A facile synthesis of uniform NH4TiOF3 mesocrystals and their conversion to TiO2 mesocrystals

Uniform mesocrystals of TiO2 (anatase) have been prepared from mesocrystals of NH4TiOF3. NH4TiOF3 was synthesized from an aqueous solution containing (NH4)2TiF6 and H3BO3 in the presence of a nonionic surfactant Brij 56, Brij 58, or Brij 700, at low temperatures. The exterior shapes of NH4TiOF3 mesocrystals can be tuned by adjusting the reagent concentration, reaction time, reaction temperature, and rate of stirring. The formation of the NH4TiOF3 mesocrystals proceeds via a self-assembly process involving nonclassical crystal growth. By sintering in air at 450 degrees C, or washing with H3BO3 solution at ambient temperatures, the NH4TiOF3 mesocrystals can be converted to mesocrystals of TiO2 (anatase), and the original architecture is retained.     

Application of a quantitative carrier test to evaluate microbicides against mycobacteria

Microbicides for reprocessing heat-sensitive medical devices, such as flexible endoscopes, must be mycobactericidal to reduce the risk of nosocomial infections. Suspension test methods currently used for efficacy evaluation lack the stringency required for assessing inactivation of mycobacteria on surfaces. The quantitative carrier test method reported here is based on mycobacteria-contaminated reference carrier disks of brushed stainless steel. Each disk was contaminated with 10 microL of a suspension of Mycobacterium terrae containing a soil load. Each disk with a dried inoculum was placed in a glass or Teflon vial, and then overlaid with 50 microL of the test formulation or 50 microL saline for the control carriers. Five test and 3 control disks were used in each run. At the end of the contact time, each vial received 9.95 mL neutralizer solution with 0.1% Tween-80 to stop the reaction and perform the initial microbicide dilution. The inoculum was eluted by mixing on a Vortex mixer for 60 s, and the eluates and saline used to subsequently wash the vials and the funnels were membrane-filtered. Filters were placed on plates of Middlebrook 7H11 agar and incubated at 37 degrees C for at least 30 days before colonies were counted and log10 reductions were calculated in colony-forming units. Tests with a range of commercially available products, having claims against mycobacteria, or believed to be broad-spectrum microbicides, showed that the method gave reproducible results. Products used included oxidizing agents (sodium hypochlorite and an iodophore), a phenolic, a quaternary ammonium compound, and ortho-phthalaldehyde. This method represents a much more realistic evaluation than the currently used quantitative suspension test method for the evaluation of mycobactericidal formulations for registration and, when performed at different product concentrations, allows an assessment of any safety margin or risks in using the test formulation in the field.     

氢氧化锰共沉淀分离-催化极谱法测定土壤中有效钼

土壤样品中有效钼用草酸铵-草酸混合溶液(pH 3.3)振摇提取,所得悬浮液用干滤纸过滤,分取部分滤液蒸缩体积后加入10 g.L-1酸性高锰酸钾溶液并蒸发至近干,趁热加0.25 mol.L-1氢氧化钠溶液进行共沉淀分离。分取部分上清液,用硫酸(1+1)溶液酸化后加入混合底液(其中含有二苯基乙醇酸、二苯胍及氯酸钠)及少许钛铁试剂溶液作为与钼(Ⅵ)进行催化反应的试剂体系。用JP-303极谱仪进行测定。在-220 mV峰电位处测得的峰电流值与其相应的钼(Ⅵ)的质量浓度在0.8～20μg.L-1范围内呈线性关系。此方法的检出限(3s/k)为0.002 6μg.g-1。用此方法分析了5个土壤标准物质,所测得有效钼的含量与其认定值相符。     

Influence of hydrogen bonding on the assembly of six-membered vanadium borophosphate cluster anions: synthesis and structures of (NH4)2(C2H10N2)6[Sr(H2O)5]2[V2P2BO12](6)10H2O, (NH4)2(C3H12N2)6[Sr(H2O)4]2[V2P2BO12](6)17H2O, and (NH4)3(C4H14N2)4 5[Sr(H2O)5]2[Sr(H2O)4][V2P2BO12]6 10H2O

