Species-specific isotope dilution analysis of mono-, di,and tri-butyltin compounds in sediment using gas chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with synthesized 118Sn-enriched butyltins

A species-specific isotope dilution (ID) method is described for the determination of mono-, di, and tri-butyltin compounds in sediment by gas chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (GC-ICP-MS), where the mixture of 118Sn-enriched butyltin compounds synthesized in our laboratory was used as a spike. A correction method for the mass bias, a quantitative extraction of the butyltins from sediment, and an assay for the concentration of the standard solution for the reverse ID procedure were investigated to achieve a reliable ID analysis. The spike solution was added with tri-propyltin (TPrT), and the butyltins were extracted by mechanical shaking into acetic acid-tropolone-toluene. The extracted butyltins were ethylated with sodium tetraethylborate and measured by GC-ICP-MS. The mass bias correction factor for the butyltins was calculated with the measured area ratio of 120Sn/118Sn of TPrT in each chromatographic run, and the correction was carried out. The mass bias was well corrected with this in-run correction (the standard uncertainties of the corrected 120Sn/118Sn for the butyltins were in the range 0.03-0.45%, typically 0.25%, with triplicate measurement corresponding to 0.02-0.37% mass bias). The extraction efficiency of mono-butyltin (MBT) from sediment was improved by using tropolone-toluene as the solvent. Well-defined standard solutions for the reverse-ID procedure could be obtained by an assay for the purities of the natural abundance butyltin chloride reagents used for preparing the standard solutions. Overall uncertainties associated with the present method were estimated, where the sediment certified reference materials, PACS-2 and BCR 646, were analyzed. The uncertainty arising from the extraction was the main contributor to the overall uncertainties for MBT and di-butyltin (DBT) determinations, while with the case of tri-butyltin (TBT) determination the uncertainties arising from the purity of TBT chloride reagent used for preparing the standard solution was a large contributor to the overall uncertainties although the uncertainty arising from the extraction was also a main contributor. The analytical results of MBT, DBT, and TBT in both reference materials, except for MBT results in PACS-2, were in good agreement with the certified values in each. The result of MBT in PACS-2 (0.677 +/- 0.049 microg g(-1) as tin, mean +/- expanded uncertainty) was significantly higher than the certified value (0.45 +/- 0.05 microg g(-1)), but closely matched with the lately reported values (Rajendran, Tao, Nakazato and Miyazaki, Analyst, 2000, 125, 1757: 0.62 +/- 0.02 microg g(-1); Chiron, Roy, Cottier and Jeannot, J. Chromatogr. A, 2000, 879, 137: 0.634 +/- 0.082 microg g(-1); Alonso, Encinar, Gonzalez and Sanz-Medal, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2002, 373, 432: 0.64 +/- 0.04 microg g(-1). The present method is concluded to be reliable for the determination of MBT, DBT, and TBT in sediment.     

Chemical Reconstruction of Pt-Rh(100) Alloy and Pt/Rh(100), Rh/Pt(100) Bimetallic Surfaces

When Cu(110), Ni(l 10), Ag(110) surfaces are exposed to O₂ at room temperature, one dimensional metal-oxygen strings grow in the < 001 > direction of the (110) surfaces. A similar phenomenon occurs in the adsorption of H₂ on Ni( 110) surface at room temperature, where the one dimensional strings grow along the < 110 > direction. These phenomena are undoubtedly different from the adsorption induced reconstruction but are explained by the chemical reconstruction involving the formation of quasi-compounds and their self-ordering on the metal surfaces. The chemical reconstruction is indispensablly important to understand the structure and catalysis of alloy and bimetallic surfaces. Pt_0.25Rh_0.75(100) alloy surface being active for the reaction of NO with H₂ is an interesting example. When the Pt-Rh(100) alloy surface is exposed to NO or O₂ at arround 500 K, a p(3 × 1) ordered Rh-O over-layer is obtained on a Pt-enriched 2nd layer by the chemical reconstruction. Ordering of Rh-0 in the p(3 × 1) structure on the Pt(100) surface was reproduced by heating a Rh/Pt(100) bimetallic surface in O₂, and the chemical reconstruction making the p(3 × 1) Rh-O overlayer on a Pt enriched 2nd layer was also proved by heating a Pt/Rh(100) bimetallic surface in O₂ or NO. The activation mechanism of the Pt-Rh alloy and the Pt/Rh bimetallic surfaces by the chemical reconstruction was evidently shown by using a Pt deposited Rh(100), Pt/Rh(100), surface. That is, the Pt/Rh(100) is not so active for the reaction of NO with H₂, but the reconstructed p(3 × 1)Rh-O/Pt-layer/Rh(100) surface is very active for the reaction. Therefore, it was concluded that the chemical reconstruction of the Pt-Rh catalyst makes the active surface which is composed of Rh-O and a Pt layer.     

