Investigation of the metabolic fate of 2-, 3- and 4-bromobenzoic acids in bile-duct-cannulated rats by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography/inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry/electrospray mass spectrometry

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) has been used to determine the rate and routes of excretion of bromine following the intraperitoneal administration (50 mg kg(-1)) of 2-, 3- and 4-bromobenzoic acids to male bile-duct-cannulated rats. Analysis of urine and bile for (79/81)Br using ICPMS showed that all three bromobenzoic acids were rapidly excreted (82-98%) within 48 h of dosing, primarily via the urine. High-performance liquid chromatography/inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HPLC/ICPMS) was then used to obtain metabolite profiles for bile and urine. These profiles revealed that extensive metabolism had taken place, with the unchanged bromobenzoic acids forming a minor part of the total of compound-related material detected. Concomitant MS studies, supplemented by alkaline hydrolysis, enabled the identification of the major metabolite of all three of the bromobenzoic acids as a glycine conjugate. Ester glucuronide conjugates were also identified, but formed only a small proportion of total.     

Copolymerization of styrene and diethyl fumarate with ZnBr2. IV. Comparison between photoinitiation and electroinitiation

A comparative analysis of photoinitiation and electroinitiation can help elucidate initiation processes in donor-acceptor charge-transfer copolymerization. The technique has been applied to the zinc bromide-catalyzed copolymerization of styrene and diethyl fumarate in methanol. The photocopolymer product was analyzed by GPC, NMR, and elemental analysis. The results showed that 1:1 copolymers were formed initially, but changes occurred in both the kinetics and products after the early stages of the reaction. Significant correlations found between the two initiation methods included the initial kinetic order with respect to the initiating process and the effect on product yield of equivalent increases in total initiation energy. The limiting value of zinc bromide for both initiation methods was found to be the same. The data obtained support the contention that the copolymerization proceeds through a donor–acceptor process and that photoactivation of the preformed complex, inducing electron transfer, is a likely initiation process.     

Copolymerization of acrylic acid to nylon-6 by trapped radicals—II: Liquid phase grafting and properties of copolymers

Initial rates of grafting, R_g, have been determined for film of nylon-6, which had been -,,-irradiated in vacuo and subsequently immersed in outgassed, aqueous, acrylic acid at 50'. Equilibrium swellings due to water and to monomer are attained rapidly by nylon-6 and give rise to a high R_g. During grafting a constant swelling due to water occurs immediately but the rate of uptake of monomer is less than R_g, These effects are discussed on the basis of compatibility. At a fixed equilibrium monomer concentration, [AA], in the film, R_g ∝ D^β where D is the dose and β = 0.94. At a fixed dose, R_g ∝ [AA]^α where α = 1.04. The value of β indicates mainly monomolecular termination by radical burial. This is postulated to occur by trapping of growing grafts in crystalline regions and/or transfer from them to such regions. By selectively dyeing and sectioning films of different degrees of grafting (DG), the progress of the grafting front inwards has been shown to follow closely the corresponding grafting curve of DG vs time. Grafting does not alter the moisture regain of nylon. Surface resistance and swelling in water change with DG, the effect being enhanced markedly by converting the grafts to their sodium salts.     

Assessment of silver and gold substrates for the detection of amphetamine sulfate by surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)

Methods of detection of amphetamine sulfate using surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) from colloidal suspensions and vapour deposited films of both silver and gold are compared. Different aggregating agents are required to produce effective SERS from silver and gold colloidal suspensions. Gold colloid and vapour deposited gold films give weaker scattering than the equivalent silver substrates when high concentrations of drug are analysed but they also give lower detection limits, suggesting a smaller surface enhancement but stronger surface adsorption. A 10(-5) mol dm(-3) solution (the final concentration after addition of colloid was 10(-6) mol dm(-3)) of amphetamine sulfate was detected from gold colloid with an RSD of 5.4%. 25 microl of the same solution could be detected on a roughened gold film. The intensities of the spectra varied across the film surface resulting in relatively high RSDs. The precision was improved by averaging the scattering from several points on the surface. An attempt to improve the detection limit and precision by concentrating a suspension of gold colloid and amphetamine sulfate in aluminium wells did not give effective quantitation. Thus, positive identification and semi-quantitative estimation of amphetamine sulfate can be made quickly and easily using SERS from suspended gold colloid with the appropriate aggregating agents.     

The thiolate anion as a nucleophile Part XII. Reactions of Lead(II) Benzenethiolate

The reactions of various fluoroaromatics, C₆F_6?xH_x, and C₆F₅X (X = C₆F₆, Cl, Me, NO₂, CF₃, COCl, CH₂Br, OMe, and NH₂) with lead(II) benzenethiolate in DMF have been examined. Lead thiolate acted as an excellent source of benzenethiolate anions and displacement of fluorine, chlorine or the nitro group was observed. The new products have been characterized by elemental analysis, and NMR (H?1 and F?19), infrared and mass spectroscopy.     

Towards novel difluorinated sugar mimetics; syntheses and conformational analyses of highly-functionalised difluorinated cyclooctenones

Highly-functionalised difluorinated cyclooctenones were synthesised from trifluoroethanol using either metallated difluoroenol acetal or carbamate chemistry, followed by a [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement or aldol reaction. Efficient RCM reactions afforded the title compounds which showed rather restricted fluxional behaviour by VT (19)F NMR. Topological characterisation by molecular modelling and NOESY/ROESY experiments offered a number of challenges, but allowed the identification of two favoured boat-chair conformers which interconverted by pseudorotation with relatively large activation barriers.     

Acylation of hydrazides with acetic acid and formic acid

In peptide synthesis, hydrazides are important intermediates for the azide coupling method. A hydrazide is converted to the corresponding azide in the presence of an acid and a nitrite. When acetic acid (or formic acid) is used as the acid, partial acetylation (or formylation) of the hydrazide occurs as a side reaction. Formylation of the hydrazide is much faster than acetylation. Removal of the formyl group on the hydrazide with hydrazine and hydroxylamine was studied. The rate of deformylation with hydrazine treatment is faster than that with hydroxylamine treatment.     

Structure and magnetism of a new pyrazolate bridged iron(II) spin crossover complex displaying a single HS-HS to LS-LS transition

The dinuclear iron(II) complex [(pypzH)(NCSe)Fe([micro sign]-pypz)(2)Fe(NCSe)(pypzH)].2H(2)O displays a single, sharp spin crossover transition between the [HS-HS] and [LS-LS] states and is structurally characterised above and below the T(1/2)= 225 K value     

Potentiometric titration of hydrogen peroxide with an electropolished stainless steel electrode

The preparation and use of a stainless steel indicator electrode in the accurate potentiometric titration of aqueous hydrogen peroxide are described. The results agree excellently with those obtained by a standard colorimetric weight-titration procedure. The nature of the titration curves, potential changes and the factors affecting them are discussed. Rapid potentiometric titrations directly to the equivalence-point potential are possible, owing to the nature of the titration curve.