Electrochemical recognition of analytes using quaternary ammonium binaphthyl salts

The electrooxidation of quaternary ammonium binaphthyl salts is shown to proceed by a quasi-reversible one-electron process. The oxidation of an aza-crown ether substituted binaphthyl salt is affected by the presence of lithium and sodium ions in solution and there is shown to be a linear relationship between the limiting current for the process and the concentration of Li+ and Na+. The electrochemistry of the binaphthyl salt is also shown to be affected by the addition of organic cations to the solution, showing that these receptors could form the basis of analytical devices which could be made specific to a range of analytes.     

Photopolymerization of vinyl monomers with quaternary ammonium salts

Photopolymerization of vinyl monomers with a series of quaternary ammonium salts has been investigated. However, quaternary ammonium salts used are not photosensitizers but rather photoinitiators. The salts photoinitiation activity was observed to vary widely with the counteranion in quaternary salts used and also with the alkyl group in their amine components. In general, the halide salts were more effective than tetrafluoroborate salts. It was also found that the overall activation energy for the photopolymerization of methyl methacrylate with dimethylbenzylanilinium tetrafluoroborate was 5.9 kcal/mole, and its rate was proportional to the 0.32 and 1.0 order of the concentration of the salt and the monomer used, respectively. An endgroup similar to dimethylaniline was found to be present in the methyl methacrylate polymer obtained by above system; this is probably a methylanilinomethyl group, from the characteristics of its ultraviolet spectrum.     

Microwave synthesis of quaternary ammonium salts

The microwave synthesis of several quaternary ammonium salts is described. The synthesis provides comparable or better yields than published methods with reduced reaction times and in the absence of solvent.     

The synthesis of quaternary ammonium salts from ammonium salts and dialkyl carbonate

Quaternary ammonium salts were synthesized from ammonium salts and dialkyl carbonates over an ionic liquid catalyst 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide.     

Electrochemical recognition of charged species using quaternary ammonium binaphthyl salts.

The effects of ionic analytes on the electrochemical properties of quaternary ammonium binaphthyl salts are described in this work. The stability of the binaphthyl radicals and hence the reversibility of the electrochemical response are discussed in terms of molecular structure. The ability of azacrown derivatised binaphthyl salts to act as amperometric receptors is ascribed to the strain imparted in the cyclic ammonium ring when Li+ ions complex with them. It is also shown that the redox properties of quaternary ammonium binaphthyl salts are pH dependent in aqueous solutions, but that reversible redox properties can be observed in extremely basic solutions. The effect of anions binding to the quaternary ammonium cation can be seen in the redox properties of the binaphthyl moiety and the use of a chiral binding site for enantiomeric recognition is also demonstrated.     

Analytical application of high-molecular quaternary ammonium salts

Summary The anion-exchange extraction of a great number of mineral, organic and metal complex anions by solutions of quaternary ammonium-salts (QAS) in different solvents, including intermediate exchange with acidic dye anions, has been investigated. Extraction-photometric methods and ion-selective electrodes for the determination of organic and metal complex anions have been developed. Simple methods for synthesis and purification of QAS are described and their self-association has been investigated by electroconductivity and interphase distribution.

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Analytische Anwendung von hochmolekularen quaternären Ammoniumsalzen

     

Modified gelatin with quaternary ammonium salts containing epoxide groups

An EPDDMAC-GE polymer （hydrophilic molecule） has been synthesized based on epoxypropyl dodecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride （EPDDMAC） and gelatin. A DEEPSAC-GE polymer （hydrophobic molecule） has been synthesized based on diethyl-2,3-epoxypropyl-[3-methyldimethoxyl] silpropyl ammonium chloride （DEEPSAC） and gelatin. Compared with initial gelatin, the gelatin modified with quaternary ammonium salts containing epoxide groups exhibits stronger antibacterial activity.     

The adsorption of quaternary ammonium salts at a mercury solution interface: Part II. Non-symmetrical quaternary ammonium salts

The adsorption of triethyl alkyl (and allyl) ammonium bromides on a mercury electrode has been investigated. The isotherms and values of the free energy of adsorption yield information on the mode of adsorption of the cations. The formation of partial bimolecular films on the surface of mercury by the cations studied has been described and a simple explanation put forward concerning the mechanism of destruction of these films.     

