A thermogravimetric analyzer for condensable gas adsorption under subatmospheric conditions

Potential alternative to petrochemical polymers, soy protein isolate (SPI), a plentily available, natural biopolymer is chemically modified with thiourea at 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 15 and 20 mass/mass% for better processing of plastic as a raw material. From the FTIR studies, it has been ascertained that there is no bonding reaction between SPI and thiourea and it acts as a modifier only. Thermogravimetric analysis of the modified material has been followed using a computer analysis method, LOTUS package, developed by us for assigning the degradation mechanism. A number of equations have been used to evaluate the kinetic parameters. The mechanism of degradation of the biopolymer is explained on the basis of the kinetic analysis.     

Oxidative reactivity of S-nitrosoglutathione with Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine

[formula: see text] S-Nitrosoglutathione oxidized 4-substituted Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridines in CH3CN/H2O or CH3CN/phosphate aqueous buffer solution to give aromatic products in various yields.     

Highly effective and recyclable dendritic ligands for the enantioselective aryl transfer reactions to aldehydes

[reaction: see text] A series of chiral pyrrolidinylmethanol-based dendritic ligands were synthesized for application in enantioselective aryl transfer reactions to aldehydes with the (ArBO)3/ZnEt2 system in up to 98% ee.     

Synthesis of indoles from pyridinium salts. 7. Sterically hindered alkyl-3-nitropyridinium salts in the synthesis of indoles

The introduction of bulky alkyl substituents (iso-Pr,tert-Bu) into any positions of the starting 3-nitropyridinium salt only increases the reaction time and decreases the yields of the corresponding alkylindoles somewhat.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 805–810, June, 1989.     

Improved sample preparation method for environmental plutonium analysis by ICP-SFMS and alpha-spectrometry

A rapid and simple sample preparation method for plutonium determination in environmental samples by inductively coupled plasma sector field mass spectrometry (ICP-SFMS) and alpha-spectrometry is described. The developed procedure involves a selective CaF₂ co-precipitation for preconcentration followed by extraction chromatographic separation. The proposed method effectively eliminates the possible interferences in mass spectrometric analysis and also removes interfering radionuclides that may disturb alpha-spectrometric measurement. For ²³⁹Pu, ²⁴⁰Pu and ²⁴¹Pu limits of detection of 9.0 fg·g⁻¹ (0.021 mBq), 1.7 fg·g⁻¹ (0.014 mBq) and 3.1 fg·g⁻¹ (11.9 mBq) were achieved by ICP-SFMS, respectively, and 0.02 mBq by alpha-spectrometry. Results of certified reference materials agreed well with the recommended values.