Objective comparison of concentration profiles in solids by means of mathematical statistics

To compare concentration profiles in solids in an objective manner, a multi-dimensional generalization of the comparison of two means by Student'st-test is proposed. The approach is based on piecewise modelling the profiles using rougha priori information, estimating the model parameters and their covariance matrix and comparing the estimated parameters by use of multidimensional test variables. The piecewise modelling is treated in the most important cases in such a way that the partial functions are straight lines or cubic polynoms (splines) with continuity at all knots in each case. It enables us to compare whole profiles as well as the most relevant parts of them. Two ways of estimating the covariance matrix as a generalization of the variance estimation are discussed. The approach is useful for any kind of line profiles if rough information on the profile type is available. As an example SIMS depth-profiles of aluminum obtained from thin-layer systems after different technological heat treatments are considered. These profiles are modeled by three straight lines.     

Detection of VX contamination in soil through solid-phase microextraction sampling and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry of the VX degradation product bis(diisopropylaminoethyl)disulfide

A solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) sampling and analysis method was developed for bis(diisopropylaminoethyl)disulfide (a degradation product of the nerve agent VX) in soil. A 30-min sampling time with a polydimethylsiloxane-coated fiber and high temperature alkaline hydrolysis allowed detection with 1.0 microg of VX spiked per g of agricultural soil. The method was successfully used in the field with portable GC-MS instrumentation. This method is relatively rapid (less than 1 h), avoids the use of complex preparation steps, and enhances analyst safety through limited use of solvents and decontamination of the soil before sampling.     

Chiroptical detection during liquid chromatography,part 5: On-line measurement of circular dichroism spectra Δε(λ) during stops of chromatographic flow

Summary A procedure is described which serves to measure circular dichrograms () on line during stops of flow in liquid chromatography. Since the concentration of substrate in the spectrometer cell during the stop is not known, the differential absorption coefficients are calculated from the experimental differential absorbances A by means of UV absorption (i. e. photomultiplier voltage) data. Verifications of the procedure are obtained by its application to three substrates (Table 1), the () spectra of which were known. The present on-line technique is compared with a corresponding off-line method.The N,N-dimethylthiobenzamides1 and2 as well as the 9,10-phenanthrenequinone7 consist of interconvertible enantiomers because their planar states are destabilized by steric overcrowding of groups. The unknown dichrograms () of1, 2 and7 are obtained (Figs. 2 and 4) and discussed with reference to the helicities of these molecules.In memory of the late Professor Dr. Dr. h. c. Günther Snatzke.     

Novel methyl helianthrones as photosensitizers: synthesis and biological evaluation

A combination of light, oxygen and a photosensitizer is used to induce death of cancer cells by photodynamic therapy. In this study, we have synthesized several new methyl helianthrone derivatives and compared their phototoxicity with that of hypericin. In contrast to hypericin, methyl helianthrones are soluble in aqueous solutions and have a broad range of light absorbance, which allows the use of polychromatic light. Structural modifications of methyl helianthrone demonstrated that substitution of hydrogen atoms of methyl helianthrone at Positions 2 and 5 with Br atoms or methylation of its phenolic hydroxyls, significantly increases the corresponding singlet oxygen quantum yield and their phototoxicity toward alphaT3-1, M2R and LNCaP cells. The phototoxicity of some of these compounds was similar to that of hypericin. Methyl helianthrones, like hypericin, accumulated mainly in the perinuclear region as evident by confocal microscopy. Irradiation of cells pretreated with methyl helianthrone derivatives generates intracellular reactive oxygen species and lipid free radicals, as shown by a fluorescentic probe and electron paramagnetic resonance methods, respectively. The phototoxicity of these methyl helianthrones as well as their ability to oxidize membrane lipids were significantly decreased on addition of specific Type-II inhibitors, suggesting the involvement of singlet oxygen as the main oxidant.     