Three new strontium vanadium borophosphate compounds, (NH4)2(C2H10N2)6[Sr(H2O)5]2[V2P2BO12]6 10H2O (Sr-VBPO1) (1), (NH4)2(C3H12N2)6[Sr(H2O)4]2[V2P2BO12]6 17H2O (Sr-VBPO2) (2), and (NH4)3(C4H14N2)4.5[Sr(H2O)5]2[Sr(H2O)4][V2P2BO12]6 10H2O (Sr-VBPO3) (3) have been synthesized by interdiffusion methods in the presence of diprotonated ethylenediamine, 1,3-diaminopropane, and 1,4-diaminobutane. Compound 1 has a chain structure, whereas 2 and 3 have layered structures with different arrangements of [(NH4) [symbol: see text] [V2P2BO12]6] cluster anions within the layers. Crystal data: (NH4)2(C2H10N2)6[Sr(H2O)5]2[V2P2BO12]6 10H2O, monoclinic, space group C2/c (no. 15), a = 21.552(1) A, b = 27.694(2) A, c = 20.552(1) A, beta = 113.650(1) degrees, Z = 4; (NH4)2(C3H12N2)6[Sr(H2O)4]2[V2P2BO12]6 17H2O, monoclinic, space group I2/m (no. 12), a = 15.7618(9) A, b = 16.4821(9) A, c = 21.112(1) A, beta = 107.473(1) degrees, Z = 2; (NH4)3(C4H14N2)4.5[Sr(H2O)5]2[Sr(H2O)4] [V2P2BO12]6 10H2O, monoclinic, space group C2/c (no. 15), a = 39.364(2) A, b = 14.0924(7) A, c = 25.342(1) A, beta = 121.259(1) degrees, Z = 4. The differences in the three structures arise from the different steric requirements of the amines that lead to different amine-cluster hydrogen bonds.     

气相色谱法检测22种基质中的4种二硫代氨基甲酸盐类农药残留

在密闭加热的容器中用SnCl2-HCl溶液酸解二硫代氨基甲酸盐类（DTCs）农药,反应生成的二硫化碳气体被瓶中的正己烷吸收,形成二硫化碳的正己烷溶液;使用气相色谱-火焰光度检测器(硫滤光片)测定有机相中二硫化碳的含量,即得到DTC农药的残留量。采用该方法对苹果、葡萄等22种基质中残留的代森锰锌、代森联、丙森锌和福美双进行了方法确证: 添加水平为0.06～3.0 mg/kg时,平均回收率为72%～110%,相对标准偏差为0.8%～22.0%,采用外标法定量,方法的检出限范围为0.01～0.1 mg/kg(信噪比(S/N)为3),定量限范围为0.02～0.2 mg/kg(S/N=10)。该方法简单、快速、准确、重复性好,适用于不同基质中DTCs农药的残留检测。     

一种新BCN化合物先驱体的合成及其表征

以三聚氰胺和硼酸为原料在水溶液中反应合成了一种新的BCN化合物先驱体, 通过元素分析、XRD、FT-IR、电喷雾质谱及单晶X射线衍射对其进行了表征. 结构分析表明该化合物属单斜晶系, 化学式为C3H6N6(H3BO3)2, 是由C3H6N6分子和H3BO3分子通过氢键加合组装成的具有三维超分子结构的化合物. 将该先驱体在1900 ℃氮气气氛下热解, 对产物进行XRD和XPS表征, 结果表明得到了含碳量较低的具有乱层石墨结构的新型B3CN3化合物.     

