The influence of microhydration on the ionization energy thresholds of uracil and thymine

In the present study the ionization energy thresholds (IET's) of uracil and thymine have been calculated (with the B3LYP, PMP2, and P3 levels of theory using the standard 6-31++G(d,p) basis set) with one to three water molecules placed in the first hydration shell. Then (B3LYP) polarizable continuum model (PCM) calculations were performed with one to three waters of the hydration shell included. Calculations show there is a distinct effect of microhydration on uracil and thymine. For uracil, one added water results in a decrease in the IET of about 0.15 eV. The second and third water molecules cause a further decrease by about 0.07 eV each. For thymine, the first water molecule is seen to decrease the IET by about 0.1 eV, while the second and third water molecules cause a further decrease of less than 0.1 eV each. The changes in IET calculated here for thymine with one to three waters of hydration are smaller than the experimental values determined by Kim et al. (Kim, S. K.; Lee, W.; Herschbach, D. R. J. Phys. Chem. 1996, 100, 7933). Preliminary results presented here indicate that the experimental results may involve keto-enol tautomers of thymine. The results of placing the microhydrated structures of uracil and thymine in a PCM cavity was seen to make very little difference in the IET when compared to the IET of ordinary uracil or thymine in a PCM cavity. The implications are that accurate calculations of the IET's of uracil and thymine can be obtained by simply considering long-range solvation effects.     

Comparison of different derivatization approaches for mercury speciation in biological tissues by gas chromatography/inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

A novel interface design for coupling gas chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (GC/ICP-MS) was used to perform mercury speciation in biological tissues. Three derivatization approaches were optimized and compared for this purpose: anhydrous butylation using a Grignard reagent, aqueous ethylation by means of NaEt(4)B and aqueous propylation with NaPr(4)B. The last reagent was synthesized in the laboratory as it is not commercially available. Detection limits obtained by GC/ICP-MS ranged between 100 and 200 fg (as absolute mass) for methylmercury and between 500 and 600 fg for inorganic mercury using a 1 microl injection. Quantification of methyl- and inorganic mercury was carried out by resorting to aqueous calibration, using ethylmercury as internal standard for both propylation and butylation derivatization techniques. For ethylation procedures, a methylpropylmercury solution was used as internal standard. The absence of transmethylation during sample preparation was checked using a 97% enriched (202)Hg inorganic standard. The accuracy of the three derivatization approaches was evaluated by the analysis of the certified reference material DOLT-2 (dogfish liver) from the National Research Council of Canada and certified for methylmercury, with satisfactory results.     

High Performance Varistor Discs Obtained from Chemically Synthesized Doped Zinc Oxide Powder

The ceramic microstructure, the chemical homogeneity of specific dopants and the mechanical integrity of a varistor disc are critical parameters in determining the transient voltage suppression features of these devices. The material properties and overall quality of the starting ceramic powders used to produce such components are essential in achieving the desired properties. The present work describes a novel chemical method developed to produce doped zinc oxide powders and an industrial scale manufacturing process for the production of final varistor blocks for surge arrester applications. The results are compared with those obtained when using standard varistor powder made by the mixed oxide route is used. All the fundamental electrical properties of the discs have been determined and correlated with the relevant manufacturing steps.     

Interaction of diquat and paraquat with humic acid and the influence of salt concentration and pH on the strength of interaction

Summary The interaction of the herbicides diquat and paraquat with humic acid and the influence of various salts and pH on the strength of interaction was studied by charge-transfer chromatography. Interactions between humic acids and both herbicides, probably by complex formation, were confirmed; they were stronger with paraquat than with diquat. The complex formation makes the herbicides more hydrophilic, facilitating their movement on cellulose surface. Salts in the environment significantly decreased the strength of interaction, indicating the hydrophilic character of the interactive forces. The charge of the cation also influenced the strength of interaction whereas the effect of ion radii was negligible. The effect of pH was lower than that of salt concentration.     

