Microwave sample preparation for geochemical and ecological studies

The review considers the general principles and current status of microwave sample preparation and the areas of its application to solving geochemical and ecological problems.     

Heteroaryl manganese reagents: direct preparation and reactivity studies

Direct preparation of various heteroaryl manganese reagents was performed by using highly active manganese (Mn∗) and heteroaryl halides. The resulting organomanganese reagents were coupled with electrophiles such as aryl halides, vinyl halides, and benzoyl chlorides under mild reaction conditions. The corresponding coupling products were obtained in good yields.     

三角形纳米银颗粒的制备及其热稳定性的研究

具有独特的光学和化学性质的纳米三角形银纳米颗粒在光电、催化和生物传感器等领域中有广泛的应用.提供一种简单的方法制备三角银纳米颗粒,对其进行表征研究,且详细讨论了其热力学稳定性.     

Gold film surface preparation for self-assembled monolayer studies

Evaporated gold films are frequently used as substrates for the study of biomolecular adsorbates, nanoparticle systems, amd partial and full monolayer films. These studies often benefit from a predeposition cleaning of the surface that removes adventitiously adsorbed material from laboratory contaminants. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is used in this study to explore the microscopic consequences of two pretreatment protocols used in literature reports of self-assembled monolayers, based on sulfochromic and piranha acid solutions. These measurements show that treatment of the Au/mica surface with piranha acid can lead to extensive and uncontrolled etching of the surface and severe disruption of the surface topography; extended exposure causes the precipitation of crystallites on the surface that are highly mobile during STM imaging processes. Exposure of Au/mica surfaces to sulfochromic acid leads to the formation of permanent etch pits of the surface that are exclusively one Au layer deep; extended exposure leads to progressive etching and oxidation of the surface, ultimately leading to the formation of 0.33-0.36 nm high islands on the otherwise flat Au/mica surface. The piranha acid solutions are significantly more likely to cause the Au film to delaminate from the mica support than are the sulfochromic acid solutions. These results show that sulfochromic surface preparation is a direct and reliable method for the elimination of organic residues from Au(111)-textured surfaces, while causing a minimum of structural and chemical surface damage.     

Self-complementary tetradeoxyribonucleoside triphosphates convenient chemical preparation and spectroscopic studies in solution

Eight kinds of self-complementary tetradeoxyribonucleoside triphosphates were prepared by a simplified method which enabled us to omit purification of synthetic intermediates and provided the tetramers very rapidly and conveniently. The tetramers were characterized by enzyme assay and their conformations were studied by the use of UV and CD spectroscopic methods under various conditions. The detailed analysis of the CD spectra suggested that conformation of the tetramer duplexes was dependent on the sequence.     

Thermoanalytical studies on the preparation of industrial crystalline aluminium sulphate

Changes in the water content of aluminium sulphate hydrate were investigated gravimetrically at room temperature in air with different relative humidities. The samples conditioned in this way were characterized by thermoanalytical (TG, DTG, DSC) and X-ray diffraction measurements. Industrial aluminium sulphate hydrate obtained by freezing the melt has a partly crystalline structure. After grinding, this material crystallizes during storage. This process requires a humid atmosphere; increasing relative humidity brings about more intensive crystallization.It was found that the crystallization of aluminium sulphate from the melt is facilitated by a higher water content of the melt.

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Zusammenfassung VerÄnderungen des Wassergehalts von Aluminiumsulfat-Hydrat bei Zimmertemperatur in Luft unterschiedlicher relativer Feuchtigkeit wurden gravimetrisch untersucht. Die auf diese Weise konditionierten Proben wurden durch thermoanalytische (TG, DTG, DSC) und röntgendiffraktometrische Messungen charakterisiert. Durch Erstarren der Schmelze erhaltenes industrielles Aluminiumsulfat-Hydrat ist teilweise kristallin. Nach dem Mahlen kristallisiert dieses Material wÄhrend der Lagerung. Dieser Proze\ erfordert eine feuchte AtmosphÄre, wobei sich der Kristallisationsgrad mit steigender relativer Feuchtigkeit erhöht. Es wurde festgestellt, da\ die Kristallisation des Aluminiumsulfats durch einen höheren Wassergehalt der Schmelze gefördert wird.

