Determination of unreacted 2,4-toluene diisocyanate (2,4TDI) and 2,6-toluene diisocyanate (2,6TDI) in foams at ultratrace level by using HPLC-CIS-MS-MS

Isocyanates can cause occupational asthma. By using available HPLC-UVF methods, isocyanates can be quantified only at levels above 1% of the Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL). Once sensitized, workers can react to concentrations below these limits of detection (LOD) making these methods insufficiently sensitive to adequately evaluate trace amounts of isocyanates present in air or in materials at safe levels for sensitized workers. This article describes a novel method for isocyanate analysis allowing the quantification of 2,4TDI and 2,6TDI monomers at very low concentrations using HPLC-CIS-MS-MS. The method's sensitivity increases with a decrease in the alkali radius. The LOD is 0.039 ng mL(-1) for 2,4TDI and 0.100 ng mL(-1) for 2,6TDI in solution when lithium is the alkali adduct, which is 20 times more sensitive than HPLC-UVF method. This new method allows determination in foam at levels of 0.078 ng g(-1) for 2,4TDI and 0.200 ng g(-1) for 2,6TDI respectively, for a 0.5 g foam sample. This is more than 100 times more sensitive than other methods for determining free monomers in solid materials. Analytical reproducibility and precision are better than 92% and 93% for both diisocyanate monomers. The use of HPLC-UVF conventional method failed to detect unreacted isocyanates in foam samples, but TDI monomers were quantified by HPLC-CIS-MS-MS.     

Exposure to 4,4'-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) during moulding of rigid polyurethane foam: determination of airborne MDI and urinary 4,4'-methylenedianiline (MDA)

Occupational exposure to 4,4'-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) was measured during moulding of rigid polyurethane foam. The aim of the study was to find out whether an MDI-derived urinary amine metabolite could be detected in the urine of workers exposed to apparently low levels of MDI. Airborne MDI was sampled on 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-piperazine (2MP)-impregnated glass fibre filters and determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using ultraviolet (UV) and electrochemical (EC) detection. The limit of detection of MDI was 3 ng ml-1 for a 20 microliters injection. The precision of sample preparation, expressed as relative standard deviation (RSD), was 1.3% with UV detection and 2.1% with EC detection at a concentration of 70 ng MDI ml-1 (n = 6). The 2MP-MDI derivative was stable at +4 degrees C up to eight weeks. The accuracy of the method was validated in an international quality control programme. Workers (n = 57) from three different factories participated in the study. Urinary 4,4'-methylenedianiline (MDA) metabolite was determined after acid hydrolysis as heptafluorobutyric anhydride derivatives by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using chemical ionisation and monitoring negative ions. The limit of detection in urine was 0.2 nmol l-1. The precision of six analyses for a urine sample spiked to a concentration of 1 nmol l-1 was 29% (RSD). The MDI concentrations were below the limit of detection in most (64%) of the air samples collected in the worker's breathing zone. Still, detectable amounts of MDA were found in 97% of the urine samples. Monitoring of urinary MDA appears to be an appropriate method of assessing MDI exposure in work environments with low or undetectable MDI concentrations in the workplace air.     

Molecules of synthesized phthalocyanine as a material for the detection of 2,4-toluene diisocyanate (TDI)

Various numbers of LB monolayers of a metal-free phthalocyanine derivative, A410H₂Pc, have been deposited onto ultrasonically cleaned quartz substrates with platinum interdigitated electrodes. Similar devices i.e. those with the same number of LB layers, show the same response characteristics in the presence of 35 ppb (0.035 ppm) toluene diisocyanate (TDI)—a toxic substance used in the production of plastics and found in certain types of paint. The response times of the LB devices studied so far have been calculated to be about 40s. The electrical properties of evaporated films of a metal-free phthalocyanine derivative, α-H₂Pc, and those of the A410H₂Pc LB films have been found to be similar. The response time for the evaporated films has been found to be much less that that for the LB films. Although a direct comparison cannot be made between the LB and evaporated films, in this case, results suggest that devices fabricated from evaporated films will be much faster at detecting the presence of TDI than devices fabricated from LB films.     

