Extractive spectrophotometric determination of trace amounts of nitrogen dioxide,nitrite, and nitrate

A sensitive extractive spectrophotometric method for the determination of nitrogen dioxide in air and nitrite and nitrate in water, soil and blood serum is described. Nitrogen dioxide in air is fixed as nitrite in a suitable trapping solution. The method is based on the diazo coupling reaction betweenp-nitroaniline andN-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamme dihydrochloride [NEDA]. The azo dye formed under aqueous conditions is extracted with isobutyl methyl ketone [IBMK]. The system obeys Beer's law over the range 0–3 g of nitrite at 545 nm and the colour is stable for 3h. The molar absorptivity of the colour system is 5.7 × 10⁴ L mol^–1 cm^–1. The relative standard deviation is 1.3% for ten determinations at 2 ug of nitrite. Nitrate is determined as nitrite after reduction on a cadmium column. Negative interferences from SO₂, H₂S, Cu²⁺ and Cr³⁺ and positive interference from Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ can be simply masked.     

Interaction of nitrogen bases with iron-porphyrin nitrito complexes Fe(Por)(ONO) in sublimed solids

The reactions of the nitrogen Lewis bases (B) 1-methylimidazole (1-MeIm), pyridine (Py), and NH3 as gases with sublimed layers containing the 5-coordinate nitrito iron(III)-porphyrinato complexes Fe(Por)(eta1-ONO) (1) are described (Por = meso-tetraphenyl-porphyrinato or meso-tetra-p-tolyl-porphyrinato dianions). In situ FTIR and optical spectra are used to characterize the formation of the 6-coordinate nitro complexes formed by the reaction of 1 with B = 1-MeIm, Py, or NH3. These represent the first examples of 6-coordinate amino-nitro complexes with sterically unprotected iron-porphyrins. The interaction of ammonia with Fe(Por)(ONO) at 140 K initially led to the nitrito species Fe(Por)(NH3)(eta1-ONO), and this species isomerized to the nitro complexes Fe(Por)(NH3)(eta1-NO2) upon warming to 180 K. When the latter were warmed to room temperature under intense pumping, the initial nitrito complexes Fe(Por)(eta1-ONO) were restored. Assignments of vibrational frequencies for the coordinated nitro group in 6-coordinate iron-porphyrin complexes are given and confirmed using 15N-labeled nitrogen dioxide to identify characteristic infrared bands. For M(Por)(B)(NO2) complexes (M = Fe or Co), an inverse correlation between the net charge transfer from the axial ligand B to the nitro group and the value of Deltanu = nua(NO2) - nus(NO2) is proposed. These observations are discussed in the context of growing interest in potential physiological roles of nitrite ion reactions with ferro- and ferri-heme proteins.     

Synthesis, characterization and quantum chemistry study of 3,6-bis(1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl-amino)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine

3,6-bis(1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl-amino)- 1,2,4,5-tetrazine (BTATz) was synthesized by the condensation of triaminoguanidinium nitrate with 2,4-pentanedione, followed by oxidation and substitution reaction. The product was characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR spectrometry and DSC analysis. Instead of nitrogen dioxide/N-methylpyrrolidone, acetic acid/sodium nitrite was used as the oxidizer during the oxidation. Thus, the cost was reduced and the process was simplified. The theoretical properties of BTATz were estimated by a B3LYP method based on a 6-31G(d,p) basis set, and the stable geometric configuration and bond order were obtained. The vibrational frequencies, IR spectrum and thermodynamic properties under different temperatures were obtained from vibrational analysis and the relationship between temperature and thermodynamics properties was deduced. Pyrolysis mechanism of BTATz was discussedand the transition state and activation energy of ring opening reaction of the tetrazole were deduced. __________ Translated from Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008, 28(3) (in Chinese)     

Evidence of competitive mechanisms during oxidation of CS(2)N(-)(3) by permanganate ion in alkaline solution

The oxidation of the 1,2,3,4-thiatriazole-5-thiolate ion, CS(2)N(-)(3), by permanganate ions in alkaline medium has been investigated over a wide range of oxidant concentrations. With a moderate excess of permanganate ion a 17-electron reaction takes place, yielding sulphate, nitrogen and carbon dioxide. With a high permanganate concentration the pseudohalide undergoes a 26-electron reaction yielding sulphate, carbon dioxide and nitrite as final products. These two different stoichiometries arise from the existence of competitive mechanisms and the ratio C(MnO(-)(4))/C(CS(2)N(-)(3)) will determine the course of the reaction.     

