Simultaneous measurement of methyl tert‐butyl ether and tert‐butyl alcohol in human serum by headspace solid‐phase microextraction gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

The abundant production of methyl tert‐butyl ether (MTBE) and its widespread use have led to an increase in the potential for human exposure. This work described a simple, fast, sensitive, reliable and low‐cost method for the simultaneous measurement of MTBE and its metabolite, tert‐butyl alcohol (TBA) in human serum by headspace solid‐phase microextraction gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Extraction conditions were optimized and 40 °C, 10 min, 250 rpm and 0.3 g NaCl for a 1 mL sample were the optimal conditions. This method showed good analytical performance in terms of sensitivity with limits of detection in serum (1 mL) of 0.03 µg/L for MTBE and 0.05 µg/L for TBA, accuracy (mean recovery values) from 75.8% to 85.8%, precision (relative standard deviations) <10% and sample stability (biodegradation) <10% after 28 days. A verification experiment proved the reproducibility and stability of this method as well. Finally the method was used to detect 212 specimens, and the internal dose levels for MTBE in human serum were presented in China. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Method validation,residue analysis and dietary risk assessment of trifloxystrobin and trifloxystrobin acid in milk,eggs and pork

Trifloxystrobin (TFS) is a widely used strobilurin fungicide and its residues accumulating in animal-derived food could result in potential harm to consumers. By optimization of extraction solvents and cleanup sorbents, a residue analysis method for TFS and its metabolite trifloxystrobin acid (TFSA) was established in milk, eggs and pork based on QuEChERS sample preparation and LC–MS/MS. The calibration curves exhibited good linearity with determination coefficients (R²) >0.9930 over the range of 0.5–250 ng/ml for both TFS and TFSA. The recoveries of the two analytes were 81–100% with RSD 3–10% and 76–96% with RSD 2–13%, respectively. The limit of quantification (LOQ) was 1 ng/g for both analytes. The milk, egg and pork samples, 30 each, were collected from the 30 main producing regions in China, and residues of TFS and TFSA were analyzed. The concentrations of both analytes were lower than the corresponding LOQs and maximum residue limits. Long-term dietary risk assessment showed that the hazard quotients were 0.001–0.003%, indicating an absence of unacceptable risks in milk, eggs and pork to the health of common consumers in China.     

Facile synthesis of thermosensitive functional polyaspartamide derivatives by click chemistry

Biodegradable and thermosensitive polyaspartamide derivatives containing pendant azide groups P(Asp‐Az)_X‐HPAs were synthesized from poly(l ‐succinimide) via the ring‐opening reaction with 2‐azidoethylamine (Az) and 5‐hydroxypentylamine (HPA). Then hydrophobic phenethyl (PEA) and imidazole (IMZ) moieties were introduced successfully with very high reaction efficiency above 90% to the side chains of P(Asp‐Az)_X‐HPA by click reaction to obtain thermoresponsive polyaspartamide derivatives containing pendant aromatic rings P(Asp‐Az)_X‐HPA‐PEAs and the thermo/pH‐responsive polyaspartamide derivatives containing pendant imidazole rings P(Asp‐Az)_X‐HPA‐IMZs, respectively. The thermoresponsive behaviors of P(Asp‐Az)_X‐HPA‐PEAs and P(Asp‐Az)_X‐HPA‐IMZs were confirmed by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmittance measurements, and the cloud point can be tuned by designed amounts of azide groups and can be further adjusted by the grafting molar percentage of hydrophobic phenethyl or imidazole moieties to the side chains of P(Asp‐Az)_X‐HPA via click chemistry. The pH‐responsive behavior of P(Asp‐Az)_X‐HPA‐IMZs can also be tuned. These results indicate that the obtained polyaspartamide‐based functional polymers can be further functionalized with hydrophilic long PEG chain and/or targeted moieties via click chemistry for drug delivery. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015 , 53, 1296–1303     

Graphitic-C<Subscript>3</Subscript>N<Subscript>4</Subscript> quantum dots decorated {001}-faceted TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> nanosheets as a 0D/2D composite with enhanced solar photocatalytic activity

Zero-dimensional (0D)/two-dimensional (2D) heterojunctions have attracted great attention in photocatalysis due to their superior interfacial effects. In this work, 0D g-C₃N₄ quantum dots (CNQDs) were firstly used to modify {001}-faceted 2D TiO₂ nanosheets by a simple solvothermal method. During the controlled growth of TiO₂ nanosheets with exposed reactive {001} facets, the CNQDs can be simultaneously assembled on the surface of TiO₂ nanosheets in a highly dispersive way. The 0D/2D composite containing only 0.5% of CNQDs shows the optimized solar photocatalytic activity for the degradation of rhodamine B and 4-chlorophenol. More importantly, the 0D/2D composite exhibits a better solar photocatalytic activity than the bulk g-C₃N₄/TiO₂ nanosheets composite. This improvement can be ascribed to the close interfacial contact and strong interaction between the highly dispersed CNQDs and the TiO₂ nanosheets, which could lead to efficient separation of the photogenerated electron–hole pairs, provide more catalytic active sites, and enhance the absorption of solar light. The 0D/2D composite also shows good stability for its practical applications.     

Degradation of nitrobenzene by trisynergetic attapulgite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron–biofilm

Research on Chemical Intermediates - A trisynergetic system (AFB) of nanoscale zero-valent iron (NI)–biofilm supported on attapulgite (ATP) was used to degrade nitrobenzene (NTB) in aqueous...     