Synthesis and properties of polyisocyanurate networks based on 2,4-toluene diisocyanate and poly(oxytetramethylene) glycol

With the use of the method of bulk polymerization, network polyisocyanurate polymer materials based on poly(oxytetramethylene) glycol and 2,4-toluene diisocyanate have been synthesized for the first time. To analyze their performance and relaxation mechanism, the mechanical characteristics of polyisocy-anurates are studied. The above polymers show a quasielastic mechanical behavior, even though their elastic modulus is characteristic of the temperature interval where all traditional polymers experience the transition from the glassy state to the rubbery state, and demonstrate a well-pronounced viscoelastic behavior. The proposed procedure for the construction of master curves shows that, in a certain temperature interval, shift factor remains invariable; in other words, it does not depend on temperature.     

Comparison of denuder and impinger sampling for determination of gaseous toluene diisocyanate (TDI)

An air-sampling method employing denuders coated inside with a chemisorptive stationary phase has been evaluated for analysis of the hazardous gaseous 2,4 and 2,6 isomers of toluene diisocyanate (TDI). The denuder stationary phase consisted of polydimethylsiloxane (SE-30) to which dibutylamine (DBA) was added as a reagent for derivatization of TDI. The accuracy and precision of sampling by means of denuders were shown to differ only slightly from those of the established impinger method. The denuder method was, however, also shown to be suitable for long-term measurements (up to 8 h). The limit of determination (LOD) of the method, including LC-APCI-MS-MS analysis, was found to be 1.9 microg m(-3) and 1.2 microg m(-3) for 2,4- and 2,6-TDI, respectively, for short-term measurements (15 min). Significant lower LOD was obtained for long-term measurements. This is well below the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 8-h TWA (time-weighted average) exposure limit, which is 40 microg m(-3) for the sum of the TDI isomers. The denuder method was also found to be robust and easy to handle. The samplers can be prepared several days before sampling with no loss in performance. The contents of denuders should, on the other hand, be extracted immediately after sampling to prevent degradation of the isocyanate derivatives formed.     

HPLC determination of urinary 2,4- and 2,6-toluendiamines as potential degradation products of polyurethane breast implants

Summary A reversed-phase HPLC method has been developed for the urinary determination of mutagenic 2,4- and 2,6-toluendiamines. These amines are degradation products of polyurethane, a material used to cover textured silicone breast implants. FMOC-Cl was used as fluorescent derivatising agent in order to obtain a limit of detection of 15 ng/ml in urine. Pre-treatment of urine samples was by liquid/liquid extraction and urine specimens of patients after surgury were analysed.     

High-performance liquid chromatography of 2,6- and 2,4-diaminotoluene, and its application to the determination of 2,4-diaminotoluene in urine and plasma

2,4-Diaminotoluene is used for the production of industrial dyes, and along with the 2,6-isomer, as an intermediate in the production of polyurethane foams. 2,6- and 2,4-diaminotoluene were resolved as sharp peaks by normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography in 3 min by an acetonitrile-water-saturated chloroform elution solvent (8:2, v/v) with detection by ultraviolet absorbance at 250 nm. The relationship between peak height and amount injected was linear over a range of 0.025-2 microgram for both compounds. Retention times and peak heights were highly reproducible. Detection was very sensitive, allowing quantitation of 1-2 ng of either compound. Quantitative recovery of 2,4-diaminotoluene from spiked urine and plasma samples was obtained by extraction with methylene chloride.     

3-(2,4-二羧基苯基)-2,6-二羧基吡啶原位脱羧构筑两个配位聚合物的结构及磁性

通过水热法合成了2个配位聚合物:[Cu(H₂dpcp)₂]_n (1)和[Mn₂(Hdpcp)₂(H₂O)₂·2H₂O]_n (2)[H₃dpcp=5-(2,4-二羧基苯基)-2-羧基吡啶],H₃dpcp由3-(2,4-二羧基苯基)-2,6-二羧基吡啶(H₄dpdp)原位脱羧生成.X-射线单晶衍射测得2个化合物都属于单斜晶系,化合物1结晶在P2₁/c空间群,a=0.639(13) nm,b=1.835(4) nm,c=1.115(2) nm,β=102.29(3)°,Z=2;化合物2结晶在C2/c空间群,a=3.126(6) nm,b=1.004(2) nm,c=1.080(2) nm,β=93.73(3)°,Z=4.化合物1以配体H₂dpcp-桥连Cu(Ⅱ)形成一维链状结构.化合物2通过Hdpcp²-桥连Mn(Ⅱ)形成二维层状结构,并进一步通过氢键作用形成三维超分子结构.负的Weiss常数θ表明化合物2存在反铁磁耦合作用.     

