Synthesis of a stable gold hydrosol by the reduction of chloroaurate ions by the amino acid, aspartic acid

Development of reliable protocols for the synthesis of nanoparticles of well-defined sizes and good monodispersity is an important aspect of nanotechnology. In this paper, we present details of the synthesis of gold nanoparticles of good monodispersity by the reduction of aqueous chloroaurate ions by the amino acid, aspartic acid. The colloidal gold solution thus formed is extremely stable in time, indicating electrostatic stabilization via nanoparticle surface-bound amino acid molecules. This observation has been used to modulate the size of the gold nanoparticles in solution by varying the molar ratio of chloroaurate ions to aspartic acid in the reaction medium. Characterization of the aspartic acid-reduced gold nanoparticles was carried out by UV-visible spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and transmission electron microscopy. The use of amino acids in the synthesis and stabilization of gold nanoparticle in water has important implications in the development of new protocols for generation of bioconjugate materials.     

硫酸/氯磺酸混酸酯化壳聚糖的研究

本文讨论了硫酸／氯磺酸混酸硫酸酯化壳聚糖类肝素的反应机理及结构分析。通过硫酸／氯磺酸混酸硫酸酯化壳聚糖类肝素的反应机理及红外谱图和核磁共振谱图的分析，得出了硫酸／氯磺酸混酸与壳聚糖反应主要在6位-OH上的酯化反应。     

Kinetic and mechanistic studies on the oxidation of sulfanilic acid by peroxomonophosphoric acid

Oxidation of sulfanilic acid to the corresponding azoxy derivative by peroxomonophosphoric acid (PMPA) has been studied in aqueous medium. The observed bell-shaped pH-rate profile has been rationalized on the basis of protonation of the amino group and ionization into different PMPA species and a suitable rate law has been proposed. The mechanism of oxidation involves the nucleophilic attack of nitrogen on the electrophilic peroxo oxygen.

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Change in the acid hydrolysis mechanism of esters enforced by strongly acid microemulsions

A kinetic study was carried out on the acid hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenylacetate and 4-nitrophenyllaurate in water/HOT/isooctane microemulsions. The substitution of Na+ in the sodium salt of bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate by H+ has permitted us to obtain a functionalized surfactant (HOT) and, consequently, strongly acid microemulsions. The use of HOT-based microemulsions allows us to reach concentrations of H+ in the aqueous core corresponding to a Hammett acidity function of H0 = -2. The rate constant at the interface and the distribution constants of the carboxylic esters throughout the different microenvironments of the microemulsion have been quantified by application of the pseudophase formalism. The results obtained show that the hydrolysis rate constant at the interface increases as the water content of the system decreases. The correlation of the rate constants at the interface of the microemulsion with the Hammett acidity function, H0 (on the basis of the Bunnett-Olsen criterion), has allowed us to confirm that the hydrolysis process takes place via an A2 mechanism for high water contents and through an A1 mechanism for values of W 相似文献   

Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of acetaldehyde by chromic acid in perchloric acid

Summary The oxidation of MeCHO by chromium(VI) has been studied in HClO₄ medium over a wide range of experimental conditions and has been found to obey the rate law;v=k[MeCHO][HCrO ₄ ^– ][H⁺]. The calculated H and-S values for the reaction are 30±2kJ mol^–1 and 171±7J mol^–1deg^–1, respectively. The mechanism is discussed in terms of carbon-hydrogen bond cleavage.     

On the fractionation of natural radioactivity in the production of phosphoric acid by the wet acid method

The fractionation of different natural radionuclides (U-isotopes,²²⁶Ra and²¹⁰Po) in the process used for the production of phosphoric acid in some factories located in the southwest of Spain is analyzed. As a consequence, different ways of natural radionuclide liberation to the environment can be evaluated due to these industrial activities.     

Cyclization of undec-10-enoic acid by polyphosphoric acid

Undec-10-enoic in the presence of polyphosphoric acid is shown to yield a mixture of 2-n-hexylcyclopent-2-enone and 2-n-pentylcyclohex-2-enone.     

Disruption of the hexagonal networks of trimesic acid (benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, TMA) by acetic acid

The single crystal X-ray structure of the acetic acid solvate of trimesic acid shows the complete disruption of the hydrogen-bonded hexagonal networks of TMA by bonding to an acetic acid molecule.     

Determination of molybdenum by the catalysed peroxyacetic acid—iodide—ascorbic acid reaction

A new catalytic method for the determination of 0–10 ppm molybdenum is described. Molybdenum catalyses the peroxyacetic acid—iodide—ascorbic acid Landolt reaction at pH 4.2. The rate is monitored by potentiometry, and results are evaluated from a calibration graph. Optimal conditions for the determination are discussed and interferences are described. The stoiehiometry, mechanism and kinetics of both the uncatalysed and the catalysed reactions were investigated, and the rate constants (for 20°C) as well as the entropies and enthalpies of activation of both the uncatalysed and the catalysed reactions are reported.     