A technique to recover tracer as carboxyl-carbon and alpha-nitrogen from amino acids in soil hydrolysates

Isotope analysis of biochemical compounds provides an unequivocal means for detecting assimilation of tracer C and N into microbial biomass. A diffusion method recently developed to determine amino acid-N by ninhydrin oxidation of soil hydrolysates was modified to permit simultaneous collection of the CO2 liberated during this oxidation. In the technique described herein, this is accomplished after removal of (NH4+ + amino sugar)-N, by performing ninhydrin oxidation at 90 degrees C for 7 h in a 1.9 L Mason jar sealed with a lid equipped to support a petri dish containing 5 mL 0.2N NaOH. Recoveries of carboxyl-C and alpha-N ranged from 98 to 101% in evaluations with standard solutions of amino acids, whereas these recoveries exceeded 90% for 14C and 94% for 15N when soil hydrolysates amended with labeled amino acids were analyzed.     

丹参酮与胺类化合物的反应研究

研究了隐丹参酮与氨、甲胺、乙胺等有机胺的作用。发现丹参酮二氢呋喃环部分在氨及NaOH的作用下发生亲核开环,且亲核加成反应与开环反应协同进行。与甲胺、乙胺等有机胺作用则分别生成丹参酮的咪唑环及恶唑环衍生物。探讨了可能的反应历程。     

Boroarsenates: a framework motif and family templated on cations and anions

Molten salt reactions of NH4H2AsO4, H3BO3, and MX (M = Li, Na, K, Rb Cs, NH4 and X = F, Cl, Br) yield numerous new alkali metal and alkali metal salt templated three-dimensional boroarsenate and fluoroboroarsenate frameworks. The structures of these materials are formed from BO4 (BO3F) and As(O,OH)4 tetrahedra defining channels and interlayer regions containing either simple alkali metal cations or both cations and halide anions. These boroarsenate-based frameworks are unusual in comparison with other oxotetrahedral-based materials in that terminal OH, on As, may be present, decorating the inner surfaces of the channels, as in the 12-membered rings of K2[B(AsO3O)2H]. This unit also permits coordination to nonframework anions as well as cations, so that (Cs2[BAsO3OH]8[AsO4]2[CsCl4]Cl)2 (and its Br analogue) contains layers of [CsCl4]3- and Cl- ions separated and coordinated by the protonated boroarsenate framework.     

Electromembrane extraction of peptides--fundamental studies on the supported liquid membrane

A large screening of different components in the supported liquid membrane (SLM) in electromembrane extraction (EME) was performed to test the extraction efficiency on eight model peptides. Electromembrane extraction from a 500 μL acidified aqueous sample containing the model peptides in the concentration 10 μg/mL was used. Extraction time was 5 min with an electric potential of 10 V and 900 rpm agitation of the sample vial. The samples were extracted through a hollow fiber-based SLM with different compositions of organic solvents and carriers. A small volume of acidified acceptor solution (25 μL) was after extraction analyzed directly, or with some dilution, on CE or HPLC. This article has identified mono- or di-substituted phosphate groups as the prominent group of carrier molecules needed to obtain acceptable recoveries. For the organic solvents, primary alcohols and ketones have shown promise regarding recovery and reproducibility, with some differences in selectivity. A new composition of the SLM, namely 2-octanone and tridecyl phosphate (90:10 w/w) has proved to give higher extraction recoveries and lower standard deviation than SLMs previously reported in the literature.     

Liquid-phase microextraction and capillary electrophoresis of acidic drugs

Vial liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) combined with capillary electrophoresis (CE) was evaluated for the determination of the acidic drugs ibuprofen, naproxen, and ketoprofen present in water samples and in human urine. The 2.5 mL samples containing the drugs were filled into conventional vials and subsequently acidified by 250 microL of 1-10 M HCl. Porous hollow fibers of polypropylene containing 25 microL of an aqueous solution of 0.01-0.1 M NaOH (acceptor solution) and with dihexyl ether immobilized in the pores of the wall were placed into each of the samples. The acidic drugs were extracted from the acidified sample solutions into the dihexyl ether phase, in the pores of the hollow fiber, and further into the alkaline acceptor solution forced by high partition coefficients. The drugs were extracted almost quantitatively (75-100% extraction efficiency) from the 2.5 mL samples and into the 25 microL acceptor solutions, providing 75-100 times preconcentration. The acceptor solutions were collected for automated CE analysis, which enabled the drugs to be detected down to the 1 ng/mL level.     

