Spectrophotometric study of a direct determination of serum calcium

A modification of a direct manual procedure for serum calcium has been developed in which a one-piece color reagent is used. When a micro amount of serum is added to the reagent, rapid and stable color formation occurs enabling the procedure to serve either as a manual stat system of in robotized automatic instrumentation. Total color measurement is not attained in such a procedure owing to the described regressive nature of the reagent blank. However, accurate and linear reaction characteristics are effectively achieved. The use of a low dielectric solvent, EG, served well for repressing the ionization of the blank while allowing linear and reproducible calibration characteristics.     

Oxydative Umwandlung von 17-Alkoxy-aspidospermidin-Derivaten in 17, 17-Dialkoxy-17, 18-dihydro-1, 18-dehydro-aspidospermidine

Treatment of 17-alkoxy-aspidospermidine derivatives with iodine and sodium hydroxide in methanolic or ethanolic solution yields the corresponding 17, 17-dialkoxy-17, 18-dihydro-1, 18-dehydro-aspidospermidine. Hence compounds 1 and 2 in methanol give the oxidation products 8 and 3 , respectively. In ethanol, 4 is converted to 5 , 2 to a mixture of 6 and 7 ; 4 in methanol yields a mixture of 6 and 7 in a different ratio.     

Catalytic decomposition of organic peroxides by 4,4′-diamino-trans-stilbene (DTS)/montmorillonite complex. I. dibenzoyl peroxide (DBP)

The decomposition of DBP was studied in the presence of DTS in an ethanolic homogeneous solution and with DTS intercalated in montmorillonite clay mineral as a heterogeneous reaction. The kinetic parameters obtained from the two systems were monitored and indicated that the homogeneous system follows second order reaction kinetics for DBP, whereas the heterogeneous one follows a three-halves order. The heterogeneous system was found to possess higher catalytic efficiency and the reaction was shown to take place within the internal surfaces of the clay mineral. This was attributed to the great surface area of the catalyst, Lewis and Brönsted acid sites and its great ability to sorb the polar organic species.     

Periodate oxidation analysis of carbohydrates : Part I. Spectrophotometr1c determination of glyoxal in dialdehyde fragments formed from glycosides with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine

A simple procedure for the determination of glyoxal in dialdehyde fragments, formed from glycosides by periodate oxidation, is proposed. By heating sample solutions prepared by dilution of reaction mixtures for periodate oxidation, with an aqueous dimethylsulfoxide solution of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine hydrochloride. followed by addition of an aqueous ethanolic solution of potassium hydroxide, intense color with an absorption maximum at 576 nm developed. The spectrophotoinetric method based on this color reaction makes it possible to determine selectively 1·10^?2–2·10^?1 μmole amounts of conjugated glyoxal without a prior liberation process. Data for glyoxal content obtained by this procedure are discussed in relation to overoxidation.     

Determination of Butyltin Compounds in Mussel Samples: A Comparative Study of Analytical Procedures

Three different sample pretreatment methods (methanolic HCl with or without tropolone and enzymic extraction) and two final determination procedures (GC–MS and GC–QFAAS) have been applied independently to the determination of butyltin compounds in two mussel samples polluted at different levels. The results obtained validate the sample storage and transport conditions as well as the analytical procedures.     

A sequential injection system for the spectrophotometric determination of calcium, magnesium and alkalinity in water samples.

A sequential injection methodology for the spectrophotometric determination of calcium, magnesium and alkalinity in water samples is proposed. A single manifold is used for the determination of the three analytes, and the same protocol sequence allows the sequential determination of calcium and magnesium (the sum corresponds to the water hardness). The determination of both metals is based on their reaction with cresolphtalein complexone; mutual interference is minimized by using 8-hydroxyquinoline for the determination of calcium and ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA) for the determination of magnesium. Alkalinity determination is based on a reaction with acetic acid, and corresponding color change of Bromcresol Green. Working ranges of 0.5 - 5 mg dm(-3) for Ca, 0.5 - 10 mg dm(-3) for Mg, and 10 - 100 mg HCO3- dm(-3), for alkalinity have been achieved. The results for water samples were comparable to those of the reference methods and to a certified reference water sample. RSDs lower than 5% were obtained, a low reagent consumption and a reduced volume of effluent have been accomplished. The determination rate for calcium and magnesium is 80 h(-1), corresponding to 40 h(-1) per element, while 65 determinations of alkalinity per hour could be carried out.     

