Electrophoretic mobility study on ion-ion interactions in an aqueous solution.

Ion-ion interactions between anions and their pairing ions in aqueous solutions were studied through the measurements of electrophoretic mobilities of analyte ions in capillary zone electrophoresis, where the electrophoretic method for the analysis of ion association reaction is shown to be more useful than the conductometric method widely used in the analysis of the reactions. The electrophoretic mobility of monovalent inorganic anions was almost identical even when the concentrations of alkali metal ions and quaternary ammonium ions in the migrating solution were varied up to 15 mM. On the other hand, the electrophoretic mobility of organic anions, such as monovalent and divalent anions, decreased with increasing concentrations of quaternary ammonium ions. Changes in the electrophoretic mobilities were analyzed by a non-linear least-squares method giving ion association constants. The results indicate that the proposed method is applicable to the analysis of such reactions to give the mobility change. The ion association constants obtained in an aqueous solution were related to the extraction constants of the ion associates, and the contributions of the association process and the distribution process were clarified.     

Cationic diazacrown ethers as selectors for the separation of inorganic anions by capillary electrophoresis

Two types of positively charged diazacrown ether derivatives involving two quaternary ammonium ions in the 12- and 18-membered rings have been investigated as selectors for the separation of inorganic anions by capillary electrophoresis. Both the cationic macrocycles largely affected the electrophoretic mobilities of analyte anions, and a group of seven inorganic anions examined in this study was completely separated in less than 2.2 min by the use of the low concentration of the additives. From the determination of ion association constants, the cationic diazacrowns were found to show greater electrostatic interaction with divalent anions than with monovalent ones.     

Bipolar reverse osmosis membrane for separating mono-and divalent ions

Bipolar reverse osmosis membranes that have both negatively and positively charged layers have been prepared to enhance the selectivity towards mono- and divalent ions in respect of both cations and anions. Positively charged layers are formed on low pressure reverse osmosis membranes having negative charge (NTR-7410 and 7450) by an adsorption method using polyethyleneimine (PEI) or a quaternary ammonium polyelectrolyte (QAP). These layers attach to the membrane's dense layer, which is made of sulfonated polyether sulfone. The selectivity of mono- and divalent ions is proven by experimental results for single electrolytes (NaCl, Na₂SO₄ and MgCl₂). Although negatively charged membranes repulse divalent anions more strongly than cations and monovalent anions, bipolar reverse osmosis membranes reject both divalent cations and divalent anions better than monovalent ions. An optimal preparation method for bipolar membranes showing selectivity towards mono- and divalent ions were developed. The bipolar membranes showed good ion selectivity for artificial sea water.     

Novel Anion Exchangers for Electrodes with Improved Selectivity to Divalent Anions

It has been found that replacing of several long‐chain alkyl substituents at the nitrogen atom of lipophilic quaternary ammonium salts (QAS) by methyls results in a dramatic increase of the potentiometric selectivity of ion‐selective electrodes (ISE) with QAS‐based plasticized PVC membranes to some divalent anions against the monovalent ones. The discussed effect of QAS cation nature on the potentiometric selectivity is also partly retained for ISE with neutral carrier‐based membranes doped with QAS to provide anion permselectivity. This opens up new possibilities to control the potentiometric selectivity of ISE for divalent anions by the appropriate selection of the anion exchanger.     

Indirect detection in reversed-phase liquid chromatography: Ion-pair retention models for cations on polystyrene polymers

Summary The distribution equilibria of cationic compounds in reversed-phase chromatographic systems (ion-pair chromatography) have been studied on the basis of their effect on a detectable mobile phase component. The solid phase was a polystyrene-divinylbenzene copolymer and the detectable component, a quaternary ammonium ion, 1-methylpyridine. The solutes were mono- and divalent amines and quaternary ammonium ions. The cations can be retained by ion-pair adsorption and ion exchange. Expressions for the ion-pair retention of the solutes and the mobile phase cation (system peak) have been developed assuming Langmuir distribution of ion pairs to a solid phase with one kind of binding site. The validity of the expressions has been tested by evaluation of ion-pair distribution constants using non-linear curve fitting techniques. Good agreement for the constants of common ion pairs was obtained from different kinds of capacity ratio expressions. Ion exchange retention can appear beside ion-pair retention, and it has been observed in the pH range 1.6–6.1. The effect depends not only on cations in the mobile phase, but also on the nature of the buffering systems.     

