Magnetic field effects-polarization-resonant synchronous fluorescence spectrometry for simultaneous analysis of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in mixtures

The level and undulation of scattered light can be effectively suppressed by magnetic field effects-polarization-resonant synchronous fluorescence spectrometry. The established technique was used for simultaneous determination of a sample mixture containing fluorene, acenaphthene, anthracene, benzo-[a]-pyrene (B-[a]-P) and perylene. The detection limits were 0.23, 7.90, 0.13, 1.10, 0.0083 ng ml⁻¹ for fluorene, acenaphthene, anthracene, B-[a]-P and perylene, respectively. The relative standard deviations were less than 5%.     

Determination of 1-Hydroxy Pyrene in Fish Bile by Synchronous Fluorescence Spectrometry

Environmental pollution with polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has being concerned. PAHs are mainly bound to sediment particles in the aquatic environment, but may still be biologically available to marine organisms^[1]. So PAHs could be harmful to human beings by food chain transportation and accumulation. Routine monitoring of PAHs levels in the aquatic environment usually involves the determination of parent PAHs in sediment samples. Additional information on the actual uptake of these compounds by aquatic organisms can be obtained by a biomonitoring approach. However, the biotransformation rates of PAHs in fish are relatively high, and the analysis of parent PAHs in liver and muscle tissue is difficulty. Therefore, the biomonitoring of PAHs uptake should be concerned on the determination of PAHs metabolites in excreta. In this study, a simple, fast and easy operation synchronous fluorimetry has been established for this purpose.     

Fluorescence optosensor using an artificial neural network for screening of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

This paper presents an optosensor for screening of four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: anthracene (ANT), benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), fluoranthene (FLT), and benzo[b]fluoranthene (Bbf) using a photomultiplier device with an artificial neural network as transducer. The optosensor is based on the on-line immobilization on a non-ionic resin (Amberlite XAD-4) solid support in a continuous flow. The determination was performed in 15 mM H₂PO₄⁻/HPO₄²⁻ buffer solution at pH 7 and 25% of 1,4-dioxane. Feed forward neural networks (multiplayer perceptron) have been trained to quantify the considered Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in mixtures under optimal conditions. The optosensor proposed was also applied satisfactorily to the determination of the considered PAHs in water samples in presence of the other 12 EPA–PAHs.     

Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Transition Metal Complexes of Maleionitriledithiolate and 5-Nitro-Phenanthroline

The dithiolenes and diimines and their metal complexes are an important research field in the organic and coordination chemistry^[1-3]. Transition metal complexes of a dithiolene and a diimine have excellent electronic functions due to the intramolecular charge transfer from a ligand to other ligand (LL'CT)^[3], in which are interested authors^[4,5]. Recently we have been studied in detail the synthesis and properties of the title complexes M(mnt)(5-NO₂-phen), M=Mn^Ⅱ, Fe^Ⅱ, Co^Ⅱ, Ni^Ⅱ, Cu^Ⅱ, Zn^Ⅱ. The structure and properties of the M(mnt)(5-NO₂-phen) were characterized by the elemental analysis, TDA-TG, MASS, IR, UV-Vis, fluorescence and EPR spectra,molar conductivity and magnetic susceptibility. In the present abstract we report only the synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of these complexes.     

Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds from 2-Phenyl-l,2,3-Triazole-4-Formylhydrize

Many compounds containing the 1,3,4-oxadiazole and/or1,2,3(or 4)-triazole and thiadiazole ring system are reported to possess antibacterial^[1], antiinflammatory^[2], anticonrulsant^[3],CNS stimulant^[4] and pesticidal^[5] activities and excellent anthelmintic properties^[6,7]. In view of this and the results of the combined different nuclei system in a molecular always enhancing the therapeutic activities,the present work deals with the synthesis of the combined different pharmacologically active nuclei system mentioned above in a molecular through some new method.     

Sulfate/Bisulfate Adsorption at the Pt(111) Surface

The cyclic voltammograms of Pt(111) electrode in sulfuric acid solutions display an anomalous wave and a unique butterfly peak. Extensive studies have been made to investigate these unique features since the advent of the flame annealing technique in 1980^[1]. Yet, the assignment of these features to sulfate^[2] or bisulfate^[3] adsorption is still full of controversy and no conclusive evidence has been reported in the literature.     

羟基多环芳烃的电喷雾电离离子阱串联质谱检测

采用电喷雾电离离子阱串联质谱检测了1-/2-羟基萘、 2-羟基芴、 2-/3-/4-/9-羟基菲、 6-羟基屈和3-羟基苯并[a]芘等9种不同环数的羟基多环芳烃(OH-PAHs, 2~5环), 考察了碰撞诱导解离操作参数活化值Q和相对碰撞能量对羟基多环芳烃各单体碎片离子产率的影响. 通过优化活化值Q和相对碰撞能量, 得到了3-羟基苯并[a]芘的碎片离子, 提高了1-羟基萘、 2-羟基芴、 3-/9-羟基菲和6-羟基屈碎片离子的产率, 并发现活化值Q是电喷雾电离离子阱串联质谱检测不同环数PAHs的关键参数.     