Bilirubin and hemoglobin interferences in direct colorimetric cholesterol reactions using enzyme reagents

The interferences of bilirubin and hemoglobin were tested in two cholesterol procedures in which enzymes were used as chemical reagents. Both procedures used similar approaches with cholesterol esterase to free cholesterol from its esters and cholesterol oxidase to generate hydrogen peroxide from the total free cholesterol resulting. From that common start, one procedure then used catalase to generate formaldehyde from methanol and the peroxide produced from cholesterol, and the formaldehyde was then reacted with acetylacetone to produce a yellow chromogen, while the other procedure used peroxidase to catalyze a reaction directly between peroxide and 4-aminoantipyrine plus phenol to generate a pink chromogen. Bilirubin and hemoglobin were shown to produce some interference by reacting competitively with peroxide in both systems and by contributing residual absorbance at the wavelengths of measurement of each of the chromogens. Since bilirubin showed a spectral change, static blanking with sample blanks caused overcorrections. However, the elimination of a sample blank for either procedure could result in a favorable compensating error because the residual color of bilirubin could substitute in part at least for the lost reactivity of the peroxide used up in reaction with the bilirubin of the sample.     

固相萃取-超高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法同时测定烤鱼中15种杂环胺含量

建立了固相萃取-超高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱同时分析烤鱼中15种杂环胺(HAs)含量的方法.样品经甲醇-1.0 mol/L NaOH均质、涡旋振荡、超声提取,采用 Licbrolut EN固相萃取柱净化,用乙醇-二氯甲烷溶液洗脱,收集洗脱液,水浴下用氮气吹干,加入乙酸-乙酸铵缓冲液涡旋溶解,以乙腈定容,微孔滤膜过滤,...     

Spectrophotometric determination of total phenolics by solvent extraction and sorbent extraction optosensing using flow injection methodology

Flow injection analysis (FIA) procedures for the Spectrophotometric determination of phenol involving in-line concentration by solvent and sorbent extraction have been developed. The imine product formed in the reaction between phenol and 4-aminoantipyrine (4-AAP) is either extracted into chloroform (solvent extraction) or is temporarily retained on C₁₈-modified silica material contained in a microcolumn (sorbent extraction). In the latter case two variants of detection have been used namely the Spectrophotometric measurement of the methanolic eluent containing the concentrated dye and at-column optosensing of the retained reaction product followed by methanol elution to maintain reversibility of the process. In the solvent extraction procedure a 10-fold increase of sensitivity compared to the common FIA method without extraction is achieved but no corresponding improvement in detectability is observed. Under optimized conditions the detection limit amounts to 8 μg l⁻¹. Using sorbent extraction methodology, high concentration factors can be obtained when large sample volumes are used. The only limitation in getting correspondingly lower detection limits are an increasingly high and variable blank value with sampling volume. The detection limits obtained for measurement of the absorbance in the eluent and on-column optosensing are 11 μg l⁻¹ and 0.4 μg l⁻¹, respectively. A study of the extractability of various phenol derivates using both solvent and sorbent extraction revealed lower relative response rates compared to the FIA method without extraction. Phenolics that possess an additional acidic group are present in ionized form at the high pH of the assay and are not extractable at all.     

Offline combination of pressurized fluid extraction and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy for antioxidant activity of grape skin extracts assessment

A comprehensive characterization of grape skin methanolic and ethanolic extracts prepared by pressurized fluid extraction (PFE) at various temperatures within 40 to 120 °C from two wine grape varieties, St. Laurent and Alibernet was performed. For the first time, an offline combination of PFE and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy together with other experimental methods was employed to assess the effect of extraction conditions on numerous extract characteristics including antioxidant or radical-scavenging ability, HPLC profile of anthocyanins, total phenolic compounds content (TPC), tristimulus color values (CIE Lab), and pH values. The properties of extracts depend on the solvent used, the mass of grape skins as well as on the extraction conditions among which the temperature plays a crucial role. In spite of wide interval of extraction temperatures, all extracts still retain their antioxidant and/or radical-scavenging properties, indicating that the extracts prepared by PFE can serve as potential source of functional food supplements or color enhancers.     

