Use of <Superscript>82</Superscript>Br and <Superscript>131</Superscript>I radionuclides in studies of goitrogenic effects of exogenous bromide

The interference of excessive bromide intake with iodine metabolism in the rat was studied using ⁸²Br and ¹³¹I radionuclides. Mainly lactating rat dams and their pups were used, in addition to adult male rats, in the present studies. Particularly, the influence of high bromide intake in lactating rat dams on the transfer of iodine and bromide to suckling young through breast milk was evaluated. The induction of hypothyroid status in the pups by high bromide intake in the mothers was proved unambiguously. Excessive bromide in lactating rat dams caused a marked decrease in plasma levels of thyroid hormones both, in the mothers and in their sucklings. The effects of an enhanced bromide intake on the thyroid function in relation to iodine status in the animals were also followed. Marked goitrogenic and thyrotoxic effects of excessive bromide in adult rats were significantly enhanced under the conditions of simultaneous iodine deficiency in the experimental animals.     

An extraction method for the determination of the Rose Bengal content in the preparations of Rose Bengal labelled with131I

The paper describes an extraction radiometric method for the determination of Rose Bengal content in the radiopharmaceutical preparations of Rose Bengal labelled with¹³¹I. Two methods have been studied. The first one is based on the addition of an excess and substoichiometric amounts of Septonex /carbetoxypentadecyltrimethylammonium bromide/ to the sample of Rose Bengal-¹³¹I and on the activity measuring of the chloroform extracts. The second method is based on the extraction of Rose Bengal-¹³¹I with substoichiometric amount of Septonex from the sample of Rose Bengal-¹³¹I and the sample of Rose Bengal-¹³¹I diluted with a known amount of an inactive Rose Bengal preparation.     

Ion Association and Solvation Behavior of Some Lithium Salts in Tetrahydrofuran. A Conductivity and Raman Spectroscopic Study

Accurate measurements of electrical conductivities and laser Raman spectra of solutions of lithium chloride (LiCl), lithium bromide (LiBr), lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF₄) and lithium perchlorate (LiClO₄) in tetrahydrofuran are reported. The conductivity data have been analyzed by the Fuoss-Krauss theory, yielding values for the ion-pair and triple-ion formation constants. The Raman spectra suggest the presence of a new signal of perchlorate ClO₄⁻ ions in solution, whereas there is no such evidence for the other investigated anions. The observed processes have been interpreted by an Eigen multistep mechanism. For each salt, the predominant portion is found to remain in the form of ion pairs, leaving only a small fraction of triple ions.     

Effect of varying counterions on the sensitivity of electrohydrodynamic and fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry

The abundance of ion pairs (CA⁺) relative to that of doubly charged ions (C²⁺) in electrohydrodynamic (EH) mass spectra of a series of anions with a common dication in glycerol was found to increase in the order acetate < nitrite < chloride < bromide ≈ nitrate < iodide < perchlorate. Correlation with enthalpies of hydration for the anions suggests that this trend reflects the solution chemistry of ion association. These spectra also reveal that solvation rather than interactions with the extracting field is more important in determining the overall EH mass spectrometric sensitivity to doubly charged ions. Therefore, the use of anions that promote more extensive ion pairing enhances the overall sensitivity to multiply charged ions that otherwise interact strongly with the solvent, but reduces sensitivity to singly charged ions. These observations hold in fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry, surviving the invasive effects of the primary beam.     

Double-layer effects on simple electrode reactions III. The reduction of Eu3+ and Cr3+ in the presence of thiocyanate anions. Evidence for ligand bridging

The rates of reduction of Eu³⁺ and Cr³⁺ have been measured in mixed perchlorate + thiocyanate electrolytes at constant ionic strength, using low concentrations of thiocyanate to minimize its association with the cationic reactants. The effect of adsorbed thiocyanate anions on the reduction kinetics of Cr³⁺ resembled those produced by iodide and bromide on both Cr³⁺ and Eu³⁺. However, thiocyanate exhibited an unusual catalytic effect on the reduction of Eu³⁺ which was identified as arising from a reaction pathway involving thiocyanate-bridging between the mercury surface and the Eu³⁺. The diagnostic criteria used to support the proposed mechanism included analysis of the rate—potential behavior and of the effects of competitively adsorbed iodide ions upon the reduction rates.     