A spectrometric,separation and voltammetric study of the complexation reactions of bromazepam with iron(ii),copper(ii) and cobalt(ii)

Bromazepam, in the form of a cationic iron(II) chelate, can be determined spectrophotometrically at 588 nm with a limit of detection of ca. 10^-6 M. When this chelate is ion-paired with perchlorate, it can be extracted into organic solvents such as 1,2-dichloroethane and 4-methyl-2-pentanone, and determined by atomic absorption spectrometry with a limit of detection of 1.5 × 10^-5 M bromazepam at the iron resonance 248.3-nm line. Ion-pairs involving the Fe(II), Cu(II) and Co(II) chelates and perchlorate can be separated by h.p.l.c. using a C₁₈ reverse-phase column and a mobile phase of 4:1 water—methanol, with a u.v. detector at 242 nm. This approach allowed for the determination of iron(II) ions in aqueous solution with a limit of detection of 10^-8 M. The h.p.l.c. method could also be used to quantify bromazepam spiked in plasma in the concentration range 1–10 μg ml^-1, following extraction of bromazepam from plasma and subsequent formation of the iron(II) ion-pair. Copper(II) forms a labile chelate with bromazepam in pH 4.8 acetate buffer which, when subjected to differential pulse voltammetry at the hanging mercury drop electrode, gives rise to a catalytic phenomenon which can be utilised for the determination of bromazepam in the concentration range 10^-5–10^-9 M.     

Analytische Aspekte der Oxydation organischer Stickstoffverbindungen mit Chromsäure. XXIII

Zusammenfassung Die früher beschriebene Halbmikromethode zur Bestimmung von Isonitrosogruppen in organischen Verbindungen wurde in den Mikromaßstab übergeführt. Sie beruht auf der Reaktion der Substanz mit Eisen(III)-sulfat in verd. Schwefelsäure. Dabei wird der Oximstickstoff als Distickstoffoxid frei, das mit Kupfer zu elementarem Stickstoff reduziert und im Mikroazotometer gemessen wird. Für die Berechnung des Oximstickstoffgehaltes aus den abgelesenen Gasvolumina wurden Werte für die konstante und proportionale Volumenkorrektur mit Hilfe der Methode der Regressionsgeraden experimentell festgestellt. Beide Werte sind den bei der N-N-Gruppenbestimmung benützten Volumenkorrekturen fast gleich. Die Bestimmung von Oximgruppen ist durch die Anwesenheit von Nitro- oder Aminogruppen nicht gestört. Diese Gruppen können aus derselben Einwaage durch nachfolgende Oxydation mit Chromsäure bestimmt werden.

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Analytical aspects of the oxidation of organic nitrogen compounds with chromic acid. XXIII

Summary The semimicro method previously described for the determination of isonitroso groups in organic compounds has been converted to the microscale. It is based on the reaction of the material with iron(III)-sulfate in dilute sulfuric acid. The oxime nitrogen is thus liberated as dinitrogen oxide, which is reduced to elementary nitrogen by copper and measured in the mieroazotometer. To calculate the oxime nitrogen content from the read-off gas volume, values for the constant and proportional volume correction with the aid of the regression lines were established experimentally. Both values are almost equal in the case of the determination of the volume corrections employed in the determination of the N-N-groups. The presence of nitro-or amino groups does not interfere with the determination of oxime groups. These groups may be determined from the same sample by subsequent oxidation with chromic acid.

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XXII. Mitteilung s.¹.     

Radiotracer analysis of the physico-chemical state of trace elements in aqueous solutions

Theoretical and experimental analysis of the open-ended capillary diffusion method for study of the state of trace elements in aqueous solutions is presented. It is shown by theoretical considerations that the use of the discontinuous capillary method of diffusion and the evaluation of single measurements using the classical Anderson-Saddington equation yields incorrect diffusion coefficients if two or more forms of the trace element with significantly different diffusion characteristics are simultaneously present in the solution. A new method for the evaluation of diffusion is suggested, which enables calculation of the abundance of two different forms of a trace element. The method employs a continuous measurement of diffusion combined with computer analysis of the data obtained. Verification of the method is carried out for a particular case using trace radiocerium. The effect of adsorption on the diffusion measurement and interpretation is discussed.     

Thermochemical properties of benzoic acid derivatives VIII. Enthalpies of combustion and formation of o-, m-, and p- t-butylbenzoic acids

The enthalpies of formation in the crystalline state at 298.15 K of o-, m-, and p-t-butyl-benzoic acids have been determined by static-bomb calorimetry. Vapour-pressure determinations were made by the Knudsen-effusion technique and the sublimation enthalpies at the mean temperatures of the measurement ranges have been derived for the three acids. The values obtained are:

     

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Massenspektren neuer Phloroglucide,insbesondere solcher mit Valerylseitenketten     

M. Lounasmaa  C.-J. Widn  T. Reichstein 《Helvetica chimica acta》1973,56(3):1133-1144

Mass spectra of phloroglucinol derivatives recently isolated from African Dryopteris species are presented. Phloroglucides with n-valeryl side chain were found in these ferns for the first time. In the mass spectra they show strong peaks corresponding to loss of propene (C₃H₆) produced by McLafferty rearrangement, as shown in model compounds. Aside of the rottleron change (discussed formerly) this must be considered in order to avoid wrong interpretation, particularly when mass spectra are used to analyse mixtures of homologues, as usually present in the plants. If valeryl side chains are present other methods must be used therefore to measure the amount or show the absence of lower homologues with acetyl side chains.     