Application of microwave digestion to the preparation of sediment samples for arsenic speciation

Several extraction procedures are described allowing arsenic speciation in sediments. The extraction of organometallic compounds such as dimethylarsinic acid or monomethylarsonic acid is quite simple since these compounds are stable in the different extraction media (HCl/ HNO₃, H₃PO₄, ammonium oxalate) and are easily released independent of the extraction mode (magnetic stirring or microwave solubilization). Extraction yields are higher than 96% for these two arsenic forms. An HCl/HNO₃ microwave solubilization procedure allows the quantitative solubilization of mineral arsenic, but the differentiation between the two oxidation states is not possible owing to the oxidation of As(III) to As(V). Extractions with orthophosphoric acid or ammonium oxalate allow the solubilization of mineral arsenic with extraction yields ranging from 90 to 95% and the differentiation between As(III) and As(V). Nevertheless, the amount of As(III) is underestimated owing to its partial oxidation. The usefulness and advantages of microwave solubilization compared with conventional extraction procedures are discussed. Received: 17 May 1996 / Revised: 19 September 1996 / Accepted: 25 September 1996     

Application of microwave digestion to the preparation of sediment samples for arsenic speciation

Several extraction procedures are described allowing arsenic speciation in sediments. The extraction of organometallic compounds such as dimethylarsinic acid or monomethylarsonic acid is quite simple since these compounds are stable in the different extraction media (HCl/ HNO₃, H₃PO₄, ammonium oxalate) and are easily released independent of the extraction mode (magnetic stirring or microwave solubilization). Extraction yields are higher than 96% for these two arsenic forms. An HCl/HNO₃ microwave solubilization procedure allows the quantitative solubilization of mineral arsenic, but the differentiation between the two oxidation states is not possible owing to the oxidation of As(III) to As(V). Extractions with orthophosphoric acid or ammonium oxalate allow the solubilization of mineral arsenic with extraction yields ranging from 90 to 95% and the differentiation between As(III) and As(V). Nevertheless, the amount of As(III) is underestimated owing to its partial oxidation. The usefulness and advantages of microwave solubilization compared with conventional extraction procedures are discussed. Received: 17 May 1996 / Revised: 19 September 1996 / Accepted: 25 September 1996     

酯交换法合成碳酸甲乙酯研究进展

碳酸甲乙酯(EMC)具有诸多优异的物理和化学性能,作为锂电池电解液溶剂已经被行业广泛认可,酯交换法是中国目前工业生产EMC的主要方法。本研究系统综述了碳酸酯交换反应热力学、动力学、均相及非均相催化剂、反应机理及反应工艺等方面的研究,重点评述了近五年酯交换法制备EMC的最新进展。均相催化剂中以pK_b值(碱度系数)为标准讨论了可溶碱类催化剂碱强度和催化效率之间的关系,探究了咪唑类离子液体阴、阳离子结构对反应效果的影响规律。针对工业上普遍采用的甲醇钠催化剂,描述了其失活现象并阐述了失活机理。详细比较和讨论了非均相催化剂的制备方法、表面酸碱性与催化效率之间的关系,综合评价了不同类别的催化剂催化酯交换反应的优缺点。着眼绿色、高纯、低成本EMC合成技术,高效固体碱催化剂和涉及气、液、固三相的催化精馏技术是今后开发的重点和发展方向。     

Spectrophotometric determination of acetone in acetic acid

A sensitive and selective spectrophotometric method for the determination of acetone in acetic acid has been worked out. It is based on the reaction of acetone with diazotized p-aminobenzoic acid in a strongly alkaline medium to form a purple color with maximum absorption at 540 nm. Beer's law holds up in the range 20–140 μg of acetone in a final volume of 20 ml, with a molar absorptivity of 8.1 × 10³ liters mol^?1 cm^?1, sensitivity index of 0.0072 μg cm^?2, relative error of ?1.9 to +0.6%, and relative standard deviation of 0.7–3.5, depending on the concentration level. Furthermore, the color reaction is fast, and the procedure is simple, and avoids the use of an extraction.     

Oxidation of selenite by alkaline ferricyanide using osmium tetroxide as a catalyst

Summary Oxidation of selenite to selenate by alkaline ferricyanide catalysed by osmium tetroxide was followed by direct and indirect procedures. Either the ferrocyanide was titrated with selenite solution at 8–10% overall alkalinity or vice versa using amperometric or potentiometric end point. In the indirect procedure the excess ferricyanide was determined by amperometric titration with arsenious oxide at 10–15% alkalinity, and the ferrocyanide with ceric sulphate using o-phenanthroline or amperometric indicator. A cerimetric determination of ferricyanide based on this reaction is described.Sincere thanks of the authors are due to Dr. S. S. Joshi, D. Sc. (London), for kind interest in the work.     