Cu(II) complexes of N-propyl-2-picolinamine N-oxide

Cu(II) complexes have been prepared with N-propyl-2-picolinamine N-oxide(PA) employing the perchlorate, tetrafluoroborate, nitrate, chloride and bromide salts. The following unique solids have been isolated and characterized: Cu(PA)₂X₂ (X = ClO₄^?, BF₄^? and NO₃^?) and Cu(PA)X₂ (X = Cl^?, Br^?). Characterization has been accomplished primarily by IR, electronic and ESR measurements of the solid state since considerable alteration of the complexes occurs on dissolution. PA bonds as a bidentate ligand via its N-oxide oxygen and amine nitrogen in all of the complexes. Anion coordination occurs in the halogen complexes and the nitrate ions appear to be bound to Cu(II) as monodentate ligands in Cu(PA)₂(NO₃)₂. In addition, there appears to be a rhombic distortion of the CuO₂N₂ chromophore of the perchlorate and tetrafluoroborate solids which is probably due to the steric requirements of the propyl substituents.     

Radiometric titration based on colloidal and slow precipitate formation

Fluoride ions and, in about 0.005M concentration, tungstate ions form gelatinous precipitates, poorly soluble in water, with calcium ions. The radiometric determinations of the above ions are based on these reactions. Accurate radiometric determination can be carried out only if the gelatinous precipitate formed during titration can be properly separated from the solution. It has been found that in the case of fluoride ions the application of crystalline, easily filtrable Ca(COO)₂·H₂O or CaCO₃, and in the case of tungstate ions the application of CaWO₄ precipitate improves the filtration properties of⁴⁵CaF₂ and⁴⁵CaWO₄, respectively, formed during titration, whereby the radiometric determinations of the above ions become possible. Titrations were carried out with 0.05M and 0.005M CaCl₂ solutions, labelled with⁴⁵Ca.     

Coprecipitation of carrier-free96TcO4 − with tetraphenylarsonium perchlorate

An effective coprecipitation method of carrier-free⁹⁶TcO₄ ^– with tetraphenylarsonium perchlorate has been developed. The precipitation yield is independent of pH. However, it depends on the concentrations of tetraphanylarsonium and perchlorate ions. A possible coprecipitation mechanism is discussed.     

Quantitative analysis of perchlorate in extracts of whole fish homogenates by ion chromatography: comparison of suppressed conductivity detection and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

The perchlorate anion (ClO ₄ ^– ) is an anthropogenic contaminant of increasing concern in water supplies, and has been shown to disrupt thyroid activity. Most perchlorate analyses are currently carried out by ion chromatography (IC) with suppressed conductivity detection (SCD). While this procedure has been demonstrated to provide acceptable performance for analysis of water samples, the determination of perchlorate in high-conductivity aqueous extracts of plant or animal material is not readily accomplished by IC-SCD unless lengthy cleanup protocols are applied. With the addition of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) to IC, it was hypothesized that the interference imposed by various ionic species could be significantly reduced without the need for purification; however, the analysis of perchlorate in relatively unpurified extracts of biologically derived homogenates by IC-ESI-MS has not previously been described in the literature. The research presented here represents a comparison of the capabilities of IC-SCD and IC-ESI-MS to detect perchlorate in reagent water and in crude extracts of perchlorate-exposed fish (threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus). ESI-MS was found to compare favorably to SCD for the detection of perchlorate in deionized water, and to exceed SCD performance in perchlorate analysis of fish-derived extracts.     

Intradiffusion coefficients for perchlorate ions in zinc perchlorate and zinc chloride solutions at 25°C: Comparing transport properties of zinc chloride and zinc perchlorate systems

Intradiffusion coefficients for³⁶ClO ₄ ^– have been measured in solutions of zinc perchlorate of concentration 0.1 to 3 mol dm^–3 at 25°C by the diaphragm cell technique. In addition, intradiffusion coefficients for perchlorate ions in zinc chloride solutions have been measured over a concentration range at 25°C. The results confirm previous work on the effect of complexation on diffusion in zinc chloride solutions above a salt concentration of 0.1M. The present data, together with literature data for diffusion coefficients of the other species present in the zinc perchlorate electrolyte system, have enabled a simple analysis of the hydration around the zinc ions to be carried out. This indicates that the water diffusion data are consistent with the zinc ions having an effective hydration sphere of 11 (±2) water molecules. This is in keeping with values obtained for other simple divalent electrolytes using the same model. The model is extended here to allow analysis of water diffusion in zinc chloride solutions taking into account the presence of complexed chloro-zinc species. The experimental data are consistent with the effective hydration of the chloro-zinc complexes being independent of the number of chloride ligands and equal to 18±3 over a concentration range of 0 tol mol-dm^–3. This postulate is discussed in terms of its consequences on the water ligand dynamics for the complex equilibria.     

