Voltammetric behavior of rutin at a boron-doped diamond electrode. Its electroanalytical determination in a pharmaceutical formulation

This paper examined for the first time, the possibilities of the usage of a boron-doped diamond electrode for the redox behavior of rutin using cyclic and adsorptive stripping voltammetry. The cyclic voltammograms showed a pair of redox peaks at lower potentials followed by an irreversible oxidation peak at higher positive potential. Using square-wave adsorptive stripping voltammetry, the compound yielded a well-defined voltammetric response in Britton-Robinson buffer, pH 4.0 at +0.48 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) (after 60 s accumulations at a fixed potential of 0.2 V). The calibration curve was linear in the concentration range from 0.01 µg mL^?1 to 0.1 µg mL^?1 (1.64×10^?8 M ? 1.64×10^?7 M). A detection limit of 0.0017 µg mL^?1 (2.78×10^?9 M) was observed without any chemical modifications and electrochemical surface pretreatments. As an example, the practical applicability of boron-doped diamond electrode was tested with the measurement of rutin in dietary supplement products.      

Stereoconvergent Generation of a Contrasteric syn‐Bicyclopropylidene (=syn‐Cyclopropylidenecyclopropane) by Stille‐Like Coupling

Stereoisomerically pure endo‐ and exo‐7‐halo‐7‐(trimethylstannyl)benzonorcar‐3‐enes (=endo‐ and exo‐(1‐halo‐1a,2,7,7a‐tetrahydro‐1H‐cyclopropa[b]naphthalen‐1‐yl)trimethylstannane) 4 and 6 were selectively obtained by lithium? tin or magnesium? tin transmetalation in good yields (Scheme 2 and 3). The reaction of these compounds with copper(I) thiophene‐2‐carboxylate (CuTC) produced in both cases the corresponding C_S‐symmetric bicyclopropylidene (=cyclopropylidenecyclopropane) syn‐ 1 , a single diastereoisomer (Schemes 5 and 6). The structure of syn‐ 1 was undoubtedly elucidated by X‐ray single crystal diffraction. The coupling mechanism of the carbenoid cyclopropane is discussed (Scheme 7).     

Magnesium Bromide and Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate Catalyzed One‐Pot Synthesis of Dihydropyrimidines via Biginelli Reaction under Solvent‐Free Conditions

Biologically important 12 new important 3,4‐dihydropyrimidin‐2‐(1H)‐ones (‐thiones) were synthesized with in one‐pot three‐component Biginelli reaction from the corresponding aromatic aldehydes (5‐methyl‐2‐thiophenecarboxaldehyde and 2‐chloro‐5‐nitrobenzaldehyde), β‐keto esters (ethylacetoacetate, allylacetoacetate, and t‐butylacetoacetate), and urea/thiourea in the presence of catalytic amount of magnesium bromide and magnesium chloride hexahydrate as nontoxic, inexpensive, and easily available catalysts under solvent‐free conditions at 80 and 100°C. Compared with the catalyst‐free three‐component Biginelli reaction conditions, this method consistently has the advantage of short reaction time (45–100 min) and good to excellent yields (75–91%).     

4-hydroxy-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carbohydrazide 1,1-dioxide-oxalohydrazide (1:1): X-ray structure and DFT calculations

The title compound, 4-hydroxy-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carbohydrazide 1,1-dioxide-oxalohydrazide (1:1), is determined using X-ray diffraction techniques and the molecular structure is also optimized at the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level using density functional theory (DFT). The asymmetric unit consists of four independent molecules. The oxalohydrazide molecules have the centre of symmetry at the mid-point of the central C-C bond. Each thiazine ring adopts a half-chair conformation. Intermolecular C-H...O, N-H...O and N-H...N hydrogen bonds produce R ₂ ² (10), R ₂ ² (13), R ₃ ³ (12) and R ₃ ³ (15) rings, which lead to one-dimensional polymeric chains. An extensive three-dimensional supramolecular network of N-H...N, N-H...O, C-H...O and O-H...O hydrogen bonds is responsible for crystal structure stabilization.     

Interaction of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate with Poly(ethyleneimine) in Bulk Solution and at the Air-Solution Interface

Interaction of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) with the cationic polyelectrolyte poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) was investigated in this study. Turbidity measurements were performed in order to analyze the interaction and complex formation in bulk solution as a function of polymer concentration and pH. Surface tension measurements were made to investigate the properties of SDS/PEI/water mixtures at air/solution interface. Results revealed that SDS/PEI complexes form in solution depending on the surfactant and polymer concentration. A decrease was observed in surface tension values in the presence of SDS/PEI mixtures compared to the values of pure SDS solutions. Both solution and interfacial properties exhibited pH dependent behavior. A shift was seen in the critical micelle concentration of SDS solutions as a function of PEI concentration and solution pH. Monovalent and divalent salt additions showed some influence on the interfacial properties of SDS solutions in the presence of PEI.     