Creation and characteristics of phosphatidylcholine stationary phases for the chromatographic separation of inorganic anions

New stationary phases for chromatographic separation of anions, obtained by loading liposomes made from dimyristolyphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) onto reversed-phase packed columns (C18 and C30) are reported. Mono- and divalent anions were used as model analyte ions and retention data for these species were obtained using the DMPC stationary phases and used to elucidate the separation mechanisms involved in this chromatographic system. The DMPC stationary phases can separate anions by either a solvation-dependent mechanism or an electrostatic ion-exchange mechanism, depending upon the relative magnitudes of the negative electrostatic potential (Psi(-)) of the phosphate moiety (P-) and the positive electrostatic potential (Psi(+)) of the quaternary ammonium groups (N+) on the headgroup of DMPC. If Psi(+) > Psi(-), such as in case where Psi(-) has been reduced either by binding of eluent cations (e.g., H+ or divalent cations) onto the P- group of DMPC or by steric screening when a C30 reversed-phase material was used to support the DMPC, then the overall electrostatic surface potential (and hence also the effective anion-exchange capacity) was generally large and the anions were separated on the basis of an electrostatic mechanism. However, if Psi(+) was similar to Psi(-), such as in the case of using a C18 reversed-phase support and monovalent cations as eluent cations, then the overall electrostatic surface potential and the effective anion-exchange capacity were very small and the analyte anions were separated on the basis of a solvation-dependent mechanism. The DMPC stationary phases were found to be suitable for the direct determination of iodide and thiocyanate in highly saline water samples, such as seawater samples.     

Anion exchange reaction potentials as approximate estimates of the relative thermodynamic stabilities of Mg/Al layered double hydroxides containing different anions

Coatings of hydrotalcite-like nitrate-intercalated Mg/Al layered double hydroxides are electrochemically deposited on a Pt electrode by electrogeneration of base by reduction of a mixed metal nitrate aqueous solution. As-prepared coatings are stable to workup and function as rugged electrodes. The voltammetric response generated by anion exchange of intercalated nitrate for dissolved anions from solution under equilibrium conditions is employed to estimate the thermodynamic stabilities of the Mg/Al layered double hydroxides comprising different anions relative to the nitrate-containing phase. Among monovalent anions, the most stable is the fluoride-containing LDH (ΔG° = -48.7 kJ mol(-1)) relative to the nitrate-containing LDH. The stability in aqueous phase decreases as F(-) > Cl(-) > Br(-) > NO(2)(-) > NO(3)(-), whereas, among divalent anions, SO(4)(2-) (ΔG° = -8.7 kJ mol(-1)) > CO(3)(2-) (ΔG° = 14.3 kJ mol(-1)). The results of monovalent ions match well with the Miyata series, whereas the divalent anion series is at variance with the commonly held belief that carbonate-LDHs are more stable than sulfate-LDHs.     

Anomalous small angle x-ray scattering determination of ion distribution around a polyelectrolyte biopolymer in salt solution

The distribution of counterions in solutions of high molecular mass hyaluronic acid, in near-physiological conditions where mono- and divalent ions are simultaneously present, is studied by small angle neutron scattering and anomalous small angle x-ray scattering. The solutions contain either sodium or rubidium chloride together with varying concentrations of calcium or strontium chloride. The effects of monovalent-divalent ion exchange dominate the amplitude and the form of the counterion cloud. In the absence of divalent ions, the shape of the anomalous scattering signal from the monovalent ions is consistent with the distribution calculated from the Poisson-Boltzmann equation, as found by other workers. In mixtures of monovalent and divalent ions, however, as the divalent ion concentration increases, both the diameter and the amplitude of the monovalent ion cloud decrease. The divalent counterions always occupy the immediate neighborhood of the charged polyanion. Above a given concentration their anomalous scattering signal saturates. Even in a large excess of divalent ions, ion exchange is incomplete.     

Ternary inclusion complexes of γ-cyclodextrin with sodium 1-pyrenesulfonate and cationic and anionic organic compounds having an alkyl chain in aqueous solution

The interactions of an organic anion, 1-pyrenesulfonate (PS), with γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) and organic cations such as quaternary ammonium compounds (or organic anions such as 1-decanesulfonate) have been examined by means of absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. At a low concentration of PS, γ-CD forms a 1:1 inclusion complex with PS. PS forms organic cation–organic anion complexes with quaternary ammonium compounds. The organic cation–organic anion complexes of PS form ternary inclusion complexes with γ-CD. Equilibrium constants for the formation of these complexes have been evaluated from the fluorescence intensity change. As an alkyl chain in the quaternary ammonium compound is lengthened, the equilibrium constant for the formation of the ternary inclusion complex is increased. Although PS does not form complexes with organic anions such as 1-decanesulfonate, the organic anions are bound to the γ-CD cavity accommodating a PS molecule to form ternary inclusion complexes. However, the equilibrium constants for the organic anions (1-decanesulfonate etc.) are significantly less than those for the quaternary ammonium compounds. The small equilibrium constants for the organic anions can be ascribed to the electrostatic repulsion between PS and the organic anions.     