Analytical applications of 3-(2′-thiazolylazo)-2,6-diaminopyridine: Spectrophotometric determination of palladium

3-(2′-Thiazolylazo)-2,6-diaminopyridine reacts with palladium(II) in strongly perchloric acid media, to produce a blue 1:1 complex (λ_max = 665 nm, ? = 1.37 × 10⁴ liters · mol^?1 · cm^?1), which allows the spectrophotometric determination of 0.6 to 4.5 ppm of palladium. The method is applied to the determination of palladium in small samples of hydrogenation catalysts.     

Development of an Ion-pair HPLC method for the determination of 2,4- and 2,6-toluendiamine in human plasma

Summary An ion-pair HPLC method is presented for the determination in plasma of 2,4- and 2,6-toluendiamine (TDA), known carcinogens. The chromatographic conditions consisted in isocratic elution on a reversed phase C₁₈ column with 5 mM octanesulfonic acid in methanol-water, 45∶55, as mobile phase. UV detection was performed at 235 nm. Samples were analyzed after a simple single step liquid-liquid extraction and the method was validated by measurement of precision (interassay and intraassay), sensitivity, specificity, linearity, and recovery. The detection limit for both TDAs in plasma was 20 ng mL⁻¹. The correlation coefficients based on the intrassay calibration curve were 0.998 and 0.997 for 2,6- and 2,4-TDA, respectively. The intraassay accuracy, expressed in terms of recovery, was found to be up to 89.91% and 97.05% for 2,6- and 2,4-TDA, respectively.     

2,6-二[4-′(N,N-二苯基氨基)芪]苯并[1-2,4-5]二噁唑的合成与发光特性

通过对二苯氨基苯甲醛与2,6-二(4-氯甲基苯基)苯并[1-2,4-5]二唑之间的Wittig-Horner反应,设计并合成了一个2,6-二[4-′(N,N-二苯基氨基)芪]苯并[1-2,4-5]二唑新化合物,目的在于均二苯乙烯分子中同时引入空穴传输和电子传输结构单元,可望提高均二苯乙烯型发光材料的发光强度和光量子效率.采用UV-VisI、R1、HNMR和元素分析等分析方法对合成产物结构进行了确认,并考察了溶剂对其光致发光特性的影响.所合成化合物的相关分析数据表明:1)其分子中的两个均二苯乙烯基均为反式“芪”结构特征;2)随溶剂极性增高,其UV-Vis光谱和荧光光谱的λmax红移;3)可用作蓝色发光材料.     

3-(2,4-二羧基苯基)-2,6-二羧基吡啶原位脱羧构筑两个配位聚合物的结构及磁性

通过水热法合成了2个配位聚合物:[Cu(H2dpcp)2]n(1)和[Mn2(Hdpcp)2(H2O)2·2H2O]n(2)[H3dpcp=5-(2,4-二羧基苯基)-2-羧基吡啶],H3dpcp由3-(2,4-二羧基苯基)-2,6-二羧基吡啶(H4dpdp)原位脱羧生成。X-射线单晶衍射测得2个化合物都属于单斜晶系,化合物1结晶在P21/c空间群,a=0.639(13)nm,b=1.835(4)nm,c=1.115(2)nm,β=102.29(3)°,Z=2;化合物2结晶在C2/c空间群,a=3.126(6)nm,b=1.004(2)nm,c=1.080(2)nm,β=93.73(3)°,Z=4。化合物1以配体H2dpcp-桥连Cu( Ⅱ)形成一维链状结构。化合物2通过Hdpcp2-桥连Mn( Ⅱ)形成二维层状结构,并进一步通过氢键作用形成三维超分子结构。负的Weiss常数θ表明化合物2存在反铁磁耦合作用。     

Kinetic study of the reaction between hydroxylated polybutadienes and isocyanates. 1. Reaction with tolylene diisocyanate (TDI)

A comparative kinetic study of the reaction of three different hydroxylated liquid polybutadienes (M _n ? 3000) — R - 45M, R-45HT, and H-034—and tolylene diisocyanate (TDI), was carried out in toluene solution. An analytical method was used to follow the kinetics of the reactions at four different temperatures. The reactions presented an apparent second-order rate law. In the second-order plots, a discontinuity was observed. The R-45M polybutadiene was about twice more reactive than R-45HT and H-034; these latter two polybutadienes presented similar reactivities.     