高选择性检测Hg2+的喹啉酮衍生物荧光探针的合成及应用

设计合成了一种以喹啉酮为荧光团,具有新型结构的荧光探针（E）-N-（4-甲基-2-氧代-1,2-二氢喹啉-7-基）-3-（3-苯基-[1,2,4]三唑[3,4-b][1,3,4]噻二唑-6-基）丙烯酰胺（MNT）.研究结果表明,MNT可通过不饱和酰胺键异构化后与Hg²⁺配位,从而产生显著的荧光猝灭.1,2,4-三唑[3,4-b]-1,3,4-噻二唑缺电子的特征有助于提高猝灭效果的同时,能提供与Hg²⁺配位的杂原子.MNT探针对Hg²⁺具有高选择性、较高的量子产率和较强的抗干扰性,检测限为6.35×10^-8 mol/L,响应时间25 s.进一步研究发现,MNT在pH=4~13范围内均能特异性检测Hg²⁺.基于核磁滴定实验结果推测了该探针荧光检测Hg²⁺的机理,并由Job’s曲线确定了MNT与Hg²⁺之间的配位比为2：1.MNT在实际水样中的应用结果表明其可作为检测Hg²⁺的荧光探针.     

Synthesis of Highly Sensitive Fluorescent Probe Based on Tetrasubstituted Imidazole and Its Application for Selective Detection of Ag+ Ion in Aqueous Media

A small molecule fluorescent probe, 4-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl]aniline(L) for detecting Ag⁺ ion was gently synthesized via one-pot multi-component reaction catalyzed by H₃[PW₁₂O₄₀] under solvent-free microwave irradiation. When the concentration of Ag⁺ ion changed from 0 to 8.0×10⁻⁶ mol/L in the solution of H₂O/CH₃OH(19:1, volume ratio), the fluorescence emission spectrum was blue-shifted and accompanied by a gradual increase in fluorescence intensity with a low detection limit of 3.0×10⁻¹¹ mol/L. Moreover, UV-Vis absorption titration experiment demonstrated a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio and an association constant of (9.95±0.44)×10⁵ L/mol between probe L and Ag⁺ ion, and thus their complexation mechanism was also proposed and verified. More importantly, this fluorescent probe was remarkably specific for Ag⁺ ion under the interference of other metal ions and exhibited a wide pH application range of 4.0-8.0. Additionally, preliminary application of this probe was also carried out and satisfactory results were shown.     

Multivariate calibration applied to synchronous fluorescence spectrometry. Simultaneous determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water samples

Synchronous fluorescence spectra of mixtures containing ten polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (anthracene, benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, chrysene, fluoranthene, fluorene, naphthalene, perylene, phenanthrene and pyrene) have been used for the determination of these compounds by Partial Least Squares Regression (PLSR), using both PLS-1 and PLS-2. Different procedures have been used for the pretreatment of the data in order to obtain better models, and the size of the calibration matrix has also been studied. The best models have been used for the determination of the above mentioned PAHs in spiked natural water samples at concentration levels between 4 and 20 ng ml⁻¹. Recoveries ranged from 80 to 120% in most cases, although fluorene gave significantly lower results.     

瓜环与喹啉衍生物包结配合行为研究

利用¹H NMR以及荧光技术研究了六、七、八元瓜环与2-苯基喹啉、N-正丙基溴化异喹啉、3-氨基喹啉及7,8-苯并喹啉的相互作用.两种方法的考察结果均表明,2-苯基喹啉能与这3种瓜环发生相互作用,其中六、七元瓜环与2-苯基喹啉形成1∶1的稳定包结配合物,包结常数分别为1.6×10⁴和3.2×10³L/mol.八元瓜环能与2-苯基喹啉形成1∶2包结物.¹H NMR结果还表明,3种瓜环均能与N-正丙基溴化异喹啉相互作用,其化学计量比均为1∶2;七元瓜环与7,8-苯并喹啉相互作用,化学计量比约为1∶1.荧光法也表明八元瓜环能与N-正丙基溴化异喹啉、3-氨基喹啉及7,8-苯并喹啉发生相互作用,并且荧光强度随瓜环浓度增加而下降,其化学计量比为1∶2.同时,讨论了上述主客体包结配合物的作用模式.     