The evaluation and comparison of trigonal and linear tricationic ion-pairing reagents for the detection of anions in positive mode ESI-MS

A general and sensitive method for detecting divalent anions by ESI-MS and LC/ESI-MS as positive ions has been developed. The anions are paired with tricationic reagents to form positively charged complexes. In this study, four tricationic reagents, 2 trigonal and 2 linear, were used to study a wide variety of anions, such as disulfonates, dicarboxylates, and inorganic anions. The limits of detection for many of the anions studied were often improved by tandem mass spectrometry. Tricationic pairing agents can also be used with chromatography to enhance the detection of anions. The tricationic reagents were also used to detect monovalent anions by monitoring the doubly charged positive complex. The limits of detection for some of the divalent anions by this method are substantially lower than by other current analytical techniques.     

A simple halide-to-anion exchange method for heteroaromatic salts and ionic liquids

A broad and simple method permitted halide ions in quaternary heteroaromatic and ammonium salts to be exchanged for a variety of anions using an anion exchange resin (A(-) form) in non-aqueous media. The anion loading of the AER (OH(-) form) was examined using two different anion sources, acids or ammonium salts, and changing the polarity of the solvents. The AER (A(-) form) method in organic solvents was then applied to several quaternary heteroaromatic salts and ILs, and the anion exchange proceeded in excellent to quantitative yields, concomitantly removing halide impurities. Relying on the hydrophobicity of the targeted ion pair for the counteranion swap, organic solvents with variable polarity were used, such as CH(3)OH, CH(3)CN and the dipolar nonhydroxylic solvent mixture CH(3)CN:CH(2)Cl(2) (3:7) and the anion exchange was equally successful with both lipophilic cations and anions.     

Komplexone XLIV. Die Komplexe der Anionen der Triäthylentetraminhexa-Essigsäure mit Calcium(II), Kupfer(II) und Zink(II)

Using pH-methods - direct titration according to Schwarzenbach, and ligand-ligand exchange - the stability constants of the complexes of divalent calcium, copper and zinc ions with the anions of triethylenetetramine hexaacetic acid have been determined. The complications arising by the interpretation of the experimental measurements of pH-values below 3.5 are discussed. These factors are normally not taken into account, and often wrong values of the equilibrium constants have been communicated.     

Modification of ion chromatographic separations by ionic and nonionic surfactants

New findings are reported on simple ways to modify an ordinary HPLC column to obtain efficient ion chromatographic (IC) separations. Permanently coating a column with an ionic surfactant is known to produce an effective column for IC. We now show that incorporation of a nonionic surfactant in the coating, or coating in separate layers, results in a dramatic reduction of ion retention times and gives sharper peaks. Dynamic coating by incorporating a small amount of an alcohol, diol or zwitterion in the aqueous mobile phase permits good separations of alkanecarboxylic acids. A mobile phase containing a quaternary ammonium cation and a zwitterion anion provides excellent separations of common anions on a silica C18 column. An aqueous eluent containing a mixture of a zwitterion 4-(2-hydroxyethyl) acid and methanesulfonic acid can be used in conjunction with a standard cation exchange column. After passing through a membrane suppressor, the mobile phase has a slightly acidic pH, permitting divalent transition metal ions (as well as others) to be detected by conductivity.     

Predicting hydration energies for multivalent ions

We have predicted the free energy of hydration for 40 monovalent and multivalent cations and anions using density functional theory and the implicit solvent model COnductor like Screening MOdel for Real Solvents (COSMO‐RS) at the Becke‐Perdew (BP)/Triple zeta valence with polarization functions (TZVP) level. Agreement with experimental data for monovalent and divalent ions is good and shows no significant systematic errors. Predictions are noticeably better than with standard COSMO. The agreement with experimental data for trivalent and tetravalent ions is slightly worse and shows systematic errors. Our results indicate that quantum chemical calculations combined with COSMO‐RS solvent treatment is a reliable method for treating multivalent ions in solution, provided one hydration shell of explicit water molecules is included for metal cations. The accuracy is not high enough to allow absolute predictions of hydration energies but could be used to investigate trends for several ions, thanks to the low computational cost, in particular for ligand exchange reactions. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Acids in dimethylformamide. III. Ionic equilibria of dicarboxylic acids

Dissociation and homoconjugation constants of succinic, malonic, and dimethylmalonic acids have been determined potentiometrically at 25°C. Conductometric studies on the tetraethylammonium salts of the acids permitted the evaluation of the corresponding dissociation constants, which allowed a better fit of calculated curves with experimental data. Homoconjugation of two monovalent anions with a divalent anion was pointed out in all cases. No appreciable homoconjugation of the monovalent anion with the diprotic acids was found. In order to standardize the glass electrode at high paH values, the dissociation constant of diethylbarbituric acid has also been determined.     

