Simultaneous voltammetric determination of dihydroxybenzene isomers using a poly(acid chrome blue K)/carbon nanotube composite electrode

A novel modified electrode was fabricated by electropolymerization of acid chrome blue K at a multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode. The electrode developed was used for simultaneous determination of the isomers of dihydroxybenzene in environmental samples using first order linear sweep derivative voltammetry with background subtraction. A linear relationship between peak current and concentration of hydroquinone, catechol and resorcinol was obtained in the range of 1 × 10⁻⁶–1 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹, and the detection limits were estimated to be 1 × 10⁻⁷, 1 × 10⁻⁷ and 9 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹, respectively. The constructed electrode showed excellent reproducibility and stability. Real water samples were analyzed and satisfactory results were obtained. This method provides a new way of constructing electrodes for environmental and biological analysis.     

Simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine, uric acid and xanthine using a nanostructured polymer film modified electrode

This paper describes the simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA), uric acid (UA) and xanthine (XN) using an ultrathin electropolymerized film of 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole (p-ATD) modified glassy carbon (GC) electrode in 0.20 M phosphate buffer solution (pH 5.0). Bare GC electrode failed to resolve the voltammetric signals of AA, DA, UA and XN in a mixture. On the other hand, the p-ATD modified electrode separated the voltammetric signals of AA, DA, UA and XN with potential differences of 110, 152 and 392 mV between AA-DA, DA-UA and UA-XN, respectively and also enhanced their oxidation peak currents. The modified electrode could sense 5 μM DA and 10 μM each UA and XN even in the presence of 200 μM AA. The oxidation currents were increased from 30 to 300 μM for AA, 5 to 50 μM for DA and 10 to 100 μM for each UA and XN, and the lowest detection limit was found to be 2.01, 0.33, 0.19 and 0.59 μM for AA, DA, UA and XN, respectively (S/N = 3). The practical application of the present modified electrode was demonstrated by the determination of AA, UA and XN in human urine samples.     

Spectrofluorimetric determination of picogram level Pb(II) using a dimercaptothiadiazole fluorophore

This paper describes the spectrofluorimetric determination of picogram level Pb(II) using 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMT) as a fluorophore. Excitation of DMT at 330 nm shows an emission maximum at 435 nm. The colorless solution of DMT changes into highly emittive yellow color immediately after the addition of 0.5 μM Pb(II) and nearly 245-fold increase in emission intensity at 435 nm was observed. These changes were attributed to the complex formation between Pb(II). The emission intensity linearly increases in the concentration range of 10–100 nM Pb(II) and DMT. Based on the fluorescence enhancement, the concentration of Pb(II) was determined. Interestingly, the emission intensity was increased even in the presence of 0.1 pM Pb(II). The fluorophore showed an extreme selectivity towards 100 nM Pb(II) even in the presence of 50,000-fold higher concentrations of common metal ions interferences such as Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Fe²⁺, Cd²⁺, Cr³⁺, Mn²⁺, Zn²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺ and 5000-, 100- and 40-fold of Cu²⁺, Hg²⁺ and Ag⁺ ions, respectively. The lowest detection of 20 pg L⁻¹ Pb(II) was achieved for the first time using DMT. The proposed method was successfully utilized for the determination of Pb(II) in tap water, polluted river water and industrial waste water samples. The results obtained in the present study were validated with both AAS and ICP-AES methods.     

Electropolymerized film of functionalized thiadiazole on glassy carbon electrode for the simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid

The present study reports the simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA) and uric acid (UA) in 0.20 M phosphate buffer solution (pH 5.0) using electropolymerized ultrathin film of 5-amino-2-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (AMT) on glassy carbon (GC) electrode. The bare GC electrode does not separate the voltammetric signals of AA, DA and UA. However, electropolymerized AMT (p-AMT) modified GC electrode not only resolved the voltammetric signals of AA, DA and UA but also dramatically enhanced their oxidation peak currents when compared to bare GC electrode. The enhanced oxidation currents for AA, DA and UA at p-AMT modified electrode are due to the electrostatic interactions between them and the polymer film. Using amperometric method, we achieved the lowest detection of 75 nM AA, 40 nM DA and 60 nM UA at p-AMT modified electrode. The amperometric current was linearly increased from 200 nM to 0.80 mM for each AA, DA and UA and the lowest detection limit was found to be 0.92, 0.07 and 0.57 nM, respectively (S/N = 3). The practical application of the modified electrode was demonstrated by the determination of DA in dopamine hydrochloride injection.     