Purines,pyrimidines, and condensed systems based on them. 9. Concerning the synthesis of 1-r-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-4,6-diones

1-Ethyl-3-aryl-5-methylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-4,6-diones are formed in small amounts, together with the expected hydrazones, in the reaction of 3-methyl-6-(1-ethylhydrazino)uracil with aromatic aldehydes in ethanol The yield of these diones increases substantially when the reaction is carried out in acetic acid and sodium nitrite is subsequently added to the mixture. A change in the temperature conditions makes it possible to direct this reaction toward the formation of 1-ethyl-3-aryl-6-methylpyrimido[5,7-e]as-triazine-5,7-diones.For Communication 8, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 219–224, February, 1992.     

Development and optimization of a lab-on-a-chip device for the measurement of trace nitrogen dioxide gas in the atmosphere

We propose the use of lab-on-a-chip technology for measuring gaseous chemical pollutants, and describe the development of a microchip for the detection of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in air. A microchip fabricated from quartz glass has been developed for handling the following three functions, gas absorption, chemical reaction and fluorescence detection. Channels constructed in the microchip were covered with porous glass plates, allowing nitrogen dioxide to penetrate into the triethanolamine (TEA) flowing within the microchannel beneath. The nitrogen dioxide was then mixed with TEA and reacted with a suitable fluorescence reagent in the chemical reaction chamber in the microchip. The reacted solution was then allowed to flow into the fluorescence detection area to be excited by an ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV-LED), and the fluorescence was detected using a photomultiplier tube (PMT). The reaction time, reagent concentration, pH, flow rate and other measurement conditions were optimised for analysis of nitrogen dioxide in air. Preliminary studies with standardized test solutions revealed quantitative measurements of nitrite ion (NO2-), which corresponded to atmospheric nitrogen dioxide in the range of 10-80 ppbv.     

Spectrophotometric determination of nitrogen dioxide in air

Summary A sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of trace amounts of nitrogen dioxide, after fixing it as nitrite in alkaline sodium arsenite solution, is described. The reaction is based on the diazo-coupling of p-nitroaniline with chromotrophic acid in acetate medium (pH 6±0.5). The azo dye formed has its absorption maximum at 515 nm, with a molar absorptivity of 3.7×10⁴ l mol^–1 cm^–1. Beer's law is obeyed over the range 0–20 g of nitrite. The relative standard deviation is 2.5% for ten determinations of 10 g of nitrite. The effect of interfering gases and ions on the determination is discussed. The method has been applied to the determination of residual nitrogen dioxide in a laboratory fume cupboard and the results are compared with those obtained by the widely used sulphanilamide — NEDA method. Down to 0.5 g of nitrite can be determined.     

Conformations of the Ten-membered Ring in 5, 10-Secosteroids. III: (Z)-3β- and (Z)-3α-Hydroxy-5, 10-seco-1 (10)-cholesten-5-one Esters and (Z)-5, 10-seco-1 (10)-Cholestene-3, 5-dione

(Z)-3β-Acetoxy- and (Z)-3 α-acetoxy-5, 10-seco-1 (10)-cholesten-5-one ( 6a ) and ( 7a ) were synthesized by fragmentation of 3β-acetoxy-5α-cholestan-5-ol ( 1 ) and 3α-acetoxy-5β-cholestan-5-ol ( 2 ), respectively, using in both cases the hypoiodite reaction (the lead tetraacetate/iodine version). The 3β-acetate 6a was further transformed, via the 3β-alcohol 6d to the corresponding (Z)-3β-p-bromobenzoate ester 6b and to (Z)-5, 10-seco-1 (10)-cholestene-3, 5-dione ( 8 ) (also obtainable from the 3α-acetate 7a ). The ¹H-and ¹³C-NMR. spectra showed that the (Z)-unsaturated 10-membered ring in all three compounds ( 6a , 7a and 8 ) exists in toluene, in only one conformation of type C ₁, the same as that of the (Z)-3β-p-bromobenzoate 6b in the solid state found by X-ray analysis. The unfavourable relative spatial factors (interdistance and mutual orientation) of the active centres in conformations of type C ₁ are responsible for the absence of intramolecular cyclizations in the (Z)-ketoesters 6 and 7 ( a and c ).     