Apparent molar volumes and compressibilities of selected electrolytes in dimethylsulfoxide

Densities at T = (293.15, 298.15, 303.15, 313.15, 323.15, and 333.15) K and sound velocities at T = 298.15 K of tetraphenylphosphonium bromide, sodium tetraphenylborate, sodium bromide, and sodium perchlorate in dimethylsulfoxide have been measured over the composition range from (0 to 0.3) mol · kg⁻¹. From these data, apparent molar volumes and apparent molar isentropic compressibilities at infinite dilution as well as the expansibilities have been evaluated. The results have been discussed in terms of employing tetraphenylphosphonium tetraphenylborate as a reference electrolyte in splitting the limiting apparent molar volumes and apparent molar isentropic compressibilities into ionic contributions.     

Matrix interference free determination of perchlorate in urine by ion association-ion chromatography-mass spectrometry

Quantitative measurement of perchlorate in biological fluids is of importance to assess its toxicity and to study its effects on the thyroid gland. Whenever possible, urine samples are preferred in toxicologic/epidemiologic studies because sample collection is non-invasive. We present here a pretreatment method for the determination of perchlorate in urine samples that lead to a clean matrix. Urine samples, spiked with isotopically labeled perchlorate, are exposed to UV to destroy/decompose organic molecules and then sequentially treated with an H⁺-form cation exchange resin to remove protolyzable compounds, with ammonia to raise the pH to 10-11 and finally passed through a mini-column of basic alumina to remove the color and other organic matter. After filtration through a 0.45 μm syringe filter, the sample thus prepared can be directly injected into an ion chromatograph (IC). We use ion association-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) to detect and quantify perchlorate. The proposed sample preparation method leads to excellent limits of detection (LOD's) for perchlorate since there is essentially no dilution of sample and the matrix effects are eliminated. Results of urine samples from both men and women volunteers are reported for perchlorate, as well as for iodide and thiocyanate, which are generally present at much higher concentrations and for which a “dilute and shoot” approach is adequate. The limit of detection (S/N = 3) for iodide, thiocyanate and perchlorate by the present method was 0.40, 0.10 and 0.080 μg l⁻¹, respectively.     

Chemical effects of the decay of sulfur-35 incorporated into butylthiol molecules

The chemical effects of the decay of³⁵S incorporated into doubly labelled molecules of primary and secondary butylthiols have been studied. The final products, viz.¹⁴C₄H₉Cl-1 and¹⁴C₄H₉Cl-2 were detected by radiometric method. It has been established that in the gas phase about 60% of primary molecular ions are stabilized in form of butyl chlorides. In presence of the water vapour the yield of butyl chlorides increases to about 90%.     

Radionuclide migration experiments in the laboratory: Some radioanalytical aspects

Radionuclide transport studies in consolidated and unconsolidated geological media are being performed in the laboratory as part of the Canadian Nuclear Fuel Waste Management Program. These studies present an interesting challenge to radiochemists because many of the radionuclides are either not eluted or only partially eluted from fractures or from columns. Therefore, non-invasive radiometric analyses have been applied to determine the location of radionuclides along a flow path during a migration experiment, and invasive analyses have been developed to determine the transport behaviour of these radionuclides at the termination of a migration experiment. Linear gamma scanning has been used in migration experiments with^95mTc and¹³¹I through columns of crushed fracture-infilling material to follow their movement through the columns. Two-dimensional gamma scanning has been used to determine the distribution of¹⁴⁴Ce on fracture surfaces at the termination of migration experiments through natural fractures in granite. In addition, information on the interaction of radionuclides with specific minerals can often be obtained by separating minerals on the basis of density, or by a combination of density and magnetic properties, followed by radiometric assay of the separated fractions.     

