A clean-up procedure based on a solid-phase extraction column was optimized for determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in lichen extracts to remove co-extracted compounds from the matrix in the final extract. Several kinds of solid phases were evaluated: normal phase (-NH2 and alumina), strong anion exchange and reversed phase. The -NH2 columns were the most effective by using a packed solid bed of 500?mg. The lichen raw extract was loaded on the column previously conditioned with dichloromethane and hexane. Hexane (0.5?mL) was used as rinsing solvent, and PAHs were quantitatively eluted (80–97%) using 2?mL of hexane–dichloromethane (65–35) as eluting solvent. In these conditions, even the heaviest PAHs were quantitatively eluted. The optimized SPE method provides a short time and low-solvent-consumption sample clean-up compared with other conventional methods based on column chromatography. The analytical procedure, dynamic sonication-assisted extraction, followed by the optimized solid-phase extraction clean-up, was used to determine the 16 EPA priority PAHs from native lichens collected from the Aragon valley in central Pyrenees. The PAH concentrations in lichen samples ranged from 352 to 1654?ng?g?1, and the minimum concentration value was established as the regional reference PAH levels in the area. 相似文献
The reactivity of a series of iridium? pyridylidene complexes with the formula [TpMe2Ir(C6H5)2(C(CH)3C(R)N H] ( 1 a – 1 c ) towards a variety of substrates, from small molecules, such as H2, O2, carbon oxides, and formaldehyde, to alkenes and alkynes, is described. Most of the observed reactivity is best explained by invoking 16 e? unsaturated [TpMe2Ir(phenyl)(pyridyl)] intermediates, which behave as internal frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs). H2 is heterolytically split to give hydride? pyridylidene complexes, whilst CO, CO2, and H2C?O provide carbonyl, carbonate, and alkoxide species, respectively. Ethylene and propene form five‐membered metallacycles with an IrCH2CH(R)N (R=H, Me) motif, whereas, in contrast, acetylene affords four‐membered iridacycles with the IrC(?CH2)N moiety. C6H5(C?O)H and C6H5C?CH react with formation of Ir? C6H5 and Ir? C?CPh bonds and the concomitant elimination of a molecule of pyridine and benzene, respectively. Finally the reactivity of compounds 1 a – 1 c against O2 is described. Density functional theory calculations that provide theoretical support for these experimental observations are also reported. 相似文献
Currently nanosystems composed of polynucleotides and lipid vesicles (nanolipoplexes) are considered to be promising tools for gene therapeutics. Successful in vivo application of these vectors depends on their physicochemical, technological and biological characteristics including morphology, size distribution, molecular interactions and stability. Anionic nanoliposomes (DPPC:DCP:CHOL) were prepared by two different techniques, namely the conventional thin-film hydration method followed by extrusion, and the heating method (HM), in which no volatile solvent or detergent is used. A non-viral and non-cationic gene transfer vector was constructed by incorporating plasmid DNA (pcDNA3.1/His B/lacZ) to the HM-nanoliposomes by the electrostatic mediation of Ca2+ ions. Transfection efficiency of the nanolipoplexes was evaluated using a human bronchial epithelial cell line (16HBE14o-) in the presence of serum. Particle characterisation, stability of the formulations and lipid–DNA interaction studies were performed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and light scattering. TEM pictures of nanolipoplexes showed presence of two to four closely packed vesicles with signs of fusion. Efficient delivery of plasmid DNA and subsequent β-galactosidase expression was achieved using the anionic nanolipoplexes. Transfection efficiency increased with lipid:DNA ratio up to 7:1 (w/w), where transfection efficiency was 12-fold higher than in untreated cells. Further increase in lipid ratio decreased transfection. These nanolipoplexes appear to be safe, stable and efficient in the protection and delivery of DNA to different cells and tissues. 相似文献
The bis(hydride) dimolybdenum complex, [Mo2(H)2{HC(N‐2,6‐iPr2C6H3)2}2(thf)2], 2 , which possesses a quadruply bonded Mo2II core, undergoes light‐induced (365 nm) reductive elimination of H2 and arene coordination in benzene and toluene solutions, with formation of the MoI2 complexes [Mo2{HC(N‐2,6‐iPr2C6H3)2}2(arene)], 3?C6H6 and 3?C6H5Me , respectively. The analogous C6H5OMe, p‐C6H4Me2, C6H5F, and p‐C6H4F2 derivatives have also been prepared by thermal or photochemical methods, which nevertheless employ different Mo2 complex precursors. X‐ray crystallography and solution NMR studies demonstrate that the molecule of the arene bridges the molybdenum atoms of the MoI2 core, coordinating to each in an η2 fashion. In solution, the arene rotates fast on the NMR timescale around the Mo2‐arene axis. For the substituted aromatic hydrocarbons, the NMR data are consistent with the existence of a major rotamer in which the metal atoms are coordinated to the more electron‐rich C?C bonds. 相似文献
Complexes [Pd(3)(mu(3)-S)(mu(3)-X)(L)(3)] (L = orthometalated imine), obtained by an unusual reaction of mu(2)-OH dimeric complexes and CS(2), are an unprecedented type of asymmetrical bridges between metallatriangles, which force an all-cis arrangement of the three orthometalated ligands relative to the metallatriangle. 相似文献
The paper reports on a method for the detection of nanocellulose (NC) in consumer products by making use of a combination of (a) liquid-liquid extraction with an ionic liquid, and (b) size characterization by asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) coupled to multi-angle light scattering (MALS) and refractive index (RI) detection. Both AF4 and MALS are viable tools for characterizing the size of the nanofibers. Sample preparation is easy, and the extraction efficiency of the method is 80.9 ± 1.8% (n = 5). It was applied to the detection of NC in toothpaste and coconut foodstuff to verify the practicability of the method.
Graphical abstract Nanocellulose (NC) monitoring from coconut products and toothpaste and its size characterization by liquid-liquid extraction and asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation equipped with multi-angle light scattering and refractive index detection (AF4-MALS-RI).