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A flow injection-ETAAS system for the on-line determination of total and dissolved silica in waters     

Burguera M  Burguera JL  Carrero P  Rondón C 《Talanta》2002,58(6):1157-1166

In this work total (Si-tot) and ‘soluble’ or reactive (Si-sol) concentrations of silicon in natural and tap waters were sequentially determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS). First, samples were on-line diluted based on the merging-zone principle in order to allow the determination of Si-tot within the 300–1000 μgSi l⁻¹ range. After the dilution process, a sub-sample was collected in the capillary of a sampling arm assembly (SAA). Thereafter, samples were subject to a precipitation/dissolution process in order to allow the determination of Si-sol within the 280–850 μgSi l⁻¹. Si-sol was precipitated with ammonium chloride and collected on the walls of a knotted coil. The precipitate was dissolved with ammonium molybdate in an acidic medium (HNO₃) and a sub-sample was then collected in the SAA. In both cases, 10 μl volumes of the sub-sample were injected into the atomizer with the previous introduction of 20 ng of Eu as chemical modifier (10 μl) by the spectrometer autosampler. The recovery values obtained with natural waters spiked samples were over 46% and the agreement between observed and certified samples values was good. The proportion of Si-sol in comparison with the Si-tot was high (85–95%) in most natural waters. The precision of the method was 2.4–3.5 and 4.5–6.2% (n=10) for the determination of Si-tot and Si-sol, respectively.     

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	$\text{ΔH}{}_{\mathrm{f}}{}^{\mathrm{o}}\text{(c, 298.15 K)/kJ mol}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$	$\text{ΔH}{}_{\mathrm{s}}\text{/kJ mol}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$
o-t-butylbenzoic acid	476.2 ± 1.9	99.8 ± 0.4	(at 314.6 K)
m-t-butylbenzoic acid	504.3 ± 1.6	103.0 ± 0.5	(at 326.5 K)
p-t-butylbenzoic acid	502.9 ± 1.7	103.8 ± 0.4	(at 334.1 K)

Massenspektren neuer Phloroglucide,insbesondere solcher mit Valerylseitenketten

Mass spectra of phloroglucinol derivatives recently isolated from African Dryopteris species are presented. Phloroglucides with n-valeryl side chain were found in these ferns for the first time. In the mass spectra they show strong peaks corresponding to loss of propene (C₃H₆) produced by McLafferty rearrangement, as shown in model compounds. Aside of the rottleron change (discussed formerly) this must be considered in order to avoid wrong interpretation, particularly when mass spectra are used to analyse mixtures of homologues, as usually present in the plants. If valeryl side chains are present other methods must be used therefore to measure the amount or show the absence of lower homologues with acetyl side chains.     

A flow injection-ETAAS system for the on-line determination of total and dissolved silica in waters

In this work total (Si-tot) and ‘soluble’ or reactive (Si-sol) concentrations of silicon in natural and tap waters were sequentially determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS). First, samples were on-line diluted based on the merging-zone principle in order to allow the determination of Si-tot within the 300–1000 μgSi l⁻¹ range. After the dilution process, a sub-sample was collected in the capillary of a sampling arm assembly (SAA). Thereafter, samples were subject to a precipitation/dissolution process in order to allow the determination of Si-sol within the 280–850 μgSi l⁻¹. Si-sol was precipitated with ammonium chloride and collected on the walls of a knotted coil. The precipitate was dissolved with ammonium molybdate in an acidic medium (HNO₃) and a sub-sample was then collected in the SAA. In both cases, 10 μl volumes of the sub-sample were injected into the atomizer with the previous introduction of 20 ng of Eu as chemical modifier (10 μl) by the spectrometer autosampler. The recovery values obtained with natural waters spiked samples were over 46% and the agreement between observed and certified samples values was good. The proportion of Si-sol in comparison with the Si-tot was high (85–95%) in most natural waters. The precision of the method was 2.4–3.5 and 4.5–6.2% (n=10) for the determination of Si-tot and Si-sol, respectively.