On visualization of sub-micron particles with dark-field light microscopy

Dark-field light microscopy is widely employed to visualize colloidal particles much smaller than the light wavelength used. In the captured images, the colloidal particles appear, against a dark background, as bright "specks" much larger than the geometrical size of the particles. To verify whether the "specks" are for individual particles or clusters of particles, experiments are performed which used low bulk concentrations of five suspensions of monodispersed particles (approximately 0.3 microm in diameter) and a dark-field video microscopic system with an optical resolution of approximately 0.5 microm to count the particles after they all have deposited onto the inner surfaces of a parallel-plate glass channel. The average size and the size distribution of the particles are also determined at the end of each experiment. The results confirmed that the visualized "specks" are for individual particles. The measured and prepared particle bulk concentrations in the five experiments closely matched, to within +/-5%, and the measured average size of the particles and their size distribution at the end of the five experiments were in agreement with the known values.     

Darstellung und schwingungsspektren von trimethylzinndiorganothiophosphinaten Me3SnOSPR′R″ (R′R″ = Me2, MePh,Ph2). Die kristallstruktur von Me3SnOSPMe2

A series of trimethyltin diorganothiophosphinates Me₃SnOSPR′R″ (R′R″ = Me₂, MePh, Ph₂) was prepared from (Me₃Sn)₂O and R′R″PSCl in cyclohexane solution. A close study of the vibrational spectra is given; ³¹P NMR and mass spectra are also reported. The structural investigation of Me₃SnOSPMe₂ by means of X-ray diffraction (R 5.2%, 1697 observed independent reflexions) shows the compound to consists of chains, in which planar SnMe₃ units and tetrahedral OSPMe₂ groups are linked by the O- and S-atoms of the thiophosphinate.     

Pfropf-Polymerisation von Methylmethacrylat auf Wolle mit dem System von Methylmethacrylat auf Wolle mit dem Redox-System H2O2-Na-Thiosulfat

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Benzotriazole-mediated alkoxyalkylation and acyloxyalkylation

Reactions of readily available and stable 1-(α-alkoxyalkyl)benzotriazoles type 9a,b and 10a-d with a variety of silyl enol ethers 11 or 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds 13 give the expected ketones 12a-l (60-92%), β-keto esters 14a,b (62-67%), and malonates 14c,d (79-88%) in which a tetrahydrofuran or tetrahydropyran moiety has been introduced at the α position. 1-(Benzotriazol-1-yl)alkyl esters 7 are converted by cyanide anion into cyanohydrin esters 15a-i (55-98%).     

Extraction thermodynamics of Th(IV) in various aqueous organic systems

Thermodynamic studies on solvent extraction of Th(IV) have been carried out using TBP and HDEHP as extractants in toluene from aqueous bromide and iodide media containing Arsenazo-III as a colouring reagent. This reagent was used for the spectrophotometric determination of Th(IV). The study was carried out at T = {(283, 298, 313) ± 1} K to evaluate lg K_ex as well as the thermodynamic functions ΔG^°, ΔH^°, and ΔS^° of the extraction reactions. The extracted species and the overall extraction mechanisms are postulated.     

Reaction of 2-carboxy-1-methylindole-3-acetic acid anhydride with amines and with S-methylisothiosemicarbazide

2-Carboxy-1-alkylindole-3-acetic acid anhydrides (I) condensed with S-methylisothiosemicarbazide in DMF to form 5,11-dihydro-6-methyl-2-methylthioindolo[3′,2′:4,5]pyrido[1,2-b]-s-triazol-5-one (II). Compound II underwent ring opening on refluxing with sodium hydroxide solution to give IV. The anhydride I reacted with primary amines in benzene to give 2-carboxy-1-alkylindole-3-acetanilide derivatives (VI) which yielded l-methylindole-3-acetic acid by decarboxylation followed by hydrolysis. Compound II oxidised to the diketo compound X which could be prepared by the hydrolysis of the azomethine derivative IX with acetic acid-hydrochloric acid mixture. Compound II reacted with benzyl chloride to yield the dibenzyl derivative XII, condensed with p-chlorobenzaldehyde to form the 11-p-chlorobenzylidene derivative XI and coupled with arenediazonium salt to give the 11-arylhydrazone derivatives XIII.     