Influence of the nature of liquid anion exchanger on the selectivity of anion selective electrodes

Selectivity coefficients of ion-selective electrodes on the basis of liquid anion exchangers, a quaternary phosphonium salt, and 20 higher quaternary ammonium and other nitrogen-containing salts differing in the length of hydrocarbon radicals, the nature of the quaternary nitrogen atom, and the presence of polar groups near to the exchange center with respect to 17 mineral, organic, and metal complex anions are presented. The effect of the nature of the anion-exchanger on the anion selectivity is discussed.     

Removal of organic acid salts from simulated fermentation broth containing succinate by nanofiltration

In microbial cultures for the production of sodium succinate, often monovalent salts of sodium formate, sodium acetate and/or sodium lactate are produced as major by-products. In this study, nanofiltration (NF) was employed for the recovery of sodium succinate and the removal of by-products from simulated fermentation broth. In a series of preliminary experiments with synthetic single-salt solutions, five nanofiltration membranes were evaluated, and NF45 and ESNA1 membranes with a relatively low rejection to monovalent anions were selected for the subsequent experiments. The rejection of each salt at various fluxes was measured for single, binary, ternary and quaternary organic acid salts solutions containing succinate, formate, acetate, and/or lactate, simulating a real fermentation broth. Succinate rejection in multi-salt solutions was observed much higher than that in its single-salt solution, which was quite opposite to the cases of the monovalent acid salts involved. This could be well described by the facilitated transport of the monovalent anions due to Donnan effect in the presence of succinate, a divalent anion. Finally, nanofitration of a quaternary salts solution in a diafiltration mode was carried out for 36 h. With time, the rejection of succinate increased and the rejection of the by-products drastically decreased as the concentration ratio of succinate to by-products increased. From the extrapolation using a diafiltration model developed in this study, it was expected that almost complete removal of by-products was possible with no significant loss of succinate.     

离子交换色谱中混合保留机理的研究

鉴于离子交换色谱中被测离子和有机聚合物树脂之间存在的吸附作用, 选择阴离子交换色谱柱IonPacAS9-HC为研究对象, 针对离子交换色谱中的吸附保留行为, 从色谱混合保留机理的角度出发, 考虑各色谱柱固定相含量和界面吸附面积的不同, 建立柱间保留的相互关系方程. 在五根不同批号IonPacAS9-HC (250 mm×2 mm I.D.)柱上, 以含50%乙腈(V/V)的9 mmol/L Na₂CO₃为流动相, 0.25 mL/min流速, 对12个不同结构类型的无机和有机阴离子(氟离子、氯离子、硫酸根、磷酸根、二羟基丁酸、丙酮酸、乙酸、丙烯酸、苯甲酸、丙二酸、酒石酸和邻苯二甲酸)的保留行为进行研究, 并采用推导所得的混合保留机理模型对溶质这一保留特征进行表征, 结果较为理想, 其中一价离子的相关系数为0.9～0.999, 二价离子的相关系数为0.999～1, 为离子交换色谱中吸附保留行为的研究提供了新方法.     

Equilibrium analysis of reactions between aromatic anions and nonionic surfactant micelles by capillary zone electrophoresis.

Separability of some positional isomers of aromatic anions by capillary zone electrophoresis was improved by adding nonionic surfactants to a migrating solution. Eleven kinds of aromatic anions, including positional isomers, were used as analytes, and Brij-35, Brij-58 and Brij-78 were investigated as nonionic surfactants to form micelles, where hydrophobicities are different from each other. Increasing the concentration of the surfactants developed the separability of the anionic isomers. The interaction between the anions and the nonionic surfactant micelles is also investigated through the change in the electrophoretic mobility, and the binding constants are determined. Apparent electrophoretic mobility of the anions decreased with increasing concentrations of the nonionic surfactants. The decrease in the mobility, as well as the binding constant, was larger in the monovalent anions than in the divalent anions, which indicates that the interaction or reactivity of the monovalent analytes is higher than that of the divalent analytes. The reactivity of each anion was almost identical even when the kinds of the surfactants were changed, suggesting that the hydrophobicity of the polyoxyethylene group in the surfactant would have the main role for binding the analytes. The reactivity tendency among the positional isomers was almost similar to that in ion association-capillary zone electrophoresis using tertabutylammonium ion as a pairing ion. The results obtained in this work suggest that the anions are bound to the micelles by the hydrophobic interaction between analyte anions and the polyoxyethylene moiety of the surfactant micelles. Changes in the fluorescence intensity of the anions were also investigated; the results can explain well the mobility changes of the analytes.