Preparation and performance of Fe(II)-akaganeite(β-FeOOH) modified red mud granule filter material

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Red mud granule filter material (RMGFM) was prepared, then was used as a support for preparation of Fe(II)-akaganeite (β-FeOOH) modified red mud granule...     

Pd-基金属-酸-碱多功能催化剂的制备及其丙酮一步法合成MIBK性能研究

甲基异丁基酮 (MIBK) 是一种重要的化学品, 广泛应用于涂料以及有机合成领域, 下游产品包括特种涂料溶剂、高品质脱蜡溶剂和高性能橡胶防老剂等. 近年来随国民经济的快速发展, 甲基异丁基酮的年需求量与价格逐年上升, 应用领域也不断拓宽. 因此, 开展 MIBK 绿色合成工艺的研究对提高原子经济性、打破国际技术壁垒以及满足国内市场需求具有重要意义. 目前生产 MIBK 最绿色、高效的生产方法是丙酮一步法, 包括缩合、脱水以及加氢等一系列反应过程, 该工艺顺利实施的关键在于所使用的催化剂. 根据丙酮一步法合成 MIBK 反应特点, 所用催化剂表面必须具备多种催化活性中 心, 从而保证缩合、脱水以及加氢反应的顺利进行, 实现从反应物到产物的高效转化. 因此, 高活性和高选择性多功能催化剂的制备是提高 MIBK 生产效率的有效途径.本文采用浸渍法将具有加氢活性的贵金属 Pd 负载在表面具有丰富酸性位点或碱性位点的固体酸或固体碱氧化物载体上, 制备了 Pd/MOx(M = Ti, Ce, Al, Si, La, Ca和Mg) 双功能催化剂, 并用于丙酮一步法合成 MIBK 反应中. 结果表明, Pd基金属-酸/碱双功能催化剂均可以催化该连串反应的进行, 其性能高于 Pd 基金属-酸双功能催化剂, 其中 Pd/MgO 催化剂上丙酮转化率为30.67%, MIBK 产率可达27.61%. 构效关系研究显示, 催化剂表面酸性位点和碱性位点对于该连串反应的各反应步骤催化性能有所不同, 其中碱性位点有利于丙酮缩合反应, 而酸性位点有利于二丙酮醇脱水反应, 且强路易斯碱性中心位点可以更好的催化缩合反应的进行, 同时中强度路易斯酸性中心位点具有最佳的催化脱水反应的能力. 此外, 表面具有最强路易斯碱性中心位点 Pd/La2O3催化剂并未表现出最高的MIBK产率, 说明在丙酮一步法合成MIBK反应中, Pd基双功能催化剂表面各位点间的协同对其催化性能具有重要的影响.本文进一步采用水热法和沉淀沉积法制备了系列MgTiOx、MgAlOx和CaTiOx二元复合氧化物 (MMO) 以及 CaMgAlOx和 TiMgAlOx三元MMO, 并以其为载体, 通过浸渍焙烧还原制备 Pd 基多功能催化剂, 并用于丙酮一步法合成MIBK反应中,发现Pd/MgAl-MMO多功能催化剂具有最高的催化活性及 MIBK 产率. 对其表面多功能位点数量进行调变, 并通过 XRD、CO2-TPD、NH3-TPD、吡啶红外、CO2红外和HRTEM等进行表征, 结果表明, 经过450 ℃焙烧酸碱中心摩尔量比为0.4的0.1%Pd/Mg3Al-MMO多功能协同催化剂三种催化活性中心位点协同作用最佳, 其丙酮转化率为38.20%, MIBK产率可达31.63%. Pd/Mg3AlMMO多功能协同催化剂三种活性位点接近性研究表明, 在多功能催化剂中分离酸中心活性位点、碱中心活性位点以及加氢活性位点后, 获得的双功能催化剂产率均明显下降, 说明Pd/Mg3Al-MMO多功能催化剂在三种活性位点相互接近时才能更好催化反应的进行. 根据多功能催化剂构效关系研究结果, 对各催化活性中心的密度及分布进行调控, 结果显示, 通过沉淀沉积法制备的Pd/Mg3Al-MMO催化剂性能进一步提高, 丙酮转化率为42.11%, 产率高达37.20%.     

The Kolmogorov–Sinai Entropy in the Setting of Fuzzy Sets for Atmospheric Corrosion Image Texture Analysis

Russian Journal of Electrochemistry - Image analysis gives us a new opportunity in corrosion science. Fuzzy Kolmogorov–Sinai (K–S) entropy is used to quantify the average amount of...     

An extension of nickel-catalyzed reductive coupling between tertiary alkyl halides with allylic carbonates

The nickel catalyzed reductive coupling of allylic carbonates with chloro-cyclotryptamine analogs to construct sterically congested all C(sp³) quaternary centers has been achieved with emphasis on the substrate scope. And the using of dienyl methyleneyl carbonates coupling with a variety of tertiary alkyl halides furnished the dienylated products improved the reaction's applicability.     

Crystallographic evidence of an unusual, pentagon-shaped folding pattern in a circular aromatic pentamer

Introduction of a continuous hydrogen-bonding network suppressed the conformational flexibility of an oligomeric backbone. Cyclization of a rigidified, suitably sized oligomer led to a circular aromatic pentamer. Its crystal structure determined by X-ray crystallography reveals a pseudo five-fold symmetric planarity in the solid state, which is quite unusual among all the previously described shape-persistent macrocycles and synthetic foldamers with biased conformations enforced by noncovalent forces.