Bestimmung geringer Uranmengen nach Konzentrierung durch Extraktion und Anionenaustausch in einem tri-n-octylphoshinoxidhaltigen Lösungsmittelsystem

Zusammenfassung Auf Grund systematischer Untersuchungen des Verhaltens von Uran in verschiedenen wäßrig-organischen, Tri-n-octylphosphinoxid (TOPO) enthaltenden Lösungsmittelsystemen gegenüber verschiedenen Anionenformen des stark basischen Anionenaustauschers Dowex 1, X 8 wurde eine Methode zur Abtrennung des Urans entwickelt. Bei diesem Verfahren wird das Uran aus einer ascorbin-säurehaltigen, 1-n salzsauren Lösung mit 0,1-m TOPO in Diäthyläther extrahiert und aus einem Gemisch aus 50 Vol. % Äther (0,1-m an TOPO), 45 Vol. % Methylglykol und 5 Vol. % 12-n Salzsäure am Ionenaustauscher (Chloridform) adsorbiert. Nach Elution mit 1-n Salzsäure wird das Uran entweder fluorimetrisch oder spektrophotometrisch nach der Thiocyanatmethode bestimmt. Mit diesem Anionenaustauschverfahren ist eine Abtrennung des Urans von allen, seine fluorimetrische oder spektrophotometrische Bestimmung störenden Ionen und auch vom TOPO selbst möglich. Besonders wurde auf die spektrophotometrische Bestimmung des Urans bei Anwesenheit großer Molybdänmengen eingegangen und eine Methode zur Abtrennung dieses Elementes entwickelt.

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Determination of small amounts of uranium after concentrating through extraction and anionic exchange in a solvent agent system containing tri-n-octylphosphine oxide

Summary A method has been developed for the separation of uranium that is based on systematic studies of the behavior of uranium in various water-organic solvent systems containing tri-n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO) towards various anion forms of the strongly basic anion exchanger Dowex 1, X 8. In this procedure, the uranium is extracted from a 1N hydrochlorid acid solution containing ascorbic acid into diethyl ether and adsorbed from a mixture consisting of 50 vol.% ether (0.1N in TOPO), 45 vol.% methylglycol and5 vol.% 12N hydrochloric acid on the ion exchanger (chlorid form). Following elution with 1M hydrochloric acid, the uranium is determined either fluorimetrically or spectrophotometrically by the thiocyanate method. By means of this anion exchange procedure, it is possible above all to separate the uranium from all ions interfering with its fluorimetric or spectrophotometric determination and also from TOPO itself. In particular, consideration is given to the spectrophotometric determination of the uranium in the presence of larger amounts of molybdenum, and a method was worked out for the removal of this element.

     

In situ NMR observation of mono- and binuclear rhodium dihydride complexes using parahydrogen-induced polarization

Starting from the binuclear complex [RhCl(NBD)]2 (NBD = 2,5-norbornadiene) in the presence of the phosphines L = PMe3, PMe2Ph, PMePh2, PEt3, PEt2Ph, PEtPh2, or P(n-butyl)3, various mononuclear dihydrides of the type Rh(H)2CIL3, i.e., those of the homogeneous hydrogenation catalysts RhCIL3, have been obtained upon addition of parahydrogen, and their 1H NMR spectra have been investigated using parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP). Furthermore, the two binuclear complexes (H)(Cl)Rh(PMe3)2(mu-Cl)(mu-H)Rh(PMe3) and (H)(Cl)Rh(PMe2Ph)2(mu-Cl)(mu-H)Rh(PMe2Ph) have been detected and characterized by means of this in situ NMR method. Analogous complexes with trifluoroacetate instead of chloride, i.e., Rh(H)2(CF3COO)L3, have been generated in situ starting from Rh(NBD)(acac) in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid in combination with the phosphines L = PPh3, PEt2Ph, PEt3, and P(n-butyl)3, and their 1H NMR parameters have been determined.     