Conversion of 4-amino-1H-1,5-benzodiazepine-3-carbonitrile to pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines,pyrimido[1,6-a]benzimidazole,and pyrazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[1,6-a]benzimidazoles

The reactions of multifunctional compounds 2a, b, c, 3a, b and 4a, b which were readily obtained from 4-amino-1H-1,5-benzodiazepine-3-carbonitrile 1 with orthoesters are described, and derivatives of pyrazolo-[3,4-d]pyrimidines 5 , pyrimido[1,6-a]benzimidazole 9 , and pyrazolo[3′,4′:4,5]pyrimido[1,6-a]benzimidazole 10 are synthesized.     

Solvolysis of 2-aryl-exo-5,6-trimethylene-2-norbornyl p-nitrobenzoates as a reference of 2-aryl-2-norbornyl p-nitrobenzoates solvolysis: Further evidence for the unimportance of σ-participation in the solvolysis of 2-aryl-2-norbornyl derivatives

The rates of solvolysis of 2 - aryl - exo - 5,6 - trimethylene - exo - and endo - 2 - norbornyl p-nitrobenzoates (7 and 8, respectively) with representative substituents [p-CH₃O, p-CH₃, H, m-CF₃, p-CF₃, and 3,5-(CF₃)₂] were determined in 80% aqueous acetone and compared with those of the parent 2-aryl-exo- and endo-2-norbornyl p-nitrobenzoates (5 and 6, respectively). The rate ratios for the endo-p-nitrobenzoates ($\text{6}\text{8}$) are essentially constant and close to unity for these substituents, indicating that the perturbation of the trimethylene bridge toward the C₂-position is virtually negligilbe. The rate ratios for the exo-p-nitrobenzoates ($\text{5}\text{7}$) can also be regarded as invariant over the reactivity range studied. The exo/endo rate ratios ($\text{7}\text{8}$) are 246 (p-CH₃O), 196 (P-CH₃), 129 (H), 80 (m-CF₃), 90 (p-CF₃), and 89 [3,5-(CF₃)₂], being similar to the corresponding $\text{5}\text{6}$ rate ratios. The solvolyses of these p-nitrobenzoates (7 and 8) afford predominantly ( > 97%) exo-alcohols. Since the secondary exo-5,6-trimethylene-2-norbornyl system, with its low exo/endo rate ratio, 11.2, is known to solvolyse without significant σ-participation, the tertiary derivatives should also undergo solvolysis without σ-participation. Consequently, the similarities in the solvolytic behaviors between the two systems (5 vs 7; 6 vs 8) strongly support the previous conclusion that σ-participation is unimportant in the solvolysis of 5.     

Enantioseparations in nonaqueous capillary liquid chromatography and capillary electrochromatography using cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) as chiral stationary phase

The potential of the widely used chiral stationary phase for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) enantioseparations, cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (CDMPC, sold under the trade name Chiralcel OD) was evaluated under the conditions of nonaqueous capillary electrochromatography (CEC). The effect of the particle size of the silica gel, the loading of CDMPC on the silica gel and nature of the organic solvent, as well as electrolyte salts on the separation characteristics were investigated. This study illustrates the applicability of CDMPC for obtaining highly efficient enantioseparations under the conditions of nonaqueous CEC. Comparative study of enantioseparations in capillary liquid chromatography (CLC) and CEC indicated the significant advantages of CEC such as higher plate number at the similar linear flow rates of the mobile phase as well as better tolerance of higher linear flow rates.     

