New water-soluble hydrogen donors for the enzymatic spectrophotometric determination of hydrogen peroxide

Eight N -alkyl-N-V-sulphopropylaniline derivatives have been synthesized and assessed as water-soluble hydrogen donors for the spectrophotometric determination of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of peroxidase. The sodium salts of N-ethyl-N-sulphopropylaniline (ALPS), N-ethyl-N-sulphopropyl-m-toluidine (TOPS) and N -ethyl-N-sulphopropyl-m-anisidine (ADPS) are recommended. They have excellent water solubilities, and the optimum pH range for oxidative condensation with 4-aminoantipyrine in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and peroxidase is 5.5–9.5. The absorbances of the resulting chromogens are 2–3 times higher than that achieved with phenol. The molar absorptivities of the chromogens with 4-aminoantipyrine are 41300 (ALPS, λ_max 561 nm), 37400 (TOPS, λ_max 550 nm) and 27900 (ADPS, λ_max 540 nm). Calibration graphs for the determination of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a control serum are linear for 7–40 × 10^-6 mol H₂O₂ l^-1.     

Effect of substitution and the counterion on the structural and spectroscopic properties of CuII complexes of methylated pyrazoles

The coordination chemistry of pyrazole and three of its methyl derivatives with the chloride and nitrate salts of copper(II) under strictly controlled reaction conditions is systematically explored to gain a better understanding of the effect of counterion coordination strength and ligand identity on the structure and electronic absorption spectra of their resulting complexes. Despite the initial 2 : 1 ligand to metal ratio in water, copper(II) nitrate forms exclusively 4 : 1 ligand to metal complexes while copper(II) chloride forms a 4 : 1 ligand to metal complex only with pyrazole, with the methyl derivatives forming 2 : 1 ligand to metal complexes, as determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD). This is attributed to a combination of ligand sterics and stronger coordination of chloride relative to nitrate. Electronic absorption spectroscopy in both water and methanol reveals a surprisingly strong effect of the pyrazole methyl position on the Cu^II d–d transition, with 4-methylpyrazole producing a higher energy d–d transition relative to the other ligands studied. In addition, the number of methyl groups plays a determining role in the energy of the pz π→Cu^II d_xy LMCT band, lowering the transition energy as more methyl groups are added.     

Application of Dipon, (1,4,8,11-Tetraazacyclotetradecane-4,11-bis(methylphosphonic acid) as Selective Complexing Agent for Determination of Copper(II)

A new macrocyclic ligand, 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1,8-bis(methylphosphonic acid)(dipon), is selective complexing agent for copper(II) over other transition metal ions. The ligand was tested for analytical applications of copper(II) determination. Spectrophotometric determination under optimal experimental conditions (?log [H⁺]= 5.5, c _L≈ 5 × 10^?4 mol L^?1, λ= 310 nm) is valid in dynamic range (5–200)× 10^?6 mol L^?1 with detection limit 2.2 × 10^?6 mol L^?1, i.e. 0.14 μg ml^?1. Volumetric determination of copper(II) with standardized dipon solution was used for copper(II) determination at micromolar concentration level without any necessity to sequester interfering metal ions. A sharp end point of titration was detected by UV/VIS spectrophotometry. Both methods were tested on artificial and real samples (spiked mineral water, alloys) and gave satisfactory results without any systematic error. The advantage of both methods is their simplicity, rapidity and no sensitivity to the presence of other metal ions.     

Some new aromatic hydroxylamines as spectrophotometric reagents for vanadium

A comparative study is described of the use of N-benzoyi-o-tolyl-, N-benzoyl-m-tolyl, N-benzoyl-p-tolyl-, N-benzoyl-p-chlorophenyl- and N-phenylacetylphenyl-hydroxylamines, as spectrophotometric reagents for the determination of vanadium, after extraction with chloroform. All the reagents form 1:2 (metal:reagent) complexes in hydrochloric acid media or at pH 4.8–6.0; the dissociation constants of the complexes are of the order of 10^-9 and 10^-8, respectively, except those of N-benzoyl-p-chloro-phenylhydroxylamine which are of the order of 10^-8 in both media. The reactions in hydrochloric acid media are more selective and sensitive than those at pH 4.8–6.0. In presence of alcohol, the wavelengths of maximum absorption decrease. The pK_a values of the hydroxylamines were determined in water and in alcohol-water (1:1) solutions.     

