Individual and simultaneous fluorimetric determination of glycine and cysteine by flow injection analysis

A dual-channel flow injection configuration is proposed for individual and simultaneous determinations of glycine and cysteine (based on their reaction with phthaldialdehyde) in the range 1 × 10⁻⁷ – 1.5 × 10⁻⁵ M, with relative standard deviations of ± 1.7 and ± 1.3%, respectively, and a sampling frequency of 75–80 hr⁻¹ for both analytes. The inclusion of a selecting valve in the configuration allows the simultaneous determination of these analytes in the concentration range achieved in their individual determinations. The resolution of mixtures is feasible with average errors of ± 2.2%.     

Crystal Structure and Thermal Decomposition of 5-Aminotetrazole Trinitrophloroglucinolate

5-Aminotetrazole trinitrophloroglucinolate ((ATZ)TNPG) was prepared and characterized by elemental analysis and FT-IR spectroscopy. The crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis and it belonged to orthorhombic system and Pbca space group with a=0.6624(2) nm, b=1.7933(4) nm, c=2.3117(5) nm, V=2.7458(9) nm³, Z=4, and D_c=1.849 g·cm⁻³. The molecular formula was confirmed to be (ATZ)TNPG·2H₂O. 5-Aminotetrazole cation (ATZ⁺) and trinitrophloroglucinol anion (TNPG⁻) were linked into 2-D layers along b-axis and c-axis by hydrogen bonds. Then the layers were linked along a-axis by hydrogen bonds between the water molecules belonging to different layers. The thermal decomposition mechanism of the compound was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry-thermogravimetric analysis (TG-DTG), and Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy techniques. Under nitrogen atmosphere with a heating rate of 10 °C·min⁻¹, the compound experienced one endothermic process with peak temperature of 76 °C and one exothermal process with peak temperature of 203 °C. The former was confirmed to be a dehydrate process. The latter was the decomposition of TNPG⁻ and ATZ⁺ in the compound. The exothermic enthalpy change of this process was −212.10 kJ·mol⁻¹. The kinetic parameter calculation from Kissinger's method were, E=132.1 kJ·mol⁻¹, ln(A/s⁻¹)=12.54 with r=0.9990, and the calculation results from Ozawa-Doyle's method were, E=133.1 kJ·mol⁻¹ with r=0.9992.     

Spectrophotometric determination of vanadium in steel and alloys with 2-(5-chloro-2-pyridylazo)-5-dimethylaminophenol

Using spectrophotometric methods, the protopysis constant of the 5.ClDMPAP reagent (pK_a1 = −0.19; pK_a2 = 1.97; pK_a3 = 11.98) and the stability constant of its vanadic complex (6.0 ± 0.11) × 10¹⁴ were determined. A high-sensitivity spectrophotometric method was developed to determine V(V) using 0.1–1.2 ppm and pH = 3.8. ε₅₈₆ = 55,300 ± 400 liters · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹. A study on the most important interferences and the way to eliminate them was carried out. The method can be applied to the determination of the element in steels and ferrovanadiums.     

Determination of trace amounts of mercury(II) in water samples using a novel kinetic catalytic ligand substitution reaction of hexacyanoruthenate(II)

A simple, sensitive, selective and rapid kinetic catalytic method has been developed for the determination of Hg(II) ions at micro-level. This method is based on the catalytic effect of Hg(II) ion on the rate of substitution of cyanide in hexacyanoruthenate(II) with nitroso-R-salt (NRS) in aqueous medium and provides good accuracy and precision. The concentration of Hg(II) catalyst varied from 4.0 to 10.0 × 10⁻⁶ M and the progress of reaction was followed spectrophotometrically at 525 nm (λ_max of purple-red complex [Ru(CN)₅NRS]³⁻,  = 3.1 × 10³ M⁻¹ s⁻¹) under the optimized reaction conditions; 8.75 × 10⁻⁵ M [Ru(CN)₆⁴⁻], 3.50 × 10⁻⁴ M [nitroso-R-salt], pH 7.00 ± 0.02, ionic strength, I = 0.1 M (KCl), temp 45.0 ± 0.1 °C. The linear calibration curves, i.e. calibration equations between the absorbance at fixed times (t = 15, 20 and 25 min) versus concentration of Hg(II) ions were established under the optimized experimental conditions. The detection limit was found to be 1.0 × 10⁻⁷ M of Hg(II). The effect of various foreign ions on the proposed method has also been studied and discussed. The method has been applied to the determination of mercury(II) in aqueous solutions.     

Kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of 10-hydroxy-camptothecin hydrolysis at physiological pH

To derive accurately the thermodynamic parameters governing the hydrolysis of the lactone ring at physiological pH, a derivative spectrophotometric technique was used for the simultaneous estimation of lactone and carboxylate forms of the 10-hydroxy-camptothecin (10-HC). Validation of the analytical method was done with respect to reproducibility, percent recovery, and level of detection. Hydrolysis of the lactone ring of 10-HC followed a 1st order decay with a rate constant equal to (0.0281 ± 0.001) min⁻¹ in PBS at pH 7.4 and at a temperature of 310 K. The activation energy for the hydrolysis reaction as calculated from the Arrhenius equation was (79.41 ± 0.92) kJ · mol⁻¹, whereas the enthalpy and entropy of hydrolysis of 10-hydroxy-camptothecin were on average 12.45 kJ · mol⁻¹ and 52.37 J · K⁻¹ · mol⁻¹, respectively. The positive enthalpy and entropy values of the 10-HC-lactone hydrolysis indicate that the reaction is endothermic and entropically driven.     

Spectrophotofluorometric analysis of procainamide hydrochloride

The reaction of procainamide hydrochloride with o-phthaldialdehyde in acidic methanol was investigated as a possible means for the assay of the drug. The reaction product fluoresced with activation and emission maxima of 288 and 353 nm, respectively. Under optimum conditions the fluorescence was 10 times more intense than the natural fluorescence of procainamide in acidic methanol at these wavelengths. A limit of detection of 1.2 × 10⁻⁸ M was found at the 95% confidence level. The fluorescence was linear (r = 0.999) in the range of 3.2–400 ng procainamide hydrochloride/ml and was stable for at least 2.5 hr. Replicate studies at the 0.08 μg/ml level showed good precision, with a coefficient of variation of 0.012 (n = 9). The overall recovery (±SD) from spiked capsule placebos was 98.9 ± 1.8% (n = 5). The method was successfully applied to commercially available capsules, tablets, and injectables of the drug.     

A Raman spectroscopic determination of the kinetics of decomposition of ammonium chromate (NH4)2CrO4

Raman spectroscopy was used as a method in the kinetic investigation of the thermal decomposition of solid (NH₄)₂CrO₄. Time-dependent measurements of the intensity of the totally symmetric stretching Cr---O mode of (NH₄)₂CrO₄ have been made between 343 and 363 K. A short initial acceleratory period is observed at lower temperatures and the decomposition reaction decelerates after the maximum decomposition rate has been reached at all temperatures. These results can be interpreted in terms of the Avrami-Erofe'ev law 1 − (χ_r)^1/2 = kt, where χ_r is the fraction of reactant at time t. At 358 K, k is equal to 1.76 ± 0.01 × 10⁻³ sec⁻¹ for microcrystals and for powdered samples. Activation energies of 97 ± 10 and 49 ± 0.9 kJ mole⁻¹ have been calculated for microcrystalline and powdered samples, respectively.     

Spectrophotometric Determination of bis(O,O-dialkyldithiophosphoryl) disulfides

A new simple method has been developed for determining the bis(O,O-dialkyldithiophosphoryl) disulfide content up to 16 nM/ml with good reproducibility.The procedure is based on the dithiofluorescein—disulfide interchange reaction. The average value of the molar extinction coefficient obtained was 4.1 × 10⁴ ± 2500 liters M⁻¹cm⁻¹.The use of ion-exchange separation seems to be quite satisfactory for determination of this disulfide in the presence of dithiophosphate salts interference.     