Spectrophotometric study of both the Zimmermann reaction and the application of a corrective measure for irrelevant absorption

A spectrophotometric study of the Zimmermann reaction carried out in several solvent matrices has been described. The advantages of an aqueous system over those containing pyridine are detailed. Purification devices such as batch chromatography and color extraction used commonly in 17KS procedures have been examined, and the results obtained are shown as evidence that they are not always effective if the actions and reactions of the interference mimic those of 17KS. Finally, the study of mathematical corrections for irrelevant absorption resulted in values that indicated that the concept of such corrective action was not always easily applicable to the determination.     

High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Analysis of Curcuminoids and Their Photo-oxidative Decomposition Compounds in Curcuma Longa L

Abstract

Photochemical oxidation of curcuminoids such as curcumin, bis-demethoxycurcumin and demethoxycurcumin in dry powder of Curcuma longa L. (zingiberaceae) root and in ethanolic and methanolic extract has been studied. Whatman PartiSphere-5 NH₂ and Whatman Partisphere-5 WCX columns were used to analyze curcuminoids and their degradation products. The curcuminoids were found to be more stable in the dry powder of Curcuma longa L. root than in ethanolic and methanolic extracts. Vanillin, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, ferulic aldehyde, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid and ferulic acid were identified as the oxidation products.     

Effective static and high-frequency viscosities of concentrated suspensions of soft particles

We obtain an analytic expression that allows to determine the static η and high-frequency η(∞) viscosities as function of the volume fraction φ of a concentrated suspension of soft spherical particles in a liquid of viscosity η(0). The particles consist of a hard core of radius a covered by a porous layer of thickness d. Suspensions of hard spheres and homogeneous porous particles are limiting cases of the model. The proposed expression incorporates the results for the intrinsic viscosity obtained on the basis of a cell model [H. Ohshima, Langmuir 26, 6287 (2010)] into a recently obtained relation for the effective viscosity of concentrated colloidal suspensions [C. I. Mendoza and I. Santamari?a-Holek, J. Chem. Phys. 130, 044904 (2009); J. Colloid. Interface Sci. 346, 118 (2010)]. In this model, the correlations between the particles due to crowding effects are introduced through an effective volume fraction φ(eff) which is then used as integration variable in a differential effective medium procedure. The final expression is simple, accurate, and allows to collapse all the data in a universal master curve that is independent of the parameters characterizing the system. The only difference between the static and high-frequency cases is that in the later case φ(eff) also incorporates hydrodynamic interactions arising from the so-called relaxation term. We have tested the accuracy of our model comparing with experimental results for spherical polymeric brushes and simulations for the high-frequency viscosity of homogeneous porous particles. In all cases the agreement with the data is extremely good.     

Spectrophotometric study of bilirubin and hemoglobin interactions in several hydrogen peroxide generating procedures

The interference effects of bilirubin and hemoglobin have been described for the peroxidase-hydrogen peroxide oxidation of a hydrogen donor and the catalase-hydrogen peroxide oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde. A competition between bilirubin and the intended hydrogen donor is shown for the substitute analyte, hydrogen peroxide, with a resultant diminution of color due to the loss of intended reaction. No inhibition of peroxidase action appears to take place; its action when complexed with hydrogen peroxide is directed toward the competing hydrogen donor, bilirubin. The final color measured appeared to be partially compensatory, that is the sum of intended color plus the color of residual bilirubin. The subtraction of a serum blank representing a static system will result in a lowered value and a larger error. Hemoglobin, with its strong Soret band can, if its concentration is excessive, cause a major interference in reactions such as the Hantzsch reaction which result in overlapping bands at the reaction wavelength. Samples which are both hemolyzed and jaundiced would present as formidable blanking problems. Further studies on bilirubin and its glucuronide and their individual effect on the peroxidase-peroxide reaction are presently in progress.     

A simple,rapid method for the generation of ligand binding isotherms

Using the protonation of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) as a standard reaction, a technique is established for the generation of reaction isotherms by continuous titration in a flow microcalorimeter. The procedure uses an exponential dilution device of simple design that provides a constant internal volume, efficient mixing of the contents and is a closed system. The method has considerable advantages over conventional calorimetric procedures and the precision of enthalpy measurements is estimated to be within ± 2%.