One-step in-syringe dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and GC-FID determination of trace amounts of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and its metabolite in human urine samples

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is used as plasticizer in polyvinylchloride (PVC) plastics. Its metabolites and the parent phthalates are considered toxic. As the DEHP plasticizers are not chemically bound to PVC, they can migrate, evaporate or be leached into indoor air and atmosphere, foodstuff, and other materials. We have reported a novel, easy and available analytical method for the determination of DEHP and its metabolite, mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) in human urine samples by the in-syringe dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction method coupled with gas chromatography with flame ionization detector. The limits of detection and precision (RSD) were 2.5 μg/L and 1.4% for DEHP and 1.1 μg/L and 3.0% for MEHP, respectively. This method could be utilized for routine monitoring of the trace DEHP and MEHP in urine of human exposure to plasticizers.     

Tissue Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate Levels in Uremic Subjects

Abstract

A method for the analysis of tissue DEHP levels was developed. Tissue homogenates were extracted with a chloroformrmethanol solution, followed by the addition of 1 g baked alumina to clean up the heavy matrices of the tissues. DEHP levels in tne tissues were determined by gas chromatography. Percent recovery of DEHP from the tissues ranged between 72.2 and 83.3%.

An experimentally produced acute renal failure in dogs (performing bilateral nephrectomy) was used for comparison of DEHP distribution in tissues from Control, Sham-Operated and Nephrectomized dogs. The highest concentration of DEKP was found in lung tissues of all three groups. DEHP levels in tissues of Nephrectomized dogs were significantly higher than those of Control and Sham-Operated dogs. With the exception of brain and liver, no significant difference in tissue DEHP levels were noted for Control and Sham-Operated dogs. Liver DEHP levels were 39.4 and 65.4 μg/g tissue for the Control and Sham-Operated dogs, respectively.

DEHP was found in various tissues of some, but not all of the subjects who received hemodialysis treatments, blood transfusions or blood which was previously in contact with PVC. No sufficient information is available at the present time to draw a relationship between exposure to DEHP and unchanged DEHP content in the tissues. However, DEHP does appear to accumulate in tissues and could be detected at death from some, but not all patients. It is more likely, however, that DEHP undergoes rapid metabolism in tissues.     

Influence of polyesterurethane plasticizer on the kinetics of poly(vinyl chloride) decomposition process

Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), plasticized by di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), medium molecular mass polyesterurethane (PU) or by both plasticizers, was thermally degraded under dynamic thermogravimetric conditions and the kinetics of decomposition was studied by isoconversional methods and by non-linear regression. It has been found that the initial decomposition temperature is higher for PVC plasticized with PU, as compared with PVC plasticized with di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) or plasticized with PU/DEHP, and thermal degradation shows features of a multi-step complex process. Application of polymeric plasticizer leads to the increase and a 'smoothing' effect in the course of energy of activation and pre-exponential factor at the initial stage of decomposition indicating thus the hindered migration of medium molecular mass compound from PVC matrix (in comparison with PVC containing monomeric DEHP) due to steric hindrances as well as due to specific interactions between C=O and Cl groups along the macrochains. Kinetic model function of the decomposition process of PVC/DEHP and PVC/DEHP/PU blends was found to be a two-stage autocatalyzed reaction of n^th order; autocatalytic effect is associated most likely with the role of HCl formed during PVC decomposition. For PVC/PU blend best fit was found by non-linear regression for a two-stage scheme in which first stage was Prout-Tompkins model and the second was autocatalytical model of n^th order - the first one involves particle disintegration, which was promoted by product generation at branching PVC 'pseudo-crystals' nuclei, thus exposing more surface on which decomposition reaction proceeds.     

邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基)己酯和偏苯三酸三辛酯在临床不同药液中溶出量的比较

聚氯乙烯(PVC)材质的医疗器械产品中需要加入增塑剂以改善柔韧性,目前最常用的增塑剂是邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基)己酯(DEHP)和偏苯三酸三辛酯(TOTM)。本文考察了PVC一次性使用输液器产品在脂溶性药液(紫杉醇注射液)、肠外营养液(脂肪乳)、酸性药液(左氧氟沙星,pH 3.0~5.0)和碱性药液(呋塞米,pH 8.0~9.0)中的DEHP和TOTM溶出量,并进行对比分析。先建立了一种高效液相色谱-紫外检测(HPLC-UV)方法测定增塑剂的溶出量,并利用该方法对增塑剂的溶出量进行了分析。实验结果表明,增塑剂在不同药液中均有一定的溶出情况,其中紫杉醇注射液对增塑剂的溶出量要高于脂肪乳,并远高于左氧氟沙星和呋塞米注射液。通过对比DEHP和TOTM的溶出量可以看出,在相同的浸提条件下,TOTM的溶出量远低于DEHP的溶出量。利用紫杉醇注射液浸提24 h,PVC输液器产品DEHP的溶出量为21.14 mg,而TOTM的溶出量仅为0.078 mg。DEHP的溶出量为TOTM溶出量的270倍。因此,TOTM具有的较好耐迁移性,是一种潜在的DEHP替代增塑剂。     

Thermo-oxidative dehydrochlorination of rigid and plasticised poly(vinyl chloride)/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends

The aim of this work was to study the thermo-oxidative dehydrochlorination of rigid and plasticised poly(vinyl chloride)/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends. For that purpose, blends of variable compositions from 0 to 100 wt% were prepared in the presence (15, 30 and 50 wt%) and in the absence of diethyl-2-hexyl phthalate as plasticiser. Their miscibility was investigated by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Their thermo-oxidative degradation at 180 ± 1 °C was studied and the amount of HCl released from PVC was measured by a continuous potentiometric method. Degraded samples were characterised, after purification, by FTIR spectroscopy and UV-visible spectroscopy. The results showed that the two polymers are miscible up to 60 wt% of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). This miscibility is due to a specific interaction of hydrogen bonding type between carbonyl groups (CO) of PMMA and hydrogen (CHCl) groups of PVC as shown by FTIR analysis. On the other hand, PMMA exerted a stabilizing effect on the thermal degradation of PVC by reducing the zip dehydrochlorination, leading to the formation of shorter polyenes.     

Optical determination of ionophore diffusion coefficients in plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) sensing films

The knowledge of accurate diffusion coefficients of electrically neutral ionophores in solvent polymeric membranes is important in view of understanding and optimizing important sensor characteristics of ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) and their corresponding optical sensors. A spectroscopic imaging technique is introduced here to determine the diffusion coefficient of the chromoionophore (N,N-diethyl-5-(octadecanoylimino)-5H-benzo[a]phenoxazine-9-amine, ETH 5294) in solvent polymeric membranes with different types of plasticizers and varying polymer-plasticizer ratio. This method is based on following the changes in the absorbance profiles of the chromoionophore as a function of space and time. The desired membrane composition is solvent cast onto a glass slide and placed under a microscope objective. The membrane is then exposed to light from a mercury arc lamp which photobleaches the dye in a circular area, providing an interface from which the time rate of absorbance change is studied. Spectral images are acquired over fixed time intervals with a microscope equipped with a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera providing 0.41 μm nominal resolution. Two plasticizers, ortho-nitrophenyl octyl ether (o-NPOE) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) sebacate (DOS), are examined in poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) by varying the ratio of polymer to plasticizer content and measuring the diffusion coefficient of the chromoionophore. Corresponding membrane compositions containing 10 wt.% of an inert lipophilic salt (ETH 500) are also examined. Near linear relationships between the logarithmic diffusion coefficients and the PVC content are observed that obey the following relationships: -0.0459 wt.% PVC (for PVC-DOS), -0.0468 wt.% PVC (for PVC-DOS-ETH 500), -0.0508 wt.% PVC (for PVC-NPOE), -0.0473 wt.% PVC (for PVC-NPOE-ETH 500).     