Molten sodium nitrite—potassium nitrite eutectic: the reaction of some compounds of molybdenum

Molybdenum(VI) oxide, ammonium molybdate and molybdic acid reacted in molten sodium nitrite—potassium nitrite eutectic to form orthomolybdate, nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide (with nitrate as a secondary product), a more polymerised polymolybdate being formed as an intermediate product. Tungsten(VI) oxide reacted similarly but less rapidly. Molybdenum and tungsten metals reacted to form the orthoxyanion and nitrogen, the latter metal reacting considerably faster and forming smaller amounts of nitric oxide and nitrous oxide. Reaction temperatures and stoichiometries are given and reaction pathways suggested.     

A new method for atmospheric nitrogen dioxide measurements using the combination of a stripping coil and fluorescence detection.

A new stripping coil for the collection of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) has been developed to increase its versatility and efficiency. Nitrogen dioxide measurements based on quantitative collection through a reaction coil into an alkaline solution has been examined. Nitrogen dioxide is collected in a 0.1 N NaOH solution. This collection system has an efficiency of nearly 100%. The absorbed nitrogen dioxide has been measured by fluorescence detection with sub-ppbv detection limits. The excitation wavelength at 360 nm and the produced emission wavelength at 405 nm were suitable for nitrite ion measurements.     

3,6-双(1H-1,2,3,4-四唑-5-氨基)-1,2,4,5-四嗪的合成、表征及量子化学研究

以三氨基胍硝酸盐、戊二酮为起始原料, 经缩合、氧化、取代等反应合成了3,6-双(1H-1,2,3,4-四唑-5-氨基)-1,2,4,5-四嗪(BTATz), 并通过元素分析、红外、核磁、差示扫描量热法(DSC)等分析手段对其进行了表征. 采用亚硝酸钠/乙酸代替了二氧化氮/N-甲基吡咯烷酮, 改进了氧化步骤, 降低了成本, 简化了合成工艺. 用B3LYP方法, 在6-31G(d,p)基组水平上对其性能进行了计算, 得到了其稳定的几何构型和键级; 在振动分析的基础上求得体系的振动频率、IR谱及不同温度下的热力学性质, 并得到了温度对热力学性能影响的关系式; 探讨了其热解机理, 推断出四唑环开环时的过渡态和活化能.     

Aminophenyl Benzimidazole as a New Reagent for the Estimation of NO2/Nitrite/Nitrate at Trace Level: Application to Environmental Samples

Abstract

A simple and sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of nitrogen dioxide in ambient air and nitrite/nitrate in water and soil samples has been developed. Nitrogen dioxide in air has been fixed as nitrite ion using alkaline sodium arsenite as absorbing medium. The method is based on the reaction of nitrite with aminophenyl benzimidazole in acid medium to form diazonium ion, which is coupled with N‐(1‐naphthyl)ethylenediamine dihydrochloride to form an azo dye with an absorption maximum at 555 nm in aqueous phase. The method obeys Beer's law in the concentration range 0–10 µg of nitrite in 25 ml solution. The molar absorptivity has been found to be 6.3×10⁴ l mol^?1 cm^?1. The dye can be extracted quantitatively into isoamyl alcohol under alkaline condition and the addition of methanolic hydrochloric acid restores the original dye colour. Beer's law is obeyed in the concentration range 0–2 µg of nitrite with a detection limit of 0.009 µg. The effect of interfering species has been studied and the developed method has been applied to determine trace levels of nitrogen dioxide in ambient air and the results have been compared with the standard method. It is also applied to measure the nitrite/nitrate levels of surface and ground water samples collected from lakes, tube wells as well as soil samples.     

