Photoelectrochemical sensing of tannic acid based on the use of TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> sensitized with 5-methylphenazinium methosulfate and carboxy-functionalized CdTe quantum dots

The article describes a method for determination of tannic acid in extracts of medicinal plants. Tannic acid (TA) is an antioxidant and has anticancer and antimicrobial properties. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO₂) were co-sensitized with 5-methylphenazinium methosulfate (PMS) and carboxy-functionalized cadmium telluride quantum dots (CdTe QDs), and immobilized on a fluorine-doped tin oxide electrode. The surface morphology and electrochemical properties of the modified electrode were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and amperometry, respectively. A composite consisting of TiO₂, PMS and CdTe QDs in a nafion film has a response to TA under LED light higher than that observed for each separate component. Under optimized experimental conditions and at an applied voltage of +0.4 V vs Ag/AgCl, the photoelectrochemical sensor has a linear response in the 0.2 to 200 μmol L^?1 TA concentration range and a detection limit of 60 nmol L^?1. The sensor was successfully applied to the determination of TA in spiked extracts from three medicinal plants, with recovery values between 98.3 and 103.9 %.

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Graphical abstract Schematic diagram for photoelectrochemical detection of tannic acid based on a fluorine doped tin oxide electrode modified with titanium oxide, 5-methylphenazinium methosulfate and carboxy-functionalized cadmium telluride quantum dots

     

Su un problema di tipo nuovo relativo alle equazioni paraboliche d'ordine superiore al secondo

Sunto Si studia il problema della determinazione di una soluzione dell'equazione a_k(x)∂^ku/∂x^k=f(x, y) entro la semistriscia a≤x≤b, y≥0, che assuma assegnati valori per y=0 e per x=a, x₁, x₂, b (a<x₁<x₂<b). Analogamente si studia il problema della determinazione di una soluzione dell' equazione a_k(x)∂^ku/∂x^k+b(x)∂u/∂y=f(x,y), entro la medesima semistriscia, cha assuma assegnati valori per y=0 e per x=a, x₁, x₂, b e la cui ∂/∂y assuma assegnati valori per y=0. A Giovanni Sansone nel suo 70^mo compleanno.     

An axial tert‐butyl group in strained cyclohexene: X‐ray analysis and theoretical calculations of 2‐(2‐tert‐butylcyclohex‐3‐enyl)propan‐2‐ol

The structure of the title compound, C₁₃H₂₄O, (I), shows a sofa conformation of the ring with two pseudo‐axial substituents. The dihedral angle between these substituents is 131.56 (12)°. Calculations using the B3LYP/6‐31G* level of theory show two minima, one corresponding to the crystal structure and the other to a boat conformation of the ring with two equatorial substituents. The energy of this latter conformation is 17.4 kcal mol⁻¹ higher than that of (I). The molecule forms an infinite co‐operative hydrogen‐bonded chain running in the b direction.     

Nonlinear structure–reactivity correlations. The hydrolysis of 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl acetate catalyzed by general bases

The hydrolysis of 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl acetate was studied in the presence of several carboxylic bases and tertiary amines. Carboxylic bases pyridine and imidazole react as nucleophilic catalysts, while 2,4-dimethyl and 2,4,6-trimethyl pyridine react as general-base catalysts. The nonlinear structure–reactivity correlations (log k_cat versus log k_OH and log k_cat versus pK of the leaving group) for the series of aryl acetates are discussed, and it is suggested that there is a change in transition-state structure along the series.     

Many-body suppression of the X-ray resonant scattering in metals

It is shown that electronic X-ray Raman scattering in metals can be suppressed due to the intermediate state interaction between the deep hole and the Fermi sea of electrons.     

NMR spectra of seleninium and 1- and 2-benzoseleninium cations

The analysis of the NMR spectra of seleninium and 1-and 2-benzoseleninium cations, recorded in deuterotrifluoroacetic acid, is reported. The effects of condensation on the spectral parameters of the protons of the seleninium ring were examined with particular reference to the shift to higher values of δ: this was consistent with the q values calculated by the HMO method. The ³J(HH) and ⁴J(HH) variations, including an interesting variation regarding the through-selenium ⁴J coupling, are also discussed.