X-ray study of microstructure of slightly plasticized poly-(vinylchloride) (PVC)

Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) as well as transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques have been applied to investigate the microstructure of a number of commercial poly-(vinylchloride) (PVC) samples, stretched 200% and annealed for 1 h at 110 °C. From SAXS analysis, the microstructure is described as an ensemble of quasi-spherical particles one-dimensionally ordered (in the fiber axis direction) and with large distance fluctuations in the equatorial plane. The superstructure is described as fibrillar or nematic-like. TEM micrographs confirm the SAXS data.SAXS meridional patterns present 001 and 003 reflections of Ca-stearate added as stabilizer to the samples, while WAXS profiles do not show any crystalline reflection of Castearate.An interaction of Ca-stearate molecules with PVC chains is postulated, which could partially account for the phenomenon called antiplasticization of PVC.     

A copper-selective electrode based on bis(acetylacetone)propylenediimine

The potentiometric response characteristics of Cu²⁺-selective electrodes based on bis(acetylacetone)propylenediimine (I) combined with anion localizing agent (sodium tetraphenyl borate (NaTPB)) and solvent mediators (dibutyl butyl phosphonate (DBBP), tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) and chloronaphthalene (CN)) were investigated. The best results for Cu²⁺ sensing was obtained for the electrode membrane containing PVC, I, DBBP and NaTPB in composition 5:100:200:6 (I:PVC:DBBP:NaTPB) (w/w; mg), where the electrode had a Nernstian response (30.0 mV/decade) to Cu²⁺ within the concentration range 1.0 × 10⁻⁵ to 1.0 × 10⁻¹ M and detection limit of 0.5 ppm. The operational pH range of the electrode was 3.3-7.0. Selectivity characteristic of the proposed electrode was also assessed by calculating using fixed interference method matched potential method. The sensor has been successfully used in the potentiometric titration of copper ions with EDTA.     

Semi-interpenetrating polymer networks of polyurethane and poly(vinyl chloride)

Summary A series of semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPN) of polyurethane (PU) and poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) has been obtained by prepolymer method and characterised by FTIR; morphological features were examined by SEM-EDS. It has been found that PVC spherical aggregates are dispersed in the PU matrix, but Cl atoms location indicates partial miscibility of both polymers at the interphase which is probably due to hydrogen bonding and/or dipole-dipole interactions. The PVC component influences the phase behaviour of PUs hard segments, as evidenced by DSC results. Thermogravimetric analysis (TG) reveals a complex, multi-step decomposition process with the main mass loss at 503-693 K, while the DTG maxima are located between 540 and 602 K.     

Evaporative loss kinetics of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) from pristine DEHP and plasticized PVC

The migration of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) from poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) to a surrounding gas phase at temperatures below 120 °C kinetically is controlled by evaporation. The effects on the DEHP loss rate of nitrogen flow rate, relative humidity and degradation of the plasticizer at 100 °C was assessed. The sample mass decreased linearly with time for both pristine DEHP and plasticized PVC at comparable rates, suggesting that a thin film of DEHP was present on the jacketing insulation during desorption. The latter hypothesis was supported by infrared spectroscopy and by the fact that DEHP is an amphiphilic molecule that will tend to aggregate at the surface with the hydrophobic 2-ethylhexyl units at the air interface. The effect on the migration rate of moisture present in the gas phase was negligible. The DEHP loss rate increased in a retarding non-linear fashion with increasing gas flow rate. In one of the experiments, DEHP was accidently degraded as revealed by discoloration, the presence of low molar mass degradation products (liquid chromatography) containing additional carbonyl groups (infrared spectroscopy) and an increase in the evaporation rate at temperatures between 100 and 130 °C.     