Pulsed microwave irradiation effects on the dynamic behavior of a photochemically generated radical pair in a micellar solution

The radical pair dynamics in a photochemical hydrogen abstraction reaction of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone in a sodium dodecylsulfate micelle was modulated by a microwave pulse. After a short resonant 180° microwave pulse, the recombination of the radical pair was enhanced, its rate constant being determined to be (8.3±0.8)×10⁶ s⁻¹. Other kinetic parameters were determined by the scanning of the microwave pulse position as follows: the formation of the radical pair (3.3±0.3)×10⁷ s⁻¹, the relaxation rate from the triplet (T_±1) levels to the singlet–triplet (T₀) mixed one (3.3±0.3)×10⁵ s⁻¹ at 331 mT, and the radical escape rate (5.8±0.6)×10⁵ s⁻¹.     

Kinetics of the R + HBr RH + Br (CH3CHBr, CHBr2 or CDBr2) equilibrium. Thermochemistry of the CH3CHBr and CHBr2 radicals

The kinetics of the reaction of the CH₃CHBr, CHBr₂ or CDBr₂ radicals, R, with HBr have been investigated in a temperature-controlled tubular reactor coupled to a photoionization mass spectrometer. The CH₃CHBr (or CHBr₂ or CDBr₂) radical was produced homogeneously in the reactor by a pulsed 248 nm exciplex laser photolysis of CH₃CHBr₂ (or CHBr₃ or CDBr₃). The decay of R was monitored as a function of HBr concentration under pseudo-first-order conditions to determine the rate constants as a function of temperature. The reactions were studied separately from 253 to 344 K (CH₃CHBr + HBr) and from 288 to 477 K (CHBr₂ + HBr) and in these temperature ranges the rate constants determined were fitted to an Arrhenius expression (error limits stated are 1σ + Student’s t values, units in cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹, no error limits for the third reaction): k(CH₃CHBr + HBr) = (1.7 ± 1.2) × 10⁻¹³ exp[+ (5.1 ± 1.9) kJ mol⁻¹/RT], k(CHBr₂ + HBr) = (2.5 ± 1.2) × 10⁻¹³ exp[−(4.04 ± 1.14) kJ mol⁻¹/RT] and k(CDBr₂ + HBr) = 1.6 × 10⁻¹³ exp(−2.1 kJ mol⁻¹/RT). The energy barriers of the reverse reactions were taken from the literature. The enthalpy of formation values of the CH₃CHBr and CHBr₂ radicals and an experimental entropy value at 298 K for the CH₃CHBr radical were obtained using a second-law method. The result for the entropy value for the CH₃CHBr radical is 305 ± 9 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹. The results for the enthalpy of formation values at 298 K are (in kJ mol⁻¹): 133.4 ± 3.4 (CH₃CHBr) and 199.1 ± 2.7 (CHBr₂), and for α-C–H bond dissociation energies of analogous compounds are (in kJ mol⁻¹): 415.0 ± 2.7 (CH₃CH₂Br) and 412.6 ± 2.7 (CH₂Br₂), respectively.     

Copper(II)-cetyltrimethylammonium chloride-chromal blue G ternary complex and its application to the spectrophotometric determination of copper(II)

A sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of copper(II) based on a ternary complex with chromal blue G, a triphenylmethane reagent in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, is described. The sensitivity of color reaction between copper and chromal blue G has been greatly increased by the sensitizing action of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, a cationic surfactant. The color development of the ternary complex can be utilized in the highly sensitive spectrophotometric determination of copper. The molar absorptivity of the binary complex between copper and chromal blue G ε_630nm = 9.56 × 10³liters · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹ is enchanced on ternary complex formation to ε_{542 nm} = 4.78 × 10⁴liters · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹. The ternary complex gave a maximal absorbance at 542 nm in the pH range 9.8–11. Beer's law is obeyed up to at least 1.2 ppm of copper. The maximal absorbance of the ternary complex was found to develop within 5 min and then it remains constant for several hours. The formation constant of the ternary complex is calculated to be 8.6 × 10¹⁰ under these conditions.     