A naphthalimide–calixarene as a two-faced and highly selective fluorescent chemosensor for Cu or F

A new naphthalimide–calix[4]arene was synthesized as a two-faced and highly selective fluorescent chemosensor for Cu²⁺ or F⁻. This chemosensor displayed a selective fluorescence quenching effect only with Cu²⁺ among the various metal ions. On the other hand, among the various anions, the title chemosensor displayed a selective fluorescence quenching effect only with F⁻. The binding mode with F⁻ was further investigated using fluorescence changes and ¹H NMR experiments.     

Fingerprint patterns from laser-induced Azido photochemistry of spin-labeled photoaffinity ATP analogs in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

The photochemical reaction of azide derivatives induced by ultraviolet (UV) laser in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI) is reported. A novel synthesized class of azide aromatic derivatives, spin-labeled photoaffinity non-nucleoside adenosine triphosphate (ATP) analogs which are useful probes in study of muscle contraction mechanism, is used in this investigation. In the negative ion MALDI spectra of these ATP analogs, “fingerprint” peaks corresponding to [M − 10 − 1]⁻, [M − 12 − 1]⁻, [M − 16 − 1]⁻, [M − 26 − 1]⁻, [M − 28 − 1]⁻, [M − 41 − 1]⁻, and [M − 42 − 1]⁻ were observed with relative intensities depending on the MALDI matrix. Only the [M − 16 − 1]⁻ is present in the similar mass spectra of the analog in which the azido group is replaced by a hydrogen. A model is suggested for the photochemical reactions of azide derivatives under UV laser irradiation. The photoreaction fingerprint information is diagnostically useful in characterization of azido compounds, especially for spin-labeled photoaffinity non-nucleoside ATP analogs.     

MIGRATION OF EXCITATION ENERGY FROM THIONINE TO METHYLENE BLUE IN MICELLES

Abstract— The main absorption bands of thionine (Th⁺) and methylene blue (MB⁺) in aqueous solution lie at 598 nm and 664 nm, respectively. This position permits excitation energy transfer from Th⁺ to MB⁺, but not vice versa. We describe here studies of such transfer between these molecules adsorbed on micelles of sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), imitating, at least to some extent, the state of pigments in chloroplasts.
The SLS concentration was varied from 3.0 to 11 × 10^-3 M. In the presence of dye, aggregation to micelles, each containing 70–100 detergent molecules, begins at about 3.0 × 10^-3 M SLS. Practically all dye ions are adsorbed on these micelles as soon as their formation begins.
Energy transfer from adsorbed Th⁺ ions to adsorbed MB⁺ ions can be demonstrated by observing the quenching of the fluorescence of thionine and the sensitization of that of methylene blue.
At [Th⁺] = [MB⁺] = 1 × 10^-5 M , the most efficient energy transfer (82 per cent efficiency, as derived from measurements of the quenching of Th⁺ fluorescence, or 90 per cent, as derived from sensitization of MB⁺ fluorescence) is observed at the lowest SLS-concentration (3.0 × 10^-3 M ), when the only micelles present are those formed by aggregation of dye-carrying low molecular complexes of SLS with dye cations. Each micelle carries, under these conditions, 10–14 molecules of the two dyes, and the distance between two closest dye ions is about 16 A. Transfer becomes less efficient as the SLS-concentration increases, causing pigment molecules to distribute themselves among a greater number of micelles.     

Reactivity of tri- and tetra-nuclear ethylidyne cyclopentadienylcobalt clusters towards protonic acids

The bis(μ₃-ethylidyne) tricobalt cluster [(CpCo)₃(μ₃-CCH₃)₂] (1b) is protonated by trifluoroacetic acid to give the dicobalt edge-protonated cation [H(CpCo)₃(μ₃-CCH₃)₂]⁺ [lb + H]⁺. Protonation of the μ₃-ethylidyne tetracobalt cluster hydride [H(CpCo)₄(μ₃-CCH₃)] (3) takes place in two consecutive steps. At low temperature [H₂(CpCo)₄(μ₃-CCH₃)]⁺ [3 + H]⁺ is formed first, and is then slowly converted into [H₃(CpCo)₄(μ₃-CCH₃)]²⁺ [3 + 2H]²⁺ by an excess of acid. As judged by the ¹H NMR data and the crystal structure of [3 + X]⁺[(CF₃COO)₂X]⁻ (X = H or D) the endo hydrogens in [3 + H]⁺ and [3 + 2H]²⁺ occupy μ₃-(Co₃) face capping hydridic positions. The cations [1b + H]⁺ and [3 + H]⁺ show hydride fluxionality in solution, which in the case of [3 + H]⁺ can be frozen out on the NMR timescale at low temperature (ΔG ^≠ (203 K) = 40.8 kJ/mol). The structure of [3 + X]⁺ [(CF₃COO)₂X]⁻ (X = H or D) was determined by X-ray crystallography. One of the hydrides/deuterides is located on the crystallographic mirror plane, capping a tricobalt face of the cluster cation. The other endo hydrogen atom is believed to be disordered between the other two μ₃-(Co₃) sites, which are related by space group symmetry. Deuteronation of 3 shows a strong normal kinetic deuterium isotope effect. From the temperature independence of the ¹H NMR spectrum of [3 + 2D]²⁺ a non-fluxional solution structure can be inferred. In all the systems studied, hydridic (μ₂- or μ₃-) sites are thermodynamically preferred to possible isomeric agostic CoHC or Co₂HC sites for the endo hydrogens. Agostic interactions cannot, however, be ruled out in transient intermediates during the course of the protonations.     