Polarographische Bestimmung von Eisen(III)-dimethyldithiocarbamidat (Ferbam)

Zusammenfassung Eine Methode zur polarographischen Bestimmung von Ferbam wird beschrieben. Die Messung erfolgt klassisch polarographisch in Citrat-Phosphat-Puffer und impulspolarographisch (Single-Sweep-Verfahren) in Natriumacetat-Natriumcitrat-Grundlösung. Die untere Nachweisgrenze liegt für die konventionelle Gleichspannungspolarographie bei 2 g/ml und für die Impulspolarographie bei 0,2 g/ml.

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Summary A new method is described for the polarographic determination of Ferbam. The measurement is carried out for the classical d.c. method in citratephosphate buffer, and for the single-sweep method in a supporting electrolyte of sodium citrate and acetate. The lower limit of detection is 2 g/ml for the conventional d. c. polarography and 0.2 g/ml for the pulse polarography (singlesweep method).

     

Determination of Cr(VI) and Cr(III) by Using Activated Carbon-Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

A method for the separation and preconcentration of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) on activated carbon in presence of diethyldithiocarbamate as a complexing reagent was optimized. The method makes it possible to achieve 200- to 500-fold Cr(VI) concentrating depending on the initial volume of the solution to be analysed and the final volume eluted. The Cr(VI) concentration in the background solution determined with RSD 30% was equal to 1.5 g L. The limit of Cr(VI) determination was equal to 0.9 g L.     

Speciation of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) by reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography using UV-detection

Summary A method for the simultaneous determination of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in water samples is described. The different reaction products of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) species with ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (APDC) are extracted with ethyl acetate and determined by reversed phase HPLC using UV-detection. The procedure is optimized and its detection limit accordingly improved as compared to literature data. The detection limits achieved are 2.4 g/l for Cr(III) and 2.1 g/l for Cr(VI) and the calibration curves are linear between 5 g/l and 5000 g/l. For the speciation of Cr, APDC was demonstrated to be more suitable as chelating agent than sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (NaDDC). The procedure was applied to the determination of both Cr species in galvanic waste waters and its accuracy was approved by comparing the results (at the 100 g/l level) with those of a photometric determination of Cr(VI) species.Dedicated to Professor Dr. Wilhelm Fresenius on the occasion of his 80th birthday     

Zersetzungsmechanismus von Mg(OH)2 und Mg(OD)2

Zusammenfassung Man untersucht, unter welchen Bedingungen das Proton einer ionischen OH^–-Gruppe die Elektronenwolke des O^2–Ions verlassen kann, um mit einer benachbarten OH^–-Gruppe ein H₂O-Molekül zu bilden. Voraussetzung zum Tunneln ist in der benachbarten OH^–-Gruppe ein freies Akzeptorniveau auf gleicher Höhe. Wenn die beiden betrachteten OH^–-Gruppen kristallographisch äquivalent sind, ist die letztgenannte Bedingung nicht erfüllt, da das Akzeptorniveau höher liegt als das Donatorniveau. Durch Koplung mit den gegenphasigen OH-Knickschwingungen wird eine Verbreiterung der Niveaus und schließlich — ab einer kritischen Amplitude — eine Überlappung herbeigeführt, die das Tunneln ermöglicht. Die Protonenumlagerung beginnt an der Oberfläche, weil an einer freien Oberfläche die Amplituden der wirksamen OH-Knickschwingungen bei gleicher Temperatur größer sind als im Innern des Kristalls.

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The conditions have been studied under which the proton of an ionic OH^– group can leave the electron cloud of the O^2– ion to form a H₂O molecule with a neighbouring OH^– group. The condition of tunnelling is the presence of a free acceptor level of similar height in the neighbouring OH^– group. If the two OH^– groups are equivalent crystallographically, this condition is not fulfilled since the acceptor level lies higher than the donor level. Coupling with the opposite-phase OH bending vibrations leads to a broadening of the levels and finally to an overlap, which renders the tunnelling possible. The proton transfer starts at the surface as at any given temperature the amplitude of the effective OH bending vibrations is larger at the surface than inside the crystal.