Mechanism of the NO2 conversion to NO2- in an alkaline solution.

The reaction of NO2 and NaOH aqueous solution at room temperature was studied for elucidating the behavior of gaseous NO2 in an alkaline solution. Experimental runs related to NO2 absorption have been carried out in various pH solutions. The nitrite and nitrate ions formed in these absorption solutions were quantitatively analyzed. In the case of pH 5-12, both of the nitrite and nitrate ions were formed simultaneously. On the other hand, only the nitrite ion was formed when the pH of the absorption solution was higher than 13. In this paper, a new reaction mechanism was proposed to explain the selective formation of nitrite ion in the 10 M alkaline solution. In order to confirm the new reaction mechanism, H2(18)O was used as part of the absorption solution for detecting oxygen gas production. The amounts of reaction products: (18)O(18)O, (18)O(16)O and (16)O(16)O, were quantitatively determined. It was confirmed that the new reaction proceeds mainly in the 10 M alkaline solution.     

Reactions of 1, 5-diketones. XX. Semicyclic 1, 5-diketones in the fischer reaction

Monophenylhydrazones involving both the phenacyl carbonyl group and the ring carbonyl group are formed as intermediates in the reaction of semicyclic 1, 5-diketones of the 2-(phenacylobenzyl) cyclohexanone type with phenylhydrazine in acid media. The former undergo subsequent conversion to the corresponding substituted indoles, whereas the latter are converted to substituted 1H-2, 3, 3a, 4-tetrahydropyrido [3, 2, l-j, k] carbazoles; in addition, the corresponding 5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives are also partially formed.See [1] for communication XIX.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 645–650, May, 1976.     

Model studies of DNA C5' radicals. Selective generation and reactivity of 2'-deoxyadenosin-5'-yl radical

The reaction of hydrated electrons (e(aq)(-)) with 8-bromo-2'-deoxyadenosine has been investigated by radiolytic methods coupled with product studies and addressed computationally by means of DFT-B3LYP calculations. Pulse radiolysis revealed that this reaction was complete in approximately 0.3 mus, and, at this time, no significant absorption was detected. The spectrum of a transient developed in 20 mus has an absorbance in the range 300-500 nm (epsilon(max) congruent with 9600 M(-1) cm(-1) at 360 nm), and it was assigned to aromatic aminyl radical 3. Computed vertical transitions (TD-UB3LYP/6-311+G) are in good agreement with the experimental observations. Radical 3 is obtained by the following reaction sequence: one-electron reductive cleavage of the C-Br bond that gives the C8 radical, a fast radical translocation from the C8 to C5' position, and an intramolecular attack of the C5' radical at the C8,N7 double bond of the adenine moiety. The rate constant for the cyclization is 1.6 x 10(5) s(-1). On the basis of the theoretical findings, the cyclization step is highly stereospecific. The rate constants for the reactions of C5' and aminyl 3 radicals with different oxidants were determined by pulse radiolysis methods. The respective rate constants for the reaction of 2'-deoxyadenosin-5'-yl radical with dioxygen, Fe(CN)(6)(3)(-), and MV(2+) in water at ambient temperature are 1.9 x 10(9), 4.2 x 10(9), and 2.2 x 10(8) M(-1) s(-1). The value for the reaction of aminyl radical 3 with Fe(CN)(6)(3-) is 8.3 x 10(8) M(-1) s(-1), whereas the reaction with dioxygen is reversible. Tailored experiments allowed the reaction mechanism to be defined in some detail. A synthetically useful radical cascade process has also been developed that allows in a one-pot procedure the conversion of 8-bromo-2'-deoxyadenosine to 5',8-cyclo-2'-deoxyadenosine in a diastereoisomeric ratio (5'R):(5'S) = 6:1 and in high yield, by reaction with hydrated electrons in the presence of K(4)Fe(CN)(6).     

