Stereo- and enantioselective determination of pesticides in soil by using achiral and chiral liquid chromatography in combination with matrix solid-phase dispersion

The separation of enantiomers and diastereomers of 8 commonly used pesticides was investigated by liquid chromatography (LC) using a Chiralcel OD column (cellulose tris-3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate as the chiral stationary phase) and a Pirkle-type Chirex 3020 column (urea derivative from the reaction of (R)-1-(alpha-naphthyl)ethylamine with (S)-tert-leucine, chemically bonded to 3-aminopropylsilanized silica as the chiral stationary phase). The pesticides studied included one organophosphorus insecticide (phenthoate), 3 triazole fungicides (uniconazole, diniconazole, and propiconazole), and 4 pyrethroids (fenpropathrin, beta-cypermethrin, beta-cyfluthrin, and alpha-fenvalerate). The enantiomers were separated within 20 min with a resolution of > or = 1.5 using a mixture of n-hexane and 2-propanol as the mobile phase for all the pesticides studied except propiconazole, for which only the 2 diastereomers were baseline separated. This method allows determination of the enantiomers or stereoisomers of the above pesticides in soil. The strategy was as follows: (1) First, the total concentration(s) of the enantiomer pair(s) of a chiral pesticide in soil was (were) determined by a newly developed matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) procedure, followed by silica-based LC quantification. The recoveries ranged from 76.5 to 93.6% with relative standard deviations of 6.0%. (2) Second, the enantiomeric ratio(s) (ER(s)) of the chiral pesticide was (were) determined by LC with a chiral stationary phase after fractionation of the MSPD extract by silica-based LC. The determined ERs or stereoisomeric ratio(s) (SR(s); for propiconazole, only the SR of the 2 diastereomers was determined) in soil samples spiked with the above 8 racemic pesticides agreed with those of the corresponding standard solutions. (3) Third, based on the total concentrations and the corresponding ERs, the concentration of each enantiomer in soil was calculated. The proposed method is rapid, precise, and sensitive, and is appropriate for the investigation of the stereo- and enantioselective degradation of pesticides in environmental media.     

Electrochemical behavior of poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane-b-dimethylsiloxane) films

The electrochemical behavior of poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane-b-dimethylsiloxane) (PFDMS-b-PDMS) films deposited on a glassy carbon electrode was investigated by means of cyclic voltammetry (CV). The influences of the solvent, film thickness, temperature, and PDMS block length in PFDMS-b-PDMS on the electrode process were discussed. It was found that in 0.1 M aqueous LiClO(4) the electrochemical processes of the films on a glassy carbon electrode were complex and have a low rate of electron transport and mass diffusion. The kinetic parameters obtained indicated that the electrode process was controlled by both the electrode reaction and mass diffusion.     

环境样品中痕量邻苯二甲酸酯的分离与测定

本文研究了以小粒径（１０－４０μ）硅胶柱色谱分离富集、反相高效相色谱分析测定大气颗粒物、土主植物样品中痕量邻苯二甲酸酯的方法，方法操作简单，回收率高，空白值低，利用该方法分析了部分环境样品中邻苯二甲酯酯含量。     

群青颜料呈色机理的电子顺磁共振研究

研究了阿富汗青金石矿石、敦煌石窟青金石颜料、合成群青的呈色机理。实验表明三者均有ｇ＝２．０２９峰，前两者多一个ｇ＝２．０４７峰，４００℃时，ｇ＝２．０４７峰变平，６００℃时消失。ｇ＝２．０２９峰随温度升高而增强，８００℃时增强放慢，颜色也随温度变深。在Ｍ０Ｏ３／ＳｉＯ２和Ｍ０Ｏ３／Ａｌ２Ｏ３表面上，Ｓ２＾－的ＥＰＲ有ｇ１＝２．０４７，ｇ２＝２．２０８，ｇ３＝１．９９８三个分量。因此，群青、青金石和     