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Résumé On recherche les conditions dans lesquelles le proton d'un groupe ionique OH^–peut quitter le nuage électronique de l'ion O^2– pour former une molécule d'eau avec un groupe OH^– voisin. La condition de l'effet tunnel est que le groupe OH^– voisin possède un même niveau libre accepteur. Cette condition n'est pas réalisée dans le cas de deux groupes OH^–voisins cristallographiquement équivalents puisque le niveau accepteur est plus haut que le niveau donneur. Le couplage des vibrations de déformation en opposition de phase des OH provoque un élargissement des niveaux et finalement — à partir d'une amplitude critique — un recouvrement qui permet l'effet tunnel. La transposition protonique commence en surface puisque pour une surface libre les amplitudes des vibrations de déformation actives des OH sont plus grandes qu'à l'intérieur du cristal.

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Thermal decomposition of halo-bis(piperidyldithio-carbamates) of As(III), Sb(III) and Bi(III)

Simultaneous TG/DTG/DTA studies under non-isothermal conditions have been carried out in air and nitrogen on some halo-dithiocarbamates of the general formula XM[S₂CN(CH₂)₅]₂ (X=Cl, Br and I; andM=As, Sb and Bi).E* values for the 1st stage of decomposition were determined by graphical methods and the TTN temperatures were calculated from the TG profiles. A possible mechanism of the decomposition reaction is suggested, based on the thermoanalytical and pyrolysis results and the mass spectral data. The kinetic analysis data on five of the above dithiocarbamates and nine complexes of the general formula M[S₂CN<]₃ (M=As, Sb and Bi; and N<=NEt₂, N(CH₂)₅ and N(CH₂)₄O) were studied by the QIA (quasi-isothermal analysis) technique in air atmosphere. An example of kinetic parameter (k andn) estimation for the first decomposition stage is given for Bi[S₂CN(CH₂)₅]₃, with the assumption of different kinetic equations.

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Zusammenfassung Einige helo-Dithiocarbamate der allgemeinen Formal XM[S₂CN(CH₂)₅]₂ (X=Cl, Br und I;M=As, Sb und Bi) wurden mittels simultaner TG/DTG/DTA unter nichtisothermen Bedingungen in Luft und Stickstoff untersucht. Für den ersten Zersetzungsschritt wurden E^*-Werte durch graphische Methoden bestimmt und die TIN-Temperaturen aus den TG-Profilen berechnet. Ein auf den Ergebnissen der Thermogravimetrie und Pyrolyse sowie auf massenspektroskopischen Daten beruhender möglicher Mechanismus wird vorgeschlagen. Fünf der angeführten Dithiocarbamate und 9 Komplexe der allgemeinen Formel M[S₂CN<]₃] (M=As, Sb und Bi;N=NEt₂, N(CH₂)₅ und N(CH₂)₄O) wurden mittels QIA (quasi-isotherme Analyse) in Luft untersucht. Als Beispiel ist die Bestimmung der kinetischen Parameter (k undn) für den ersten Schritt der Zersetzung von Bi[S₂CN(CH₂)₅]₃ unter Annahme verschiedener kinetischer Gleichungen angegeben.

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, - XM[S₂CN(CH₂)₅]₂, =Cl, r l, a M=As, Sb Bi. ^a , -. - . M[S₂CN<]₃, M=As, Sb Bi, a N<=NEt₂, N(CH₂)₅ N(CH₂)₄O. k ³[S₂N(₂)₅]₃.

