Application of Densitometry and Spectrophotometry for Determination of Gallic Acid in Tea after Chromatographic Separation

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - Tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world. The exact composition of tea depends on the manufacturing process. Our goal...     

Multilayer effects in adsorption of alcohols from benzene andn-heptane on silica gel

Experimental data for the title systems are compared with calculations based on theoretical adsorption parameters.

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Mehrschichteffekte bei der Adsorption von Alkoholen aus Benzol undn-Heptan auf Silicagel (Kurze Mitteilung)

Zusammenfassung Für die im Titel genannten Systeme werden experimentelle Daten mit Berechnungen verglichen, die auf theoretischen Parametern basieren.

     

New synthesis of 2-heteroarylperfluoropropionic acids derivatives by reaction of azine N-oxides with hexafluoropropene

Hexafluoropropene reacts with aromatic azine N-oxides under mild conditions to produce fluorides of 2-heteroarylperfluoropropionic acids. The reaction proceeds as 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition followed by spontaneous scission of the N--O bond in the isoxazolidine ring and elimination of HF. When the reaction is carried out in the presence of alcohols or N-alkyl anilines, the in situ formed acyl fluorides give the corresponding esters and amides. They can be also treated separately with nucleophiles to produce the respective acylation products, whereas their hydrolysis leads to unstable carboxylic acids that undergo spontaneous decarboxylation to 1-aryl-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethanes. This new reaction provides a simple and general method of synthesizing 2-heteroarylperfluoropropionic acid derivatives that were previously unknown and unavailable.     

Novel Aspects of a Convenient Synthesis and of Electroproperties of Derivatives Based on Diphenylamine

The substituted monomers 4a , c , d, 5a , b, 6a, 7a , b , and 8a of novel poly(diphenylamines), possessing the respective photochromic groups, were synthesized by the Stille cross‐coupling methodology (Scheme). The hyperbranched structures were characterized by ¹H‐ and ¹³C‐NMR spectroscopy. The obtained monomers show good stability in common organic solvents such as CHCl₃, toluene, and CH₂Cl₂, and exhibit excellent thermal stability. Electrochemical results and theoretical calculations suggest that oxidation and reduction of the monomers start from the side of the amine function and the five‐membered heterocyclic ring moieties, respectively.     

Synthesis of alpha-trifluoromethyl-beta-lactams and esters of beta-amino acids via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones to fluoroalkenes

Nitrones derived from aromatic or aliphatic aldehydes or ketones react with hexafluoropropene (HFP) or 2H-pentafluoropropene (PFP) to give the respective fluorinated isoxazolidine derivatives in good yields with complete regioselectivity and moderate diastereoselectivity. Catalytic hydrogenolysis of the N-O bond under ambient pressure and temperature leads to fluorides of beta-amino acids that undergo cyclization to alpha-trifluoromethylated beta-lactams or, under acidic conditions, form esters of alpha-trifluoromethylated beta-amino acids.     

Fatty acids and amino acids of entomopathogenic fungus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Conidiobolus coronatus</Emphasis> grow on minimal and rich media

Entomopathogenic fungi are referred to as potential candidates as insect pest control agents. The objective of the study was to identify fatty acids and amino acids from Conidiobolus coronatus cultured on two different media. Each medium was extracted with ethyl acetate and its mixtures with isopropanol, acetonitrile and methanol. Analyses of fatty acids and amino acids of entomopathogenic fungus C. coronatus were performed by means of gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. The analysis showed that the fungus C. coronatus produces the following groups of compounds: fatty acids and amino acids; α- and β-glucopyranose were also identified. The identified fatty acids included 12–20, 22 and 24 carbon atoms per chain. The highest content of fatty acids was detected in a mycelium sample cultured in a liquid minimal medium extracted with ethyl acetate. The lowest content of these organic compounds was identified in mycelium cultured in a liquid nutrient-rich medium extracted with ethyl acetate–methanol mixture. Fatty acids were found to account for 62.0 mass % to 94.4 mass % of all organic compounds in the analyzed mycelia. C18:1 acids were detected in the highest amounts when ethyl acetate was used as the extracting agent. The identified amino acids accounted for 4 mass % to 21 mass % of all organic compounds. Upon extraction of C. coronatus mycelium samples with the ethyl acetate—methanol mixture, two anomeric forms of glucose were also identified. An analysis of the studied material confirmed, that the entomopathogenic fungus C. coronatus is a very rich source of organic compounds, which might encourage its further research so as to identify an even larger number of compounds being produced by this species.     