Solvent dependent dimercaptothiadiazole monolayers on gold electrode for the simultaneous determination of uric acid and ascorbic acid

Dimercaptothiadiazole compound, 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMcT) forms ‘thin’ monolayers on Au electrode when it was adsorbed from methanol, ethanol or DMSO solutions while it forms ‘thick’ layers on Au electrode from an aqueous solution under identical experimental conditions. Thick DMcT layers formed from aqueous solution effectively blocks the redox reaction of couple in contrast to thin DMcT monolayers. The monolayer thickness did not vary when structurally related DMcT compounds, 5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol or 5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol was adsorbed from aqueous and non-aqueous solutions. This indicates that the presence of two thiol groups in DMcT plays a crucial role in the formation of thick and thin DMcT layers on Au electrode when it was adsorbed from aqueous and non-aqueous solutions. Methanol, ethanol, or DMSO solution of DMcT is considered as strong acid because these solvents are able to deprotonate DMcT into DMcT⁻ and thus thin monolayers formed on Au electrode. The deprotonating ability of these solvents was further verified from the observed absorption spectrum characteristic of DMcT⁻ species. On the other hand, an aqueous solution of DMcT is less acidic due to weak deprotonation of DMcT by water and thus DMcT forms thick layer on Au electrode. Interestingly, thin DMcT monolayers formed from non-aqueous solvents separates the voltammetric signals of uric acid and ascorbic acid while thick DMcT layers formed from aqueous solution fails to separate them.     

Simultaneous determination of dihydroxybenzene positional isomers by capillary electrochromatography using gold nanoparticles as stationary phase

The paper describes the enhanced separation of o-, m-, p-dihydroxybenzene by capillary electrochromatography (CEC) using gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as stationary phase. The effect of the AuNPs concentration upon separation was investigated. The experimental parameters, including separation voltage, pH, and concentration of running buffer, were optimized. Under the optimum conditions, a good resolution of three dihydroxybenzene isomers was obtained within 15 min in a 50 cm effective length capillary modified with 0.02 nmol/L AuNPs at a separation voltage of 16 kV in a 50 mmol/L acetate buffer (pH 5.0). The linear ranges were from 10(-6) to 10(-4) mol/L and the detection limits were as low as 10(-7) mol/L. This method was successfully used to analysis two kinds of hair coloring agent sample with recoveries in the range of 90-105% and relative standard deviations (RSD) less than 5.0%.     

人工神经网络法同时测定苯二酚异构体

研究了人工神经网络法与紫外分光光度分析相结合，用于邻苯二酚、间苯二酚、对苯二酚异构体的含量测定。本研究采用人工神经网络法，直接对苯二酚异构体混合液的紫外吸收光谱数据进行预测，不需预先分离，即可得到各异构体的浓度。     

聚甲苯胺蓝/碳纳米管/玻碳电极同时伏安法测定苯二酚异构体

通过电聚合甲苯胺蓝于多壁碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极上制备了聚甲苯胺蓝/碳纳米管/玻碳电极,研究了三种苯二酚异构体在该电极上的电化学行为。结果表明,修饰电极对苯二酚异构体的氧化表现出优异的电催化性能和选择性。考察了各种影响因素。在5.0×10-6～2.0×10-4mol/L的范围内,苯二酚异构体的阳极峰电流与其浓度有线性关系,建立了一种同时伏安分析3种苯二酚异构体的新方法。     

Simultaneous determination of dihydroxybenzene and phenylenediamine positional isomers using capillary zone electrophoresis coupled with amperometric detection

In general capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) separation models, o‐, m‐, and p‐phenylenediamine isomers can be separated in a weak acidic running buffer for their pK_a values being 4.52, 5.64, 6.04, respectively, while o‐, m‐, and p‐dihydroxybenzene isomers can be separated in a weak basic buffer for their pK_a values being 9.40, 9.40 and 10.04, respectively. So, it is hard to find a suitable running buffer at a fixed pH in normal CZE for simultaneous separation of these two groups of positional isomers. In this paper, a novel method based on alternately running two different pH buffers in CZE coupled with amperometric detection (CZE‐AD) was designed to simultaneously determine these two groups of positional isomers. It is found that when two different pH running buffers were employed alternately under appropriate order and time, the six analytes could be separated perfectly in less than 20 min and the detection limits were as low as 10^–7 mol/L. Furthermore, the effects of working electrode potential, pH and concentration of running buffer, separation voltage and injection time on CZE–AD were investigated. Experimental results demonstrated that the introduced method was practical to simultaneously determine two groups of positional isomers with different pK_a and had some advantages of high sensitivity, good repeatability and small sample requirement.     

