Non-Aqueous Capillary Electrophoresis with Indirect Photometric Detection for Direct Analysis of Pb2+, Zn2+ and Cd2+ Ions

A new approach, based on non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis separation and indirect photometric detection, was established for the determination of the transition metal ions Pb²⁺, Zn²⁺ and Cd²⁺. Under optimized conditions, the method produced baseline separation of these three metal ions. The linear range and detection limits were 1050µM, 1.9µM for Cd²⁺; 1050µM, 2.1µM for Zn²⁺; and 20100µM, 3.8µM for Pb²⁺, respectively.     

On the use of a dead-time meter for pile-up corrections

Correction for pile-up losses in the amplifier is possible by the dead-time fraction indicator of the ADC in case of long-lived radionuclides. If the dead-time meter has been calibrated, an accuracy of 1.5% is feasible up to a dead-time fraction of 25%. The precision decreases from 1.5% at 10% dead-time fraction to 3% at a deadtime fraction of 30%.     

Strategies to vectorize conventional SCF-Cl algorithms

Recent high-performance computers, especially supercomputers, achieve very high-speed operations but bring about serious I/O problems in quantum chemical computations. Strategies to vectorize conventional SCF-CI algorithms are discussed relating to the I/O problems. The conventional SCF-CI algorithm which is proposed here reduces I/O processing by eliminating all sorting routines and redundant integral files and generates directly nonzero and nonredundant PK integrals with a vectorizable canonically-ordered list. The new implementation has been undertaken and successfully realized as a program system named GSCF3. The vector to scalar acceleration rate of GSCF3 on the HITAC S-810 are as follows: 2.5 5 in the AO integral evaluation, 5 12 in the SCF calculation, 15 30 in the four-index integral transformation, 10 20 in the CI matrix diagonalization, and overall 510 through SCF-CI.     

UV-spectrophotometric determination of glycyrrhizic acid inGlycyrrhiza glabra

Summary A spectrophotometric method for determining glycyrrhizic acid in a thick licorice extract, dry licorice powder, and licorice roots after its chromatographic separation from the accompanying substances in a thin layer of sorbent has been proposed. The limit of detection of glycyrrhizic acid is 8 µg/ml. The concentration of glycyrrhizic acid in the thick extracts is 15.49%, in the dry powder 12%, and in licorice roots 4.3%.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 802–806, November–December, 1977.     

Donorstärken in 1,2-Dichloräthan

Zusammenfassung Kalorimetrische und spektrophotometrische Untersuchungen über die Donorstärke einer Anzahl nicht-wäßriger Lösungsmittel zeigen, daß die relative Reihung der Donorstärken unabhängig von der Natur des Akzeptors ist. Die Donorreihung lautet gegenüber SbCl₅, Jod und Phenol folgendermaßen: Pyridin > Dimethylsulfoxid > Dimethylacetamid Dimethylformamid > > Trimethylphosphat Diphenylphosphoroxychlorid > Diäthyläther > Aceton > Propandiol-1,2-carbonat > Acetonitril > > Selenoxychlorid Phosphoroxychlorid Benzoylchlorid > > Thionylchlorid > Sulfurylchlorid.

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Calorimetric and spectrophotometric work on the donor strength of various non-aqueous solvents have shown that the relative order of donor strength is independent from the nature of the acceptor. The order of donor strength towards SbCl₅, I₂ and phenole is pyridine > dimethylsulfoxide > dimethylacetamide dimethylformamide > trimethylphosphate diphenylphosphonic chloride > diethyl ether > acetone > propane diol-1,2-carbonate > acetonitrile > selenium oxychloride phosphorus oxychloride benzoyl chloride > thionyl chloride > sulfuryl chloride.

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Radio gas chromatography on capillary columns using a multi-column system (column-switching)

Summary A gas chromatographic system with capillary columns (fused silica) for the analysis of radiolabelled compounds is described. The system presented is based on a dual column gas chromatograph equipped with column switching facllity and a variable splitter at the column outlet combined with a dead-volume free adapter for the radioactivity monitor for continous measurement of radioactivity in the column effluent. The first column works as a separation column and the second is roughly shortened and used as a feed to the mass detector. The adjustment of the split ratio is regulated by the inlet pressures for the carrier gas supplying both columns. For mass detection all conventional systems can be used. Detection of radioactivity by a gas proportional counter (system based on a combustion technique). Three flow modes can be adjusted: a) total column effluent to the mass detector or b) to the radioactivity monitor, and c) simultaneous flow (dependent on the chosen split ratio) to mass-and radioactivity detectors. The system was developed for use in clinical chemistry and tested with labelled and unlabelled steroids. The method for peak identification by means of relative retention times and methylene units was possible also for radioactive peaks when a heart cutting technique was used. The radio gas chromatographic system presented allows the development of radiochromatograms with the same peak characteristics as in conventional capillary gas chromatography.Presented at the 14th International Symposium on Chromatography London, September, 1982     

Oxidation of Formic and Oxalic Acids in an Electrodeless Electrochemical Reaction

Decomposition of formic and oxalic acid and of sodium formate and sodium oxalate (0.1 M solutions) in an electrodeless electrochemical reaction was studied. The oxidation kinetics was analyzed in terms of the previously developed model. The decomposition yields of formic acid and sodium formate are 0.5 and 1 molecule/(100 eV), respectively, which is comparable with the radiation-chemical decomposition yield, taking into account the installation efficiency.     