Retention prediction of large and condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in reversed-phase microcolumn liquid chromatography with diphenylsilica stationary phase

The retention behavior of condensed large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons has been investigated with diphenylsilica stationary phases in reversed-phase microcolumn liquid chromatography. The results were correlated with two parameters which indicate size and shape of the molecules. Since the resulting equation can be used for retention prediction of large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, computer-assisted “standardless” identification is accomplished for “unknown” compounds contained in the standard.     

Synthesis and conversions of 3-(4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethylene)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline

The reaction of the hydrazone 3a with hydrazine hydrate in DBU/ethanol conveniently gave 3-(4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethylene)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline 6 . The reactions of 6 with an equimolar and 2-fold molar amount of nitrous acid afforded 3-(α-hydroxyimino-4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline 9 and 3-(α-hydroxyimino-5-methyl-2H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline 10 , respectively, which were converted into the 3-heteroarylisoxazolo[4,5-b]quin-oxalines 13a,b and 11 , respectively. Compound 9 was also cyclized into the 8-quinoxalinyl-1,2,4-triazolo-[3,4-f][1,2,4]triazines 14a,b .     

A convenient synthesis of 2-amino-4H-1,3,4-oxadiazino[5,6-b]-quinoxaline derivatives

The reaction of 6-chloro-2-(1-methylhydrazino)quinoxaline 4-oxide 5 with a 2-fold molar amount of ethyl chloroglyoxalate gave ethyl 8-chloro-4-methyl-4H-1,3,4-oxadiazino[5,6-b]quinoxaline-2-carboxylate 6 , whose reaction with hydrazine hydrate afforded the C₂-hydrazinocarbonyl derivative 7 . The reaction of compound 7 with nitrous acid provided the C₂-acylazide derivative 8 , which was converted into the C₂-amino 9 , C₂-carbamate 11a-c, 12a,b , and C₂-ureido 13a-c, 14 derivatives. The mass spectral fragmentation patterns were examined for compounds 10–14 , wherein the molecular ion peak did not appear in the mass spectra of compounds 10c, 11a-c, 12a,b, 13c , and 14.     

Bromide ions induced chaotic behavior in H2O2–H2SO4–Pt electrochemical system

We have found a new chaotic current oscillation in the H₂O₂–H₂SO₄–Pt electrochemical system due to the addition of small amounts of bromide ions. In the system with bromide ions, an oscillation, called oscillation D, appears near the potential where another oscillation, called oscillation A, appears. The chaotic oscillation is observed in a potential region where both oscillations A and D simultaneously appear. When the electrode potential is stepped to a potential in the above region from the rest potential, a period-1 oscillation first appears for a while. A period-doubling bifurcation cascade then occurs, which is followed by a chaos. The appearance of the chaotic oscillations is explained on the basis of the reported mechanisms for oscillations A and D.Dedicated to Professor György Horányi to celebrate his 70th birthday in recognition of many contributions to electrochemistry.     

Chloromethylphenylcarbamate derivatives of cellulose as chiral stationary phases for high-performance liquid chromatography

A new class of eight chloromethylphenylcarbamate derivatives of cellulose was prepared by introducing both an electron-donating methyl group and an electron-withdrawing chloro group on to the phenyl moieties and their chiral recognition abilities were evaluated as chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for high-performance liquid chromatography. The superiority of these derivatives over dichloro- and dimethylphenylcarbamates of cellulose as CSPs was demonstrated for some racemic compounds. The elution order and enantioselectivity were greatly dependent on the positions of the substituents. Meta- and para-disubstituted derivatives showed higher chiral recognition than ortho- and meta- or para- disubstituted derivatives. The correlation between the chemical shifts of the N---H protons of the carbamate moieties and the enantiomer-resolving abilities of the derivatives is discussed. Some of the derivatives were effective CSPs in both normal- and reversed- phase conditions and could efficiently separate some chiral drug enantiomers.