Solubilities of zinc oxide and cadmium oxide in CsI melt at 700°C

The solubility products of ZnO (pL = 10.0 ± 0.5) and CdO (pL = 6.8 ± 0.2) in CsI melt at 700°C are determined by potentiometric titration with the use of a Pt(O₂)|ZrO₂(Y₂O₃) membrane oxygen electrode. In the Zn-Cd family, metal oxide solubilities grow with increasing metal cation radius. The solubilities in an iodide melt are much lower than in a chloride melt due to a higher basicity of the former; for the Cd²⁺ cation, the difference between solubilities in these melts is lower owing to the formation of Cd²⁺-I⁻ (soft acid-soft base) complexes.     

A New LC Method for Determination of Some Aminoglycoside Antibiotics in Dosage Forms and Human Plasma Using 7-Fluoro-4-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole as a Fluorogenic Pre-Column Label

A validated, selective and sensitive pre-column derivatization chromatographic method for determination of some aminoglycoside antibiotics, namely, amikacin (AMK), gentamicin and neomycin sulphates, has been developed. Determination was obtained by pre-column reaction of the samples with 7-fluoro-4-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole and separating the corresponding derivatives on a reversed phase LC column (ultrasphere C₁₈, 250 × 4.6 mm) and fluorescence detection (λ _ex 465 nm, λ _em 531 nm). Linear quantitative response curve was generated over a concentration range of 0.05–10 μg mL^?1 with a correlation coefficient of more than 0.999 with all studied compounds. The accuracy and precisions were satisfactory for determination of all drugs in dosage forms within- and between-run assay. Furthermore, the method was extended to the determination of AMK in spiked human plasma. The method is specific for the intact drugs, and can be adopted in the presence of co-formulated drugs.     

Adducts of rhodium(II) tetraacylates with methionine and its derivatives: 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and chiral recognition

Complexation of rhodium(II) dimeric tetraacylates: tetraacetate Rh₂AcO₄, tetratrifluoroacetate Rh₂TFA₄ , and (S)-Mosher’s acid salt Rh₂MTPA₄ with both enantiomerically pure and racemic methionine and its derivatives: hydrochloric salt of methionine, hydrochloric salt of methionine methyl ester, N-formyl methionine, N-phthaloyl methionine, N-phthaloyl methyl ester of methionine, and methyl ester of N,N-dimethylmethionine has been investigated by means of ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H and ¹³C NMR) and absorption electronic spectroscopy in the visible range. Complexation processes were investigated in D₂O or CDCl₃ solutions, depending on the ligands’ and rhodium salts’ solubilities. Some supporting measurements were performed in the solid phase, using ¹³C and ¹⁵N CPMAS NMR techniques.All ligands investigated form 1:1 and 1:2 adducts in the solution, depending on the rhodium salt to ligand molar ratios. The complexation site in the ligands (S atom) was deduced on the basis of the NMR parameter adduct formation shift (Δδ = δ_adduct ? δ_ligand) and calculated chemical shifts (DFT, NMR GIAO). In the cases of the Rh₂TFA₄ and Rh₂MTPA₄ adducts, decreasing the temperature within the range 220–254 K slowed down the ligand exchange and allowed us to observe the signals of all diastereoisomers in the ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra.     

Determination of airborne isocyanates as di-n-butylamine derivatives using liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry

A method for the determination of isocyanates as di-n-butyl amine (DBA) derivatives using tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) and electrospray ionisation (ESI) is presented. Multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) of the protonated molecular ions and corresponding deuterium-labelled d₉-DBA derivatives resulted in selective quantifications with correlation coefficients >0.998 for the DBA derivatives of isocyanic acid (ICA), methyl isocyanate (MIC), ethyl isocyanate (EIC), propyl isocyanate (PIC), phenyl isocyanate (PhI), 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), 2,4-, 2,6-toluene diisocyanate (TDI), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), 4,4′-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), 3-ring MDI, 4-ring MDI, HDI-isocyanurate, HDI-diisocyanurate, HDI-biuret and HDI-dibiuret. The instrumental precision for 10 repeated injections of a solution containing 0.1 μg ml⁻¹ of the studied derivatives was <2%. Performing MRM of the product ion [DBA + H]⁺ (m/z = 130) from the protonated molecular ion resulted in the lowest detection limits, down to 10 amol (for TDI). Quantification of concentrations below 10⁻⁶ of the occupational exposure limit (OEL) for TDI during 10 min of air sampling was made possible. In an effort to control the formation of alkali adducts, addition of lithium acetate to the mobile phase and monitoring of lithium adducts was evaluated. Having lithium present in the mobile phase resulted in complete domination of [M + Li]⁺ adducts, but detection limits for the studied compounds were not improved. Different deuterium-labelled derivatives as internal standards were evaluated. (1) DBA derivatives of deuterium-labelled isocyanates (d₄-HDI, d₃-2,4-TDI, d₃-2,6-TDI and d₂-MDI), (2) d₉-DBA derivatives of the corresponding isocyanates and (3) d₁₈-DBA derivatives of the corresponding isocyanates. An increase in number of deuterium in the molecule of the internal standard resulted in an increase in instrumental precision and a decrease in correlation within calibration series.     