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Combined approach for high-throughput preparation and analysis of plasma samples from exposure studies

In drug discovery today, drug exposure is determined in preclinical efficacy and safety studies and drug effects are related to measured concentrations rather than to the administered dose. This leads to a strong increase in the number of bioanalytical samples, demanding the development of higher throughput methods to cope with the increased workload. Here, a combined approach is described for the high-throughput preparation and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) analysis of drug levels in plasma samples from the preclinical efficacy and safety studies, i.e. exposure studies. Appropriate pharmacokinetic (PK) compartmental models were fitted to data from PK screening studies in the rat, which were subsequently used to simulate the expected plasma concentrations of the respective exposure studies. Information on the estimated drug concentrations was used to dilute the samples to appropriate concentration levels. A Tecan Genesis RSP liquid handling system was utilized to perform automated plasma sample preparation including serial dilution of standard solutions, dilution of plasma samples, addition of internal standard solution and precipitation with acetonitrile. This robotic sample preparation process permitted two studies of 1-96 samples each to be run simultaneously. To ensure the performance of this method the accuracy and precision for diazepam were examined. Two novel drugs were used to illustrate the suggested approach. In conclusion, our method for sample preparation of exposure samples, based on the combined use of PK simulations, a liquid handling system and a fast LC/MS/MS method, increased the throughput more than three times and minimized the errors, while maintaining the required accuracy and precision.     

Synthetic enantiopure aziridinomitosenes: preparation, reactivity, and DNA alkylation studies

An enantiocontrolled route to aziridinomitosenes had been developed from l-serine methyl ester hydrochloride. The tetracyclic target ring system was assembled by an internal azomethine ylide cycloaddition reaction based on silver ion-assisted intramolecular oxazole alkylation and cyanide-induced ylide generation via a labile oxazoline intermediate (62 to 66). Other key steps include reductive detritylation of 26, methylation of the N-H aziridine 56, oxidation of the sensitive cyclohexenedione 68 to quinone 70, and carbamoylation using Fmoc-NCO. Although the aziridinomitosene tetracycle is sensitive, a range of protecting group manipulations and redox chemistry can be performed if suitable precautions are taken. A study of DNA alkylation by the first C-6,C-7-unsubstituted aziridinomitosene 11a has been carried out, and evidence for DNA cross-link formation involving nucleophilic addition to the quinone subunit is described.     

Synthetic studies on the preparation of oxygenated spongiane diterpenes from carvone

The paper describes a new diastereoselective approach to oxygenated spongiane diterpenes functionally related to natural dorisenones. The strategy followed for the preparation of the spongiane framework, a B→AB→ABC→ABCD approach, is based on the preparation of epoxydecalone 11 (AB rings) from R-(−)-carvone, followed by an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction for the construction of the C ring (compound 26). Further manipulation of the Diels-Alder adduct functionality allows the completion of the spongiane framework and the elaboration of several oxygenated spongiane-type compounds. The structures of two compounds 27 and 31, has been established by single-crystal X-ray crystallography.     

Avermectin-milbemycin studies. 4. An expedient two-step preparation of p-hydroxybenzoates

Dianions derived from a variety of 1,3-diketones react with $\text{Z}$-ethyl-3-bromopropenoate to afford unsaturated diketoesters which upon treatment with base undergo facile cyclization-dehydration to p-hydroxybenzoates.     

Thermal studies for preparation of Nb10Hf1Ti Alloy

The aim of this work is to evaluate the feasibility of preparation of Nb10Hf1Ti alloy by magnesiothermic reduction of its oxides. DTA studies were conducted to identify the reduction temperature for co reduction of the mixed oxides of Nb₂O₅, HfO₂, and TiO₂ by magnesium under reducing atmosphere. Based on DTA analysis, experiments were carried out to prepare Nb10Hf1Ti alloy by magnesiothermic reduction of their oxides at 750 °C. The reduced product was analyzed for its phases by X-ray diffraction. The excess Mg was leached out, the alloy mixture was vacuum dried, pelletized, sintered, and electron beam melted to get a consolidated alloy of the required composition. The alloy was characterized using different techniques such as optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and chemical analysis. Microstructural observations revealed the formation of coarse grain structure in the consolidated alloy. The alloy product was also evaluated for its micro hardness.     

New hydrazinium salts of benzene tricarboxylic and tetracarboxylic acids—preparation and their thermal studies

Some new hydrazinium salts of benzene tricarboxylic and tetracarboxylic acids have been prepared by neutralisation of these acids with hydrazine hydrate in aqueous medium and characterised by conductance measurement, IR spectral and thermal analyses. Hemimellitic acid (H₃hml) forms monohydrazinium salt, trimellitic acid (H₃tml) and trimesic acid (H₃tms), mono and dihydrazinium salts, and pyromellitic acid (H₄pml) all the four salts with hydrazine hydrate. Conductance study indicates their electrolytic nature. IR spectra of all the salts show NN stretching frequencies of the N₂H₅⁺ in the region of 960-990 cm⁻¹. The hemimellitate salt undergoes endothermic dehydrazination at 154 °C, trimellitates and pyromellitates in the range of 191-271 °C, and trimesates in the range of 267-332 °C. Trimesates decompose to give CO₂ around 337 °C. All the salts then undergo strong exothermic decomposition in the range of 517-595 °C via the formation of respective acid intermediates first, then arenes, yielding carbon residue. A comparison of the thermal behaviour of pure acids with that of their salts reveals the fact that the acids do not withstand high temperature like salts. They show sharp endotherms at their melting points and then they decompose exothermally before 400 °C to give carbon residue.     