High-resolution determination of H+ by ion chromatography. Application to the simultaneous determination of H+, Na+, NH4+ and K+ in acid rain.

An ion chromatographic (IC) method was developed for the high-resolution determination of a sample's free hydrogen ion concentration (H+). Highly purified lithium dodecyl sulfate was used as the stationary phase, a slightly acidified aqueous LiCl solution was used as the mobile phase and conductivity was used for analyte detection. An electrical double layer (EDL) containing H+ was established on the stationary phase by using a slightly acidified electrolyte solution as the eluent. H+ in the EDL protonated any weak acid groups (i.e., silanols) on the stationary phase so that H+ from the sample could be retained/separated purely by dodecyl sulfate. The optimum molar ratio of H+:Li+ in the EDL for this IC system was obtained by using an aqueous solution containing 40.0 mM LiCl and 0.07 mM H2SO4 as the eluent. After separation, H+ was detected by direct conductimetric measurement. An H+ detection limit of better than 8.2 x 10(-6) M was obtained from the analysis of standard aqueous H2SO4 solutions. Other monovalent cations could also be separated with this method, giving detection limits of 7.4 x 10(-5), 4.3 x 10(-5) and 4.2 x 10(-5) M for Na+, NH4+ and K+, respectively. The method was applied to the simultaneous determination of H+, Na+, NH4+ and K+ in acid rain. The results obtained showed a significant improvement in reproducibility when compared with those from a conventional pH-meter. Acid rain samples with a pH < 5 could be analyzed with this IC system.     

A novel series of vanadium-sulfite polyoxometalates: synthesis, structural, and physical studies

Reaction of NH4VO3 with sulfur dioxide affords the hexanuclear cluster (NH4)2(Et4N)[(V(IV)O)6(mu4-O)2(mu3-OH)2(mu3-SO3)4(H2O)2]Cl x H2O (1), and the decapentanuclear host-guest compound (Et4N)5{Cl subset [(VO)15(mu3-O)18(mu-O)3]} x 3 H2O (2). Sequential addition of magnesium oxide to an acidic aqueous solution of NH4VO3 (pH approximately 0) followed by (NH4)2SO3 resulted in the formation of either the non-oxo polymeric vanadium(IV) compound trans-(NH4)2[V(IV)(OH)2(mu-SO3)2] (3) or the polymeric oxovanadium(IV) sulfite (NH4)[V(IV)O(SO3)1.5(H2O)] x 2.5 H2O (4) at pH values of 6 and 4, respectively. The decameric vanadium(V) compound {Na4(mu-H2O)8(H2O)6}[Mg(H2O)6][V(V)10(O)8(mu6-O)2(mu3-O)14] x 3 H2O (5) was synthesised by treating an acidic aqueous solution of NH4VO3 with MgO and addition of NaOH to pH approximately 6. All the compounds were characterised by single-crystal X-ray structure analysis. The crystal structure of compound 1 revealed an unprecedented structural motif of a cubane unit [M4(mu4-O)2(mu3-OH)2] connected to two other metal atoms. Compound 3 comprises a rare example of a non-oxo vanadium(IV) species isolated from aqueous solution and in the presence of the reducing agent SO3(2-), while compound 4 represents a rare example of an open-framework species isolated at room temperature (20 degrees C). In addition to the synthesis and crystallographic studies, we report the IR and magnetic properties (for 1, 2 and 3) of these vanadium clusters as well as theoretical studies on compound 3.     