Solubilities of p-coumaric and caffeic acid in ionic liquids and organic solvents

The solubilities of two cinnamic acid derivatives, namely p-coumaric acid and caffeic acid, in six 1-alkyl-3-methyl imidazolium based ionic liquids composed of the PF₆⁻, BF₄⁻, TFO⁻ and TF₂N⁻ anions, and in two organic solvents, t-pentanol and ethyl acetate, have been measured at the temperature range of about (303 to 317) K. The p-coumaric acid was found to be more soluble than caffeic acid in all studied solvents. Higher solubilities of both acids were observed in the ionic liquids composed of the BF₄⁻ and TFO⁻ anions. The increase of the alkyl chain length on the cation invokes a decrease in solubility in the case of hydrophilic ionic liquids composed of BF₄⁻ anion, while in the case of hydrophobic ones composed of PF₆⁻ anion an increase in the solubility is observed. Between the two organic solvents t-pentanol is better solvent than ethyl acetate for both acids. Moreover, using the van’t Hoff equations the apparent Gibbs energy, enthalpy, and entropy of solution were calculated. Finally, successful correlation of the experimental data was achieved with the UNIQUAC and the NRTL activity coefficient models, while poor predictions of the solubility of the two acids in the organic solvents were obtained with two UNIFAC models.     

Simultaneous detection of ascorbate and uric acid using a selectively catalytic surface

The direct and selective detection of ascorbate at conventional carbon or metal electrodes is difficult due to its large overpotential and fouling by oxidation products. Electrode modification by electrochemical reduction of diazonium salts of different aryl derivatives is useful for catalytic, analytical and biotechnological applications. A monolayer of o-aminophenol (o-AP) was grafted on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) via the electrochemical reduction of its in situ prepared diazonium salts in aqueous solution. The o-aminophenol confined surface was characterized by cyclic voltammetry. The grafted film demonstrated an excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of ascorbate in phosphate buffer of pH 7.0 shifting the overpotential from +462 to +263 mV versus Ag/AgCl. Cyclic voltammetry and d.c. amperometric measurements were carried out for the quantitative determination of ascorbate and uric acid. The catalytic oxidation peak current was linearly dependent on the ascorbate concentration and a linear calibration curve was obtained using d.c. amperometry in the range of 2-20 μM of ascorbate with a correlation coefficient 0.9998, and limit of detection 0.3 μM. The effect of H₂O₂ on the electrocatalytic oxidation of ascorbate at o-aminophenol modified GC electrode has been studied, the half-life time and rate constant was estimated as 270 s, and 2.57 × 10⁻³ s⁻¹, respectively. The catalytically selective electrode was applied to the simultaneous detection of ascorbate and uric acid, and used for their determination in real urine samples. This o-AP/GCE showed high stability with time, and was used as a simple and precise amperometric sensor for the selective determination of ascorbate.     