高氯酸盐与十六烷基三甲基溴化铵作用的光散射

利用光散射光谱法研究了高氯酸根和阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)的作用。 在酸性条件下,高氯酸根和CTAB通过静电作用形成离子缔合物,导致体系光散射强度增强。 环境水样中的常见阴离子如Cl^-、Br^-、ClO₃^-、NO₃^-和PO₄^3-等与CTAB单独作用时其光散射强度很弱,而当它们与高氯酸根同时存在时,由于协同作用使体系散射强度发生改变。 以Cl^-为例,借助动态光散射测定,初步探讨了体系协同作用的机理。     

Coloured liquid anion-exchangers

Of the several stable and coloured uninegative ions examined, trans-bis(dimethylglyoximato) dinitritocobaltate(III) ([Co(C₄H₇O₂)₂(NO₂)₂]^-, termed goldenate ion, G^-) can advantageously replace the erdmannate ion in the formation of a more photochemically stable coloured anion-exchanger derived from Aliquat-336 chloride. Quantitative spectrophotometric measurements of its displacement by chloride, bromide and perchlorate ions were made and are discussed together with literature data to examine the effect of parameters such as the nature of the cation and of the anion and change in the organic solvent on the relative and absolute values of extraction constants.     

Benzothiazolium derivatives. III. Nucleophilic substitution reactions of benzothiazolium salts

The reactions of 2,3-dihydrothiazolo[2,3-b]benzothiazolium bromide 1 (A^? ?Br^?) with certain nucleophilic reagents have been performed for the purpose of ascertaining the reaction pathways and identifying the group that is displaced from the central carbon atom of the dithiocarbamate system. The nature of complex salt-like intermediates formed initially from 1 (A^? ?Br^?) has been studied and confirmed. For comparison, a number of nucleophilic substitution reactions of 2-methylthio-3-methylbenzothiazolium iodide 17 and 2-dimethylamino-3-methylbenzothiazolium perchlorate 18 have been examined.     

Möglichkeiten der Radiometrischen Bestimmung des Isotopieeffektes

Possibilities are pointed out for a radiometric determination of isotope effects of natural unstable nuclides in a natural isotope mixture in materials of vegetable origin. The measuring conditions have been determined, and concrete possibilities of radiometric determination of the isotope effect by means of⁴⁰K and⁸⁷Rb are discussed. The problem has been solved from a theoretical point of view, and the present work can be used as a guide in the practical radiometric determination of isotope effects.     

Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of copper(I) ions with thiuram disulfide

The kinetics of the oxidation of copper(I) perchlorate with thiuram disulfide (tds) in acetonitrile and its mixtures with benzene or ethyl bromide have been investigated. It has been shown that the rate of the reaction is limited by the inner-sphere transfer of an electron from the copper(I) ion to tds in a complex of the type [Cu^I(tds)]⁺. The subsequent dissociation of the anionradical tds —proceeds rapidly and leads to the formation of copper(II) dithiocarbamate which is recorded in the absorption spectra and by EPR. The rate constant of electron transfer has been determined (3·10^–4sec^–1) and it was found that it is practically independent of the polarity of the medium. The absence of such a correlation is attributed to the negligible energies of reorganization of the solvent in the inner-sphere electron transfer.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 450–455, July–August, 1988.     

Thermal behaviour of chromium (III) perchlorate hexahydrate

Thermal behaviour of intimate mixtures of chromium(III) oxide and lithium¹, potassium², rubidium³, cesium³ and thallium(I)⁴ perchlorates revealed that chromium(III) oxide not only catalyses the decomposition by lowering the decomposition temperatures of the pure metal perchlorates but also chemically interacts resulting in the formation of metal dichromate. The oxidation of chromium(III) into the hexavalent state is attributed to the abstraction of oxygen from the perchlorate moiety during the decomposition. In this context, it was thought interesting to study the thermal behaviour of chromium(III) perchlorate and to identify the decomposition products in order to find out whether chromium(III) is oxidized into chromium(VI) by the perchlorate group. Except for a report⁵ on the preparation of chromium(III) perchlorate with different molecules of water of hydration no work seems to have been carried out on the thermal decomposition of this compound. In the present study, the decomposition characteristics are followed by TG and DTA techniques and the decomposition products have been examined by chemical analysis, X-ray powder diffraction patterns and infrared spectral measurements.