Structural studies in main group chemistry : XIX. Organotin(IV) derivatives of tetracyanoethylene, 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane and 2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoquinone. The isolation of stable organotin-substituted radicals

The reaction of organotin chlorides with the lithium salt of 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) or hexaalkylditins with TCNQ yield stable organotin-substituted free radicals of the types R₃SnTCNQ^. (R = Me, n-Pr, n-Bu) and Me₂Sn(TCNQ^.)₂. The reaction of hexaphenylditin with TCNQ yields a (σ → π) charge transfer complex of stoichiometry (Ph₃SnSnPh₃)·TCNQ, whilst [Me₂SnCl(terpyridyl)⁺](TCNQ^-·) was isolated from the reaction of [Me₂SnCl(terpyridlyl)⁺][Me₂SnCl₃^-] and LiTCNQ. The oxidation of hexaalkylditins by tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) yields stable free radicals of the type R₃SnTCNE·, but treatment with 2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoquinone yields either R₃SnOC₆Cl₄O·-p (R = Me) or R₃SnOC₆Cl₄OSnR₃-p (R = n-Bu, Ph). Tin-119 Mössbauer spectroscopy shows that the derivatives R₃SnTCNQ· and R₃TCNE· have trigonally-bipyramidally coordinated tin with planar [SnC₃] skeletons and bridging [TCNQ·] and [TCNE·] groups forming infinite one-dimensional chain structures. Me₃SnOC₆Cl₄O·-p was inferred to possess a similar structure but with oxy bridges forming chains with a Sn---O---Sn---O backbone. Me₂Sn(TCNQ·)₂ has a structure intermediate between tetrahedral and octahedral with a non-linear MeSnMe unit and anisobidentate chelation by two TCNQ groups. The TCNQ derivatives were of two types: (i) “green” or “brown”, indicative of delocalisation of the Ione electron over the cyanoquinone ligand, and (ii) a “blue” form in which spin-pairing of the Ione electron between adjacent organic groups takes place. Me₃SnTCNQ· may exist in both forms depending upon the mode of preparation.     

3-(4-Tolylazo)phenylboronic acid as the active component of polyhydroxy compounds-selective electrodes

Ionophoric, extraction, acidic and hydrophobic properties of 3-(4-tolylazo)phenylboronic acid (TAPBA) were studied. Determined K_d value equals to 36±2, pK_a equals to 8.6±0.5. TAPBA extracts dobutamine from water into chloroform and transports it across a bulk chloroform membrane. The recovery is 83% (pH=7.5), the transport rate – (6.5±0.5)×10⁻⁷ mol/h. ¹H and ¹³C NMR data confirm the formation of an 1:1 complex between arylboronic acid and catecholamine. TAPBA was used as electrode-active component of plasticized membrane electrodes with cationic and anionic responses to catecholamines and phenolic acids, respectively. For the diethyl sebacate-plasticized membrane, a slope of electrode function to dobutamine is 56±2 mV/decade; the detection limit is 1.3×10⁻⁵ mol/l; the linear range – 5×10⁻⁵–1×10⁻² mol/l; the working pH-range – 4.8–7.6; the response time – 5–10 s. ISE gives incomplete cationic function to less lipophilic catecholamines. The membrane with cationic additive shows an anionic response to caffeic acid in wide pH range.     