Fluorescence reaction and complexation equilibria between norfloxacin and aluminium (III) ion in chloride medium

Norfloxacin, 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinoline carboxylic acid (NORH), reacts with aluminium(III) ion forming the strongly fluorescent complex [Al(HNOR)]³⁺, in slightly acidic medium. The complex shows maximum emission at 440 nm with excitation at 320 nm. The fluorescence intensity is enhanced upon addition of 0.5% sodium dodecylsulphate. Fluorescence properties of the Al-NOR complex were used for the direct determination of trace amounts of NOR in serum. The linear dependence of fluorescence intensity on NOR concentration, at a NOR to Al concentration ratio of 1:10, was found in the concentration range 0.001–2 μg/ml NOR with a detection limit of 0.1 ng/ml. The ability of aluminium (III) ion to form complexes with NOR was investigated by titrations in 0.1 M LiCl medium, using a glass electrode, at 298 K, in the concentration range: 2 × 10⁻⁴ ≤ [Al] ≤ 8 × 10⁻⁴; 5 × 10⁻⁴ ≤ [NOR] ≤ 9 × 10⁻⁴ mol/dm³; 2.8 ≤ pH ≤ 8.3. The experimental data were explained by the following complexes and their respective stability constants, log(β ± σ): [Al(HNOR)], (14.60 ± 0.05); [Al(NOR)], (8.83 ± 0.08); [A1(OH)₃(NOR)], (−14.9 ± 0.1), as well as several pure hydrolytic complexes of A1³⁺. The structure of the [Al(HNOR)] complex is discussed, with respect to its fluorescence properties.     

Pre-reduced Activated Carbon-Supported Molybdenum-Based Catalysts for the Production of Mixed Alcohols from Synthesis Gas

Unsupported or supported Mo-based catalysts have been widely employed in petroleum industry, for hydrotreating^[1],and for the production of hydrocarbons^[2] and alcohols_[3] by hydrogenation of CO (or CO₂). Oxides, such as alumina, silica, silica-alumina, are commonly used as the supports for these purposes. Carbon-supported materials have been claimed to have potential advantages over oxide-supported ones, such as lower tendency of carbon deposition^[4], less dehydration and thus less secondary reactions. Here we present results on mixed alcohol synthesis over H₂-prereduced C-supported Mo-based catalysts.     

Second-harmonic generation from monolayer Langmuir–Blodgett films of various push–pull pyridine and terpyridine metal complexes

The new ligands (E)-4-[2-(4-(N-methyl-N-hexadecylaminophenyl)ethenyl]pyridine (L¹) and 4′-(C₆H₄-p-N(Me)(hexadecyl))-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (L²) were prepared along with their complexes [cis-Ir(CO)₂ClL¹], [fac-Os(CO)₃Cl₂L¹], [ZnCl₂L²] and [IrCl₃L²]. Whereas these complexes show a large second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) response at the molecular level, similar to that of related organic alkylated salts as evidenced by the Electric Field Induced Second-Harmonic (EFISH) generation technique, their Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) film susceptibility is lower than that of the salts.     

Separation Cd(Ⅱ), Fe(Ⅲ) and Zn(Ⅱ) from Eu(Ⅲ) in Sulfuric Acid with Cyanex302 by Using Microporous Hollow Fiber Membrane

With the development of chemical industry, refining and collecting valued material in dilute solutions or difficult separation systems has become one of important research aspects. In order to adapt to the demand of modem science and technology, separation Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Fe³⁺ from Eu³⁺ solution to making Eu with high purity is necessary. Hollow fiber membrane (HFM) extraction, as a new separation technique, has many advantages^[1]. The extractant(commercial name as Cyanex302), bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)monothiophosphinic acid, is a soft acid and so it is easy to extract transition elements^[2]. HFM extraction combined with a new extraction system, which had little consumption and no pollution and was a friend environment process.     

溶液中钪与草酸离子的配位作用

提钪工艺中常使草酸钪溶于过量草酸铵溶液中。但文献中有关钪与草酸离子配位作用的报导甚少。等用分光光度法测定了ScC₂O₄⁺配离子的稳定常数,而J·Stary则用分配法测定了SC(C₂O₄)₃^3-配离子的稳定常数,这些工作都没有对溶液中可能生成各级配离子进行研究。