Use of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone of glyoxylic acid for the determination of glyoxylic acid by the chromatographic-spectrophotometric method and by differential pulse polarography

Two different methods (one based on chromatography and spectrophotometry and the other on polarography) have been developed for the determination of glyoxylic acid in the form of a derivative with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH. GA). The TLC method allows the separation of two DNPH. GA isomers ("trans" and "cis"). Spectrophotometric measurements of the eluents of the separated compounds (lambda=360 nm) allow the determination of GA within the range from 4 to 30 microg. Using differential pulse polarography, the conditions of DNPH. GA formation were examined. The reduction peak of this derivative (E(P)=-0.430 V), observed by dpp, was used to develop a polarographic determination of GA within the concentration range from 1.10(-4) to 7.10(-4) mol/l.     

Use of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone of glyoxylic acid for the determination of glyoxylic acid by the chromatographic-spectrophotometric method and by differential pulse polarography

Two different methods (one based on chromatography and spectrophotometry and the other on polarography) have been developed for the determination of glyoxylic acid in the form of a derivative with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPHGA). The TLC method allows the separation of two DNPHGA isomers (trans and cis). Spectrophotometric measurements of the eluents of the separated compounds (=360 nm) allow the determination of GA within the range from 4 to 30 g. Using differential pulse polarography, the conditions of DNPHGA formation were examined. The reduction peak of this derivative (E_P=–0.430 V), observed by dpp, was used to develop a polarographic determination of GA within the concentration range from 110^-4 to 710^–4 mol/l.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of nitrous acid by bromine in aqueous sulfuric acid

The kinetics and mechanism of the reaction between nitrous acid and bromine are studied in dilute sulfuric acid medium, using both the stopped‐flow method and conventional spectrophotometry. The partial reaction order with respect to Br₂ moderately differs from 1, showing a saturation at a higher concentration of bromine. The second order of the reaction towards nitrous acid has been observed. Hydrogen and bromide ions significantly suppress the rate of reaction. Despite the apparent simplicity, the mechanism is rather complex, with two reaction pathways proposed. The first one is represented by the reaction of bromine with the intermediate dinitrogen trioxide. A direct nucleophilic attack of NO₂⁻ ion towards the bromine molecule is suggested as the second pathway. The proposed mechanism accounts for the observed behavior; in almost all cases a satisfactory quantitative agreement with the experiments is obtained. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 32: 279–285, 2000     

On the oxidation of malonic acid by ceric ions

The oxidation of malonic acid by ceric ions has been investigated in sulfuric acid solution under a variety of conditions. The initial rate at low ceric ion concentrations is first order in each of the two reactants and has an activation energy of 11.6 kcal/mol; the instantaneous rate constant increases somewhat with time during a single run. At higher concentrations of ceric ion, semilogarithmic plots are sigmoid with a reduced rate constant at long times. The rate decreases slightly with increasing sulfuric acid concentration. Rates of carbon dioxide evolution may be much less than rates of ceric ion reduction because of supersaturation effects. The observations can be explained if dissolved oxygen reacts with organic radicals to catalyze the rate of initial attack on malonic acid, but oxygen must also be consumed irreversibly during these reactions. Computations with plausible rate constants have simulated the experimental observations. These oxygen effects can rationalize peculiar almost discontinuous changes in rate when bromomalonic acid is oxidized by ceric ion. These effects may also explain the previously puzzling observation that some Belousov–Zhabotinsky solutions are oscillatory in bulk but become quiescent but excitable when spread in a thin film in contact with air.     

Reduced fluidity of dipalmitoyl phosphatidic acid membranes by salicylic acid

This paper presents DSC and NMR study of how the kerotolytic drug, salicylic acid (SA), affects the thermotropic and morphological behavior of a model membrane, dipalmitoyl phosphatidic acid (DPPA). The membrane-drug system has been studied in the multilamellar vesicular (MLV) and in the unilamellar vesicular (ULV) forms, for SA/DPPA molar ratios from 0 to 0.5. The mode of interaction of SA molecules with DPPA is similar in MLV and ULV. Chain-melting transition becomes sharper and shifts to higher temperatures in the presence of the drug, implying an enhanced co-operativity of the acyl chains. NMR and DSC data indicate that the drug molecules are located in the aqueous interfacial region neighboring the lipid headgroups. The membrane becomes more rigid in the presence of the drug molecules, due to a stronger interaction between the lipid headgroups leading to reduced permeability. ULVs are destroyed by even a short equilibration at room temperature, whereas prolonged equilibration of the MLV only leads to a slightly reduced interaction between the lipid headgroups due to sequestering of the drug molecules in the interfacial aqueous region.     

Study of nucleic acid bases by the DADI method

The DADI spectra of the nucleic acid bases adenine (I), guanine (II), Uracil (III), thymine (IV), cytosine (V), and 5-methylcytosine (VI) have been studied. It has been established that the samples of nucleic acid bases investigated are characterized by a specific pattern of the DADI spectra which reflects the nature of the molecular ion due to the structure of the given base and, in the case of M⁺ for (IV) and (VI) also the tautomeric state. The possibility has been shown of using the information obtained for the quantitative determination of (VI) in a mixture of bases.Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodynkh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 838–844, November–December, 1979.