Size-controlled preparation of Cu2O octahedron nanocrystals and studies on their optical absorption

We report herein the size-controlled preparation of monodispersed cuprous oxide octahedron nanocrystals smaller than 100 nm. The method is based on the reduction of copper nitrate in Triton X-100 water-in-oil (w/o) microemulsions by gamma-irradiation. The average edge length of the octahedron-shaped nanocrystals varies from 45 to 95 nm as a function of the dose rate. The quantum confinement effect was illustrated by the blueshift in the optical absorption. In addition, the growth process was also traced by absorption spectra.     

Tamoxifen-loaded polymeric micelles: preparation, physico-chemical characterization and in vitro evaluation studies

Several samples of polymeric micelles, formed by amphiphilic derivatives of PHEA, obtained by grafting into polymeric backbone of PEGs and/or hexadecylamine groups (PHEA-PEG-C(16) and PHEA-C(16)) and containing different amount of Tamoxifen, were prepared. All Tamoxifen-loaded polymeric micelles showed to increase drug water solubility. TEM studies provided evidence of the formation of supramolecular core/shell architectures containing drug, in the nanoscopic range and with spherical shape. Samples with different amount of encapsulated Tamoxifen were subjected to in vitro cytotoxic studies in order to evaluate the effect of Tamoxifen micellization on cell growth inhibition. All samples of Tamoxifen-loaded polymeric micelles showed a significantly higher antiproliferative activity in comparison with free drug, probably attributable to fluidification of cellular membranes, caused by amphiphilic copolymers, that allows a higher penetration of the drug into tumoral cells. To gain preliminary information about the potential use of prepared micelles as Tamoxifen drug delivery systems, studies evaluating drug release ability of micelle systems in media mimicking biological fluids (buffer solutions at pH 7.4 and 5.5) and in human plasma were carried out. These studies, performed evaluating the amount of Tamoxifen that remains in solution as a function of time, showed that at pH 7.4, as well as in plasma, PHEA-C(16) polymeric micelles were able to release lower drug amounts than PHEA-PEG(5000)-C(16) ones, while at pH 5.5, the behavior difference between two kind of micelles was less pronounced.     

Taking into account both preparation and injection in high-performance liquid chromatography linearity studies

As mentioned in International Conference on Harmonisation publications, linearity is a principal parameter in method validation. The most popular statistical tool used is linear least-squares regression. Contrary to what is still very often practiced, the correlation coefficient can in no way be considered as an indicator of the fit quality. There is in fact a test called the "lack-of-fit test" that enables one to answer the question, "Is the linear model adapted to the calibration curve?". However, this test can give erroneous conclusions when, at each level, several sources of variation for the response are influent. It often occurs in high-performance liquid chromatography, as shown in a following example, where the calibration curve is obtained from repeated injections of repeated dilutions of a parent solution. The lack-of-fit test rejected linearity, although it was at least questionable. In fact, the reason for a discrepancy of this kind lies in the presence of a double source of variation: injection and dilution. It is possible to overcome the problem by mixing a nested ANOVA with the standard least-square linear regression. As shown in an example, implementing this methodology for data processing allows one not only to carry out an unbiased lack-of-fit test but also give estimates of the dispersion introduced respectively by the preparation and the injection.     

Spiroquinazoline support studies: methods for the preparation of imidazoloindolines from oxindoles

Two methods for the annulation of glycine to the 1 and 2 positions of oxindoles are described. The first method involves introduction of an α-azidoacetyl group on the oxindole nitrogen followed by an intramolecular Staudinger reaction to complete the annulation. The second method involves acylation of the oxindole nitrogen with an N-Cbz-glycine derivative followed by reduction of the oxindole carbonyl group and subsequent cyclization to provide an imidazoloindoline.     

Fundamental studies of a new series of anion exchange membranes: membrane preparation and characterization

Chemical cross-linking anion exchange series membranes were prepared from linear engineering plastics poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO) by conducting the processes of bromination and amination at both benzyl and aryl positions. Compared with the traditional technologies, the membrane route described in this paper has cancelled the chloromethylation process and thus, given up the use of chloromethyl methyl ether, which has been considered as a potential harmful toxicity material. The ion exchange capacity, water content, membrane potential and transport number of membranes were studied. The results show that the membrane properties are significantly affected by the bromination processes: benzyl-substitution will enhance the ion exchange capacity and water content, while the aryl-substitution will decrease the water content with approximately unchanged ion exchange capacity. By properly balancing them, a series of membranes can be obtained to comply with different industrial requirements, such as diffusional dialysis, electrodialysis, and water splitting processes.