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Mass-spectrometric studies on alkylated 6-thiopurines

6-Thiopurine and its N- or C-alkyl derivatives all form an [M – 1]-ion upon fragmentation. In the 7-alkyl derivatives, this ion represents the major component of the spectrum. This is ascribed to formation of a five-membered thiazoline-like ring. Similar ring formation stabilises the [M – 1]-ion in the 7-methyl derivatives of hypoxanthine, adenine and 6-selenopurine.     

Studies in the chemistry of erythrina alkaloide derivatives—II : Synthesis and stereochemistry of decahydro-3-methyl-6H-pyrido]2,1-i]indole

1,2,3,4,7,7a,8,9,10,11-Decahydro-3-methyl-6$\text{H}$-pyrido[2,1-i]indole was prepared as an example of an erythrinane derivative lacking the aromatic moiety. The stereochemical structure of this compound and its 6-oxo derivative were found to be predominantly cis A/B, trans B/C, axial CH₃ and cis A/B, axial CH₃, respectively.     

Examination of the different procedural steps in the determination of organotin compounds in water samples

Previous animal experiments suggested that the Magos cold vapor atomic absorption spectroscopic (CVAAS) method might overestimate the concentrations of inorganic mercury (I-Hg) in the presence of methylmercury (MeHg). In the present study it is shown that this error is due to a fast degradation of MeHg during the formation of the analytical signal. For brain samples, about 5% of the total amount of MeHg in the reaction vessel is degraded to I-Hg. Speciation of Hg in aqueous solution of MeHg chloride, after purification with ionexchange chromatography using the Magos method, showed that about 9% was I-Hg. Analysis by NMR of MeHg chloride and MeHg hydroxide showed that less than 1% was in the form of I-Hg. The absolute magnitude of the error in the CVAAS method is dependent on the amounts of SnCl₂ and MeHg in the reaction vessel; however, the ratio of I-Hg to total (T-Hg) is shown to be independent of the amount of MeHg (25.5–255 ng as Hg) in the reaction vessel. A procedure for corrections is proposed, based on the results from these studies and empirical data from speciation analyses of brain tissue from MeHg-exposed rats and rabbits.