     

Thermal decomposition of dihypophosphito-(urea)-copper(II)

The physico-chemical properties of the newly synthesized complex Cu(H₂PO₂)₂CO(NH₂)₂ were investigated. The unit cell parameters and the mode of coordination of the urea molecule were determined. The thermal decomposition of the complex, which displays a topochemical character, was studied by thermogravimetric and mass-spectrometric methods. The endproducts of the decomposition were detected. The activation energies of the process in the temperature ranges 323–330 K are 23.4±1.4 and 20.64±2.2 kcal/mol, respectively.

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Zusammenfassung Physikalisch-chemische Eigenschaften der neu dargestellten Komplexverbindung Cu(H₂PO₂)₂.CO(NH₂)₂ wurden untersucht. Die Parameter der Elementarzellte und die Koordination des Harnstoffmoleküls wurden bestimmt. Die thermische Zersetzung der Komplexverbindung erfolgt topochemisch, sie wurde mittels Thermogravimetrie und Massenspektrometrie verfolgt und ihre Endprodukte nachgewiesen. Die Aktivierungsenergien der Zersetzung betragen im Temperaturintervall 323–330 K, 23,4±1,4 kcal mol^–1 und im Temperaturintervall 331–345 K, 20,64±2,2 kcal mol^–1.

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- Cu(H₂PO₂)₂CO(NH₂)₂. . , , - . . 23,4±1,4 20,6±2,2 ·^–1 , , 323–330 331–345 .

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The author is grateful to Dr. R. Mitrofanova (U.S.S.R.) for providing mass-spectrometric facilities.     

Determination of Iron(III), Cobalt(II) and Chromium(III) in Various Water Samples by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry After Preconcentration by Means of Saccharomyces Carlsbergensis Immobilized on Amberlite XAD-4

A method for the determination of Fe(III), Co(II) and Cr(III) by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry (FAAS) after preconcentrating on a column containing S. carlsbergensis immobilized on Amberlite XAD-4 has been developed. The optimum values of pH, amount of adsorbent, elution solution and flow rate of the sample solution were determined for the quantitative recovery of the analytes. The effect of interfering ions on the recovery of the analytes was also investigated. Under the optimum conditions, recoveries of Fe(III), Co(II) and Cr(III) by S. carlsbergensis immobilized on Amberlite XAD-4 were 99±2, 100±2 and 98±2% at 95% confidence level, respectively. The limit of detections for Fe(III), Co(II) and Cr(III) were 2.8, 3.9 and 7.4ngmL^–1, respectively. The proposed method was applied to the determination of the analytes in various water samples. The validity of the method was checked with spiked water samples. Fe(III), Co(II) and Cr(III) was determined with a relative error of less than 5%.     

Thermal decomposition kinetics of vanillidene anthranilic acid complexes of cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II)

The thermal decomposition of cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of the Schiff base vanillidene anthranilic acid was studied by TG. The chelates show somewhat similar TG plots when heated in an atmosphere of air. Thermoanalytical data (TG and DTG) of these chelates are presented in this communication. Interpretation and mathematical analysis of these data and evaluation of order of reaction, the energy and entropy of activation based on the differential method employing the Freeman-Carroll equation, the integral method using Coats-Redfern equation and the approximation method using the Horowitz-Metzger equation are also given. On the basis of experimental findings in the present course of studies, it is concluded that the relative thermal stability of vanillidene anthranilic acid chelates can be aligned as Co(II)Ni(II)>Zn(II)>Cu(II).

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Zusammenfassung Die thermische Zersetzung von Cobalt(II)-, Nickel(II)-, Kupfer(II)- und Zink(II)-Komplexen der Schiffschen Base Vanillidenanthranilsäure wurde thermogravimetrisch untersucht. Die Chelate zeigen in einer Luftatmosphäre ähnliche TG-Kurven. Thermoanalytische Daten (TG and DTG) dieser Chelate werden mitgeteilt, interpretiert und mathematisch analysiert. Ebenfalls werden die Reaktionsordnung und die Energie und Entropie der Aktivierung nach der von Freeman-Carroll angewandten differentiellen Methode, nach der auf der Coats-Redfern-Gleichung basierenden integralen Methode und nach der die Horowitz-Metzger Gleichung benutzenden Näherungsmethode bestimmt. Aus den Befunden wird geschlossen, dass die thermische Stabilität von Vanillidenanthranilsäure-Chelaten in der Reihenfolge Co(II)Ni(II)>Zn(II)> >Cu(II) abnimmt.