Lead(II) and cadmium(II) compounds with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4D) and 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-propionic acid (2,4DP): Synthesis and properties

The paper presents the conditions under which compounds of the commercial herbicides, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4D; C₈H₆O₃Cl₂) and 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-propionic acid (2,4DP; C₉H₈O₃Cl₂), with lead(II) and cadmium(II) are formed and the results of the examination of their properties.On the basis of the elemental analysis and Pb and Cd determination, the following molecular formulae for the obtained compounds were proposed: Pb(C₈H₅O₃Cl₂)₂.H₂O, Cd(C₈H₅O₃Cl₂)₂.₂H₂O, Pb(C₉H₇O₃Cl₂)2·H₂O and Cd(C₉H₇O₃Cl₂)₂·H₂O. Water solubility of the synthesized complexes at room temperature was examined. X-ray powder analysis was carried out. The discussion of IR spectra and conductivity data is presented. Thermal decomposition of these compounds in air was studied by TG/MS methods.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

5-(5-氯-2-吡啶偶氮)-2,4-二氨基甲苯分光光度法测定微量钌(Ⅲ)

研究了 5- ( 5-氯 - 2 -吡啶偶氮 ) - 2 .4-二氨基甲苯 ( 5- Cl- PADAT)与钌 ( )的显色反应。在 p H4.0～ 6.5HAc- Na Ac缓冲溶液中 ,在加热的条件下 ,5- Cl-PADAT与 Ru( )形成稳定的配合物 ,加入无机酸 ( HCl,HCl O4 ,H2 SO4 ,H3 PO4 )酸化后 ,其最大吸收波长位于 50 5nm处 ,表观摩尔吸光系数为 8.5×1 0 4 L· mol-1· cm-1,钌浓度在 0～ 6μg/ 1 0 m L范围内服从比耳定律 ,Ru( )与 5- Cl- PADAT配合物的摩尔比为 1∶ 2。以 EDTA为掩蔽剂 ,方法具有良好的选择性 ,已应用于合成样中钌的测定。     

Structural and magnetic properties of metal complexes with pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate and 5-(4-bromophenyl)-2,4′-bipyridine

A series of complexes has been synthesized based on pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate (L1) as the bridging ligand and 5-(4-bromophenyl)-2,4′-bipyridine (L2) as the pendant with different metal ions such as Ni^II, Co^II, and Cu^II, under hydrothermal conditions. In nickel and cobalt complexes [M(L1)(L2)₂ · H₂O]_n (M = Ni²⁺ or Co²⁺), the metal ions are bridged by L1 to form 1D coordination zigzag polymeric chains with L2 pendants possessing hexa-coordinated distorted octahedral geometries. While the copper ions are penta-coordinated by L1 and L2 with distorted square pyramidal geometries forming the tetranuclear cluster with the formula [Cu₄(L1)₄(L2)₄] · 2H₂O. It has been found that both the structure and magnetic property of these complexes are metal ions dependent. Intramolecular antiferromagnetic interactions were observed in the nickel and cobalt 1D coordination polymers, while ferromagnetic coupling was found in the tetranuclear copper cluster. Density functional theory calculations suggested that the O–C–O bridges of L1 in a basal–apical mode are responsible for intracluster intermetallic ferromagnetic exchange for the tetranuclear copper cluster.     

Spectrophotometric determination of gallium with 1-(2,4-dihydroxyphenylazo)-2-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid

A new spectrophotometric method for the determination of gallium is described using 1-(2,4-dihydroxyphenylazo) -2-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid (DHPAN) as a reagent. The color reaction has a sensitivity of 0.013 μg Ga per cm² for log 1₀/1=0.005 at 500 mμ and obeys Beer's law up to 2.8 p.p.m. The effects of pH, time, order of addition of the reagents, temperature and diverse ions were investigated. Gallium is separated from interfering ions by solvent extraction.