Study of free volume parameters of polystyrenes of different molecular architecture by positron annihilation lifetime measurement

Differences of size, content and size distribution of free volumes in linear branched and three-armed polystyrenes, synthesized by radical and anionic processes, were observed by positron annihilation lifetime measurements. The temperature dependence of an average free volume radius was quite similar among polystyrenes of different architectures and molecular weight distributions. The free volume radius increased with temperature, from 0.27 nm (T:60 K) to 0.29 nm (T:260 K) and 0.30 nm (T _g:363 K), then to 0.35 nm (423 K), showing turning at and transition temperature. The free volume content decreased from 60 K to 220 K to 300 K showing peculiar minimum at 220 K to 300 K depending on the molecular shape, increased above 320 K, upto 340 to 360 K. The free volume contents decreased with an increase of molecular weight and by an addition of oligomer or plasticiser, suggesting differences in relaxation time or molecular motion between the edge and middle portions of molecular chain and filling effect of smaller molecules in free volumes, respectively. The apparent free volume fraction showed clear variations atT andT _g. Size distribution of free volumes suggested more complicated behavior of free volume upon the molecular relaxations and filling effect.     

Electron-impact-induced anisotropic etching of silicon by hydrogen

The etch rate of silicon in a hydrogen low-pressure discharge plasma can be strongly enhanced by electron bombardment, reaching presently up to 1000 Å/min. The etch rate increases linearly with increasing electron current density and hydrogen pressure (range 0.05–0.7 mbar) and decreases with increasing temperature, yielding an activation energy of –4.2 kcal/mole in a temperature range of 80 to 300°C. The etching remains anisotropic within the whole pressure range studied.     

Influence of Cyclodextrins on the Kinetics of Oxidation of Amino Acids and BSA by Hydrazyl Radicals

The kinetics of oxidation of amino acids (Arg, His, Lys, Phe, Thr and Tyr), a dipeptide (Gly-His), and BSA (bovine serum albumin) by two persistent water soluble free radicals of the hydrazyl type has been studied.The rate decreases in the order Arg>Lys>Tyr>Thr>HisBSAPheGly-His with bothfree radicals. Addition to the reaction mixture of - and -cyclodextrin decreases the oxidation rate, probably due to amino acidencapsulation in the cyclodextrin cavity. -Cyclodextrin protects more efficiently against oxidation than -cyclodextrin.     

Formation of YAG from coprecipitated yttrium aluminium hydroxides

Thermal decomposition of the amorphous coprecipitate of yttrium and aluminium hydroxides forming yttrium aluminium garnet has been investigated employing thermal analyses, X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy. On heating, the coprecipitate progressively loses water forming a stable but highly disordered hydroxy garnet which crystallizes at 1180 K and decomposes to YAG at 1290 K. Nucleation of the crystalline phase appears to begin at 800 K.The authors thank Dr. P. V. Ravindran of the Analytical Chemistry and Shri N. K. Kulkarni of the Fuel Chemistry Divisions of BARC for their assistance in the thermoanalytical experiments.     

Experimental investigation on tritium gettering with hydrogen uranyl phosphate (HUP)

At room-temperature and atmospheric pressure, using electrode disks of various sizes, under the action 4 7Vdc eletric field, we gettered tritium gas from 2.2L of air containing (0.15 18.61)×10⁸ Bq of tritium and (3000 12000) ppm of moisture during 50 hours or so the efficiency of gettering tritium was over 95%. Applying liquid scintillation counting method, we measured the tritium in the disks after gettering, and found that the amounts of tritium in the disks were equal to those reduced in the tested tritiated air.     

Internet Information Resources for Analytical Chemistry

The Web collection of electronic materials on Internet information resources for analytical chemistry (http://www.geokhi.ru/rusanalytchem/Resources/ default.htm) is reviewed. Data on the most informative sites maintained by institutions of various countries are systematized.     

Temperature-dependent dry etching characteristics of III–V semiconductors in HBr- and HI-based discharges

Microwave discharges of HBr/H₂/Ar and H/H₂/Ar with additional do biasing of the sample were used to etch InP, GaAs, and AlGaAs at temperatures between 50–250°C. The etch rates increase by factors of 3–50 and 5–9, respectively, for HBr-and HI-based discharges over this temperature range, but display non-Arrhenius behavior. The etched surfaces became very rough above 100°C for InP with either discharge chemistry due to preferential loss of P, while GaAs and AlGaAs are more tolerant of the elevated temperature etching. The near-surface electrical properties of InP are severely degraded by etch temperatures above 100°C, while extensive hydrogen in-diffusion occurs in GaAs and AlGaAs under these conditions, leading to dopant passivation which can be reversed by annealing at 400°C.     