Synthesis of perfluoroalkyl-substituted azines via nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen with perfluoroisopropyl carbanions

Perfluoroisopropyl carbanions generated in situ by treatment of perfluoropropene (HFP) with solid KF in the appropriate solvents add to N-alkylpyridinium, quinolinium, and other azinium salts to give reasonably stable N-alkyldihydroazines containing a perfluoroisopropyl group. In most cases, addition proceeds in position 2 of the heterocyclic ring. Stability of these dihydroazines depends on the nature of the N-alkyl group and other substituents present in the azine ring. The least stable of them were converted into their stable C-trifluoroacetyl derivatives in reaction with trifluoroacetic anhydride. Treatment of N-benzyl- or N-p-methoxybenzyl-2-perfluoroisopropyl dihydroazines with oxidizing agents such as DDQ or cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate results in cleavage of the benzylic C-N bond followed by oxidation of the ring, giving pyridines or quinolines with a perfluoroisopropyl group in the aromatic ring. On the basis of these findings, a new protocol for introduction of perfluoroalkyl substituents into azine rings was elaborated via oxidative nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen. It involves three chemical steps: (i) alkylation of azine with p-MeOC6H4CH2Br, (ii) reaction of the resulting salt with fluorinated carbanions generated in situ from HFP and KF, and (iii) N-deprotection and aromatization of the isolated dihydroazine on treatment with CAN. The first two reactions, (i) and (ii), can be performed as a one-pot operation.     

Cuticular lipids of insects as potential biofungicides: methods of lipid composition analysis

The main function of cuticular lipids in insects is the restriction of water transpiration through the surface. Lipids are involved in various types of chemical communication between species and reduce the penetration of insecticides, chemicals, and toxins and they also provide protection from attack by microorganisms, parasitic insects, and predators. Hydrocarbons, which include straight-chain saturated, unsaturated, and methyl-branched hydrocarbons, predominate in the cuticular lipids of most insect species; fatty acids, alcohols, esters, ketones, aldehydes, as well as trace amounts of epoxides, ethers, oxoaldehydes, diols, and triacylglycerols have also been identified. Analyses of cuticular lipids are chemically relatively straightforward, and methods for their extraction should be simple. Classically, extraction has relied mainly on application of apolar solvents to the entire insect body. Recently, several alternative methods have been employed to overcome some of the shortcomings of solvent extraction. These include the use of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fibers to extract hydrocarbons from the headspace of heated samples, SPME to sample live individuals, and a less expensive method (utilized for social wasps), which consists of the collection of cuticular lipids by means of small pieces of cotton rubbed on the body of the insect. Both classical and recently developed extraction methods are reviewed in this work. The separation and analysis of the insect cuticular lipids were performed by column chromatography, thin-layer chromatography (TLC), high performance liquid chromatography with a laser light scattering detector (HPLC-LLSD), gas chromatography (GC), and GC–mass spectrometry (MS). The strategy of lipid analysis with the use of chromatographic techniques was as follows: extraction of analytes from biological material, lipid class separation by TLC, column chromatography, HPLC-LLSD, derivatization, and final determination by GC, GC-MS, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight (TOF) MS, and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS).     

TLC-MS versus TLC-LC-MS fingerprints of herbal extracts. Part III. Application of the reversed-phase liquid chromatography systems with C18 stationary phase

In the previous paper from this series, we proposed mass spectrometric fingerprinting of complex botanical samples upon the examples of the pharmacologically important phenolic acids and flavonoids selectively extracted from Salvia lavandulifolia. In this study, we explore fingerprinting efficiency with a novel two-dimensional analytical system composed of the reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography and the reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (2D RP-TLC-RP-LC-MS). We also compare its efficiency with that of the one-dimensional analytical system (the reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography with mass spectrometric detection; 1D RP-TLC-MS). As our present study is basically focused on the method development, we considered it as justified to carry out our comparison with the phenolic acid extracts selectively derived from the Salvia lavandulifolia species, similar as it was done in Part II from this series. Upon the results obtained, it was established that the 1D RP-TLC-MS mode and the 2D RP-TLC-RP-LC-MS mode can be applied to fingerprinting of herbal extracts, and that the 2D RP-TLC-RP-LC mode can provide a more abundant information than that originating from the 1D RP-TLC mode.     

Structural, microstructural, thermal, and electrical properties of Ni/YSZ cermet materials

Ceramic?Cmetal composites (cermets) containing 4?mol% yttria-zirconia (4YSZ) and Ni particles as anode materials in solid oxide fuel cells were prepared by two methods. The first method involves nickel oxalate dihydrate precipitation on the 4YSZ powder and decomposition at 360?°C in inert Ar atmosphere. The second method consists of impregnation of the 4YSZ pellets with an aqueous solution of nickel nitrate. The temperature of oxalate decomposition was determined on the basis of TG/DTA experiments. Gaseous products of decomposition were analyzed by mass spectrometry. The structure of the materials was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, porosity studies, and particle size measurements. The thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) was determined by dilathometric method. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was used to determine the electrical conductivity. Thus, determined TECs, porosity, and electrical properties were found suitable for anode materials of fuel cells.