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We thank Dr. C. P. Savariar, Professor of Chemistry, University of Calicut for encouragement. We are also grateful to the University Grants Commission for the award of a Senior Research Fellowship to one of us (J. C).     

Electrochemical synthesis of halogen derivatives of bis(1,2-dicarbollyl)cobalt(III)

A convenient electrochemical method for the synthesis of 8,8-dihalogen derivatives of bis(1,2-dicarbollyl)cobalt(III) anion [8,8X₂-3,3-Co(1,2-C₂B₉H₁₀)]^– (X = Cl, Br, I) was developed. The method includes the electrolysis of a solution of alkaline metal halide and tetramethylammonium salt of bis(1,2-dicarbollyl)cobalt(III) in methanol at 50 °C in a one-compartment electrochemical cell with a nickel cathode and platinum anode.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2448–2451, November, 2004.     

Thermal decomposition of tris(N,N-disubstituted dithiocarbamate) complexes of As(III), Sb(III) and Bi(III)

Thermal studies on tris(N,N-disubstituted dithiocarbamates) of arsenic(III), antimony(III) and bismuth(III) of the type M[S₂CX]₃ (M=As, Sb, Bi; X=NEt₂, N(CH₂)₄O) by simultaneous TG, DTG and DTA were carried out in air and nitrogen atmospheres. The apparent activation energies were determined by the graphical method of Freeman-Carroll, modified forn=1, and Piloyan's two methods from the TG and DTG curves. The TTN temperatures were calculated from the TG profiles.A possible mechanism of the decomposition reaction is suggested on the basis of the results of their pyrolysis and their mass spectral data.The intermediates obtained at the ends of various decomposition stages were identified via elemental analysis and i. r. and mass spectral data, whereas the residues were identified by X-ray powder diffraction analysis. A dimeric structure of the type M₂[S₂CN(CH₂)₄O]₄ (M=As, Sb) is proposed.

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Zusammenfassung N,N-Disubstituierte Tris-dithiocarbaminate von Arsen(III), Antimon(III) und Wismut(III) des Typs M[S₂CX]₃ (M=As, Sb, Bi; X=NEt₂, N(CH₂)₄O) wurden simultan mittels TG, DTG und DTA in Luft- und StickstoffatmosphÄre untersucht. Die scheinbaren Aktivierungsenergien wurden nach der fürn=1 modifizierten graphischen Methode von Freemann-Carroll und nach den zwei Methoden von Piloyan aus den TG- und DTG-Kurven ermittelt. Die TTN-Temperaturen wurden aus den TG-Profilen berechnet. Ein möglicher Zersetzungsmechanismus wird basierend auf Ergebnissen der Pyrolyse und massenspektrometrischen Daten vorgeschlagen. Die nach den verschiedenen Zersetzungsstufen vorliegenden Zwischenprodukte wurden mittels Elementaranalyse sowie infrarot- und massenspektrometrischen Daten, der Rückstand durch Röntgenpulverdiffraktometrie identifiziert. Es wird eine dimere Struktur des Typs M₂[S₂CN(CH₂)₄O)₄ (M=As, Sb) vorgeschlagen.

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(N,N- ) , M[S₂CX]₃, M=As, Sb, Bi; a X=NEt₂, N(CH₂)₄O, , . —, n=1, . . - , . , , , , — - . M₂[S₂CN(CH₂)₄O]₄, M=As, Sb.