Reactivity of [CpCr(CO)3]2 towards thione (CS) moieties in some sulfur-containing substrates

The reaction of [CpCr(CO)₃]₂ (Cp = η⁵-C₅H₅) (1) with 1 mol equivalent of 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMcTH₂) at ambient temperature led to the isolation of a reddish-brown crystalline solid of CpCr(CO)₃(η¹-DMcTH) (5) and a green solid of CpCr(CO)₃H (2) in yields of ca. 28% and 30%, respectively, along with some [CpCr(CO)₂]₂ (3) and [CpCr(CO)₂]₂S (4). The reaction of 1 with 1 mol equivalent of vinylene trithiocarbonate (SCS(CH)₂S) (VTTC) at 90 °C led to the isolation of a red crystalline solid of CpCr(CO)₂(η²-SCHSC₂H₂) (6) in ca. 15% yield while the reaction of 1 with isopropylxanthic disulfide ((CH₃)₂CHOCS₂)₂ resulted in the formation of CpCr(CO)₂(η²-S₂COCH(CH₃)₂) (8) in ca. 80% yield. The complexes 5, 6 and 8 have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Voltammetric determination of dihydroxybenzene isomers using a disposable pencil graphite electrode modified with cobalt-phthalocyanine

Microchimica Acta - A novel voltammetric assay for the simultaneous determination of hydroquinone (HQ), catechol (CC) and resorcinol (RS) by using an electrochemically treated pencil graphite...     

Synthetic pathway for a new series of liquid crystal 2,6-disubstituted imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole

Herein, the synthesis of a novel series of liquid crystals 2,6-disubstituted imidazo[2,1-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazoles derivate is reported. These fused heterocyclic compounds were prepared through the cyclodehydration between 5-substituted-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-amino derivatives and α-bromo aryl ketones. The derivates of 2-amino-thiadiazole were obtained from the condensation reaction between thiosemicarbazide and aryl/alkyl nitriles with good yields (60–83%). The α-bromination of aryl ketones was carried out using NBS as the source of electrophilic bromine, also with good yields (52–85%). For the final compounds, the liquid crystal behaviour was shown to be dependent on the number of chains. Mesomorphism was not observed for compounds without aliphatic chains, with more than two aliphatic chains or when the aliphatic chains are methoxy groups.     

A Novel Electrochemical Sensor for Simultaneous Determination of Hydroquinone,Catechol, and Resorcinol Using a Carbon Paste Electrode Modified by Zn-MOF,Nitrogen-doped Graphite,and AuNPs

In this work, the carbon paste electrode was modified with a composite of a metal-organic framework, nitrogen-doped graphite, and gold nanoparticles and used as an electrochemical sensor for dihydroxybenzene isomers. The morphology and characteristics of the modifiers were found by SEM and FT-IR. Electrochemical techniques showed the specific surface of the electrode to be significantly enhanced. The outcome achieved shows that this novel sensor displays an excellent electro-catalytic activity towards the oxidation of these isomers. The sensor was applied to the simultaneous determination of each three isomers using DPV with a linear response in the concentration range of 5–10⁵ nM.     

Evaluation of Schiff bases of 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole as photostabilizer for poly(methyl methacrylate)

The photostabilization of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) films by Schiff bases of 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole compounds was investigated. The PMMA films containing concentration of complexes 0.5% by weight were produced by the casting method from chloroform solvent. The photostabilization activities of these compounds were determined by monitoring the hydroxyl index with irradiation time. The changes in viscosity average molecular weight of PMMA with irradiation time were also tracked (using benzene as a solvent). The quantum yield of the chain scission (Φ_cs) of these complexes in PMMA films was evaluated and found to range between 4.19 × 10^?5 and 8.75 × 10^?5. Results obtained showed that the rate of photostabilization of PMMA in the presence of the additive followed the trend:[1] > [2] > [3] > [4] > [5].According to the experimental results obtained, several mechanisms were suggested depending on the structure of the additive. Among them, UV absorption, peroxide decomposer, and radical scavenger for photostabilizer mechanisms were suggested.     

用于锂离子电池正极材料的分级孔碳/2,5-二巯基-1,3,4-噻二唑/聚噻吩三元复合物

采用酚醛树脂为碳源, 纳米碳酸钙为二次成孔剂, 通过煅烧、刻蚀、KOH活化等工艺制备出活化分级孔碳(aHPC). 在此基础上, 以aHPC为模板, 通过溶液浸渍制得活化分级孔碳/2,5-二巯基-1,3,4-噻二唑(aHPC/DMcT)复合物, 然后运用氧化聚合法将聚(3,4-乙烯二氧噻吩)—聚苯乙烯磺酸(PEDOT-PSS)包覆在其表面制备出aHPC/DMcT/PEDOT-PSS复合物. 并运用傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、X射线衍射(XRD)、场发射扫描电镜(FESEM)、透射电镜(TEM)和电化学测试等手段对所得复合材料的结构、形貌及电化学性能进行表征. 结果显示, KOH活化后, aHPC孔道内的官能基团含量增加了, 使得DMcT的负载量增大(52%), 且DMcT几乎全部进入到aHPC孔道内. aHPC/DMcT复合物的首次放电容量为236 mAh·g^-1, 循环20次后放电比容量仅为65mAh·g^-1. 而aHPC/DMcT/PEDOT-PSS复合物的表面包覆一层PEDOT-PSS导电薄膜, 其首次放电容量高达281 mAh·g^-1, 20次后的放电比容量为138 mAh·g^-1,容量保持率达49.1%.     

