Electrochemical determination of zearalenone using a label-free competitive aptasensor

An in situ preparation of metal-organic framework (HKUST-1) on the surface of an organic polymer is reported. The hybrid material was evaluated as sorbent for solid-phase extraction (SPE) of oxygenated and nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The growth of HKUST-1 on MAA-based polymer was accomplished using a layer-by-layer assembly strategy. The HKUST-1-polymer was characterized using powder X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy to demonstrate the incorporation of MOF crystals onto the polymer surface. The MOF (nano)crystals were characterized using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and high-angle annular-dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy. The water-stable MOF-polymer was evaluated as SPE sorbent, and several variables that can influence the extraction recoveries of PAH derivatives were investigated. Under the selected conditions, the detection limits varied between 4 and 21 ng·L−1, and the precision (relative standard deviation) was below 12%. The recovery values for spiked solutions ranged from 95 to 104%, and the enrichment factor achieved was close to 1000-fold using a high sample volume (100 mL) and very low desorption volume (100 μL). The SPE enrichment combined with HPLC and DAD detector was successfully applied to the extraction and determination of polycyclic hydrocarbons in environmental water samples.     

Synthesis and characterization of new N-phenylmaleimide thioglycosides

Thioglycosides derivatives of N-phenylmaleimide have been prepared by the reaction of derivatives of 1-thio-d-glucopyranose, d-galactopyranose, d-lactose, and d-maltose with 3,4-dichloro-N-phenylmaleimide. The reaction of 3,4-dichloro-N-phenyl maleimide with sugar thiols (protected or unprotected) took place by displacement of both chlorine atoms by sulfide nucleophile giving the corresponding bis-thioglycoside products.     

Electrochemical Study of the Interaction of the Alkylating Agent Busulfan with Double Strand DNA

Damage of salmon sperm double strand ss dsDNA in solution or immobilized on screen‐printed carbon electrode (SPCE) induced by incubation of DNA with the antineoplastic alkylating agent busulfan (BUS) at various conditions was detected for the first time by simple electrochemical methods. Chemical changes in DNA bases can be detected through the altered electroactivity of the DNA. Electrochemical voltammetric sensing of damage caused by BUS to dsDNA in solution was monitored by the appearance of peaks diagnostic of the oxidation of guanine and adenine. Moreover, crystal violet, which interacts with the DNA immobilized on SPCEs, was used as an effective electroactive indicator, in combination with cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry techniques to monitor the cross‐links or damage to DNA. The interaction between BUS and DNA were determined by the changes in the voltammetric peak of crystal violet. The effects of various conditions upon the crystal violet signal were investigated.     

Cyanothioacetamide in Heterocyclic Chemistry: Synthesis of Thiopyran,Pyridinethione, Thienopyridine,Pyridothienotriazine and Pyridothienopyrimidine Derivatives

Abstract

Cyanothioacetamide (1) reacted with α- and β-naphthaldehyde 2a,b to afford the corresponding 3-naphthyl-2-thiocarboxamidopropenonitriles 3a,b. Compounds 3a,b structures could be elucidated via their reactions with acrylonitrile, ethyl acrylate (4a,b). N-arylmaleimides 6a-c and ethyl acetoacetate (8). The isolated products could be represented as the thiopyran, thiopyranopyrrolidine and pyridinethione derivatives 5a-d, 7a-f and 9a,b respectively. Pyridinethiones 9a,b had been used as the starting materials in the present study in addition to the next ones to synthesize several new thienopyridines, pyridothienotriazine and pyridothienopyrimidines 12a-f, 15a,b, 16b, 17–19a,b respectively through their reactions with the corresponding reagents.

All structures of the newly synthesized heterocyclic compounds were established on the basis of the data of IR, ¹H NMR and elemental analyses.     