5α,11-二羟基-2-氧代桉烷-3-烯的全合成

5α，11-二羟基-2-氧代桉烷-3-(5α-Hydroxy—isopterocarpolone，1)是由贾忠建等于1996年从中药南牡蒿中首次分离得到的一种桉烷型倍半萜类天然产物．桉烷型倍半萜类化合物广泛分布于天然植物中，具有较好的昆虫拒食、抑制细胞繁殖和植物生长调节等多种生理活性．天然产物1的合成研究尚未见报道．     

过渡金属卡宾配合物V.铼的阳离子卡拜配合物与邻-碳硼烷双锂盐的反应及其产物π-环戊二烯基二羰基[(1-碳硼烷基)(苯基)卡宾]铼的晶体结构

铼的阳离子卡拜配合物,[π-C5H5(CO)2ReCC6H5]BBr4(1),在THF中低温下与1,2-碳硼烷双锂盐反应,生成π-环戊二烯基二羰基[(1-碳硼烷基)(苯基)卡宾]铼[π-C5H5(CO)2ReC(C2HB10H10)-C6H5](2)及π-环戊二烯羧基[(1-碳硼烷基甲酰基)(苯基卡拜)铼[π-C5H5(CO)(COC2HB10H10)-ReCC6H5](3),和1与邻-碳硼烷单锂盐反应所生成的产物完全相同.2的分子结构已由单晶X-射线结构分析证实.属于单斜晶系,空间群为P21/n,晶胞参数:a=14.043(8)埃,b=8.302(6)埃,c=17.926(11)埃,β=93.96(5).晶胞中有四个分子.其结构已用重原子法解出并用块矩阵最小二乘法修正,最后的偏离因子R=0.076.同时也讨论了可能的反应机制.     

Synthesis of hydrazones derived from 2-substituted-10-carboxyphenothiazine hydrazides

2-Substituted-10-carboxyphenothiazine hydrazides 3 were found to yield hydrazones 5 on reaction with aromatic aldehydes. However, a similar reaction of hydrazides 3 with aliphatic ketones in refluxing ethanol failed to give the expected hydrazones 6 . The corresponding phenothiazines 1 were isolated in this reaction, apparently through alcoholysis of the amide bond to the ring nitrogen atom in 3 .     

Preparation of cis-5-methoxy-and-7-methoxy-1-acetoxy-1,2,3,4,4a,10a- hexahydro-9(10H)-phenanthrenone. An epoxide-arene reaction involving a selective 1,2-alkyl shift rearrangement.

The preparation of cis-1-acetoxy-7-methoxy-1,2,3,4,4a,10a-hexahydro-9(10H)- phenanthrenone 5 was accomplished starting from 6-methoxy-1-tetralone. Reduction of 7-methoxy-1,2,3, 4,9,10-hexahydro-1-oxo-phenanthrene 8, acetylation and subsequent oxidation delivered 5. Application of an analogus procedure to the preparation of cis-1β-acetoxy-5-methoxy-1,2,3,4,,4a,10a-hexahydro-9(10H)- phenanthrenone 6 was not feasible. A more elaborate route was developed for the synthesis of compound 6, where an epoxide-arene reaction involving a 1,2-alkyl shift rearrangement, constituted a highly selective key transformation.     

Products of the reaction of hydroxyl radicals with trans-2-butene in the presence of oxygen and nitrogen dioxide

The reactions of hydroxy-substituted alkyl radicals, formed as secondary products in the reaction of ozone with trans-2-butene, have been identified in photoionization mass spectrometry studies, using acetaldehyde and nitrogen dioxide as free-radical scavengers. Products derived from 2-hydroxy-1-methylpropl in the absence of scavengers include 2,3-butanedione (diacetyl), 3-hydroxy-2-butanone (acetoin),and 2,3-butanediol. In the presence of added acetaldehyde or nitrogen dioxide, the formation of these products is suppressed. In addition, with added nitrogen dioxide, new products are formed which have been identified as a series of oxoalkyl and hydroxy-substituted-alkyl nitrates and peroxynitrates. These observations may have an important bearing on the chemistry of photochemical smog.