Strong adhesion and smooth conductive surface via graft polymerization of aniline on a modified glass fiber surface

The goal of this paper is to prepare surface-conductive glass fibers. The fibers were first hydroxylated, after which they were reacted with 3-bromopropyltrichlorosilane to form a bromopropylsilane monolayer, which was further reacted with aniline to substitute the bromine atoms. The surface-bound aniline molecules were used as active sites for the graft polymerization of polyaniline (PANI). The composition, structure and the morphology of the modified glass fiber surface were examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The method generated a smooth and homogenous thin layer of PANI on the surface of the glass fiber with a surface conductivity of about 6 S/cm, hence larger than the usual value ( approximately 1 S/cm) of the bulk polyaniline.     

Conclusive evidence of the trapping of primary ozonides

[reaction: see text] Anomalous ozonolysis of strained bicyclic allylic alcohols yields alpha-hydroxymethyl ketones. The proposed mechanism involves an unusual trapping of the primary ozonide that undergoes a Grob-like fragmentation instead of dissociating into the Criegee intermediates.     

Relationship between hydration energy of zeolites and cation distribution in their crystals

A method is proposed for calculating the heat of immersion of zeolites in water from data on the composition and density of the zeolite framework. The phenomenon of localization of some of the zeolite cations in the unhydrated crystallographic positions is explained. For ferrisilicates with the ZSM-5 structure, the fraction of iron atoms in the framework has been estimated from data on the energy of hydration.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 174–179, March–April, 1993.     

Photosensitization of electronic transitions by dye molecules in systems consisting of a semiconductor and adsorbed molecules of p-benzoquinone

Electrophysical methods and ESR measurements have been used to investigate the changes, photosensitized by molecules of rhodamine B (RB), in the charge states of electron traps created by molecules of p-benzoquinone (pBQ) in the Ge/GeO₂ system. The results obtained in studying the quenching of fluorescence of RB molecules indicate that the photodestruction of electron traps is due to transfer of electronic excitation energy traps is due to transfer of electronic oxidation energy from the RB molecules to charged complexes formed upon adsorption of the pBQ. In order to select optimal conditions for recharging of such complexes, a study has been made of the relationship between the relative change in ESR signal and the concentration of adsorbed RB molecules.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 545–550, September–October, 1989.     

Rapid flow-injection sandwich-type immunoassays of proteins using an immobilized antibody reactor and adenosine deaminase-antibody conjugates

A rapid flow-injection sandwich enzyme immunoassay suitable for the direct determination of proteins in biological samples is described. The proposed system utilizes highly active adenosine deaminase—antibody conjugates in conjunction with a flow-through immunoreactor and an ammonium ion-selective potentiometric detector. After appropriate sample/reagent injection steps, the enzyme activity bound to the reactor is measured by diverting a coninuously flowing stream of substrate (adenosine) through the packed immunocolumn and detecting liberated ammonium ions downstream with a tubular ammonium ion-selective electrode. The bound enzyme activity is directly proportional to the concentration of analyte in the original sample. By using non-equilibrium flow-rates of sample and reagent slugs, a single protein assay takes less than 12 min, including regeneration of the reactor. The proposed method is shown to be selective, reproducible and capable of determining accurately the model protein (human IgC) at sub-μg ml^?1 concentrations.     

Separation and detection of oxidation products of fluorodeoxyglucose and glucose by high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry

2-Deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose ([18F] FDG), the most popular positron emitting radiopharmaceutical, may oxidise by autoradiolysis in aqueous solution. The aim of this work was to use LC-MS for determination of the oxidation products of fluorodeoxyglucose and glucose (Glc) obtained by oxidation with Fenton's reagent. Asahipak NH2P-50 polyamide silica column and acetonitrile-0.025% aqueous ammonium formate (80:20 (v/v)) eluent were utilised with an Agilent 1100 HPLC-MS instrument. Ten major oxidation products of FDG and Glc were separated and identified by mass spectrometry: 2-fluorogluconic acid, 2-fluoroglucuronic acid, 2-oxoerythronic acid, arabinose, arabonic acid, araburonic acid, erythrose, erythrulose, gluconic acid, and glucuronic acid. The most intensive electrospray ionisation signals were found in the negative ion spectra and were due to HCOO- adducts, the other acids being in their lactone forms.     

The application of NMR and MS methods for detection of adulteration of wine,fruit juices,and olive oil. A review

This review covers two important techniques, high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and mass spectrometry (MS), used to characterize food products and detect possible adulteration of wine, fruit juices, and olive oil, all important products of the Mediterranean Basin. Emphasis is placed on the complementary use of SNIF-NMR (site-specific natural isotopic fractionation nuclear magnetic resonance) and IRMS (isotope-ratio mass spectrometry) in association with chemometric methods for detecting the adulteration.     

Kinetic Aspects of Dimethylamine Hydroxyethylation in the Presence of Water

The kinetics of dimethylamine hydroxyethylation at an ethylene oxide : dimethylamine : water molar ratio of 1 : 3 : (0.1–0.5) was studied in the temperature range 20–50°C. A kinetic model of the reaction, which adequately describes the experimental data, was suggested.__________Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 78, No. 4, 2005, pp. 687–689.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Danov, Kolesnikov, Efremov, Mezhenin.     

Reduction of Alkyl-2-amino-5,6-dialkyl-3-cyanopyridine-4-carboxylates

Reduction of alkyl-2-amino-5,6-dialkyl-3-cyanopyridine-4-carboxylates with sodium borohydride in protic solvents gave rise to 4-amino-3-imino-6,7-dialkyl-1,3-dihydrofuro[3,4-c]pyridines that at hydrolysis in acid medium afforded the corresponding lactones.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2005, pp. 288–291.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Vasil’ev, Lyshchikov, Nasakin, Kayukov, Tafeenko.     

Synthesis,structure, and dynamic behavior in solution of arylamino-1,3,5-triazines

Ten unsymmetrically substituted arylamino-1,3,5-triazines were synthesized and studied by dynamic NMR spectroscopy. The free energies of the hindered rotation ΔG^≠?are in 59–77 kJ mol^{? 1} range. Using difference-mode NOE NMR experiments, the structures of the major and minor rotation isomers were proved. The DFT B3LYP/6-31G* calculations were performed. The difference between the calculated rotation barriers and the experimental values obtained by line shape analysis is less than 7.6 kJ mol^?1. The height of the rotation barrier varies in a 18 kJ mol^?1 range depending on the substituents in the triazine ring.