Studies of organotin(IV)-orthoquinone systems

The primary process in the reaction of hexaphenylditin with various substituted orthoquinones (Q) is shown to involve attack by the quinone at a phenyl ligand. The intermediate thus formed decomposes to yield Ph₃Sn(SQ^·), where S(Q^·−) is the corresponding semiquinonate. Rearrangement of these species in solution gives rise to biradicals, while intramolecular electron transfer may lead to the formation and precipitation of Ph₂Sn(CAT), where CAT²⁻ is the corresponding substituted catecholate. The identification of these processes depends in part on electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The reaction of Ph₃SnCl or Ph₂SnCl₂ with Na(TBSQ^·) (TBSQ^·−=3,5-di-tert-butyl-orthobenzosemiquinonate) results in the formation of Ph₂Sn(TBSQ^·), which can undergo redistribution and intramolecular electron transfer, so that the solution chemistry of these latter systems is similar to that of the products of the Sn₂Ph₆+Q reaction.     

Column Preconcentration of Aluminum and Copper(II) in Alloys, Biological Samples, and Environmental Samples with Alizarin Red S and Cetyltrimethylammonium-Perchlorate Adsorbent Supported on Naphthalene Using Spectrometry

A column method has been established for the preconcentration of aluminum and copper(II) with Alizarin Red S and a cetyltrimethylammonium-perchlorate ion pair supported on naphthalene, using a simple glass-tipped tube. Aluminum and copper(II) react with Alizarin Red S to form water-soluble colored chelate anions. These chelate anions form water-insoluble ternary complexes with the adsorbent on the inactive surface of naphthalene packed into a column. They are quantitatively retained in the pH ranges of 4.7-5.2 for aluminum and 5.0-10.0 for copper. The solid mass is dissolved out from the column with 5 ml of dimethylformamide (DMF) for aluminum and 5 ml of ethanol for copper and the absorbance was measured with a spectrometer at 525 nm for aluminum and at 529 nm for copper. The calibration curves were linear over the concentration ranges of 0.25-5.0 μg of aluminum in 5 ml of DMF solution and 0.50-12.0 μg of copper in 5 ml of ethanol solution. The molar absorptivities and Sandell′s sensitivities were respectively calculated to be 2.8 × 10⁴ liter · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹ and 9.62 × 10⁻⁴ μg · cm⁻² for aluminum and 2.5 × 10⁴ liter · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹ and 2.5 × 10⁻³ μg · cm⁻² for copper. Seven replicate determinations of sample solutions containing 2.5 μg of aluminum and 6.0 μg of copper gave mean absorbances of 0.520 and 0.480 with relative standard deviations of 1.67 and 0.33%, respectively. Interference due to various foreign ions has been studied and the method has been applied to the determination of aluminum in standard alloys, tea leaves, vehicle particulates, copper in coal fly ash, and commercial salt samples.     

A study of the spectrophotometric determination of traces of cadmium(II) and copper(II) with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol in the presence of polyglycol octylphenyl ether

A spectrophotometric study of the Cd(II) and Cu(II) complex of a new reagent, 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylamino phenol (5-Br-PADAP) in the presence of polyglycol octylphenyl ether (OP) is presented. A reddish binary complex is formed at pH 9 and shows maximal absorbance at 560 nm with molar absorptivity of 1.16 × 10⁵ · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹ liter (Cd), 1.5 × 10⁵ mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹ · liter (Cu). Beer's law is followed over the range 0.0 to 20 μg cadmium(II) and 0.0–18 μg copper(II). The continuous variation method and molar ratio method showed that the metal ligand ratio is 1:2; ordinarily, most ions do not interfere with the determination and the method can be applied for direct spectrophotometric determination of cadmium(II) and copper(II) in actual samples and the results obtained are satisfactory.     