Thermogravimetric and spectroscopic characterization of trivalent lanthanide chelates with some schiff bases

Solid complexes of two derivatives of Schiff bases SAT and SAZ with Pr(III), Nd(III), Gd(III), Dy(III), Ho(III), Er(III) and Yb(III) were prepared and characterized by elemental analysis , IR spectra and TG. The suggested formula of the obtained solid complexes is [MLCl₂(H₂O)n] for sat and [MLCl (H₂O)n] for SAZ where M=trivalent lanthanide ion, L=deprotonated ligand and n=2-3. The TG gives information about the coordinated water molecules, thermal stability and the coordination number of M which was found to be 6–8. A scheme of thermal decomposition of the complexes is also proposed. Comparison of the IR spectra of the ligands with those of their complexes indicate the center of chelation in SAT and SAZ which act as tridentate ligands. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Colorimetric determination of pyridoxine in pharmaceutical preparations

Summary The USP method for the determination of pyridoxine hydrochloride in pharmaceutical preparations has been modified to increase the stability of the colour, the speed of determination and the sensitivity. The reaction is carried out in propan-2-ol medium instead of water triethanolamine is used as the buffer, and iodine is used as oxidant when necessary. The colour is stable for about 45 min, the sensitivity of the reaction is greatly increased and the method takes only about a fifth of the time of the USP method.

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Kolorimetrische Bestimmung von Pyridoxin in pharmazeutischen Präparaten

Zusammenfassung Die USP-Methode zur Bestimmung von Pyridoxinhydrochlorid in pharmazeutischen Präparaten wurde modifiziert, um die Beständigkeit der Farbe, die Geschwindigkeit der Bestimmung und deren Empfindlichkeit zu verbessern. Statt in Wasser wird die Reaktion in Propan-2-ol durchgeführt, wobei Triethanolamin als Puffer und Jod — wenn nötig — als Oxydationsmittel verwendet werden. Die Farbe ist ungefähr 45 min beständig, die Empfindlichkeit der Reaktion stark verbessert und die zur Durchführung der Methode erforderliche Zeit beträgt etwa ein Fünftel im Vergleich zur USP-Methode.

     

Comparison of Electropolishing of Aluminum in a Deep Eutectic Medium and Acidic Electrolyte

Research advances in electropolishing, with respect to the field of metalworking, have afforded significant improvements in the surface roughness and conductivity properties of aluminum polished surfaces in ways that machine polishing and simple chemical polishing cannot. The effects of a deep eutectic medium as an acid-free electrolyte were tested to determine the potential energy thresholds during electropolishing treatments based upon temperature, experiment duration, current, and voltage. Using voltammetry and chronoamperometry tests during electropolishing to supplement representative recordings via atomic force microscopy (AFM), surface morphology comparisons were performed regarding the electropolishing efficiency of phosphoric acid and acid-free ionic liquid treatments for aluminum. This eco-friendly solution produced polished surfaces superior to those surfaces treated with industry standard acid electrochemistry treatments of 1 M phosphoric acid. The roughness average of the as-received sample became 6.11 times smoother, improving from 159 nm to 26 nm when electropolished with the deep eutectic solvent. This result was accompanied by a mass loss of 0.039 g and a 7.2 µm change in step height along the edge of the electropolishing interface, whereas the acid treatment resulted in a slight improvement in surface roughness, becoming 1.63 times smoother with an average post-electropolishing roughness of 97.7 nm, yielding a mass loss of 0.0458 g and a step height of 8.1 µm.