Speciation and GC retention indices of some organotin compounds in water

Analytical methods have been developed for the quantitative determination of Bu₄Sn, Bu₃Sn⁺, Bu₂Sn²⁺, BuSn³⁺, Me₃BuSn, Me₂Bu₂Sn, MeBu₃Sn, MeBuSn²⁺, Me₂BuSn⁺ and MeBu₂Sn⁺ in water. Organotin compounds are extracted from water with tropolone at 0.1 % in n-pentane, derivatized with n-pentylmagnesium bromide and determined by gas chromatography with flame photometric detection or flame ionization detection. Absolute detection limits are 0.05-0.12 ng and 1.2-13 ng as tin, respectively. The method was applied to the analysis of spiked tap-water containing 0.3-1000 ng cm^?3 of each of the organotin compounds.     

Stili musicali guidati da generalizzazioni matematiche della tonalita'

This article is a study of the problem posed by the use of a theory of harmony by Composers. Such a doctrine has the chance to become a mathematical theory in most temperaments discovered in the history of music, except the traditional. Basic non ambiguous concepts give rise to an algorithmic language which contains classic notions of harmony as well as rules for a new kind of «atonal intervals». Resulting new styles of music can be performed with standard instruments not because of the traditional dodecaphonic temperament but in spite of it.     

Electrochemical reduction of tricarbonyl compounds: Reduction mechanism of alloxan on a mercury electrode

A study has been carried out on the reduction mechanism of alloxan over a DME corresponding to the first two-electron transfer over the pH range 0–12.Polarographic and voltammetric results show the reduction process to be kinetically controlled. Rate and equilibrium constant data for the prior chemical reaction have been evaluated and several reaction mechanisms for different pH zones have been proposed.     

Self-adjusting stochastic processes

Let A_t(i, j) be the transition matrix at time t of a process with n states. Such a process may be called self-adjusting if the occurrence of the transition from state h to state k at time t results in a change in the hth row such that A_t+1(h, k) ? A_t(h, k). If the self-adjustment (due to transition h → kx) is A_{t + 1}(h, j) = λA_t(h, j) + (1 ? λ)δ_jk (0 < λ < 1), then with probability 1 the process is eventually periodic. If A₀(i, j) < 1 for all i, j and if the self-adjustment satisfies A_{t + 1}(h, k) = ?(A_t(h, k)) with ?(x) twice differentiable and increasing, x < ?(x) < 1 for 0 ? x < 1,?(1) = ?′(1) = 1, then, with probability 1, lim A_t does not exist.     

A variable temperature study of Ru3(CO)12 in the solid state and the generation of alternative crystal structures

Summary The molecular and crystal structure of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ has been reinvestigated on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data collected at 100 and 150 K. Thermal motion analysis on high-order diffraction data have been used to characterize the motion about equilibrium positions of the molecule as a whole and of groups of atoms. It has been shown that, while the molecule undergoes an almost isotropic rigid-body librational and translational motion, the three Ru(CO)₄ units undergo different librational motions about the axes passing between each Ru atom and bisecting the opposite 615-01 bond. Packing potential energy calculations and computer graphics have been used to show that the most favoured packing motif in the experimental crystal is based on interlocking between tetracarbonyl units formed by two pairs of CO ligands at right angles along a 615-02 edge. Starting from the structure of Ru₃(CO)₁₂, alternative crystal arrangements have been generated and compared with the experimental crystal structure in terms of packing efficiency and cohesive energy.     

Application of “Direct” beta particle excitation for the determination of noble metals in catalysts by radioisotope excited X-ray fluorescence

A new technique was applied for exciting X-rays for X-ray fluorescence analysis by “direct” beta excitation for the determination of noble metals in catalytic materials.     

Valor assoluto,variazione, lunghezza in distribuzione

a Enrico Bompiani in occasione del suo Giubileo scientifico. Lavoro eseguito nell' ambito del gruppo di rieerea N. 18 del C.N.R.     

Isoform-specific quantification of endothelins in HUVEC culture supernatants by on-line high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry

A method for the quantitative analysis of endothelin peptides in human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) culture supernatants is reported. The analysis is isoform-specific and employs solid-phase extraction and subsequent HPLC fractionation followed by HPLC-ESIMS analysis. The peptide vasoactive-intestinal-contractor (VIC) was used as internal standard for the HPLC-ESIMS analysis. Linearity of calibration curves was from 50 fmol to 25 pmol. The limit of detection of the HPLC-ESIMS step using a buffer matrix was estimated at 50 fmol (S/N > 3). The overall limit of detection for supernatants of HUVEC was 500 fmol/mL. In HUVEC culture supernatants only ions of endothelin-1 (ET1) were observed. Basal levels were determined to be 1.8 +/- 0.3 pmol/mL. Quantitative results obtained for ET1 were in agreement with those obtained by using a standard addition method and by an ELISA method.