the guideline value of 1.6×10^-5 mol/L of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.     

MECHANISM OF PHYSICAL QUENCHING OF SINGLET MOLECULAR OXYGEN BY CHLOROPHYLLS and RELATED COMPOUNDS OF BIOLOGICAL INTEREST

Abstract— The rate constant k₅/ > for physical quenching of singlet oxygen O₂(δ₁;) by the sensitizer in dye-sensitized photooxygenations is determined in the case of chlorophylls a and b (7.3 times 10⁸, 4.2 times 10⁸ M^-1 s^-1 respectively), pheophytins a and b (7.4 times 10⁷, 3.0 times 10⁷ M^-1 s^_1 respectively), tetraphenylporphyrin (4.4 times 10⁷ M^-1 s^_1), magnesium tetraphenylporphyrin (5.0 times 10⁸ M^-1 s^_1), zinc tetraphenylporphyrin (1.5 times 10⁸ M^-1 s^_l) and protoporphyrin IX-dimethylester (9.1 times 10⁷ M ^-1 s^_1) in benzene. These sensitizers show a linear correlation between log k_s^O , and their half-wave oxidation potentials and the value of the slope is similar to that observed for various compounds such as phenols. It is concluded that (i) the interaction between chlorophylls and related compounds with singlet oxygen may involve an exciplex as for phenols, and (ii) physical quenching may be envisaged as a spin-orbit-induced intersystem crossing within the exciplex.