Spectrophotometric examination of redox equilibria by use of logarithmic transformations

For the spectrophotometric characterization of redox reactions, a logarithmic transformation is proposed by which it is possible to analyse indirectly the functions E = f (pH) and E = f (C) derived from experimental data. Besides the mechanism of the reaction the equilibrium constant can also be calculated. The method is generally usable for equimolar redox systems and also for non-equimolar ones if a single equilibrium exists in the range under examination. References to the evaluation are given and the practicability is demonstrated with the system Fe(3+)/SO(2-)(3).     

Direkte photometrische Bestimmung von Kobalt in Eisen, St?hlen, Erzen und Schlacken mit Nitroso-R-Salz

Zusammenfassung Die direkte Bestimmung von Kobalt in unterschiedlichen Substanzen im Gehaltsbereich von 0,001 bis 5% ist nach einem einfachen Verfahren möglich, wenn die Komplexbildungsreaktion und der tatsächliche Störeffekt durch andere Elemente bekannt sind. Die für eine Bestimmung benötigte Zeit beträgt 25 min. Die relative Standardabweichung liegt zwischen 0,02–20%.

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Direct photometric determination of cobalt in iron, steels, ores and slags using nitroso-R-salt

A simple procedure without any separation is described; the complex formation and the interfering effects of other elements are studied. This method is suitable for the accurate determination of 0.001 to 5% of cobalt in several materials. The time required for one determination is 25 min only. The coefficients of variation are within 0.02–20%.

     

Isolierung und Struktur von Pteridinen (Lumazinen) aus Russula sp. (Täublinge; Basidiomycetes)

Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Pteridines (Lumazines) from Russula sp. (Basidiomycetes) Extensive chromatogaphic separations and spectroscopic investigations have led to the isolation and identification of several water-soluble pteridines from Russula sp., the so-called russupteridines, namely: 1-(5-amino-2-6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydeopyrimidin-4-yl)amino-1-deoxy-D -ribitol ( 1 ; a pro-lumazine; first identification in a basidiomycete(; l-deoxy-l-(6-methyl-2-4,7-trioxo-1,2,3,4,7,8-hexahydro-pteridin-8-yl)-D -ribitol ( 3 ) and l-deoxy-1-(2,4,7-trioxo-1,2,3,4,7,8-hexahydeopteridin-8-yl)-D -ribitol ( 4 ); both compounds found for the first time in higher fungi; they belong to the components with the strongest violet-blue fluorescence in Russula sp.; riboflavine ( 6 ; now recognized as an important yellow colorant in a great many of Russula sp.); russupteridine-yellow I (= l-(6-amino-7-(N-fromylimino)-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4,7,8-hexahydropteridin-8-yl)-1-deoxy-D -ribitol; 5 ; a component with very strong fluorescence; the first derivative of the novel 6,7-diamino-lamazine); russupteridine-yellow IV (= l-deoxy-1-)(2,6,8-trioxo-2,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-imidazolo[4,5-g]pteridin-4-yl)-D -ribitol (7)). Two further yellow russupteridines (yellow II and Yellow V) with very strong fluorescence have been isolated and characterized.     

Simplex optimisation of conditions for the determination of antimony in environmental samples by using electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

Analysis of the total antimony in plant material was unsuccessful using the electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) conditions recommended by the instrument manufacturer. For this reason, an optimisation procedure utilising the Plackett-Burman method, simplex optimisation and visualisation of the generated response surface via principal components analysis, was carried out. The Plackett-Burman method was used to eliminate four of the initial variables chosen. Four variables (atomisation temperature, atomisation time, ash temperature and modifier concentration) were subsequently optimised using the composite modified simplex method and the results were visualised as a contour diagram, after reduction to two principal components. The optimised conditions were used for the analysis of both an acid digested pine needle standard reference material (NIST 1575) and a pond weed sample, collected from a contaminated site at Yellowknife Bay, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada. The total concentration of antimony present in the pine needles was statistically indistinguishable from the non-certified value, as was the value for the pond weed sample, compared with a value determined by neutron activation analysis (NAA). The results for the analysis of the pond weed sample by ETAAS agreed with those obtained from a subsequent analysis by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.