Analysis of organic quaternary ammonium salts by LAMMA

Summary The application of the laser microprobe mass analyser (LAMMA) to several acyclic quaternary ammonium salts with aliphatic and aromatic substituents was investigated. The LAMMA spectra share some typical features with the ones, obtained by mass spectrometric (MS) analysis using soft ionisation techniques, e. g. the intact cations are detected as well as the iminium ions, issued from their decomposition. However, as a result of the abundant fragmentation and because of the presence of additional characteristic peaks, LAMMA spectra become largely comparable to the ones, recorded on a conventional MS with electron impact-ionisation and sample introduction by direct probe, though it is well known that the latter method induces thermal degradation of these salts and consequently only allows for the detection of the corresponding decomposition products.

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Analyse organischer quarternärer Ammoniumsalze mittels LAMMA

Zusammenfassung Die Anwendung des Laser-Mikrosonden-Massen-Analysators (LAMMA) zur Charakterisierung verschiedener acyklischer quarternärer Ammonium-salze mit aliphatischen und aromatischen Substituenten wurde untersucht. Die LAMMA-Spektren zeigen charakteristische Merkmale jener Spektren, die durch weiche Ionisierungstechniken in der Massenspektrometrie erhalten werden: z. B. werden intakte Kationen sowie Imin-Ionen detektiert. Als Folge der weitgehenden Fragmentierung und wegen zahlreicher zusätzlicher Peaks sind LAMMA-Spektren jenen Spektren sehr ähnlich, die durch Elektronenstoß-Ionisation und Direkteinführung der Probe erzeugt werden. Allerdings ist bekannt, daß die letztere Methode einen starken Abbau von Salzen bewirkt und daher nur den Nachweis von Zerfallsprodukten zuläßt.

     

离子对分离和抑制电导检测法测定四乙基铵和四丁基铵根离子

建立了季铵盐的离子色谱分析方法.采用Dionex DX-500 型离子色谱仪,C18柱,电导检测器,以30%乙腈和10 mmol/L甲烷磺酸混合溶液为流动相,流量为1.00 mL/min.四乙基溴化铵和四丁基溴化铵的质量浓度和峰面积的相关系数分别为0.9996和0.9994;线性范围分别为10～80 mg/L和20～120 mg/L;检出限分别为0.28和0.76 mg/L;RSD分别为1.3%、 2.5%.该方法可用于分析水溶液中季铵盐的含量.     

Interaction of water-insoluble quaternary ammonium salts with the hydrated silica surface

PMR spectroscopy of adsorbed molecules upon freeze-out of the liquid phase was used to study the interaction of high-molecular-weight quaternary ammonium salts differing in the structure of the hydrophilic part of the molecule and the distance between the nitrogen atoms with the hydrated aerosil surface. This approach not only yields data on the change in the hydration shell of the adsorbents upon insertion of complex organic molecules with several types of reaction sites but also permits evaluation of the efficiency of the adsorption interactions.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 32, No. 6, 376–379, November-December, 1996.     

Enantioselective alkylation of beta-keto esters by phase-transfer catalysis using chiral quaternary ammonium salts

Catalytic enantioselective alkylation promoted by a quaternary ammonium salt from cinchonine as a phase transfer catalyst is described. Treatment of cyclo beta-keto esters with alkyl halide under mild reaction conditions afforded the corresponding alpha-alkylated beta-keto esters in moderate to excellent yields with high enantiomeric excesses     

Membrane extraction of pertechnetate with quaternary ammonium salts comparison with solvent extraction

The liquid membrane extraction (MX) and the solvent extraction (SX) of pertechnetate with Aliquat 336 as a carrier has been studied. From the results of SX the percentage of pertechnetate in the inner solution in experiment with LM was proposed. It has been found that the pertraction of pertechnetate depends on the inner solution used and the most effective solutions were those with ClO ₄ ^– and SCN^–. Effects of the carrier concentration in membranes and outer phase composition have been studied too. The results of these experiments were kinetic curves with a minimum, which may be interpreted as a result of competing processes in the systems.