石墨烯/二氧化钛复合材料富集-石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定铅和镉

以石墨烯/二氧化钛复合材料为吸附剂,结合石墨炉原子吸收光谱法,建立了Pb?和Cd?的检测方法。优化的实验条件为:溶液pH=5.0,吸附时间为60 min,吸附剂用量为0.02 g。结果表明:吸附过程符合拟二级动力学反应模型;吸附反应是吸热过程。建立的石墨烯/二氧化钛复合材料富集-石墨炉原子吸收光谱法对Pb2+和Cd2+的检出限分别为0.086和0.006μg/L,相对标准偏差为3.2%和2.5%。将本方法应用于矿石标准样品的测定,测定结果与标准值相符;用于茶叶实际样品的测定,回收率为96.8%~105.0%。     

Cloud point extraction of aluminum (III) in water samples and determination by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry,flame atomic absorption spectrometry and UV-visible spectrophotometry

Cloud point extraction was applied as a preconcentration step for the determination of trace level of Al(III) in water samples with electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS), flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) and UV-visible spectrophotometry. The aluminum was extracted as aluminum-Eriochrome Cyanine R (ECR) complex, at pH 6 by micelles of the non-ionic surfactant octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol (Triton X-114). The investigations showed that the same CPE procedure can be used for different detection techniques. The results obtained from these techniques were evaluated. Under the optimal conditions, limit of detection obtained with ETAAS, FAAS and UV-visible spectrophotometry were 0.03 ng mL^?1, 0.06 µg mL^?1 and 0.01 µg mL^?1, respectively. The accuracy of the procedure was tested by analysing certified reference material. The method was successfully applied to determination of aluminum in water samples and dialysis fluid.     

Selective back-extraction and preconcentration of zinc(II) from metal-1,3,5-triketone extracts prior to its determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

A simple back-extraction method was developed for the separation and preconcentration of trace levels of zinc from different matrices. Ethyl-2-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-oxopropanoylcarbamate (EMPC) was used as a new complexing agent for the extraction of zinc(II) from the aqueous sample phase to the methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) phase as Zn(EMPC)₂ complexes. The Zn(II) can be selectively stripped with 1?mL of 0.5?mol?L^?1 HCl from Mⁿ⁺(EMPC)_n complexes [Ag(I), Al(III), Cd(II), Cr(III), Cu(II), Fe(II), Fe(III), Mn(II), Ni(II), Pb(II) and Pd(II)] which dissolved in MIBK phase. Some experimental parameters, which are important for the whole extraction process, including pH, sample volume, shaking time, amount of the EMPC reagent, amount of MIBK, ionic strength, and type of back-extractant were investigated. The recovery for Zn(II) was greater than 95%. The detection limit of the method was found to be 0.2?µg?L ^{? 1} and the relative standard deviation as 6.4%. The concentrations of Zn(II) in the certified reference materials (LGC6019 river water and NIST-1547 peach leaves) by the presented method were in good agreement with the certified values. The proposed method was succesfully applied to the determination of zinc in some natural waters, rice, hair, soil, and tea samples.     

Synthesis of melamine based polymer complexes and their thermal degradations and magnetic properties

In this study, new polymer Fe(III) and Cr(III) complexes were synthesized. These polymer complexes were characterized by using elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, MS, thermal analyses and magnetic susceptibility measurement technics. Their thermal degradations were investigated, and co-polymerization was compared to aliphatic polymerization by using 1,2-dibromomethylbenzene and o-phenylenedialdehyde. Finally, metal ratios of the complexes were determined by using atomic absorption spectroscopy. The complexes are distorted octahedral low-spin (S = 1/2) Fe(III) and distorted octahedral (S = 3/2) Cr(III) bridged by COO^? and catechol groups.     

The uranium recovery from aqueous solutions using amidoxime modified cellulose derivatives. IV. Recovery of uranium by amidoximated hydroxypropyl methylcellulose

Amidoxime modified hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) films (HPMC-g-AO) were used for the recovery of uranium from aqueous solutions by a complexation process. The adsorption experiments were carried out by immersion of a certain amount of films in UO₂ ²⁺ solutions (resultant pH 4.1) ranging in concentration from 100 to 1,000 ppm. The effect of temperature (25–50 °C) on the adsorption capacity of HPMC-g-AO was investigated at the optimized time. The adsorption kinetics and the thermodynamics as well as the adsorption capacity of HPMC-g-AO films were investigated. The adsorption capacity was found as 765 mg UO₂ ²⁺/g dry film. The kinetic and the thermodynamic parameters (i.e. activation energy, enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs free energy) for the interaction of UO₂ ²⁺ with HPMC-g-AO were calculated based on known basic relations. The results showed that adsorption occurred through strong electrostatic interactions with an enthalpy of ?36.5 kJ/mol. The desorption of UO₂ ²⁺ were investigated using different desorption agents such as EDTA, HCl, NaHCO₃, and NaOH. After the 2 weeks treatment period, the highest desorption yield were found as 23 % with NaHCO₃.