Simultaneous determination of phenylenediamine isomers and dihydroxybenzene isomers in hair dyes by capillary zone electrophoresis coupled with amperometric detection

The simultaneous determination of three isomers of phenylenediamines (o, m, and p-phenylenediamine) and two isomers of dihydroxybenzenes (catechol and resorcinol) in hair dyes was performed by capillary zone electrophoresis coupled with amperometric detection (CZE–AD). The effects of working electrode potential, pH and concentration of running buffer, separation voltage, and injection time on CZE–AD were investigated. Under the optimum conditions the five analytes could be perfectly separated in 0.30 mol L⁻¹ borate–0.40 mol L⁻¹ phosphate buffer (pH 5.8) within 15 min. A 300 μm diameter platinum electrode had good responses at +0.85 V (versus SCE) for the five analytes. Their linear ranges were from 1.0 × 10⁻⁶ to 1.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹ and the detection limits were as low as 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ (S/N = 3). This working electrode was successfully used to analyze eight kinds of hair dye sample with recoveries in the range 91.0–108.0% and RSDs less than 5.0%. These results demonstrated that capillary zone electrophoresis coupled with electrochemical detection using a platinum working electrode as detector was convenient, highly sensitive, highly repeatable and could be used in the rapid determination of practical samples. Figure Electropherograms obtained from 10 mg mL⁻¹ hair dye sample solutions at a platinum working electrode under optimum CZE–AD conditions: (a) natural black (I), (b) golden: (1) p-phenylenediamine, (2) m-phenylenediamine, (3) o-phenylenediamine, (4) resorcinol, and (5) catechol     

Simultaneous determination of nitrophenol isomers at the single-wall carbon nanotube compound conducting polymer film modified electrode

One of the challenging areas of electrochemistry and electroanalytical chemistry is the simultaneous determination of isomers at the same electrode. Con- ventional electrode only possesses a single function of electron transfer; therefore, it is difficult…     

Reaction of Thiols and Bisulfite with the Pendant Allyl Groups in Polytriallylamine

The infrared spectrum of polytriallylamine prepared by the free-radical-initiated polymerization of triallylamine indicates the presence of a substantial amount of unsaturation. The usual quantitative methods of determining unsaturation (e. g., bromide/ bromate and mercuric acetate) cannot be used on polytriallylamine because of interference from the amino group. On the other hand, bisulfite was found to react rapidly and quantitatively with the pendant allyl groups of polytriallylamine. The reaction was studied over the pH range 4 to 10 and was fastest at pH 5.2. The reaction is a free-radical reaction which is catalyzed by metal ions and oxygen. The sulfonic acid groups which result from attack of bisulfite on the pendant allyl groups of polytriallylamine form strong zwitterion structures with the amine nitrogens. The addition of thiols is also a free-radical reaction. The reaction of HSCH₂CH₂OH, HSCH₂CO₂H, CH₃SH, H₂S, HSCH₂CH₂N(C₂H₅)₂, CH₅COSH, and C₆H₅SH with polytriallylamine was studied. Of these compounds, only HSCH₂CH₂OH and HSCH₂CO₂H reacted quantitatively. Some reasons for the differences in reactivity are presented.     

萘酚异构体在乙炔黑修饰电极上的电化学行为及测定

制备了乙炔黑修饰电极(AB/GCE),运用交流阻抗法研究了电极表面的特性。研究了1-萘酚(α-N)和2-萘酚(β-N)在该修饰电极上的循环伏安行为,探讨了修饰剂用量、底液种类及pH、浓度和扫速对伏安行为的影响。在pH6.0的B-R缓冲液中,α-N和β-N均出现一明显的不可逆氧化峰。在60~240mV·s-1扫速范围内,二者氧化峰电流与扫速均呈线性关系,表明该电极过程是受吸附控制的不可逆过程。计算了电极过程的部分动力学参数。运用线性扫描伏安法结合半微分技术对α-N和β-N进行了同时定量测定,发现α-N和β-N的半微分氧化峰电流值与其浓度在5.00×10-5~6.50×10-4mol·L-1范围内呈良好的线性关系(rα-N=0.996;rβ-N=0.997)。α-N和β-N的检出限(S/N=3)分别为5.04×10-7mol·L-1,6.69×10-7mol·L-1。加标回收率分别为97.20%~100.20%和95.40%~102.50%。