The composition of volatile and particulate hydrocarbons in urban air

Summary The hydrocarbon composition of the particle and gas phases in the urban atmosphere has been studied by filtration and parallel adsorption on active charcoal and polyurethane foam (PUF). Gas chromatography (GC) and GC coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) have been used for the analysis of the organic matter extracts obtained with each system. In the case of the particle and PUF samples these extracts were fractionated into aliphatic and aromatic compounds. This approach has allowed to identify up to 247 hydrocarbon molecules showing that C0–C5 alkylbenzenes are the major compounds in the charcoal extracts whereas C14–C23 n-alkanes, C0–C4 alkylnaphthalenes, C0–C4 alkylbiphenyls and C3–C5 alkylbenzenes are those predominantly found in the PUF materials. The particles essentially contain C17–C38 n-alkanes and parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). These qualitative differences are paralleled by a progressive concentration decrease from the more to the less volatile hydrocarbons. Thus, the total charcoal extracts average 80 g/m³, the PUF compounds represent 4 /m³ and the particle hydrocarbons 0.7 g/m³. These latter airborne materials are essentially composed of petrogenic residues 0.6 g/m³ (aliphatic fraction) whereas the pyrolytic PAH only involve 0.08 g/m³.     

Recoil reactions of38Cl and128I in some heterocyclic systems

Halogen recoil following /n, / reaction has been studied in some heterocyclic systems. The organic yields are 60% for irradiation as solids: exceptions are dioxanide furoate /34%/ and 5-chloro isatoic anhydride /31%/. As solutions in 11 THF + benzene and 11 HTF+DMSO, these yields are lower by 10% and decrase further when only THF is the solvent. Mass-spectroscopy data revealed the possible fragmentation pattern.     

Insertion of 3d- and 4f-Elements into Silver Iodide

The interaction of manganese and some 4f-metals (M) with silver iodide is studied. The samples are obtained by sputtering M onto the surface of polycrystalline AgI films (0.2 m, 300 K) in a vacuum. Optical absorption in the samples is interpreted as the insertion of M ions into AgI with the formation of dopants AgI:M. A new phase with an optical bandgap of 3.7 eV emerges in the samples with elevated concentrations of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, or Dy (n _M/n _Ag 0.1). X-ray diffraction patterns for such samples with Sm correspond to structures with large interfacial distances, for example, 0.99, 0.87, 0.76, and 0.67 nm. In air, AgI forms in the samples with a new phase; this process is hindered by the sputtered protective coatings. According to optical absorption data, X-ray diffraction, and local microanalysis the Mn insertion into AgI is followed by the formation of a new phase (2Ag:Mn:4I), which may belong with solid electrolytes Ag₂MI₄, where nonmagnetic M are known (Zn, Cd, Sn, Hg, Pb).     

Kinetik der Bindung von Dansylsarkosin (DS) zur Spezifizierung von Humanalbumin (HSA) in Serumkonserven

Zusammenfassung In Spenderserum und handelsüblichen Serumkonserven wurde die Bindung von Dansylsarkosin (DS) an Humanalbumin (HSA) mit Hilfe von stopped-flow-Messungen bestimmt. Die Umlagerung vom instabilen in den stabilen DS-HSA Komplex erfolgt mit einer Halbwertzeit von 3 ms. Die Halbwertzeit der Dissoziation beträgt für alle untersuchten Seren 25 ms. Wegen unterschiedlicher Affinitäten des Anlagerungskomplexes erfolgt die Bindung von DS nach Sterilisation mit -Propiolacton (BPL) und UV-Licht langsamer als ohne Behandlung der Seren.

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Specification of human albumin (HSA) in preserved serum by dansylsarcosine (DS) binding kinetics

Summary Complexation of dansylsarcosine (DS) with human serum albumin (HSA) has been determined by stopped-flow in fresh human serum and commercial available serum. Conversion of the low affinity into the high affinity DS-HSA complex occurs with a half-life of 3 ms. Dissociation half-life was for all investigated seras 25 ms. Due to different affinity constants of the low affinity complex, binding reaction is slower for serum sterilized by -propiolacton and UV-light in comparison with untreated serum.

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The glyceride complex of the seed oil ofOnopordum acanthiium

Summary The complex mixture of glycerides of a seed oil containing oxidized aryl radicals in the triglycerides (10 groups of glycerides) has been separated for the first time. New groups of monohydroxyacyl triglycerides (oxoacyl, 0.1% of the oil, and hydroperoxyacyl, 0.1%) and di(oxyacyl)triglycerides (epoxacyl-hydroxyacyl, 0.36%) have been detected and isolated.A new -oxodienoic acid has been found for which the following structural formula is proposed as the most probable: 11-oxooctadeca-cis-9,cis-12-dienoic acid.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 699–707, November–December, 1978. Original article submitted June 27, 1978.     

Kerr constants and structure of benzoic acid in dioxane and CCl4

The dipole moment and Kerr effect methods showed that the dimer of benzoic acid has a conformation close to the twist form with a dihedral angle of 10°. The fraction of atomic polarization of the dimer is anomalously high (P_a 50% P_e), and it retains some polarity (DM 0.58 D).A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan' Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 420083 Kazan'. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1069–1072, May, 1992.