Indenyl and fluorenyl transition metal complexes.: IV. Reactions of 2- and 4-azafluorenes with chromium hexacarbonyl

Reactions of 2- and 4-azafluorenes (I, II) and their methyl derivatives, 3-methyl-2-azafluorene (III) and 7-methyl-4-azafluorene (IV) with chromium hexacarbonyl in a $\text{1}\text{1}$ diglyme/heptane mixture at 140°C have been studied. A N-donor complex, C₁₂H₉NCr(CO)₅ is formed in the reaction of I with Cr(CO)₆. Compounds II–IV react to give arenechromiumtricarbonyl derivatives with benzene rather than pyridine ring bound to the metal. [η⁶-(4b,5,6,7,8,9b)-4-Azafluorene]chromiumtricarbonyl (VIII) gives the corresponding hydrochloride under the action of HCl. Methyl iodide decomposes VIII to produce 4-azafluorene iodomethylate. Deprotonation of VIII with BuLi in ether at ?20°C followed by dilution with hexane leads to precipitation of the corresponding Li salt (Xb), having η⁶-structure. Methylation of Xb with methyl iodide proceeds stereospecifically to yield the exo-methyl derivative XII. Treatment of VIII with excess t-BuOK at 25°C in THF results in a mixture of η⁶-(Xa) and η⁵-anions (XI), the former predominating.     

Mass spectrometry of systems containing a group IVB—transition metal bond : I. The phenyl- and pentafluorophenyl- silicon, -germanium and -tin derivatives of pentacarbonylmanganese

The 70 eV mass spectra of the series Ph_3?n(C₆F₅)_nMMn(CO)₅ (n = 0 to 3 and M = Si, Ge or Sn) and Ph₃PbMn(CO)₅ have been examined and the proposed fragmentation schemes are supported by the observance of the appropriate metastable ions. Most of the total ion current is carried by metal-containing ions, particularly those containing just a Group IV metal. In all cases the initial fragmentation is by the loss of one or more carbonyl groups from the molecular ion, followed, except in the case of the fully fluorinated silicon derivatives, by the cleavage of the metal—metal bond. The fragmentation of the remainder of the molecule is then controlled by the nature of M and the number of pentafluorophenyl groups, the silicon derivatives showing a greater abundance of ions formed by the cleavage of the CC, CH or CF bonds in the aromatic ring, in contrast to the tin and lead derivatives which fragment almost exclusively by the cleavage of the metal—carbon bond. The formation of metal fluoride species plays an important part in the fragmentation of the pentafluorophenyl derivatives and becomes more important as the Group IV metal becomes heavier, while except for Ph₃PbMn(CO)₅ the abundances of the ions resulting from the migration of a complete aromatic ring from one metal to the other remain essentially constant. However, some of the observed changes in the fragmentation modes are not readily predicted on the basis of the expected variation in the relative metal—carbon or metal—metal bond strengths since these appear to be more dependent on the stabilities of the radical species or on the ion species formed. The tin—metal molecular bond dissociation energies in Ph₃SnMn(CO)₅ and Ph₃SnFe(CO)₂Cp were found to be 61 ± 8 and 54 ± 9 kcal mol^?1, respectively.     

The synthesis of bis(benzo-crown ether)s and their incorporation into potassium-selective PVC membrane electrodes

Five bis(benzo-15-crown-5) derivatives connected with different bridge chains were synthesized as neutral carriers in K⁺-selective electrodes. Potassium ion-selective PVC membrane electrodes based on these bis(crown ether)s were prepared using dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and dioctyl phthalate (DOP) as plasticizers of the PVC membrane. The selectivity coefficients (K _M ⁿ⁺:K _K+) for various alkali and alkaline-earth metal ions were measured. The electrodes based on the bis(crown ether)s are more selective for K⁺ than those based on monomeric crown ethers. The selectivity of one of the prepared potassium selective electrodes was higher than that of the electrode based on valinomycin and three of them were stable over a wide pH range.     

Density functional study on electronic structures and reactivity in methyl‐substituted chelates used in organic light‐emitting diodes

The electronic structure and reactivity trends of a set of tris‐(n‐methyl‐8‐quinolinolato) metal (III) (n = 0, 3, 4, 5; metal = Al⁺³, Ga⁺³) used as electron‐transport layer in organic light‐emitting diodes were studied and compared. All geometries were optimized at B3LYP/6‐31G(d,p) level of theory. The geometries of the ground state (S₀) of unsubstituted molecules AlQ3 and GaQ3 were found to be slightly affected by the methyl group, which is in agreement with previous works. Methyl‐derivatives conserve largely the electronic structures of AlQ3 and GaQ3. The energies of the frontier orbitals highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital are raised by the electron‐releasing effect of methyl group. Molecular orbital contribution analysis reveals that the orbital population is essentially the same for both MQ3 and their derivatives. Analyses of the ionization potential and electron affinity showed that MQ3 tend to be better hole‐blockers than methylated analogues and 5Me‐MQ3 have higher hole‐injection capability than the other methyl‐substituted derivatives. The global reactivity analysis showed that the electrophilicity index can be an indicator of electron‐injection capability in these complexes. Local reactivity analysis showed that atomic sites that are prone to nucleophilic/electrophilic attack are atoms C‐4 in L3/C‐5 in L1. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2010     