BO3－3／Mo－MCM－41的制备及其对2－甲氧基萘乙酰化反应的催化性能

 制备了Mo－MCM－41中孔分子筛，并将BO3－3引入到分子筛中制得BO3－3／Mo－MCM－41催化剂．采用XRD，FT－IR，ESR，BET和NH3－TPD对分子筛催化剂的结构及酸强度进行了表征．结果表明，Mo－MCM－41和BO3－3／Mo－MCM－41具有中孔分子筛的特征，有良好的长程有序 性和结晶度；但Mo并未进入分子筛骨架内部而是在分子筛表面以MoO2的形式存在；BO3－3附着于Mo－MCM－41分子筛上形成强酸中心．将BO3－3／Mo－MCM－41用于催化2－甲氧基萘乙酰化反应，考察了催化剂用量、Si／Mo比及BO3－3的引入方式对该反应性能的影响，发现BO3－3／Mo－MCM－41对2－甲氧基萘乙酰化反应具有良好的催化性能．     

不同浓度KCl和NH4Cl溶液中H3BO3介稳区的性质

测定了H3BO3在0~25 ℃内于不同浓度KCl和NH4Cl溶液中的溶解度和超溶解度, 得到了H3BO3的介稳区宽度, 并推算出表观成核级数m, 给出了成核速率方程. 研究了KCl和NH4Cl对H3BO3介稳区性质的影响, 并对影响的机理进行了探讨. 结果表明, KCl使H3BO3介稳区向低温方向移动; NH4Cl使H3BO3介稳区向高温方向移动; 根据所得结论分析了KCl和NH4Cl在柴达木西部油田水析硼过程中的影响, 认为KCl和NH4Cl在蒸发过程中浓度的变化是造成硼分散析出而不能富集的因素之一.     

Pt(II)-mediated nitrile-tetramethylguanidine coupling as a key step for a novel synthesis of 1,6-dihydro-1,3,5-dihydrotriazines

The coupling between tetramethylguanidine, HN=C(NMe2)2, and coordinated organonitriles in the platinum(II) complexes cis/trans-[PtCl2(RCN)2] (R = Me, Et, Ph) proceeds rapidly under mild conditions to afford the diimino compounds containing two N-bound monodentate 1,3-diaza-1,3-diene ligands [PtCl2{NH=C(R)N=C(NMe2)2}2] (R = Et, trans-1; R = Ph, trans-2; R = Me, cis-3; R = Et, cis-4), and this reaction is the first observation of metal-mediated nucleophilic addition of a guanidine to ligated nitrile. Complexes 1-4 were characterized by elemental analyses (C, H, N), X-ray diffraction, FAB mass spectrometry, IR, and 1H and 13C{1H} NMR spectroscopies; assignment of signals from E/Z-forms of 1,3-diaza-1,3-diene ligands and verification of routes for their Z right harpoon over left harpoon E isomerization in solution were performed using 2D 1H,1H-COSY, 1H,13C-HETCOR, and 1D NOE NMR experiments. The newly formed and previously unknown 1,3-diaza-1,3-dienes NH=C(R)N=C(NMe2)2 were liberated from the platinum(II) complexes [PtCl2{NH=C(R)N=C(NMe2)2}2] (1-3) by substitution with 2 equiv of 1,2-bis-(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe) to give the uncomplexed HN=C(R)N=C(NMe2)2 species (5-7) in solution and the solid [Pt(dppe)2](Cl)2. The former were utilized in situ, after filtration of the latter, in the reaction with 1,3-di-p-tolylcarbodiimide, (p-tol)N=C=N(tol-p), in CDCl3 to generate (6E)-N,N-dimethyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)-6-[(4-methylphenyl)imino]-1,6-dihydro-1,3,5-triazin-2-amines) (8-10) due to the [4 + 2]-cycloaddition accompanying elimination of HNMe2. The formulation of 8-10 is based on ESI-MS, 1H, 13C{1H} NMR, and X-ray crystal structures determined for 9 and 10. The reaction of 1,3-diaza-1,3-dienes with 1,3-di-p-tolylcarbodiimide, described in this article, constitutes a novel synthetic approach to a useful class of heterocyclic species like 1,6-dihydro-1,3,5-triazines.     