Development of an alcohol optode membrane based on fluorescence enhancement of fluorescein derivatives

A new type of optode membrane for the determination of alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol, propan-1-ol and propan-2-ol etc, is presented that can be exploited in optical and fibre-optic sensors. It is based on the use of a new lipophilic fluorescent reagent, namely fluorescein octadecyl ester (FODE), which is immobilized in a plasticized PVC membrane. The response mechanism relies on the fact that FODE can reversibly recognize alcohol molecules due to the hydrogen bonding formation between FODE and alcohol molecules. The analytical information in this membrane is the enhancement of the relative fluorescence intensity measured at 527 nm (463 nm, excitation). Under the optimum condition, the membrane has a wide measuring range for alcohol samples. The membrane has been applied to determine the concentration of ethanol in alcoholic drinks with satisfactory results.     

含铈类水滑石的制备及其衍生物催化研究

采用共沉淀水热法制备了镍铝铈三元复合层状氢氧化物.详细探讨了合成体系pH值、Ce/Al比及陈化条件对合成产物物相的影响;通过XRD,ICP,TG-DTA手段研究了合成物物相、组成及热行为.考察了以合成物为前驱体经焙烧后转化为镍铝铈复合金属氧化物在催化消除NO反应中的应用.实验结果表明,合成镍铝铈三元复合层状氢氧化物的适宜条件是:M2 /M3 =2,Ce/Al=0.07～0.75,pH=5.5～6.9,水热处理条件为110℃,5 h;在pH=5.5～6.9条件下,合成原料配比不同,产物物相相同,但组成不同;合成物热稳定性较差,在T=100～400℃之间,层间吸附水及层间平衡阴离子NO3-脱去,转化为复合氧化物,将此氧化物应用于NO消除反应中,表现出高的低温活性,400℃进行反应,NO转化率达95%,N2选择性几乎100%.     

Methodology for the preparation of C1-monoalkylated 1,2-dihydro[C70)] derivatives: formation of the "other" regioisomer

Deprotonation of 1,2-C(70)H(2) with TBAOH, followed by alkylation with methyl bromoacetate, results in formation of a C1-monoalkylated 1,2-dihydro-C(70) derivative. The position of the alkyl group (C1) was established by NMR spectroscopy and comparison with literature spectra of C2-monoalkylated analogs. Presumably, C1-alkylation is the major process due to selective deprotonation of 1,2-C(70)H(2) at C1. Substitution of benzyl bromide for methyl bromoacetate results in rapid dialkylation, unless the amount of base is carefully controlled, in which case C1-monobenzylation is the major process. This methodology for alkylation at C1 is complimentary to methods for the C2-monoalkylation of C(70) with Zn and methyl bromoacetate.     

Pyranoxanthones from Calophyllum Inophyllum

Phytochemical investigation of the stem bark of Calophyllum inophyllum resulted in the isolation of a new dipyrenoxanthone, calophinone ( 1 ), together with four related xanthones ( 2–5 ). Identification of the isolated compounds was achieved through intensive studies of their spectral data, especially 2D NMR.     

Synthesis and in vivo study of metallofullerene based MRI contrast agent

Gd@C₈₂(OH)₄₀ has been developed as a new generation of MRI contrast agent. But recently, it was found that Gd@C₈₂(OH) _x with a larger number of OH (x>36) would lead to cage break and hence, release of highly toxic Gd ions. We synthesized the more stable Gd@C₈₂(OH) _x with less OH-number, Gd@C₈₂(OH)₁₆, and studied its proton relaxivity and MRI images. The results indicate that Gd@C₈₂(OH)₁₆ also gives high proton relaxivity, even higher than that of (NMG)₂-Gd-DTPA. The bio-distribution indicated that Gd@C₈₂(OH)₁₆ tends to be entrapped in the liver and kidney and remained in tissue for about 2 hours. The results suggest that the more stable metallofullerene derivative Gd@C₈₂(OH)₁₆ can be the potential candidate of the new MRI contrast agent.