Analysis of commercial vegetable tanning agents by reversed-phase liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry and its application to wastewater

Commercial vegetable tanning agents that are derived from plants and consist of condensed or hydrolyzable tannins were analyzed by electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry (ESI–MS/MS) to identify their major constituents and to study their collision-induced dissociation. In the condensed tannin wattle a series of proanthocyanidin dimers to tetramers was identified together with the flavonoid monomers catechin and gallocatechin. The composition of the hydrolyzable tannin chestnut was more heterogenous. Besides the monomers ellagic and gallic acid a variety of gallotannins were detected, namely mono-, di- and trigalloylglucose, and a variety of ellagitannins. Reversed-phase HPLC–ESI–MS/MS methods were developed to detect condensed and hydrolyzable tannins in tannery wastewaters by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). The methods proved suitable even for highly loaded wastewaters. However, the detected amount of wattle tanning agent in spent retanning baths was about two orders of magnitude below the amount used for the retanning. This suggests that the condensed tannins of polyphenolic structure are rapidly transformed during the tanning process to yet unknown products.     

Arginine-based molecular transporters: the synthesis and chemical evaluation of releasable taxol-transporter conjugates

[structure: see text] A flexible and efficient procedure has been developed for the conjugation of taxol to various arginine-based molecular transporters via the taxol C2' O-chloroacetyl derivative. The resultant taxol-transporter conjugates are highly water soluble and release free taxol with half-lives of minutes to hours depending on the pH and the linker structure.     

Catalytic CO oxidation by free Au2-: experiment and theory

Temperature-dependent rf-ion trap mass spectrometry and first-principles simulations reveal the detailed reaction mechanism of the catalytic gas-phase oxidation of CO by free Au(2)(-) ions in the presence of O(2). A metastable intermediate with a mass of Au(2)CO(3)(-) was observed at low temperatures. Two alternative structures corresponding to digold carbonate or peroxyformate are predicted for this intermediate. Both structures are characterized by low activation barriers for the formation of CO(2). These combined experimental and theoretical investigations provide a comprehensive understanding of the kinetics, energetics, and atomic arrangements along the reaction path, thus allowing a formulation of the catalytic cycle for the oxidation reaction.     

Zur Existenz des Tetrahydrogenorthoperiodations Die Kristallstruktur von LiH4IO6 · H2O

On the Existence of the Tetrahydrogenorthoperiodate Ion. The Crystal Structure of LiH₄IO₆ · H₂O The crystal structure of LiH₄IO₆ · H₂O has been determined (P1 ; a = 564.74(12), b = 574.41(13), c = 970.4(6) pm, α = 101.37(2), β = 96.37(2), γ = 114.72(2)°; Z = 2; 5 731 independent reflections; R = 0.038). All hydrogen-atoms were localized from difference fourier map and refined without applying constraints. Thus the existence of the tetrahydrogenorthoperiodate-ion in the solid state is proved, unambigously. The crystal structure is discussed and compared to other alkaliorthoperiodates.