REACTIONS WITH THIAZOLINONES: A NEW ROUTE FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF THIAZOLONYLPYRIDAZONE AND THIAZOLYLPYRAZOLONE DERIVATIVES

Abstract

2-Amino-1.1.3-tricyanoprop-l-ene (1) reacted with thioglycollic acid to afford the key compound for this study namely: 2-amino-I,I-dicyano-3(2-thiazolin-4-on-2-yl)prop-1-ene 2. 2 reacted with hydrazines to afford the thiazolylmethylaminopyrazole derivatives 3 and 4. The reaction of 2 with diazotised primary aromatic amines afforded coupling products which were cyclised to the hydrazothiazolonylpyridazine derivatives 7. The reaction with aromatic aldehydes gave the his-ylidene derivatives 8. Structures are assigned based on elemental and spectroscopic analysis.     

A Facile Access to Some New Pyrazole, 1,3,4-Thiadiazole,and Thiophene Derivatives via β-Ketosulfones

3-Bromoacetyl-1,5-diphenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (1) reacts with sodium benzenesulfinate to give the corresponding ketosulfone 2. Treatment of 2 with hydrazonoyl chlorides 3a,b gives the 3,3′-bipyrazoles 5a,b. Ketosulfone 2 reacts also with arylidenemalononitriles to give the pyrazolylpyridones 10a,b. The reaction of compound 2 with phenylisothiocyanate and potassium hydroxide and treating intermediate with hydrazonoyl halides and with α-haloketones gives the 1,3,4-thiadiazoles 18a–c and thiophenes 21a–f, respectively.     

2-Ethanethioamide in Heterocyclic Synthesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Several New Pyridine and Fused Azolo- and Azinopyridine Derivatives

Pyridine-2(1H)-thione derivatives 3a,b were synthesized from the reaction of 1-(phenyl-sulfanyl)acetone (1) and cinnnamonitrile derivatives 2a,b. Compounds 3a,b reacted with different halogenated reagents 7a–f to give 2-S-alkylpyridine derivatives 8a–l, which could be, in turn, cyclized into the corresponding thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives 9a–l. Compounds 9d,j reacted with acetic anhydride, formic acid, carbon disulfide, phenyl isothiocyanate, and nitrous acid to yield the corresponding pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine 12a,b, 15a,b, 17a,b, 20a,b, and pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-d][1,2,3]triazinone derivatives 22a,b, respectively.

Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements to view the free supplemental file.     

Measurement of dose enhancement by neutron capture of boron in Cf interstitial brachytherapy

The effect of boron concentration in water on the gamma, fast and slow neutrons and alpha particles components at the central, forward and backward surfaces inside tumor phantom of 4.2 cm diameter and 4.4cm height, during brachytherapy by neutrons from ²⁵²Cf were investigated. The source was at the centre of a cubic shaped water phantom of 30 cm side. The study was carried for different concentrations of boron from H₃BO₃, Li₂B₄O₇ and H₃¹⁰BO₃. The effect of source to tumor distance on the different components of radiation was also measured. The results indicated that the use of ¹⁰B compounds enhances the damage and is recommended for successful boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT).     

Intercomparative studies of brachytherapy techniques combined with CF Boron neutron capture therapy

In this work the depth dose distribution for γ-rays, slow and fast neutrons, nuclear recoils and -particles inside a tumor phantom filled with 100 ppm ¹⁰B in distilled water was measured. The depth dose distributions were measured and represented on three-dimensional plots when a ²⁵²Cf neutron source was situated in interstitial, surface and intracavitary brachytherapy techniques. Comparison of the three brachytherapy techniques when combined with BNCT revealed that the damage induced in the tumor by the -particles as nuclear recoils in the interstitial geometry is much more than the other two techniques.     

Elastic scattering of positrons by argon atoms

The variational static approximation is applied to the elastic scattering of low-energy positrons by argon atoms. A trial function including up to 10 terms is taken to allow for correlation, depending on the positron-nucleus separation only. This method excludes singularities and succeeds in improving the calculated phase shifts. Three versions have been applied depending on the way of inclusion of polarization effects. Results of the phase shifts and cross sections agree with other theoretical calculations as well as experimental values. Our version (ii) yields the best agreement with experiment.