Basische metalle : XXXVII. Zur reaktivität der ethylen(hydrido)rhodium-komplexe [C5H5RhH(C2H4)PR3]X gegenüber nucleophilen: insertion versus substitution

The complex [C₅H₅RhH(C₂H₄)PMe₃]BF₄ (I) reacts with NaF and NaCN by deprotonation to give C₅H₅Rh(PMe₃)C₂H₄ but with NaCl, NaBr and NaI the ethylrhodium compounds C₅H₅RhC₂H₅(PMe₃)X (II–IV) are obtained. The reactions of I with CO and PPrⁱ₃ yield the BF₄ salts of the cations [C₅H₅RhH(CO)PMe₃]⁺ and [C₅H₅RhH(PPrⁱ₃)PMe₃]⁺ (V, VI), respectively, from which the uncharged complexes C₅H₅Rh(CO)PMe₃ (VII) and C₅H₅Rh(PPRⁱ₃)PMe₃ (VIII) are prepared. The carbonyl compound VII is also accessible either from C₅H₅Rh(CO)₂ and PMe₃ or from C₅H₅Rh(PMe₃)₂ and CO. The reaction of I with ethylene leads to the BF₄ salt of the cation [C₅H₅RhC₂H₅(PMe₃)C₂H₄]⁺ (X) which on treatment with PMe₃ forms the complex [C₅H₅RhC₂H₅(PMe₃)C₂H₄PMe₃]BF₄ (XI). The compound [C₅H₅RhH(C₂H₄)PPrⁱ₃]BF₄ (XII) reacts with NaI by insertion to yield C₅H₅RhC₂H₅(PPrⁱ₃)I (XIII) whereas with PPrⁱ₃ the salt [C₅H₅RhH(PPrⁱ₃)₂]BF₄ (XIV) is produced. The bis(triisopropylphosphine) complex C₅H₅Rh(PPrⁱ₃)₂ (XVI) is obtained from XIV and NaH.     

Umsetzung von Metall- und Metalloidverbindungen mit mehrfunktionellen Molekülen, 31. Mitteilung

The reaction of galliumtrichloride and galliumtribomide resp. with 2,6-dimethyl- and 2,4,6-trimethyl-N-trimethylsilyl-trifluoroacetanilide leads to the trifluoracetanilidodihalogenogallanes1–3. The 2,6,9-trioxa-4,8-diaza-1,5-digalla-bicyclo-[3.3.1]-nonadiene derivatives1 a–3 a are formed probably as by products.N-Trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide reacts with galliumtrichloride to yield the trifluoroacetamido-dichlorogallane4.N-Trimethylsilyl-N,N,N-triorganyl-thioureas react with galliumtrichloride under elimination of chlorotrimethylsilane to give the thio-ureido-gallanes5 and6. IfN,N-diorganylureas andN,N-diorganyl-thio-ureas resp. are reacted with galliumtrichloride and methyl-gallium-dichloride resp., the thio-ureido- and ureido-gallanes7–9 are obtained by elimination of hydrogenchloride. The compounds are characterized by analysis and spectral data (NMR:¹H,¹⁹F; MS; IR). The substances are monomeric in the gas phase, obviously due to internal coordination.

30. Mitt.:W. Maringgele undA. Meller, J. Organomet. Chem., im Druck.     

Photometrische Bestimmung von Antimon in Eisen und Stahl

Zusammenfassung Zur Bestimmung von 2,5–100 ppm Sb in Eisen, unlegierten und niedrig legierten Stählen sowie in Automatenstählen wird das Antimon zuerst in 2 Stufen vorisoliert mit Hilfe der Spurenfällung mit Mangan(IV)-oxidhydrat als Spurenfänger und anschließender Jodidextraktion. Nach der Rückextraktion erfolgt die photometrische Bestimmung mit Methylfluoron in der wäßrigen Phase. Der relative Fehler beträgt ±5%, der Zeitbedarf für eine Einzelbestimmung 1,5 h.Herrn H. Sifirin danke ich für die sorgfältige Durchführung der Versuche.