A proton NMR investigation of metalmetal bonding in trimethyltin-aluminium, -gallium, -indium and -thallium organometallic compounds

Proton NMR data for the Group III methyl derivatives, MMe₃ and LiMMe₄ are compared with NMR data for the novel tin—Group III-metal bonded species, Li[Me₃SnMMe₃] (M  Al, Ga, In and Tl) and for Li[(Me₃Sn)_n-TlMe_4?n] (n = 0 to 4), reported here for the first time.The presence of tinmetal bonding in these derivatives is established by the observed tin-across-metal coupling constants and for the thallium derivatives by the additional observation of thallium-across-tin coupling.The variation in the magnitudes of ²J(SnCH), ²J(TlCH), ³J(SnMCH) and ³J(TlSnCH) are reported as a function of M and as a function of the number of Me₃Sn groups bond to thallium in the [(Me₃Sn)_nTIME₄?_n]^?anions. Proposals concerning the factors governing the changes in these coupling constants and the chemical shifts are presented.     

Highly selective fluorescent sensing of Pb by a new calix[4]arene derivative

A new chemosensor was synthesized by the alkylation of p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene with three N,N-diethylacetamide groups and one methyl 3-ethoxy-naphthalene-2-carboxylate, which exhibited highly selective fluorescent response to Pb²⁺ over alkali, alkali earth metal ions and some transition metal ions in CH₃CN-H₂O.     

A type 2 Ferrier rearrangement-based synthesis of d-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate

The synthesis of d-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP₃) from methyl α-d-glucopyranose, via a type 2 Ferrier rearrangement is reported. A key intermediate in this synthesis possesses orthogonal protecting groups at the 1-, 4- and 5-position, making it a versatile starting point for the synthesis of unnatural InsP₃ derivatives. Biological evaluation of the synthetic InsP₃ demonstrates that this compound evokes selective Ca²⁺ release via activation of InsP₃ receptors.     

Enantioselective addition of methyl group to aldehydes catalyzed by titanium complex of fluorous ligand

Titanium complex of fluorous axially dissymmetric ligand ((Ra^∗)-2,2′-bis[(R^∗)-perfluoro-1H-1-hydroxyoctyl]biphenyl, ((Ra^∗)-(R^∗)₂-1)) having perfluoroheptyl carbinol moieties catalyzed enantioselective addition of a methyl group to aldehydes. Dimethylzinc prepared in situ by mixing ZnCl₂ and methyl magnesium bromide without removal of magnesium salt was more reactive for addition of methyl group than dimethylzinc without magnesium salt, and gave up to 99% ee of the products. The high fluorine content of 1 enables it to be recoverable by the selective extraction with perfluorohexane.     

Effect of ketones on the equilibrium between peroxy radicals carrying the chains of cyclohexanol oxidation with molecular oxygen

The influence of methyl phenyl ketone and diphenyl ketone on the kinetics of cyclohexanol oxidation initiated by cumyl peroxide at 373 K was studied. The ratio of the chain propagation rate constant involving the 1-hydroxy-1-phenylethylperoxy radical to the equilibrium constant of radical dissociation into methyl phenyl ketone and hydroperoxy radical (k _2.3/K′₂ = 900 L² mol^?2 s^?1) was determined by the selective inhibition method.     

13C NMR and SCCCMO studies on substituted benzophenonetricarbonylchromium complexes

¹³C NMR studies on benzophenonetricarbonylchromium and its p-F, p-Cl and p-OCH₃ derivatives, with the substitutents on the uncomplexed rings, show a small substituent effect on the complexed ring and on the carbons of the Cr(CO)₃ group. The SCCCMO calculations show π-electron donation from the ring to the metal but greater σ-electron back-donation which leaves the ring more negatively charged than before complexation. The chromium atom is more positively charged than it is in benzenetricarbonylchromium. The trends is calculated CO bond orders are in agreement with the trends in CO infrared stretching frequencies.