Dynamical Spin Chirality and Magnetoelectric Effect of α-Glycine

Dynamical spin chirality of α-glycine crystal at 301−302 K was investigated by DC (direct current)-magnetic susceptibility measurement at temperatures ranging from 2 to 315 K under the external magnetic fields (H=±1 T) parallel to the b axis. The α-glycine crystallizes in space group P2₁/n with four molecules in a cell, which has centrosymmetric charge distribution. The bifurcated hydrogen bonds N⁺(3)−H(8)···O(1) and N⁺(3)−H(8)···O(2) are stacked along the b axis with different bond intensities and angles, which form anti-parallel double layers. Atomic force spectroscopy result at 303 K indicated that the surface molecular structures of α-glycine formed a regular flexuous framework in the b axis direction. The strong temperature dependence is related to the reorientation of NH³⁺ group and the electron spin flip-flop of (N⁺H) mode. Under the opposite external magnetic field of 1 T and −1 T, the electron spins of N⁺(3)−H(8)···O(1) and N⁺(3)−H(8)···O(2) flip-flop at 301−302 K. These results suggested a mechanism of the magnetoelectric effect based on the dynamical spin chirality of (N⁺H), which induced the electric polarization to produce the onset of pyroelectricity of α-glycine around 304 K.     

Rapid analysis of cation-exchangeable property in acidic soil : III. Sensitive spectrophotometric determination of microgram amounts of exchangeable magnesium with xylidyl Blue I in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)

A simple and sensitive procedure for Spectrophotometric determination of exchangeable magnesium has been developed. At 0.15 – 0.375 N ammonia, magnesium reacts with xylidyl Blue I in the presence of CTAB to form a colored ternary complex, which has an absorption maximum at 524 nm. The molar absorption coefficient is 2.2 × 10⁴ liters · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹. The Beer rule will be valid for concentrations from 0 to 8 μg/20 ml magnesium. The method has been used for rapid determination of microgram amounts of exchangeable magnesium in acidic soil with good reproducibility.     

Electrochemical and spectroscopic study of vitamin D2 by in situ thin layer CD spectroelectrochemistry

The electrooxidation of vitamin D₂ (VD₂) was studied by cyclic voltammetry and in situ circular dichroic (CD) spectroelectrochemistry for the first time. The mechanism of electrooxidation and some useful kinetic and adsorption parameters were obtained. The results showed that the oxidation of VD₂ in ethanol solution is an irreversible diffusion controlled process following a weak adsorption of the electroinactive product at a glassy carbon electrode, which blocks the electrochemical reaction. The electrooxidation occurs mainly at the triene moieties of the VD₂ molecule. The CD spectroelectrochemical data were treated by the double logarithm method together with nonlinear regression, from which the formal potential E⁰=1.08 V, αn=0.245, the standard electrochemical rate constant k⁰=4.30(±0.58)×10⁻⁴ cm s⁻¹, and the adsorption constant β=1.77(±0.25) were obtained.     

Phosphate desorption kinetics from goethite as induced by arsenate

The kinetics of the arsenate-induced desorption of phosphate from goethite has been studied with a batch reactor system and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. The effects of arsenate concentration, adsorbed phosphate, pH and temperature between 10 and 45 °C were investigated. Arsenate is able to promote phosphate desorption because both oxoanions compete for the same surface sites of goethite. The desorption occurs in two steps: a fast step that takes place in less than 5 min and a slow step that lasts several hours. In the slow step, arsenate ions exchange adsorbed phosphate ions in a 1:1 stoichiometry. The reaction is first order with respect to arsenate concentration and is independent of adsorbed phosphate under the experimental conditions of this work. The rate law is then r = k_r[As], where r is the desorption rate, k_r is the rate constant and [As] is the arsenate concentration in solution. The values of k_r at pH 7 are 1.87 × 10⁻⁵ L m⁻² min⁻¹ at 25 °C and 7.95 × 10⁻⁵ L m⁻² min⁻¹ at 45 °C. The apparent activation energy of the desorption process is 51 kJ mol⁻¹. Data suggest that the rate-controlling process is intraparticle diffusion of As species, probably As diffusion in pores. ATR-FTIR spectroscopy suggests that adsorbed phosphate species at pH 7 are mainly bidentate inner-sphere surface complexes. The identity of these complexes does not change during desorption, and there is no evidence for the formation of intermediate species during the reaction.