Crystal Structure of Borophosphate with 6_1 Screw Axis Helices

1 INTRODUCTION Most materials with nonlinear optical pro- perties and electro-optical applications are either borates or phosphates. LBO(LiB3O5), KTP(KtiO- PO4), BBO(b-BaB2O4) and KDP(KH2PO4) are well- known commercially and extensively used for different optical elements. In recent years, the compounds combined both borate and phosphate groups have been synthesized and structurally characterized with quite different anionic partial structures. In particular, the use of hydrot…     

Nucleophilic addition-triggered lanthanide luminescence allows detection of amines by Eu(thenoyltrifluoroacetone)3

Herein, a novel fluorescent indicator for the real-time monitoring of amines is described. This probe contains a complex of europium-(thenoyltrifluoroacetone)(3) (Eu(TTA)(3)) that efficiently reacts with primary and secondary amines. The electron-withdrawing trifluoroacetyl undergoes a nucleophilic addition with amines, and the complex was used to selectively detect BuNH(2) and Et(2) NH (quenching concentration for BuNH(2): 10(-4) M, for Et(2)NH: 1.2 × 10(-3) M) by monitoring emission; no changes were observed in the emission spectrum of Eu(TTA)(3) in the presence of Et(3)N, [Bu(4)N]Cl, or PhNH(2) in aqueous solution (THF/H(2)O = 1:1). The ratio of emission intensity to amine concentration was linear by the least-squares fitting method.     

The determination of microgram quantities of organic nitrogen

A method is descriibed for the determination of microgram quantities of nitrogen in a wide variety of materials. This method involves the Kjeldahl procedure for the conversion of nitrogen to ammonium or amine sulphate. Digestion of the sample with concentrated sulphuric acid and catalyst, and, if necessary, pretreatment with hydriodic acid and red phosphorus, are followed by steam-distillation into a dilute acid solution. The final determination depends on the reaction of ammonia, in a suitably buffered solution, with sodium hypobromite reagent, and measurement of the excess reagent by titration of the iodine liberated by it from acidified potassium iodide, with a standard $\text{N}\text{500}$ sodium thiosulphate solution, using sodium starch glycollate indicator.Since sample size is relatively unrestricted and the final titration can measure 5 micrograms of nitrogen, the sensitivity of the method is very high.Reference is made to existing sub-micro methodes which, although sensitive, are time-consuming and specific in application.     

Determination of crude protein in animal feed, forage, grain, and oilseeds by using block digestion with a copper catalyst and steam distillation into boric acid: collaborative study

A collaborative study was conducted to evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of an extension of AOAC Official Method 991.20, Nitrogen (Crude) in Milk, to animal feed, forage (plant tissue), grain, and oilseed materials. Test portions are digested in an aluminum block at 420 degrees C in sulfuric acid with potassium sulfate and a copper catalyst. Digests are cooled and diluted, and concentrated sodium hydroxide is added to neutralize the acid and make the digest basic; the liberated ammonia is distilled by using steam distillation. The liberated ammonia is trapped in a weak boric acid solution and titrated with a stronger standardized acid, hydrochloric acid; colorimetric endpoint detection is used. Fourteen blind samples were sent to 13 collaborators in the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Recoveries of nitrogen from lysine, tryptophan, and acetanilide were 86.8, 98.8, and 100.1%, respectively. The within-laboratory relative standard deviation (RSDr, repeatability) ranged from 0.40 to 2.38% for crude protein. The among-laboratories (including within-) relative standard deviation (RSD(R), reproducibility) ranged from 0.44 to 2.38%. It is recommended that the method be adopted First Action by AOAC INTERNATIONAL. A lower concentration (1% H3BO3) of trapping solution was compared with the concentration specified in the original protocol (4% H3BO3) and was found comparable for use in an automatic titration system in which titration begins automatically as soon as distillation starts. The Study Directors recommend that 1% H3BO3 as an optional alternative to 4% boric acid trapping solution be allowed for automatic titrators that titrate throughout the distillation.